February 2026 - Corpora

Job announcement: W3-Professorship in Digital Humanities at the University of Freiburg
by DH Lab 05 Feb '26

05 Feb '26

Dear all, We are pleased to share the following professorship announcement with you. Best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen Klara Oehler und Elena Renje University of Freiburg Coordination Digital Humanities Lab Job announcement: W3-Professorship for Digital Humanities at the University of Freiburg German Version below The Faculty of Philology (Department of General Linguistics in collaboration with the Digital Humanities Lab) is offering a W3-Professorship for Digital Humanities. * Application deadline: 17 March 2026 * Start date: At the earliest possible date * Scope of work: Full-time position * Id no.: 00004827 Description We are looking for an internationally visible scholar from the field of Digital Humanities (DH) with a language- or text-focused profile. A specialization in methods, applications, and contexts of Artificial Intelligence in the broader sense (including technical understanding such as coding, application to philological research questions, and ideological/ethical/didactic implications, etc.) is required. In-depth knowledge of established DH methods (e.g., NLP and other computational techniques and models, distant reading, etc.) is advantageous. Networking within the Faculty of Philology as well as active participation in research foci, centers, and collaborative projects are expected. The successful candidate will assume a leadership function in the DH Lab established in 2024 at the Faculty of Philology, and will play a leading role in the (further) development of DH-related study and certificate programs, as well as in modules within language, literary and cultural studies curricula. In all other respects, the conditions for appointment according to § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz apply: https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGBWV28P47 We request the following application materials: * Resumé * Certificates and diplomas * Complete list of publications and lectures, listing the five most important publications We will be particularly pleased to receive applications from women for the position advertised here. The university supports individuals appointed to professorial positions through a Dual Career Service and a Family Service. Application Please send your application including supporting documents mentioned above and the application form (https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/public/downloads/saz/bewerbungsbogen-profe…) citing the reference number 00004827, by 17 March 2026 at the latest. Please send your application to the following address in written or electronic form: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Kortmann University of Freiburg Faculty of Philology P.O. Box 79085 Freiburg or to the email address bewerbungen(a)philologie.uni-freiburg.de For further information, please contact Herr Prof. Dr. Achim Rabus on the phone number +49 761 203-8315 or E-Mail achim.rabus(a)slavistik.uni-freiburg.de Further information on the appointment procedure can be found in the Code for Practice for professorial appointments (in German): https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/public/downloads/saz/berufungsleitfaden.pdf Link to job posting: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004827/ General and legal remarks: Full-time positions may generally be split up into two or more part-time positions, provided that there are no formal or legal barriers. Candidates are selected in accordance with the provisions of the AGG (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz - German General Equal Treatment Act). Applicants with disabilities (Schwerbehinderte Menschen) will be given preferential consideration in case of equal qualification. The department offering the position is liable for the content of this job posting. Textual errors do not constitute a basis for any claims or rights. The relevant human resources department has sole responsibility for all legal transactions made within the context of the selection and hiring