37.888, Confs: GELS 2026: Language for Engineers and Artificial Intelligence: Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Language Studies (Spain)

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Date: 02-Mar-2026
From: Estefanía [estefania.aviles at upm.es]
Subject: GELS 2026: Language for Engineers and Artificial Intelligence: Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Language Studies


GELS 2026: Language for Engineers and Artificial Intelligence:
Exploring How Artificial Intelligence is Shaping Language Studies
Short Title: GELS 2026
Theme: Artificial intelligence and new methodologies in Engineering
instruction - talks, workshops and seminars

Date: 24-Jun-2026 - 26-Jun-2026
Location: Madrid, Spain
Meeting URL: https://gels2026.sciencesconf.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science;
Computational Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Submission Deadline: 29-Mar-2026

GELS 2026: AI, Interculturality, and Innovative Pedagogies for
Language and Communication in Engineering Education, to be held from
24 to 26 June 2026 at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de
Telecomunicación (ETSIT), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM),
Spain.
This year's gathering brings together the network's expertise and
UPM's world-class engineering environment in what promises to be a
stimulating and productive event.
The conference will offer a rich programme exploring cutting-edge
intersections between technology, pedagogy, and academic
communication, including:
 - Artificial Intelligence as a teaching tool and research object
(LLMs, NLP, speech analysis)
 - Active methodologies, gamification, and CLIL in technical education
 - Intercultural communication in international and multilingual
engineering teams
 - Scientific and technical writing for engineers and researchers
 - Sustainability, energy transition, and cybersecurity discourse
 - COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) and
multimodality
 - AI and new professional profiles in language and communication
 - Transversal competencies, project communication, and academic
mobility
We welcome contributions in the following formats:
 - 20-minute presentation + 10-minute Q&A
 - One-hour interactive workshop
 - Plenary session proposal (keynote)
Abstracts of approximately 300 words (excluding title and references)
should be submitted in English or Spanish to gels2026 at sciencesconf.org
by 1 March 2026 (possibility of extended deadline: 29 March 2026).
Abstracts should include: (a) a succinct title; (b) format
(presentation or workshop); (c) language of delivery; (d) clear aim;
(e) specific content details. A short list of references is welcome
but not essential.
Key Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 8 March 2026
Notification of acceptance: 20 March 2026
Final confirmation by contributors: 27 March 2026
Conference dates: 24–26 June 2026
Selected contributions may be considered for publication in a
Q1-indexed journal. The conference also includes networking
opportunities, a corporate dinner, and guided visits within the UPM
community.
For further information, please visit the conference website
(https://gels2026.sciencesconf.org/) or contact:
Estefanía Avilés (UPM, Organising Committee) — estefania.aviles at upm.es
Jamie Rinder — jmrinder at gmail.com
David Tual (University of Cambridge) — dhpt2 at cam.ac.uk
Please, fill in this form after registration:
https://forms.gle/M8QuqWhzfwGFfuFN6
Registration fee: 120€



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