May 2026 - Corpora - ELRA lists

Discorpus – a new tool for corpus and discourse analysis (feedback welcome)
by Jose Rolanía Navarro 29 May '26

29 May '26

Discorpus is a web-based corpus analysis workbench designed for linguists and discourse researchers. It combines classic corpus linguistics tools (KWIC, collocations, n-grams, lexical diversity) with NLP-powered analysis (lemmatization, named entity recognition, topic modelling, sentiment) — all from a single browser interface, with no programming required. Developed as part of PhD research in Applied Linguistics (Universitat Politècnica de València), with a focus on Critical Discourse Analysis and the automated study of discriminatory language in digital platforms. MIT license. Github repository: https://github.com/joserolania-boop/DIscorpus Feedback from the community is very welcome, as this is an ongoing project aimed at supporting linguistic research and corpus-based work. The tool is freely available for academic and educational use.

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CLARIN ERIC Newsflash May 2026
by Gorgaini, E. (Elisa) 28 May '26

28 May '26

The May edition of the CLARIN newsflash is out! Highlights include: * CLARIN Café on Data Citation<https://www.clarin.eu/event/2026/clarin-cafe-data-citation-clarin-part-i> 4 June 2026 * CLARIN Café on JOHD special collection on data reuse<https://www.clarin.eu/event/2026/clarin-cafe-johd-special-collection-langua…> 24 June 2026 * A recap of CLARIN successful presence at LREC2026 * A report of the CLARIN in University Curricula workshop Read the newsletter: https://www.clarin.eu/content/clarin-newsflash-may-2026 Subscribe to the newsletter here<http://eepurl.com/bOt3Qn>. --- Elisa Gorgaini Communication Officer - CLARIN ERIC

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Two year postdoc in Experimental Psycholinguistics and Computational Language Modelling.
by Sussi Olsen 27 May '26

27 May '26

Dear colleagues At the Centre for Language Technology at University of Copenhagen we have an open position for a two year postdoc in Experimental Psycholinguistics and Computational Language Modelling. The successful candidate will contribute to the project METALLM (Exploring Metaphors in LLMS), granted by the Independent Research Fund Denmark 2026-2029; see https://cst.ku.dk/english/projects/metallm. The candidate will contribute to the project’s WP2 – Cognitive Processing of Metaphor. WP2 investigates how people understand metaphorical language and compares human processing with that of large language models (LLMs). Using reading tasks and eye‑tracking, the project examines how human attention and interpretation vary across different types of metaphors, and compares these patterns with the attentional mechanisms of LLMs tested on a comparable range of expressions. The overall goal is to better understand similarities and differences between human cognition and computational language models during metaphor processing. The successful candidate will be attached to the Centre for Language Technology (CST), which is one of the research centres of the department. CST conducts research in different areas of interest for language technology, such as Natural Language Processing, construction of NLP resources, Computational Cognitive Modeling and Multimodality, NLP infrastructure and policy, Representation Learning for NLP and Digital Humanities, among others. It has a strong international profile, at the same time as pursuing the development of language technology methods and resources for the Danish language. More information at https://employment.ku.dk/faculty/?show=161607 Sussi Olsen Research Associate University of Copenhagen Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics Centre for Language Technology Emil Holms Kanal 2 København S DIR +45 35 32 90 64 MOB +45 30 26 70 04 saolsen(a)hum.ku.dk<mailto:saolsen@hum.ku.dk> www.cst.ku.dk<http://www.cst.ku.dk/> [Logo for Københavns Universitet] How we protect personal data<https://informationssikkerhed.ku.dk/english/protection-of-information-priva…>

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DiscoExplorer interface for discourse relations
by Amir.Zeldes＠georgetown.edu 27 May '26

27 May '26

Hi everyone, The Georgetown University Corpling Lab <https://gucorpling.org/corpling/> is pleased to announce the release of DiscoExplorer, a publicly available open source search engine for discourse relation data: https://gucorpling.org/discoexplorer/ DiscoExplorer indexes all 38 discourse relation datasets from the DISRPT shared task on discourse relation classification, covering 16 languages in 6 frameworks (RST/eRST, PDTB, SDRT, ISO and dependencies) with over 300K relations and 5M tokens, all using a uniform label set. The interface allows searching by relation for tokens and UD annotations such as POS tags, lemmas and dependency functions, as well as offering quantitative breakdowns and dataset distribution comparisons. For more information, check out this paper <https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.15304> , which will be presented as a demo at the CODI-CRAC workshop <https://sites.google.com/view/codi-crac2026/> at ACL in San Diego. We hope this will be useful and look forward to your feedback! Best wishes, Amir ------------ Dr. Amir Zeldes Assoc. Prof. of Computational Linguistics Department of Linguistics Georgetown University 1437 37th St. NW Washington, DC 20057 <https://gucorpling.org/amir> https://gucorpling.org/amir