process. Please note that breaches in privacy and unauthorized access by third parties cannot be excluded in communication by unencrypted email. Privacy policy: Privacy policy professorship: https://uni-freiburg.de/en/data-protection-applications/ ________________________________________ GERMAN VERSION Ausschreibung: W3-Professur für Digital Humanities an der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg An der Philologischen Fakultät ist am Sprachwissenschaftlichen Seminar gemeinsam mit dem Digital Humanities Lab eine W3-Professur für Digital Humanities zu besetzen. * Bewerbungsfrist: 17. März 2026 * Eintrittstermin: Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt * Arbeitsumfang: Vollzeitstelle * Kennziffer: 00004827 Beschreibung Gesucht wird eine international sichtbare Persönlichkeit aus dem Bereich der Digital Humanities (DH) mit sprach- bzw. textbezogenem Profil. Ein Schwerpunkt im Bereich von Methoden, Anwendungen und Kontexten der Künstlichen Intelligenz im weiteren Sinne (technisches Verständnis inkl. Coding, Nutzbarmachung für philologische Fragestellungen, ideologische/ethische/didaktische Implikationen usw.) wird vorausgesetzt. Von Vorteil sind vertiefte Kenntnisse klassischer Methoden der DH (beispielsweise NLP- und weiterer komputationeller Techniken und Modelle, Distant Reading usw.). Die Vernetzung innerhalb der Philologischen Fakultät sowie die Mitwirkung an Forschungsschwerpunkten, Zentren und Verbundprojekten werden vorausgesetzt. Der*die erfolgreiche Kandidat*in nimmt eine leitende Funktion im 2024 gegründeten DH Lab an der Philologischen Fakultät ein und spielt eine führende Rolle bei der (Weiter-)Entwicklung DH-bezogener Studien- und Zertifikatsprogramme sowie von Modulen in sprach-, literatur- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Studiengängen. Im Übrigen gelten die Einstellungsvoraussetzungen des § 47 Landeshochschulgesetz: https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/bsbw/document/jlr-HSchulGBWV28P47 Folgende Bewerbungsunterlagen werden erbeten: * Lebenslauf * Zeugnisse und Urkunden * Vollständiges Schriften- und Vortragsverzeichnis unter Nennung der fünf wichtigsten Publikationen Für die hier ausgeschriebene Position freuen wir uns besonders über Bewerbungen von Frauen. Die Universität unterstützt Berufene über einen Dual Career Service und einen Familienservice. Bewerbung Bitte bewerben Sie sich mit o. g. Unterlagen und dem Ausdruck Ihres Bewerbungsformulars: https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/public/downloads/saz/bewerbungsbogen-profe… unter Angabe der Kennziffer 00004827 bis spätestens 17. März 2026. Ihre Bewerbung richten Sie bitte in schriftlicher oder elektronischer Form an: Herrn Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Kortmann Universität Freiburg Philologische Fakultät Postfach 79085 Freiburg bzw. an die Mailadresse bewerbungen(a)philologie.uni-freiburg.de Für nähere Informationen steht Ihnen Herr Prof. Dr. Achim Rabus unter Tel. +49 761 203-8315 oder E-Mail achim.rabus(a)slavistik.uni-freiburg.de zur Verfügung. Weitere Informationen zum Berufungsverfahren: https://intranet.uni-freiburg.de/public/downloads/saz/berufungsleitfaden.pdf Link zur Stellenausschreibung: https://uni-freiburg.de/stellenangebot/00004827/ Allgemeine und rechtliche Hinweise Vollzeitstellen sind grundsätzlich teilbar, soweit dienstliche oder rechtliche Gründe nicht entgegenstehen. Die Auswahl erfolgt nach den Regeln des AGG (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz). Schwerbehinderte Menschen werden bei entsprechender Eignung bevorzugt eingestellt. Für den Inhalt dieser Anzeige ist die jeweils ausschreibende Einrichtung verantwortlich. Etwaige inhaltliche Fehler begründen keine Ansprüche oder Rechte. Die rechtsgeschäftliche Vertretung im Zusammenhang mit dem Besetzungsverfahren und der Einstellung erfolgt ausschließlich durch das zuständige Personaldezernat. Bitte beachten Sie, dass Gefährdungen der Vertraulichkeit und der unberechtigte Zugriff Dritter bei der Kommunikation per unverschlüsselter Mail nicht ausgeschlossen werden können. Datenschutz Datenschutzerklärung Professur: https://uni-freiburg.de/datenschutz-bewerbungen/

