Call for Papers

Papers are invited on substantial, original and unpublished research work on all aspects of Natural Language Processing. We encourage submissions from all language families but special emphasis is given for South Asian languages and other less resourced languages, their issues and applications.

The areas of interest include, but are not restricted to:

Call for Tutorials / Workshops

Proposals are invited for pre-conference tutorials/workshops. Tutorials/Workshops can be of half-day or full-day duration. The proposal should be presented in the form of an extended abstract (1-2 pages) as per the ICON 2024 template (ACL template). This should contain a topical outline of the content, description of the proposers and their qualifications relating to the tutorial content.

Proposals for Tutorial/Workshop can be submitted at this link.

Send tutorial/workshop proposals to the ICON-2024 Secretariat by email to icon2024@au-kbc.org. For further information, please refer to the Conference URL or contact the ICON-2024 Secretariat.

Call for Doctoral Consortium

The ICON organising Committee pleased to call for papers for the 3rd Doctoral Consortium. This event extends an opportunity for doctoral candidates to present and discuss their research with a panel of experts. The discussion would include a feedback on the evolution and progress of their research. It also helps them to identify the roadmap and additional studies, which could help refine the shape of their doctoral thesis. The doctoral consortium will be a one-day or half day event being organised on December 19, 2024, as part of the ICON-2024 conference. The applicants are required to submit a two-page extended abstract of their PhD research work. Submit your abstracts at this link. The shortlisted candidates would be invited to the consortium where they are required to present a summary of their research. Each candidate will be given 30 minutes for the presentation, which will be followed by a discussion of 15 minutes, led by a panel of experts. Prospective doctoral students from language technologies related disciplines are invited to apply. The selection of participants will be based on the submitted abstracts.

Guidelines The invitation is open to all participants of ICON 2024. The applicants are required to submit an extended two-page abstract on their ongoing doctoral research. The submission can be extended to a maximum of two pages including all text, figures and tables, plus an additional third page exclusively for references. The submissions must follow the ICON template provided in the author's kit. The abstracts may incorporate published and in-progress work from the authors. Submissions are expected to present a fair picture of the research undertaken towards the thesis. Participants are advised to refrain from submitting a shorter version of their conference papers. Submissions must have the participant as the sole author. Acknowledgements to their supervisors, supporting agencies/bodies, and contributors to the work, can be made in a separate section.

The submission must highlight the following: The motivation of the research; Key issues identified/addressed; Major contributions; Methodologies, Experiments; Discussion of results; Future plans and Roadmap for the thesis.

Call for Shared Tasks /Tools / Demos

Proposals are invited for post-conference shared tasks / tools / demos. Shared Tasks /Tools / Demos can be of half-day or full-day duration. The proposal should be presented in the form of an extended abstract (1-2 pages) as per the ICON 2024 template (ACL template). This should contain a topical outline of the content, description of the proposers and their qualifications relating to the shared tasks / tools / demos content.

Proposals for Shared Tasks /Tools / Demos can be submitted at this link. Send shared task / tool / demo proposals to the ICON-2024 Secretariat by email to icon2024@au-kbc.org. For further information, please refer to the Conference URL or contact the ICON-2024 Secretariat.

Paper Submission Information

Long Papers

Long papers should report on original and substantial contributions of lasting value. The long paper submissions are restricted to a maximum of 8 pages, including references. The final versions of long papers will be given one additional page (maximum 9 pages). Each long paper will be presented by the authors in one of the main conference oral sessions or poster sessions as determined by the program committee. Long papers must follow the official ACL 2023 style templates (latex | docx). Submissions must conform to the official ACL 2023 style guidelines (ACL 2023 downloadable templates). Authors may not submit papers that are identical (or largely similar) to versions that are currently under review for a conference or a journal.

Submission Link:
Long paper submission link

Deadline: 31st October 2023

Short Papers

Short papers (including demos) should describe original and unpublished research work in progress and/or provide system descriptions. The short paper submissions are restricted to a maximum of 4 pages, including references. The final versions of short papers will be given one additional page (maximum 5 pages). Each short paper will be presented by the authors in one of the main conference poster sessions as determined by the program committee. Short papers may also be presented as demos in the Demo Session. Short papers must follow the official ACL 2023 style templates (latex | docx). Submissions must conform to the official ACL 2023 style guidelines (ACL 2023 downloadable templates). Authors may not submit papers that are identical (or largely similar) to versions that are currently under review for a conference or a journal.

Submission Link:
Short paper submission link

Deadline: 31st October 2023