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47th Translating and the Computer Conference (TC47)
by Amal Haddad Haddad [She/her] 27 May '26

27 May '26

Call for Presentations and papers 47th Translating and the Computer Conference (TC47) Luxembourg, 8 to 10 December 2026 https://asling.org/tc47/ [1] AI-assisted or AI-eclipsed? Language services between promise and pressure AsLing invites submissions for the 47th edition of the Translating and the Computer Conference (TC47), to be held from 8 to 10 December 2026 in Luxembourg. The TC conference series brings together professionals, researchers, developers and decision-makers from the language industry, academia and public institutions. TC47 will explore how technological innovation - particularly AI - is reshaping multilingual communication, raising new questions about human agency, professional ethics, and sustainable practices in the language services sector. Conference theme _AI-assisted or AI-eclipsed? Language Services between Promise and Pressure_ _ _ From Machine Translation and LLMs applied to translation, language professionals face unprecedented change. TC47 invites reflection on how to navigate this evolving landscape - to ensure that technology empowers rather than eclipses, and that multilingual communication remains inclusive, trusted and professionally grounded. We especially welcome contributions exploring: * Synergy between human expertise and AI-powered tools * The role of AI in promoting or undermining inclusion and equity * Strategies for sustainable and ethical language services * Cross-sector collaboration between academia, industry, and institutions Submissions not focused on AI are equally welcome, particularly those addressing broader trends in multilingual communication, training, translation workflows, and evolving professional practices. We also welcome critical reviews and discussions on: * The broader impact of AI and automation on the language industry * Implications for training, education and career development of language professionals * Coexistence of AI and traditional practices * Impact of AI on language professionals * Adoption barriers and risks for LSPs new to AI * Future trends in translation, interpreting, and localisation - with or without AI * Responsible and sustainable development in language technologies (environmental, social, professional) Key areas of interest Include, but are not limited to: * Multilingual NLP and large language models * Human-in-control systems vs. human-in-the-loop AI * Terminology management and controlled language * AI readiness and digital transformation in LSPs * NLP, semantic technologies and linked data * Collaborative translation tools and environments * Quality assurance, benchmarking and evaluation * Training, professional development and digital upskilling * Inclusive and culturally aware AI systems * Sustainable practices across the language lifecycle * Language policy and digital language equality * FAIR data, corpora and infrastructure * Ethical implications and human oversight * Empowering language professionals to shape - not just use - AI tools * Non-AI innovations and evolutions in translation, interpreting, localisation or terminology work We invite: * Innovative research: studies that expand the boundaries of language technologies, multilingual NLP, or AI ethics. * Practical applications: case studies from public or private sector stakeholders showcasing language technology use and development. * Workshops and panels: interactive formats encouraging dialogue on timely, challenging or divisive issues in AI and language work. * Critical reflections: well-argued contributions questioning current uses of AI and proposing alternative, human-centred approaches. * Posters and short talks: snapshots of emerging projects, tools, or preliminary research. Submission tracks All submissions are for talks, within the following categories: * Research track (Academic) * 20-minute talk * Followed by a paper (max. 5,000 words) presenting original, unpublished research * User experience track (Non-academic) * 20-minute talk * Optional post-facto paper (max. 5,000 words) detailing workflows, tools or implementation cases * Posters / Short talks * 7-8-minute talk * Followed by a paper (max. 2,000 words) outlining a project, experiment, or tool * Workshops and panels * Interactive sessions with multiple speakers * Moderators may submit an optional post-facto paper summarising key takeaways Submission instructions Submissions must be made via the START conference submission system: https://www.softconf.com/p/tc2026 [2] Important dates * Deadline for research/user experience talks: 30 June 2026 ➤ Notification of acceptance: 31 August 2026 * Deadline for workshops and panels: 31 July 2026 ➤ Notification of acceptance: 15 September 2026 * Deadline for posters and short talks: 15 September 2026 ➤ Notification of acceptance: 30 September 2026 * Final paper submission (except post facto workshop and panel papers): 31 October 2026 * Conference dates: 8-10 December 2026 Submission guidelines Detailed submission guidelines, including templates and formatting instructions, will be available on the TC47 conference website. We look forward to your contributions that will help shape the future of language services through innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity. Why submit to TC47? TC47 offers a unique opportunity to engage in a multi-stakeholder dialogue that bridges research, practice and policy. It is a space for shared reflection on what language professionals need, what tools actually deliver and how we co-create a future where humans and AI work better together. For any questions, reporting of problems concerning submissions or the Conference at least, please email tc47-info(a)asling.org. Let's explore, challenge and shape the future of multilingual communication together! Links: ------ [1] https://asling.org/tc47/ [2] https://www.softconf.com/p/tc2026/