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[RetroEval 2026] 1st Call for Papers
by Saad Mahamood 05 Feb '26

05 Feb '26

RetroEval 2026: Symposium on Natural Language Generation Evaluations ============================================ 1-2 June 2026, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom https://retroeval.github.io/ ============================================ Evaluation in the field of Natural Language Generation (NLG) has changed considerably over the past several decades. This special symposium in honour of Prof. Ehud Reiter’s retirement provides a forum for academic and industry researchers to look back on the topic of how evaluations in the field of NLG have changed and to explore unaddressed challenges. The two day symposium will be held in-person at the Sir Duncan Rice Library in the historic University of Aberdeen, June 1-2, 2026. For this symposium, we welcome submissions of long papers, short papers, and extended abstracts. *** Workshop Theme *** Ehud Reiter has been a leading light in Natural Language Generation (NLG) research throughout the four decades he worked in this area, in both academia (Aberdeen) and industry (CoGenTech; Arria NLG). Ehud’s influence extends to all aspects of NLG, but the areas in which it has arguably been the strongest is evaluation of NLG systems. On the occasion of his retirement, this workshop, which is held in his honour, will therefore focus on evaluation of NLG systems, highlighting in particular some of the topics that Ehud has tended to emphasize (see below) such as the importance of reproducibility and the risks of data contamination. *** Topics of Interest *** Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: -- The aims of NLG and NLG evaluation -- Intrinsic versus extrinsic NLG evaluation -- Evaluation of NLG systems in the real world -- Impact assessment of NLG systems and LLMs -- New evaluation challenges arising from the use of LLMs -- Hallucination annotation and its role in NLG evaluation -- Statistical analysis for NLG evaluations -- Data contamination in NLG evaluation -- LLMs as evaluators: opportunities and pitfalls -- The role of LLMs in the development of evaluation metrics -- Reproduction and reproducibility of human evaluation experiments -- Publication bias: What to do with negative results? -- Pre-publication of research hypotheses in NLG evaluation -- NLG evaluation versus psycholinguistic experimentation: what can we learn from each other? -- Disciplinary cultures and evaluation methods -- Evaluating NLG systems/LLMs for assistive technology *** Submission Types *** The workshop accepts the following submission types: • Long Papers (archival) • Short Papers (archival) • Extended Abstracts (non-archival) Accepted contributions will be presented as oral or poster presentations. *** Archival Submissions *** • Long papers: • Up to 8 pages (excluding references) • Unlimited references • Up to 2 appendix pages • 1 additional page in the final version to address reviewer comments • Short papers: • Up to 4 pages (excluding references) • Unlimited references • Up to 1 appendix page • 1 additional page in the final version for reviewer comments *** Non-Archival Submissions *** • Extended abstracts: • Up to 2 pages including references • 1 additional appendix page for tables/figures • Selection based on the symposium fit *** Submission Format *** • Two-column ACL 2026 format • LaTeX template only • PDF submissions only • Submissions via OpenReview *** Important Dates *** Note: All deadlines are 23:59 UTC-12. • ARR commitment deadline (archival): 16 March, 2026 • Direct paper submission deadline (archival): 24 April, 2026 • Direct paper submission deadline (non-archival): 1 May, 2026 • Notification of acceptance: 8 May, 2026 • Camera-ready deadline: 22 May, 2026 • Symposium dates: 1-2 June, 2026 *** Review Policy *** Long and short papers will follow ACL double-blind review policies. Submissions must be anonymized, including self-references and links. Papers violating anonymity requirements will be rejected without review. Contact and Information • Website: https://retroeval.github.io/ • Email: retroeval(a)googlegroups.com <mailto:retroeval@googlegroups.com> Workshop Organisers: Saad Mahamood (Shopware), David Howcroft (University of Aberdeen), Kees van Deemter (Utrecht University), Albert Gatt (Utrecht University), Simone Balloccu (TU Darmstadt), Margaret Mitchell (Hugging Face), Alberto Bugarín Diz (CiTIUS & University of Santiago de Compostela), Jose María Alonso-Moral (CiTIUS & University of Santiago de Compostela), Adarsa Sivaprasad (University of Aberdeen), Chenghua Lin (Manchester University), and Alexandra Johnstone (University of Aberdeen).

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Online Workshop - Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions
by ginevra.martinelli＠iusspavia.it 05 Feb '26

