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══════════════════════════════ *CLiC-it 2026 – Twelfth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics* *14–16 September 2026 | Palermo, Italy* ══════════════════════════════ Conference Website: https://clic2026.unipa.it/ Contact Email: clicit2026@unipa.it

We are pleased to invite submissions to *CLiC-it 2026*, the *Twelfth Italian Conference on Computational Linguistics*, to be held in *Palermo* from the *14th to the 16th of September 2026* and *organized by AILC* (http://www.ai-lc.it/ ).

Over the years, CLiC-it has evolved into an *important forum* for the *Italian community* of researchers in *Computational Linguistics *(CL) and *Natural Language Processing* (NLP). The conference aims to promote and disseminate *high-quality, original research* covering different aspects of automatic language processing, involving both written and spoken language, and seeks to showcase cutting-edge theoretical findings, experimental methodologies, technologies, and application perspectives.

CLiC-it has an inclusive spirit, bringing together researchers from Computational Linguistics, NLP, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Machine Learning, Computer Science, Knowledge Representation, Information Retrieval, and Digital Humanities. Contributions on all languages are welcome, with a particular emphasis on Italian.

*TOPICS*

Topics include but are not limited to:

- Machine Learning and Modeling for NLP - Large Language and Foundation Models - Interpretability, Analysis, and Explainability of NLP Models - Resources, Benchmarks, and Evaluation - Syntax, Morphology, and Phonology - Semantics, Discourse, and Pragmatics - Linguistic Theories, Cognitive Modeling, and Psycholinguistics - Natural Language Generation and Summarization - Dialogue Systems and Conversational AI - Question Answering and Reading Comprehension - Creativity, Style, and Narrative Generation - Information Extraction and Text Mining - Sentiment Analysis, Opinion Mining, and Argumentation - Multilingual and Cross-Lingual NLP - Low-Resource NLP and Linguistic Diversity - Computational Historical Linguistics, Social Science, and Cultural Analytics - Speech and Spoken Language Processing - Multimodal and Grounded Language - Applied NLP and NLP Systems - Ethics, Fairness, and Societal Impacts of NLP

*SUBMISSIONS*

*Regular Papers.* Original, complete, and unpublished work. Up to 11 pages of main content (with unlimited references/appendix). One additional page will be granted upon acceptance. Short vs. Regular paper classification will be upon publication based on paper length (short papers are typically 5-9 pages, regular papers are 10+ pages). Papers may be in English or Italian, with an English abstract. Accepted papers will be published in the proceedings and presented orally or as a poster during the conference.

*Research Communications. *Outstanding papers accepted in 2025–2026 at major CL/NLP venues (A* CORE, Q1 SCImago, ANVUR Class A) may be submitted as a one-page abstract for presentation at the conference (not included in proceedings).

All Submissions via START: https://softconf.com/p/clic-it2026 Select the "Papers and Research Communications" track.

*Note*: All submissions must be compatible with CEUR (https://ceur-ws.org/) and include the CEUR Declaration on Generative AI section ( https://ceur-ws.org/GenAI/Policy.html). Papers missing this section will be desk rejected.

*Templates:*

- LaTeX: https://clic2026.unipa.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CLiC_it_2026_CEURART_La...

- ODT: https://clic2026.unipa.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CLiC_it_2026_CEURART_OD...

- Overleaf (read-only): https://www.overleaf.com/read/qmhnsrbyqskw#96f442

*IMPORTANT DATES*

*Submission deadline: **29 May 2026 *🚨 Notification to authors: 10 July 2026 Camera-ready due: 31 July 2026 Conference: 14–16 September 2026

*AWARDS*

*Best Paper Award *— for papers with a Master's or PhD student as first author and presenter. Recipients of the award will be invited to submit an extended version of the paper to IJCoL.

*"Emanuele Pianta" Prize* — for the best Master's Thesis (Tesi di Laurea Magistrale) in Computational Linguistics submitted at an Italian university and supervised by an AILC member. Prize: €500 + free AILC membership + free CLiC-it registration.

*ORGANIZATION*

*Conference Chairs:* Valerio Basile (University of Torino) Danilo Croce (University of Roma Tor Vergata) Lucia Passaro (University of Pisa) Roberto Pirrone (University of Palermo)

*Senior Program Committee:* Pierpaolo Basile, Alessandro Bondielli, Cristina Bosco, Tommaso Caselli, Gloria Gagliardi, Gianluca E. Lebani, Elisa Leonardelli, Eleonora Litta, Marta Marchiori Manerba, Martina Miliani, Simonetta Montemagni, Giovanni Puccetti, Giulia Rambelli, Rachele Sprugnoli, Fabio Tamburini

*Local Organizing Committee (University of Palermo):* Irene Siragusa (Lead), Germano Ammirata, Salvatore Contino, Luca Cruciata, Francesco Foderà

*Publicity and Social Media Chairs:* Alessandro Bondielli (University of Pisa) Pierluigi Cassotti (University of Gothenburg) Daniel Russo (Fondazione Bruno Kessler)

*Proceedings Chairs:* Francesca Grasso (University of Torino) Eliana Di Palma (University of Torino)

*Web Chairs:* Salvatore Contino, Luca Cruciata, Irene Siragusa

*CONTACTS *

Website: https://clic2026.unipa.it/ Email: clicit2026@unipa.it

We look forward to seeing you in Palermo!

*The CLiC-it 2026 Organizing Committee*