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New release: FR-BSKY-ALO-2025-2026 Corpus
by Sangwan Jeon 27 May '26

27 May '26

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the release of the FR-BSKY-ALO-2025-2026 Corpus: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19075495 FR-BSKY-ALO-2025-2026 is a corpus of anonymized, publicly available Bluesky posts collected for research and pedagogical purposes to explore lexical variation in French, between “sorte” and “espèce”, on the one hand, and between “enfin”, “finalement”, “au final”, and “à la fin”, on the other. Such terms and expressions have been the subject of several research in linguistic studies (Souza et al., 2011; Hansen & Mosegaard, 2005; Franckel, 1987, among others). The collection comprises 278,786 posts, published between 1 February 2025 and 27 January 2026, from all user accounts. This academic activity has two main objectives. Using Blueskyscraper (Moncomble, 2026: https://corpustools.prendrelangue.fr), data collection was carried out with the participation of students enrolled in the course Analyse linguistique outillée (second-year undergraduate level, academic year 2025–2026), at the Université de Poitiers. The project aimed to introduce students to the practical and methodological aspects of corpus construction and to the analysis of linguistic data using corpus linguistics tools. Students were also invited to explore the corpus in order to invastigate linguistic variation through a corpus-based approach grounded in digitized texts (BlueSky posts), there by encouraging reflection on emerging forms of linguistic data and digital discourse studies. The corpus is available on Zenodo in seveeral formats (CSV, TEI/XML, TSV, TXT), with the aim of ensuring compatibility with a wide range of corpus analysis tools whiled preserving metadata intrinsic to digitized texts, notably posting date and post URLs. Best regards, Sangwan Jeon

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14 Doctoral contracts – MultiLAwa MSCA Horizon
by Alex Boulton 27 May '26