05 Feb '26

We are pleased to announce the online workshop "Large Language METAPHORS: New Trends in Computational Approaches to Metaphorical Expressions", to be held on 5th March, organised by the Neurolinguistics and Experimental Pragmatics Laboratory (NEPLab) and supported by the ERC project “PROcessing MEtaphors: Neurochronometry, Acquisition and DEcay” (PROMENADE). The workshop adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together linguistics, computational linguistics, and psycholinguistics. It will investigate how Large Language Models (LLMs) can be used for the detection, interpretation, mapping, and evaluation of metaphors across languages. Particular attention will also be given to aligning computational models with human cognitive data, as well as to the use of metaphorical language as a means of probing the linguistic capabilities of LLMs. Talk lineup: - Using Large Language Models to Identify Metaphorical Expressions in Text Matteo Fuoli, Weihang Huang, Jeannette Littlemore, Sarah Turner, Ellen Wilding - Language Models and the Magic of Metaphor, Revisited: A Comparative Evaluation of Italian Baby and Large Language Model with Human Interpretations Simone Mazzoli, Alice Suozzi, Gianluca E. Lebani - A Novel Metaphor Dataset of Toxic Posts from Christian Subreddits Sebastian Reimann, Tatjana Scheffler - Exploring Metaphors in LLMs with a Human-Centric and Culture-Aware Approach Bolette S. Pedersen, Ali Basirat, Alberto Parola, Sussi Olsen - Commonsense Reasoning for Automatic Metaphor Elaboration: A Conceptual Combination Approach Antonio Lieto, Gian Luca Pozzato, Stefano Zoia - HUMMUS: a Dataset of Humorous Multimodal Metaphor Use Xiaoyu Tong, Zhi Zhang, Pia Sommerauer, Martha Lewis, Ekaterina Shutova - Participants and Models: the Role of LLMs in Psycholinguistic Approaches to Metaphor Veronica Mangiaterra, Hamad Al-Azary, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Paolo Canal, Valentina Bambini - MetaMap – Mapping Metaphors Across Languages and Cultures Ginevra Martinelli, Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro, Maddalena Bressler, Veronica Mangiaterra, Valentina Bambini The workshop will be fully online and free of charge, but registration is required. For registration and further information: • Workshop website: https://www.neplab.it/large_language_metaphors_home/ • Email: ginevra.martinelli(a)iusspavia.it Organizing Committee: Valentina Bambini Chiara Barattieri di San Pietro Veronica Mangiaterra Ginevra Martinelli

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CfP Extended to March 1st – Special Collection on Language Datasets Reuse (JOHD)
by Paola Marongiu 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the Special Collection "Language Datasets Reuse: Opportunities, Challenges, and Best Practices" has been extended to March 1st, 2026. The call for papers is still open! This Special Collection will be featured in the _Journal of Open Humanities Data (JOHD)_ and focuses on the reuse of language data across the humanities. We invite contributions that explore how existing mono- and multilingual language datasets (in any modality) have been reused in research. We are particularly interested in papers that: * Present case studies on the reuse of deposited language datasets (preferably those created by researchers other than the authors). * Explore how dataset reuse has led to the creation of new datasets. * Reflect on both successful and less successful experiences with language data reuse, highlighting challenges encountered and lessons learned. * Offer position papers on strategies for data creators to maximize the future reuse potential of language datasets. Submission format: Discussion Paper (3,000-5,000 words). Discussion papers should provide in-depth narratives illustrating the reuse of existing language datasets or showcase approaches to dataset design with reuse in mind. Submissions should adhere to the specific template provided for this Special Collection. New Submission Deadline: March 1st, 2026 Information and submission link: https://openhumanitiesdata.metajnl.com/collections/language-datasets-reuse Guest Editorial Team: Darja Fišer (Executive Director of CLARIN; University of Ljubljana; Institute of Contemporary History, Slovenia) Francesca Frontini (ILC-CNR, Pisa; CLARIN-IT, Italy) Coordinating Editor: Paola Marongiu (ILC-CNR, Pisa) Thank you for considering this opportunity. We hope to hear from you soon. With best regards, The Special Collection Editorial Team

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Antonio Zampolli Prize @ LREC 2026: Call for Nominations
by info＠elda.org 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

