Call for participation → Shared Task: ASR and Language Resources for Indigenous Languages of South America (SIMBig 2026, Peru) | https://simbig.org/SIMBig2026/en/sharedtask.html Deadline: 21/09/2026 to participate in the shared task (👉 Register: https://forms.gle/112jyHYPq9SVMmvs5)

We invite submissions for the SIMBig 2026 Shared Task on ASR and Language Resources for Indigenous Languages of South America, a unique opportunity to contribute to low resource language preservation while competing for publication in Springer CCIS.

South America is home to a breathtaking linguistic tapestry, where hundreds of Indigenous languages are spoken, each carrying unique worldviews, ancestral knowledge, and cultural identities. Yet, this rich heritage is at a risk of being left behind. As the world becomes increasingly digital, the survival of these languages faces a new challenge: a deep technological gap.

Why participate? We have prepared three tasks to accommodate different interests: Task 1: Puno Quechua ASR baseline (we provide a 66-hour speech corpus) Task 2: ASR for any Indigenous South American language without an existing ASR Task 3: Educational/literacy resource based on language datasets (websites, tutorials, notebooks, etc.) for any Indigenous South American language(s).

Publication opportunity: Winning teams receive cash prizes, free registration to SIMBig 2026, and per-review publication in the Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series.

Important dates (all AoE): 24/08/2026 - Release of datasets (Scripted Speech, Spontaneous Speech). 16/09/2026 - Open orientation hour (Register: https://forms.gle/FnL2Xp8X5j3zCsHZ9) 21/09/2026 - Registration deadline 30/09/2026 - Release of test dataset for Task 1 18/10/2026 - Submission deadline for final results and system description paper 28-30/10/2026 - Results announcement during SIMBig 2026

For any inquiries, please contact the organiser, Elwin Huaman (elh97@cam.ac.uk)