ANLP-2026
13th Applied Natural Language Processing Special Track at
FLAIRS-39, 2026
Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa , Marco Island, Florida, USA
May 17-20, 2026
13th Applied Natural Language Processing Special Track at
Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort and Spa , Marco Island, Florida, USA
May 17-20, 2026
Paper Abstract submission deadline(firm): Jan 19, 2026
Full paper Deadline: Jan 26, 2026
Important Dates (See in FLAIRS Website): important-dates
Submission: Easychair
May 17-20, 2026
Chutima Boonthum-Denecke, Hampton University, [chutima.boonthum@hamptonu.edu]
Zak Kurdi, Lynchburg University [kurdi_m@lynchburg.edu]
The Applied Natural Language Processing (ANLP) Special Track provides a focused forum for researchers, practitioners, and developers working in natural language processing (NLP), computational linguistics (CL), and AI-powered language technologies. In the era of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), the field is undergoing transformative advances in how machines understand, generate, and reason over human language. These breakthroughs are driving innovation across domains such as education, healthcare, security, robotics, and interactive systems. This track welcomes contributions that explore both foundational methodologies and applied systems. Particularly those leveraging GenAI and LLMs for real-world impact.
🎯 Track Goals
The goal of the ANLP track is to showcase cutting-edge research and applications that address current and emerging challenges in human language technologies, particularly those involving human-AI interaction, multimodal understanding, trustworthy language generation, and NLP for scientific, educational, or social good.
👥 Who might be interested?
We invite submissions from researchers and practitioners in:
Natural Language Processing & CL
Machine Learning & Deep Learning
Human-Computer Interaction
Generative AI for Education and Tutoring
Trustworthy and Responsible AI
Speech, Multimodal, and Dialogue Systems
Computational Social Science
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
Applied AI in industry, government, or education
🌐 Modern NLP & GenAI Applications
Large Language Models (e.g., GPT, Claude, PaLM) in real-world applications
Prompt engineering, instruction tuning, and alignment methods
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool-augmented LLMs
Multimodal and vision-language models
Code generation, code repair, and LLMs for programming education
Trust, safety, fairness, and hallucination mitigation in GenAI
🧠 Core NLP & Representation Learning
Contextual semantics, embeddings, and representation learning
Language grounding and situated reasoning
Symbolic-NLP hybrids, neuro-symbolic methods
Transfer learning, continual learning, and few-shot generalization
💬 Dialogue, Interaction, and HCI
Conversational agents and task-oriented dialogue systems
Embodied agents and robots with language capabilities
Human-AI co-writing, co-creation, and mixed-initiative systems
Interactive tutoring systems powered by LLMs
Speech-to-text and speech-based NLP pipelines
🎓 NLP for Education and Social Impact
Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS) and NLP-driven feedback
NLP in learning analytics, assessment, and student modeling
AI-powered textbook augmentation and curriculum design
Low-resource NLP and language inclusion
NLP for civic tech, accessibility, and underserved communities
🧰 Tools, Resources, and Evaluation
Corpus creation, annotation frameworks, and benchmarking
Responsible dataset curation and evaluation practices
Open-source tools, APIs, and NLP infrastructure
Human evaluation of language generation and alignment
All accepted papers will be published in the FLAIRS proceedings. Select submissions may be invited for journal special issues or demo showcases.
Justin Brunelle, (MITRE, USA)
Syed Ahmad Bukhari, (St. John's University, USA)
Christoforos Christoforou, (St. john's University, USA)
Diana Inkpen, (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Fazel Keshtkar, (St. John's University, USA)
Muhammed Kurdi, (Lynchburg College, USA)
Haiying Li, (ACT, USA)
Mihai Lintean, (EdClub Inc., USA)
Md Suruz Miah, (Bradley University, USA)
Timothy Oladunni, (University of the District of Columbia, USA)
Michael Wiegand, (Institute for German Language/Heidelberg University, Germany)
Nikhil Yadav, (St. John's University, USA)
Christel Kemke (University of Manitoba)
Nobal B. Niraula (Being Research and Technology)
Papers will be refereed and all accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings, which will be published by TBA
In cooperation with: Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
Interested authors should format their papers according to AAAI formatting guidelines. The papers should be original work (i.e., not submitted, in submission, or submitted to another conference while in review). Papers should not exceed six pages (2 pages for a poster) and are due by abstract: Jan 19, 2026 (firm) and full paper: Jan 26, 2026. For FLAIRS-39, the 2026 conference, the reviewing is a double-blind process. Fake author names and affiliations must be used on submitted papers to provide double-blind reviewing. Papers must be submitted as PDFs through the EasyChair conference system, which can be accessed through the main conference website (https://www.flairs-39.info/call-for-papers).
Note: Do not use a fake name for your EasyChair login - your EasyChair account information is hidden from reviewers. Authors should indicate the ANLP special track for submissions.
The Florida OJ will publish the proceedings of FLAIRS.. FLAIRS requires that there be at least one full author registration per paper.
Please, check the website https://www.flairs-39.info/home for further information.
Title: TBA
Questions regarding the Applied Natural Language Processing Special Track should be addressed to the special track co-chairs:
Fazel Keshtkar, ST JOHN'S University, keshtkaf@stjohns.edu
Chutima Boonthum-Deneck, Hampton University, (chutima.boonthum@hamptonu.edu)
For information about the program, contact:
Conference Chair:
Soon Ae Chun, City University of New York, USA (soon.chun@csi.cuny.edu)
Program Co-Chairs:
Doug Talbert, Tennessee Tech University, USA (DTalbert@tntech.edu)
Ismaïl Biskri, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (Ismail.Biskri@uqtr.ca)
Special Track and Tutorial Coordinator:
Chris Alvin, Furman University (chris.alvin@furman.edu)
Conference Organization:
Geoff Sutcliffe (geoff@cs.miami.edu): Zoom Service
Submit papers using this link: EasyChair.