37.1550, Calls: 12th Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics (Italy)

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Date: 22-Apr-2026
From: Daniel Russo [drusso at fbk.eu]
Subject: 12th Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics


Full Title: 12th Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics
Short Title: CLiC-it 2026
Theme: Computational Linguistics (CL) and Natural Language Processing
(NLP)

Date: 14-Sep-2026 - 16-Sep-2026
Location: Palermo, Italy
Meeting Email: clicit2026 at unipa.it
Web Site: https://clic2026.unipa.it/

Linguistic Field(s): Computational Linguistics

Call Deadline: 29-May-2026

Call for Papers:
We are pleased to invite submissions to CLiC-it 2026, the Twelfth
Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics, to be held in Palermo
from the 14th to the 16th of September 2026 and organized by AILC
(http://www.ai-lc.it/).
Over the years, CLiC-it has evolved into an important forum for the
Italian community of researchers in Computational Linguistics (CL) and
Natural Language Processing (NLP). The conference aims to promote and
disseminate high-quality, original research covering different aspects
of automatic language processing, involving both written and spoken
language, and seeks to showcase cutting-edge theoretical findings,
experimental methodologies, technologies, and application
perspectives.
CLiC-it has an inclusive spirit, bringing together researchers from
Computational Linguistics, NLP, Linguistics, Cognitive Science,
Machine Learning, Computer Science, Knowledge Representation,
Information Retrieval, and Digital Humanities.
Contributions on all languages are welcome, with a particular emphasis
on Italian.
Topics:
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Machine Learning and Modeling for NLP
- Large Language and Foundation Models
- Interpretability, Analysis, and Explainability of NLP Models
- Resources, Benchmarks, and Evaluation
- Syntax, Morphology, and Phonology
- Semantics, Discourse, and Pragmatics
- Linguistic Theories, Cognitive Modeling, and Psycholinguistics
- Natural Language Generation and Summarization
- Dialogue Systems and Conversational AI
- Question Answering and Reading Comprehension
- Creativity, Style, and Narrative Generation
- Information Extraction and Text Mining
- Sentiment Analysis, Opinion Mining, and Argumentation
- Multilingual and Cross-Lingual NLP
- Low-Resource NLP and Linguistic Diversity
- Computational Historical Linguistics, Social Science, and Cultural
Analytics
- Speech and Spoken Language Processing
- Multimodal and Grounded Language
- Applied NLP and NLP Systems
- Ethics, Fairness, and Societal Impacts of NLP
Submissions:
 - Regular Papers. Original, complete, and unpublished work. Up to 11
pages of main content (with unlimited references/appendix). One
additional page will be granted upon acceptance. Short vs. Regular
paper classification will be upon publication based on paper length
(short papers are typically 5-9 pages, regular papers are 10+ pages).
Papers may be in English or Italian, with an English abstract.
Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and presented
orally or as a poster during the conference.
 - Research Communications. Outstanding papers accepted in 2025–2026
at major CL/NLP venues (A* CORE, Q1 SCImago, ANVUR Class A) may be
submitted as a one-page abstract for presentation at the conference
(not included in proceedings).
All Submissions via START: https://softconf.com/p/clic-it2026
Select the "Papers and Research Communications" track.
Note: All submissions must be compatible with CEUR
(https://ceur-ws.org/) and include the CEUR Declaration on Generative
AI section (https://ceur-ws.org/GenAI/Policy.html). Papers missing
this section will be desk rejected.
Templates:
- LaTeX:
https://clic2026.unipa.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CLiC_it_2026_CEURART_LaTeX_Template.zip
- ODT:
https://clic2026.unipa.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CLiC_it_2026_CEURART_ODT_Template.odt
- Overleaf (read-only):
https://www.overleaf.com/read/qmhnsrbyqskw#96f442
Important Dates:
Submission deadline: 29 May 2026 🚨
Notification to authors: 10 July 2026
Camera-ready due: 31 July 2026
Conference: 14–16 September 2026
Awards:
 - Best Paper Award — for papers with a Master's or PhD student as
first author and presenter. Recipients of the award will be invited to
submit an extended version of the paper to IJCoL.
 - "Emanuele Pianta" Prize — for the best Master's Thesis (Tesi di
Laurea Magistrale) in Computational Linguistics submitted at an
Italian university and supervised by an AILC member. Prize: €500 +
free AILC membership + free CLiC-it registration.
Organization:
Conference Chairs:
Valerio Basile (University of Torino)
Danilo Croce (University of Roma Tor Vergata)
Lucia Passaro (University of Pisa)
Roberto Pirrone (University of Palermo)
Senior Program Committee:
Pierpaolo Basile, Alessandro Bondielli, Cristina Bosco, Tommaso
Caselli, Gloria Gagliardi, Gianluca E. Lebani, Elisa Leonardelli,
Eleonora Litta, Marta Marchiori Manerba, Martina Miliani, Simonetta
Montemagni, Giovanni Puccetti, Giulia Rambelli, Rachele Sprugnoli,
Fabio Tamburini
Local Organizing Committee (University of Palermo):
Irene Siragusa (Lead), Germano Ammirata, Salvatore Contino, Luca
Cruciata, Francesco Foderà
Publicity and Social Media Chairs:
Alessandro Bondielli (University of Pisa)
Pierluigi Cassotti (University of Gothenburg)
Daniel Russo (Fondazione Bruno Kessler)
Proceedings Chairs:
Francesca Grasso (University of Torino)
Eliana Di Palma (University of Torino)
Web Chairs:
Salvatore Contino, Luca Cruciata, Irene Siragusa
Contacts:
Website: https://clic2026.unipa.it/
Email: clicit2026 at unipa.it



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