Call for Participation AthNLP 2026 - 4th ATHENS NLP SUMMER SCHOOL ============================================
** Preliminary schedule of Speakers, Labs, Events: https://athnlp.github.io/2026/schedule.html
** Info for sponsors: see herehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1J3AC6Yat2sfov0hpRXsCDXnnWLjdm9FI/view
We invite everyone interested in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning to participate in the 4th Athens Natural Language Processing Summer School taking place in Athens, Greece at NCSR Demokritos Campus between 2-8 September 2026: https://athnlp.github.io/2026/
Important Dates
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* Application Deadline: June 10, 2026 May 31, 2026
* Decision Announcement: June 22, 2026 June 10, 2026
* Registration: July 12, 2026 June 30, 2026
* Summer School: September 2-8, 2026
Description
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Following successful AthNLP editions in 2019, 2024, and 2025, AthNLP 2026 returns to the campus of NCSR Demokritos in Athens. The summer school is organised by NCSR Demokritos, the Athens University of Economics and Business, RC ATHENA, Heriot-Watt University and ELLIS Unit Manchester, in close collaboration with LxMLS (Lisbon, 20–25 July 2026).
The school focuses on Machine Learning methods for NLP, especially Deep Learning and Large Language Models (LLMs), offering: Morning lectures on theory, afternoon hands-on lab sessions, evening research talks, poster sessions, and demos.
Our target audience is:
* Students and researchers in NLP/Computational Linguistics and Machine Learning;
* Computer scientists with interest in NLP and ML;
* Industry professionals seeking deeper understanding of these fields.
While previous experience with the topics will be helpful, the school assumes no previous knowledge of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning. The only background assumed is basic mathematics and Python programming.
Features of AthNLP:
* Attendance at the Social Event, daily lunch as well as morning and afternoon coffee breaks are included in the registration ee.
* Lecturers are leading researchers in Machine Learning and NLP.
* Students will be able to (optionally) show their current work in poster sessions during coffee breaks.
Confirmed Speakers
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* Antonis Anastasopoulos, George Mason Computer Science
* Isabelle Augenstein, University of Copenhagen
* Desmond Elliott, University of Copenhagen
* Nizar Habash, NYU Abu Dhabi
* Lingpeng Kong, University of Hong Kong
* Julia Kreutzer, Cohere
* Ryan McDonald
* Dong Nguyen, Utrecht University
* Anna Rogers, IT University of Copenhagen
* Emine Yilmaz, University College London
Participation
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To apply, please fill thishttps://ijerm0co.forms.app/athens-nlp-2026-summer-school-final form.
The fees are the following:
* 300 EUR for students
* 400 EUR for university professors or researchers at a public institute
* 500 EUR for everyone else
AthNLP Summer School Scholarship
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Applicants can apply for the scholarship through the main application formhttps://ijerm0co.forms.app/athens-nlp-2026-summer-school-final. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the Admissions Committee and notified of the outcome after the acceptance decisions have been finalized. The scholarship provided covers only the registration fee for the AthNLP Summer School. Please note that accommodation, travel expenses, and visa costs are not included and remain the responsibility of the scholarship recipients.
Any questions should be directed to: athnlp@athenarc.grmailto:athnlp@athenarc.gr
We are looking forward to your participation!
-- The organizers of AthNLP 2026