27 May '26

Dear colleagues This may interest you, your students or others around you – please feel free to circulate. Corpus linguistics feature in several of the PhD topics; I'm involved in DC14 in particular for DDL and GenAI for language learning. Best wishes alex We are pleased to announce that applications are now open for 14 fully-funded doctoral contracts in the context of the European Horizon program "Multilingual Language Awareness in the European Digital Society" (MultiLAwa) – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA). MultiLAwa is coordinated by the Université de Lorraine (France), including the co-supervision of four of the contracts. The topics relate to language awareness with a broad coverage, including computer-assisted language learning, corpus linguistics, multi/plurilingualism, language identity and bias, etc. Please note that English and German are both required to at least B2 level for all contracts, with additional languages preferred. Deadline: 8th July 2026 Open online information session : 16 June 2026, 2pm (France) Successful candidates will spend part of their time in the two partner universities involved, as well as a period on secondment with an associated partner. Further information on the project and how to apply can be found at [ https://www.multilawa.eu/open-phd-positions | https://www.multilawa.eu/open-phd-positions ] Especially: [ https://www.multilawa.eu/recruitment-for-applying/general-information/ | General information ] [ https://www.multilawa.eu/recruitment-for-applying/application-process/ | Application process ] [ https://www.multilawa.eu/recruitment-for-applying/selection-and-evaluation-… | Selection and evaluation process ] [ https://www.multilawa.eu/open-phd-positions/ | Open PhD positions ] Additional information: Contract and salary. Recruitment will be for a single 36-month contract. Gross monthly salary is €4010 (apply country-based coefficient) plus a monthly mobility allowance (€710) and, where relevant, family allowance (€660). Detailed information is provided here on p118: [ https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/hori… | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/hori… ] Eligibility. Applicants must: * not already hold at doctorate at the time of recruitment * have good marks in a graduate degree such as as Master of Arts, Master of Translation, Master of Education, Master of Science or equivalent in a relevant field and providing an appropriate and sufficient background training for the programme * respect the mobility requirements of the MSCA doctoral networks programme * have a level equivalent to at least B2 in English and German; knowledge other languages is preferred, especially where the partner university is in another country Thesis topics: 1: Discourses on Language Awareness and Pluri-/Multilingualism in Digital Society: A Meta-pragmatic Analysis Joint Doctorate: University of Zurich (UZH) and University of Warsaw (UW) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Noah Bubenhofer, Prof. Ewa Żebrowska Secondment: Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) 2: Language Ideologies in Industry, Science and Politics Joint Doctorate: University of Zurich (UZH) and University of Mannheim (UMA) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Noah Bubenhofer, Prof. Florence Oloff Planned Secondment: Center for Rhetorical Science Communication Research on Artificial Intelligence (RHET-AI) 3: Multilingual digital practices and digital literacy: Designing and using digital applications in the workplace and higher education Joint Doctorate: University of Mannheim (UMA) and University of Milan (UNIMI) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Florence Oloff, Prof. Carolina Flinz Planned Secondments: Univerbal (UVB), University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 4 : Stereotyped language related to gender, race and ethnicity in digital dictionaries and thesauri Joint Doctorate: Université de Lorraine (UL) and University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Hélène Vinckel-Roisin, Ass. Prof. Mirjam Schmuck Planned Secondments: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW), Ordbogen (ORBG) 5: Multilingual gender fairness in AI-generated texts Joint Doctorate: University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and Université de Lorraine (UL) Academic co-supervisors: Ass. Prof. Mirjam Schmuck, Prof. Hélène Vinckel-Roisin Planned Secondments: Center for Rhetorical Science Communication Research on Artificial Intelligence (RHET-AI), Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) 6: Language policy on the European level: Language Awareness and digitality from a discourse analytical approach Joint Doctorate: Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University of Vienna (UNIVIE) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Ludwig Fesenmeier, Prof. Eva Vetter Planned Secondment: Charles University (CU) 7: Language policies in France, Germany and Luxembourg: A Multidimensional Comparative Analysis of Institutional Actors and Critical Multilingual Language Awareness Joint Doctorate: Université de Lorraine (UL) and University of Mannheim (UMA) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Hélène Vinckel-Roisin, Prof. Henning Lobin Planned Secondments: Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS), Zenter fir d’Lëtzebuerger Sprooch (ZLS) 8: Promoting culture and identity-building in digital contexts: Focus on indigenous regional and minority languages Joint Doctorate: University of Warsaw (UW) and Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Ewa Žebrowska, Prof. Ludwig Fesenmeier Planned Secondments: Ministère de la Culture (MC / DGLFLF), UNESCO 9: Conception of a specialised multilingual multimedia lexicographic information system for tourism language Joint Doctorate: University of Innsbruck (UIBK) and University of Milan (UNIMI) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Laura Giacomini, Prof. Carolina Flinz Planned Secondments: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW – Germany), Interhome Group (IHG) 10: Dataset and technical design of specialised multilingual lexicographic information systems for circular economy Joint Doctorate: Nova University Lisbon (NOVA) and University of Milan (UNIMI) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Rute Costa, Prof. Carolina Flinz Planned Secondment: Dudenverlag (DUD) 11: Enhancing Language Awareness in Fintech: Terminology Translation and Harmonisation towards Cross-Cultural Communication Joint Doctorate: University of Milan (UNIMI) and Nova University Lisbon (NOVA) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Fabio Mollica, Prof. Rute Costa Planned Secondment: Swiss National Bank (SNB) 12 : Students’ language learning motivation from a Critical Language Awareness perspective Joint Doctorate: University of Mannheim (UMA) and University of Copenhagen (UCPH) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Johannes Müller-Lancé, Ass. Prof. Petra Daryai-Hansen Planned Secondments: UNESCO, Observatoire Européen du Plurilinguisme (OEP) 13: Migration languages in foreign language education in the era of GenAI Joint Doctorate: University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and University of Mannheim (UMA) Academic co-supervisors: Ass. Prof. Petra Daryai-Hansen , Prof. Johannes Müller-Lancé Planned Secondment: Ernst Klett Verlag (EKV) 14: Language Awareness and communicative ability through exposure: data-driven approaches with corpora and GenAI Joint Doctorate: University of Vienna (UNIVIE) and Université de Lorraine (UL) Academic co-supervisors: Prof. Eva Vetter, Prof. Alex Boulton Planned Secondment: Lexical Computing (LC) Participating organisations: The project is led by the Université de Lorraine (Nancy, France – ATILF) and includes 9 other partner universities in Europe: * University of Innsbruck (AT), University of Vienna (AT), University of Zurich (CH), Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE), University of Mannheim (DE), University of Copenhagen (DK), University of Milan (IT), University of Warsaw (PL), Nova University Lisbon (PT) and 16 associated partners: * Switzerland: Univerbal, Banque Nationale Suisse (CH), Czech Republic: Université Charles de Prague, Lexical Computing (CZ), Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (DE), Berlin-Branderburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (DE), Center for Rhetorical Science Communication Research on Artificial Intelligence (DE), Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, Ernst Klett Verlag GmbH (DE), Ordbogen A/S (DK), WeDo – Project Intelligence Made Easy (ES), Ministère de la Culture (FR), Observatoire européen du plurilinguisme (FR), UNESCO (FR), Interhome Group (IT), Zenter fir d’Lëtzebuerger Sprooch (LU) Website: [ https://www.multilawa.eu/ | https://www.multilawa.eu ] _____________________________ Alex Boulton (he/him) Professor of English and Applied Linguistics (+33) 06 24 57 28 80 alex.boulton(a)univ-lorraine.fr Just out! Pérez-Paredes, P., & Boulton, A. (2025). [ https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/datadriven-learning-in-and-out-… | Data-driven learning in and out of the language classroom ] . CUP. [ https://www.atilf.fr/ | ATILF ] , UMR 7118 - CNRS & Université de Lorraine UFR Lansad (Université de Lorraine) Editor: [ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/recall | ReCALL ] (CUP) AFLA, EUROCALL, TaLC [ https://perso.atilf.fr/aboulton/ | Homepage ]