[Apologies for multiple postings] In 2004, the ELRA Board created a prize to honour the memory of its first President, Professor Antonio Zampolli, a pioneer and visionary scientist who was internationally recognized in the field of Computational Linguistics and Human Language Technologies (HLT). He also contributed much through the establishment of ELRA and the LREC conference. To reflect Professor Zampolli's specific interest in our field, the ELRA Antonio Zampolli Prize is awarded to individuals and small groups whose work lies within the areas of Language Resources and Language Technology Evaluation with acknowledged contributions to their advancements. The Prize will be awarded for the 11th time in May 2026 at the LREC 2026 conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (11-16 May, 2026). Nominations should be sent to AntonioZampolli-Prize(a)elra.info no later than March 6, 2026. On behalf of ELRA Board German Rigau, President Please visit ELRA web site for: * the ELRA Antonio Zampolli Prize Statutes <https://www.elra.info/elra-events/lrec/elra-antonio-zampolli-prize/prize-st…>, * the nomination procedure <https://www.elra.info/elra-events/lrec/elra-antonio-zampolli-prize/case-for…>, * the previous winners <https://www.elra.info/elra-events/lrec/elra-antonio-zampolli-prize/> --- More information ELRA Language Resources Association Contact us @ info(a)elda.org Follow us on LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/company/elra-language-resources-association/ LREC 2026 <http://lrec2026.info> in Palma de Mallorca, Spain (11-16 May, 2025) - Palau de Congressos

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Deadline Extension NLDB 2026
by elena_cabrio 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

*---------------------------------------------------* *New submission deadline: 20 February 2026* *---------------------------------------------------* *Call for papers* NLDB 2026: 31st Annual International Conference on Natural Language & Information Systems 17-19 June 2026 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Trondheim, Norway *Website:*https://www.ntnu.edu/nldb2026/ <https://www.ntnu.edu/nldb2026/> Objectives Recent advances in AI have increased the expectations for users when it comes to information access systems. With powerful LLMs, users engage with information using natural language instead of artificial query languages. At the same time, this raises not only technical but also ethical concerns, such as sustainability, reliability, and privacy. NLDB has established itself as a venue to discuss precisely the intersection of natural language and information systems. We invite researchers and practitioners to contribute. Important Dates: Paper Submission: 20 February 2026, Anywhere on Earth Author Notification: 20 March 2026 Camera-ready Deadline: 2 April 2026 Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to): * Multimodality * AI safety and ethics * Interactivity and Natural Language Interfaces * Social Media and Web Data * eXplainable AI * Interpretability and Model Analysis in NLP * Generative models, Large Language Models * Information Retrieval and Text Mining * Discourse and Pragmatics, Sentiment Analysis, Argument Mining * Question Answering, Dialogue, and Interactive Systems * NLP Applications * Efficient/Low-resource methods in NLP * Big Data and Scalability Paper Submission Detailed instructions covering formatting, submission procedures, and all relevant requirements are available on the conference website. * *Submission system*: Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format via Microsoft CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/NLDB2026/ * *Author guidelines*: Authors should follow the LNCS format <https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu…>. Submissions that do not adhere to these requirements will be desk-rejected. * *Paper categories and length limits*: o Full papers: up to 15 pages, including references and appendices o Short papers: up to 11 pages, including references and appendices o Demo papers: up to 6 pages, including references

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Ph.D Position in Tokenization-free Language Processing at the Univeristy of Copenhagen (Deadline: 8 March)
by Desmond Elliott 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

The Natural Language Processing Section at the Department of Computer Science at University of Copenhagen is advertising a 36 month position for a Ph.D Fellow in Natural Language Processing. The position is funded by a Carlsberg Foundation grant held by the principal investigator, Desmond Elliott. The overall goal of the project is to develop a new family of language models that can process any written language by rendering text as images, which allows the models to learn from the visual similarities between written languages, facilitating effective transfer to lower-resource or unseen languages. The Natural Language Processing Section provides a strong, international and diverse environment for research within core as well as emerging topics in natural language processing, natural language understanding, computational linguistics and multi-modal language processing. It is housed within the main Science Campus, which is centrally located in Copenhagen. Further information about research at the Department is available here: https://di.ku.dk/english/research/. The application deadline is March 8, 2026, with a preferred start date of September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications must be submitted here: https://employment.ku.dk/phd/?show=156319 Informal enquiries about the positions can be made to Desmond Elliott, Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, e-mail: de(a)di.ku.dk.

