Special Track on Knowledge and Natural Language Processing Track @ ACM SAC 2027

*Deadline Extended*

*paper submission deadline has been extended to October 16, 2026.*

The Knowledge and Natural Language Processing (KNLP) Track at the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing investigates methods and applications at the intersection of *Knowledge Engineering* and *Natural Language Processing*, with particular emphasis on approaches that combine these two areas.

KNLP is an emerging and highly interdisciplinary research field at the core of Artificial Intelligence. It brings together and complements scientific advances in Natural Language Processing, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Machine Learning, and related disciplines.

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

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NLP for knowledge extraction, ontology learning and population -

Knowledge-enhanced NLP and information retrieval -

Knowledge graphs, ontologies, and Linked Data for NLP -

Interaction between language models and structured knowledge -

Knowledge-enhanced agentic reasoning -

Language-model-based methods for knowledge extraction, engineering, reasoning, and management -

Retrieval-Augmented Generation, question answering, fact-checking, explainability, and bias mitigation -

Knowledge and NLP applications in domains such as healthcare, digital humanities, public administration, media, and Big Data

Paper Submission

We invite original research papers and experience reports addressing the topics listed above.

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Submissions must not have been previously published or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. -

All submissions will undergo a *double-blind peer-review process*. -

Submissions to the *Student Research Competition (SRC)* are also welcome. Prospective authors should consult the SAC 2027 SRC page for eligibility requirements and submission instructions.

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*Regular papers and SRC abstracts:* submission links are available through the ACM SAC 2027 website https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2027/ -

*Author kit and templates:* formatting instructions and official templates are available through the ACM SAC 2027 website https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2027/

Important Dates

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*October 16, 2026:* Regular paper and SRC abstract submission — *extended deadline* -

*November 20, 2026:* Author notification -

*Camera-ready submission and author registration:* please refer to the official ACM SAC 2027 website https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2027/ for the updated schedule -

*April 5–9, 2027:* Knowledge and Natural Language Processing Track at ACM SAC 2027

For further information, please visit the Knowledge and Natural Language Processing Track website https://knlp-sac.github.io/2027/ and the ACM SAC 2027 conference website https://www.sigapp.org/sac/sac2027/.

Questions may be addressed to the KNLP Track Co-Chairs knlp@fbk.eu.