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SUD v2.18 — Release announcement
by Bruno Guillaume 27 May '26

27 May '26

Following the recent UD 2.18 release announcement, we’re pleased to announce the synchronized Surface Syntactic Universal Dependencies <https://surfacesyntacticud.org/> (SUD) release 2.18. - Data download and documentation: https://surfacesyntacticud.org/data (see the UD announcement <https://list.elra.info/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/corpora@list.elra.info/thre…> for the full list of languages and contributors). Related tools were also updated: - Grew-match: All UD and SUD treebanks for release 2.18 are available for online queries at https://universal.grew.fr/ - Interactive tables: Feature and dependency-relation summaries for all treebanks are available at https://tables.grew.fr <https://tables.grew.fr/>

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CfP: Doctoral Consortium — ACM IVA 2026
by Stefán Ólafsson 27 May '26

27 May '26

[Apologies for multiple copies. Please distribute to interested Ph.D. students.] CALL FOR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM at the 26th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA 2026) Consortium Date: September 11, 2026 (Day after the main conference) Website: https://iva.acm.org/2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium/ We invite Ph.D. students working on intelligent virtual agents to apply for the IVA 2026 Doctoral Consortium. This track offers student researchers personalized mentoring from expert panelists, valuable feedback on their ongoing thesis work, and career networking opportunities. We particularly encourage applications from Ph.D. candidates who have a settled topic and research approach but are not yet too close to graduation to benefit from guidance. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Please submit/email the following components by the deadline: 1. A 4-page extended abstract of your thesis work (via the IVA submission site, DC track). 2. A 2-page CV (emailed to Chairs). 3. A recommendation letter from your advisor, sent directly by them (emailed to Chairs). IMPORTANT DATES: * Submission Deadline: July 1, 2026 * Notification: July 31, 2026 * Doctoral Consortium: September 11, 2026 DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIRS & CONTACT: * Timothy Bickmore (t.bickmore(a)northeastern.edu<mailto:t.bickmore@northeastern.edu>) * Stefán Ólafsson (stefanola(a)ru.is<mailto:stefanola@ru.is>) Full details and formatting guidelines: https://iva.acm.org/2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium/

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10th Workshop on Online Abuse and Harms (WOAH) @EMNLP: 3rd CFP
by Agostina Calabrese 27 May '26