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Postdoc, Saarland University, Computational Linguistics
by Alexander Koller 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Hi all, please consider joining me as a postdoc at Saarland University. The position is paid on the German E13 100% payscale. It is initially limited to two years and can be extended. Preference will be given to applications received by February 22. This position offers great flexibility in developing your own research and teaching agenda; postdocs from any area of computational linguistics will be considered. We are particularly interested in expanding the group’s expertise in dialogue systems by hiring a postdoc with experience in this field. Please find all further details here: https://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/groups/AK/jobs/ Best, Alexander.

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WebSci'26: PhD Symposium & Poster Deadlines – Feb 18
by Kaiser, Sierra Ann 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

Dear colleagues, This is a reminder that the submission deadlines for the WebSci’26 PhD Symposium<https://websci26.org/?page_id=81> and Poster Session<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513> are approaching. Both deadlines are February 18, 2026. The 18th ACM Web Science Conference 2026 (WebSci’26) will take place May 26–29, 2026, in Braunschweig, Germany, celebrating the theme “20 Years of Web Science.” ________________________________ WebSci PhD Symposium: Details HERE<https://websci26.org/?page_id=81> The PhD Symposium provides doctoral researchers with the opportunity to present their work, receive feedback from senior researchers, and engage with peers in the Web Science community. * PhD Symposium proposal submission: February 18, 2026 * Notification of acceptance: March 11, 2026 * Camera-ready version due: April 1, 2026 * PhD Symposium date: May 26, 2026 ________________________________ WebSci Posters: Details HERE<https://websci26.org/?page_id=513> The poster track welcomes work-in-progress, late-breaking results, and emerging ideas across the broad Web Science landscape. * Poster submission deadline: February 18, 2026 * Notification of acceptance: March 11, 2026 * Final publication version due: April 1, 2026 ________________________________ We encourage you to share this call with PhD students, early-career researchers, and colleagues who may be interested in contributing. We look forward to your submissions and to welcoming you to WebSci’26. Best regards, The WebSci 2026 Organizing Committee

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CFP: READIxTSAR 2026 - deadline extended to 23rd of February
by Rémi Cardon 03 Feb '26

