Call for Papers
We invite submissions to LT4CPR: Language Technologies for Crisis Preparedness and Response, a workshop at AACL 2026. The workshop focuses on advancing speech and language technologies that support crisis preparedness, disaster risk reduction, and crisis response, especially in multilingual and low-resource settings.
LT4CPR aims to bridge NLP research, local language technologies, and real-world humanitarian impact.
Topics of Interest
We welcome work including, but not limited to:
- Multilingual and low-resource NLP for crisis scenarios
- Speech and language technologies for emergency communication
- Machine translation and interpreting support in humanitarian contexts
- Crisis informatics and social media analysis
- Information extraction, event detection, and situation awareness
- Summarization and automatic report generation for operational use
- Human-in-the-loop systems and deployment considerations
- Ethical, societal, and policy implications of crisis NLP
Shared Task: Automatic Situation Report Generation
The workshop will include a shared task on automatic situation report (“sitrep”) generation from crisis-related social media data. Situation reports are typically compiled manually within the first 24 hours of a crisis and updated daily thereafter. Automating parts of this process can significantly enhance situational awareness and operational response.
Submission Information
Submission links will appear here once they are live.
Track 1: ARR (Primary NLP Track)
We will accept papers submitted through the ACL Rolling Review (ARR) system. Authors should indicate LT4CPR as their intended venue during ARR commitment. Specific ARR cycle details and commitment deadlines will be announced here.
Track 2: Softconf (Non-NLP / Interdisciplinary Track)
To encourage interdisciplinary participation and submissions from outside the NLP community, we will also accept papers through Softconf. This track is primarily intended for relevant work from allied fields such as disaster management, humanitarian studies, policy, or crisis operations.
Submission links and formatting instructions will be posted soon.
Presentation and Publication
Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop. Details regarding proceedings publication and archival status will be clarified in the final version of the CFP.
Important Notes
- All deadlines will be 23:59 AoE (Anywhere on Earth).
- Dual submission policies follow AACL and ACL guidelines.
Contact
For questions, please contact: haz060@uw.edu