27 May '26

*** Third Call for Papers *** We invite paper submissions to the 10th Workshop on Online Abuse and Harms (WOAH), which will take place on the 29th of October at EMNLP 2026. Website: https://www.workshopononlineabuse.com/cfp.html Important Dates * Registration deadline for mentorship programme: April 10, 2026 * Notification of mentor/mentee match: April 25, 2026 * Submission due: June 26, 2026 * ARR reviewed submission due: August 3, 2026 * Notification of acceptance: August 15, 2026 * Camera-ready papers due: September 10, 2026 * Workshop: 29th October 2026 Overview Digital technologies have brought significant benefits to society, transforming how people connect, communicate, and interact. However, these same technologies have also enabled the widespread dissemination and amplification of abusive and harmful content, such as hate speech, harassment, and misinformation. Given the sheer volume of content shared online, addressing abuse and harm at scale requires the use of computational tools. Yet, detecting and moderating online abuse remains a complex task, fraught with technical, social, legal, and ethical challenges. The 10th Workshop on Online Abuse and Harms (WOAH) invites paper submissions from a diverse range of fields, including but not limited to natural language processing, machine learning, computational social science, law, political science, psychology, sociology, and cultural studies. We explicitly encourage interdisciplinary research, technical and non-technical contributions, and submissions that focus on under-resourced languages. Non-archival papers and civil society reports are also welcome. Topics covered by WOAH include, but are not limited to: * New models or methods for detecting abusive and harmful online content, including misinformation; * Biases and limitations in existing detection models or datasets for abusive and harmful content, especially those in commercial use; * Development of new datasets and taxonomies for online abuse and harms; * Novel evaluation metrics and procedures for detecting harmful content; * Analyses of the dynamics of online abuse, its propagation, and its impact on different communities; * Social, legal, and ethical considerations in detecting, monitoring, and moderating online abuse. Special Theme: “Ten Years of WOAH: Reflecting on Progress and New Frontiers” In its 10th edition, WOAH highlights the theme “Ten Years of WOAH: Reflecting on Progress and New Frontiers”. Over the past decade, WOAH has become a central interdisciplinary venue for online harms research. As harms and enabling technologies have evolved, the field has moved beyond an early focus on textual hate speech and harassment to address more complex phenomena. Advances in AI and online ecosystems have expanded the scale and diversity of harms. Transformer models, multimodal platforms, and recommendation systems have contributed to the escalation of issues like misinformation, radicalisation, child sexual exploitation, identity-based abuse, algorithmic bias, privacy violations, and AI-mediated harms. Methods tackling this have evolved from monolingual lexicon-based approaches to deep learning, multilinguality, multimodality, interpretability, and interdisciplinarity. Despite this progress, fundamental challenges remain. There is limited consensus on what constitutes “harm”, how context and thresholds should be defined, or how harms vary across cultures and modalities. These ambiguities affect datasets and models, constrain comparability, and often marginalise affected communities. The past decade also calls for critical self-reflection. Research has frequently prioritised detection, high-resource languages, and narrowly defined phenomena over intervention, global perspectives, and systemic or structural harms, with insufficient attention to user agency, platform incentives, lived experience, and participatory approaches. Finally, ten years of work have underscored that interdisciplinarity is essential for addressing the sociotechnical nature of the phenomenon. Addressing future online harms will require deeper integration across NLP, ML, social sciences, law, policy, and HCI. WOAH 10 seeks to consolidate lessons from the past decade, identify enduring gaps, and connect research, practice, and policy to guide the next generation of work on online harms. Submission Submission is electronic, using the Softconf START conference management system. Submission link: https://softconf.com/emnlp2026/woah2026/ The workshop will accept three types of papers. 1) Academic Papers (long and short): Long papers of up to 8 pages, excluding references, and short papers of up to 4 pages, excluding references. Unlimited pages for references and appendices. Accepted papers will be given an additional page of content to address reviewer comments. Previously published papers cannot be accepted. 2) Non-Archival Submissions: Up to 2 pages, excluding references, to summarise and showcase in-progress work and work published elsewhere. 3) Civil Society Reports: Non-archival submissions, with a minimum of 2 pages and no upper limit. Can include work published elsewhere. All submissions must use the official ACL style files<https://github.com/acl-org/acl-style-files>. Submissions that do not conform to the required styles, including paper size, margin width, and font size restrictions, will be rejected without review. All submissions should adhere to the workshop policies https://www.workshopononlineabuse.com/policies.html. WOAH Community We are excited to share the WOAH community Slack channel — a workspace for researchers interested in or working on understanding and addressing online abuse and harms! Join us here: https://join.slack.com/t/hatespeechdet-47d7560/shared_invite/zt-2a8d96j4z-g… Contact Info Please send any questions about the workshop to organizers(a)workshopononlineabuse.com<mailto:organizers@workshopononlineabuse.com> Organisers Agostina Calabrese, Cohere Thomas Davidson, Rutgers University-New Brunswick Christine de Kock, University of Melbourne Urja Khurana, Delft University of Technology Marta Marchiori Manerba, University of Turin Paloma Piot, Universidade da Coruña Zeerak Talat, University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.

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