ComputEL-9: Ninth Workshop on the Use of Computational Methods in the Study of Endangered Languages

First CALL FOR PAPERS for REGULAR SESSION

Submission deadline: March 20, 2026 Submission link: https://softconf.com/acl2026/ComputEL2026

ComputEL-9 will be co-located with ACL 2026 in San Diego, California.

We encourage submissions that explore the interface and intersection of computational linguistics, documentary linguistics, and community-based efforts in language revitalization and reclamation. This includes submissions that:

(i) demonstrate new methods or technologies for tasks or applications focused on low-resource settings, and in particular, endangered languages,

(ii) examine the use of specific methods in the analysis of data from low-resource languages, or demonstrate new methods for analysis of such data, oriented toward the goals of language reclamation and revitalization,

(iii) propose new models for the collection, management, and mobilization of language data in community settings, with attention to e.g. issues of data sovereignty and community protocols,

(iv) explore concrete steps for a more fruitful interaction among computer scientists, documentary linguists, and language communities.

IMPORTANT DATES 20-Mar-2026 Deadline for submission of papers or extended abstracts 1-May-2026 Notification of Acceptance Early May Camera-ready papers due (Exact date TBD by ACL) First week of July Workshop (Exact date TBD by ACL)

PRESENTATIONS Presentation of accepted papers will be in both oral sessions and a poster session. The decision on whether a presentation for a paper will be oral and/or poster will be made by the Organizing Committee on the advice of the Program Committee, taking into account the subject matter and how the content might be best conveyed. Oral and poster presentations will not be distinguished in the Proceedings.

SUBMISSIONS In line with our goal of reaching multiple overlapping communities, authors can submit to one of the workshop’s tracks: (a) language community perspective and (b) academic perspective. All submissions must be anonymous following ACL guidelines and will be peer-reviewed by the scientific Program Committee.

PROCEEDINGS The authors of selected accepted full papers (long or short) will be invited by the Organizing Committee to submit their papers for online publication via the open-access ACL Anthology. Final versions of long and short papers will be allotted one additional page (altogether 5 and 9 pages) excluding references.

Proceedings papers should be revised and improved versions of the work that was submitted for, and which underwent, review. Any revisions should concern responses to reviewer comments or the addition of relevant details and clarifications, but not entirely new, unreviewed content.

ADDITIONAL AND CONTACT INFORMATION Please see the ComputEL-9 website for further information: https://computel-workshop.org/computel-9/ Organizing Committee Email: computel.workshop@gmail.com