Call for Participation
We are pleased to announce the PestCLEF2026https://www.imageclef.org/PestCLEF2026 shared task as part of the LifeCLEF evaluation labhttps://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/labs/lifeclef/ at CLEF 2026https://clef2026.clef-initiative.eu/.
Task
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PestCLEF2026 is a knowledge graph extraction task framed as a document-level relation extraction problem. Target relations reflect ecological interactions and events relevant to plant health monitoring, which involve entities such as Host, Pest, Disease, Vector, and Location.
Important Dates
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- Now: Registration is open and training data is released
- 23 April 2026: Registration closes
- 7 May 2026: Competition Deadline
- 28 May 2026: Deadline for submission of working note papers at the CLEF Conference by participants (CEUR-WS proceedings)
- 30 June 2026: Notification of acceptance of working note papers
- 6 July 2026: Camera-ready deadline for working note papers
- 21–24 September 2026: CLEF 2026 Conference in Jena, Germany
Register and Participate
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Registration: https://clef-labs-registration.dipintra.it/registrationForm.php
CLEF2026 Discord server (see #lifeclef): https://discord.gg/PEMh4a2YHV
PestCLEF2026 homepage (general info): https://www.imageclef.org/PestCLEF2026
PestCLEF2026 Kaggle page (to participate): https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/pest-clef-2026
Organizers
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Robert Bossy (Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, France)
Claire Nédellec (Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, France)
Marine Courtin (Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, France)
Louise Deléger (Paris-Saclay University, INRAE, France)
Keep in touch via Kaggle or Discord. We are looking forward to your submission!
The PestCLEF2026 team