03 Feb '26

READIxTSAR 2026 Second Call for Papers Website: https://readixtsar.github.io/ Submission Link: https://softconf.com/lrec2026/READIxTSAR/user/ READIxTSAR is a joint initiative between two previous workshops of mutual interest: Tools and Resources for REAding DIfficulties (READI, hosted at LREC 2020,22,24) and Text Simplification, Accessibility and Readability (TSAR, EMNLP 2022,24,25, RANLP 2023). This year at LREC, the committees of the two events have merged to deliver a joint event, uniting accessibility research communities under a common umbrella. We aim for READIxTSAR to be a focal point for communities of researchers working on reading difficulties, accessibility and simplification to network, share best practice and form new collaborations. *Motivation and Context* The growth of educational and assistive technologies for reading, aimed at enhancing the performance of individuals with disabilities, provides an important setting for Text Simplification research. The field of special education has had a longstanding interest in technology and the potential it holds for individuals with language/speech disabilities, cognitive disorders, etc. (Edyburn, 2000). This workshop aims to present state-of-the-art applications and approaches in technology-enhanced reading and innovations in text accessibility. The workshop will address specialized technology, tools, and resources, their impact on learning to read and comprehension, and innovative works spanning research to fieldwork, particularly in light of recent AI advances. Research in automatic text simplification has evolved from deep learning methods (Martin et al., 2020; Maddela et al., 2021; Sheang and Saggion, 2021) to leveraging foundational large language models (Kew et al. 2023; Cripwell et al. 2023; Farajidizaji et al. 2024) through fine-tuning and prompt-engineering. Despite these advancements, the Text Accessibility and Text Simplification communities must address critical areas, including: designing better evaluation metrics, developing context-aware simplification solutions, creating appropriate language resources, deploying simplification in real-world environments, studying discourse factors, and identifying factors affecting readability. Addressing these issues requires collaboration across CL/NLP, machine learning, UI/UX, accessibility professionals, and public organizations, whom we invite to participate through publication and attendance. *Topics of Interest* The event will accept submissions at the intersection of the research areas of the two workshops, as well as submissions that are targeted to the specific research interests of either workshop. An indicative list of topics of interest are listed below. - Lexical, syntactic and discourse adaptations or simplifications; - ATS for sentences, paragraphs, or documents; - Controllable text simplification and text generation of adapted contents; - Measuring and evaluating readability and text complexity; - LLMs and agentic LLMs for text simplification, text adaptation and readability - The role of LLMs in supporting reading - Complex word identification (CWI) and lexical complexity prediction (LCP); - Models, corpora, lexicons for text adaptation and text assessment; - Evaluation of text adaptation or ATS systems; - Meaning representation and multimodal text adaptation; - Educational devices and/or smart technologies for supporting reading and learning; - Domain specific applications of the above topics (e.g. health, legal). *Important Dates (All deadlines AoE/UTC-12).* - Submission Deadline: 23rd February 2026 - Notification of Results: 16th March 2026 - Camera Ready: 30th March 2026 - READIxTSAR Workshop: 11th May 2026 *Submission Instructions* We invite submissions on topics of interest between 4 and 8 pages of content. The page limit of 8 pages does not include acknowledgements, references, potential Ethics Statements and discussion on Limitations in line with the policy of the main LREC conference. All submissions must follow the LREC stylesheet, available at https://lrec2026.info/authors-kit/. All submissions must be made via START (https://softconf.com/lrec2026/READIxTSAR/). All submissions are double-blind. Any submissions which are not-anonymised, over-length, poorly formatted, out-of-scope or make excessive use of appendices to circumvent page limits are liable to desk-rejection. At the time of submission, authors are offered the opportunity to share related language resources with the community. All repository entries are linked to the LRE Map, which provides metadata for the resource. *“Share your LRs!” Initiative* When submitting a paper from the START page, authors will be asked to provide essential information about resources (in a broad sense, i.e. also technologies, standards, evaluation kits, etc.) that have been used for the work described in the paper or are a new result of your research. Moreover, ELRA encourages all LREC authors to share the described LRs (data, tools, services, etc.) to enable their reuse and replicability of experiments (including evaluation ones). As in previous editions for Camera Ready a Plain Summary will be requested. *Organisers* Matthew Shardlow, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Thomas François, UCLouvain, Belgium Raquel Amaro, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal Jorge Baptista, Universidade do Algarve & INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal Rémi Cardon, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain Eugénio Ribeiro, Iscte-IUL & INESC-ID Lisboa, Portugal Regina Stodden, University Bielefeld, Germany Rodrigo Wilkens, University of Exeter, UK Horacio Saggion, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain Amalia Todirascu, Université de Strasbourg, France *Programme Committee* Akio Hayakawa, Pompeu Fabra University Anna Dmitrieva, University of East Anglia Arne Jonsson, Linköping University Christina Niklaus, University of St.Gallen Daniele Schicchi, CNR-ITD David Kauchak, Pomona College Fernando Alva-Manchego, Cardiff University Giulia Venturi, Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale "Antonio Zampolli" Jaap Kamps, University of Amsterdam Jan Bakker, University of Amsterdam Jasper Degraeuwe, University of Ghent Kai North, Cambium Assessment Liana Ermakova, Université de Bretagne Occidentale Lourdes Moreno, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Marcos Zampieri, George Mason University Martina Miliani, Università di Pisa Matthew Shardlow, Manchester Metropolitan University Michael Gille, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Mounica Maddela, Bloomberg Natalia Grabar, CNRS, University of Lille Nouran Khallaf, University of Leeds Raquel Hervas, University Complutense of Madrid Regina Stodden, University of Bielefeld Rémi Cardon, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Reno Kriz, Johns Hopkins Sandaru Seneviratne, The Australian National University Sowmya Vajjala, National Research Council, Canada Tadashi Nomoto, National Institute of Japanese Literature Tannon Kew, University of Zurich Thomas François, UCLouvain Tomoyuki Kajiwara, Ehime University Yannick Parmentier, LORIA Yingqiang Gao, University of Zurich Zihao LI, University of Manchester

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