2026 IEEE 9th International Conference on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

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【IEEE Conference--Call for Papers】 2026 IEEE 9th International Conference on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (MLNLP 2026)   *【Important Information】: Website: https://www.mlnlp2026.net/     Venue: Xiamen, China (both online and in-person)  Conference Date: Dec. 26-28, 2026   *【Conference Introduction】: MLNLP 2026 has been officially listed on IEEE Conference List: https://conferences.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/72106      2026 9th International Conference on Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing (MLNLP 2026) will be held in Xiamen, China during Dec. 26-28, 2026. It is organized by School of Computer Engineering, Jimei University, China; sponsored by IEEE, IEEE Computational Intelligence Society. MLNLP 2026 will be held in Jimei University, China.     *【Publication and Indexing】: ★All accepted papers will be included in MLNLP 2026 Conference Proceedings and published by IEEE, which will be archived in IEEE Xplore, and indexed by Ei Compendex, Scopus and Web of Science (CPCI-S). ★MLNLP 2025 all accepted papers have been published by IEEE and indexed by IEEE Xplore, EI Compendex and Scopus successfully within 1 month after publication. ★MLNLP 2024 all accepted papers have been published by IEEE and indexed by IEEE Xplore, EI Compendex and Scopus successfully within 1 month after publication. ★MLNLP 2023 all accepted papers have been published by ACM and indexed by EI Compendex and Scopus successfully within 1 month after publication   *【Journal Recommendation】: ★You may choose to publish your paper in the MLNLP 2026 proceedings, or extend it for free publication in the following journals: ①Journal of Machine Learning Advances Frequency: Quarterly  Submission to First Decision: 2 days  Submission to Acceptance: 20 days  Accept to Publish: 30 days JMLA website: https://ojs.weavecorepress.com/index.php/JMLA   ② Journal of Algorithms in Complex Systems Frequency: Quarterly  Submission to First Decision: 2 days  Submission to Acceptance: 20 days  Accept to Publish: 30 days JACS website: https://ojs.weavecorepress.com/index.php/JACS   *【Submission Methods】: Online Submission System: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MLNLP2026 Submission Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Submission guidelines: https://mlnlp2026.net/submission.html   *【Contact us】: Website: https://www.mlnlp2026.net/ Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Tel: +8613502461341(Wechat) QQ: 2056773349 If you have any question or request about our conference, no matter regarding submission, registration, participation or any further question, please send email to us and you will get feedback within 24 hours.   *【Conference Speakers】: Keynote Speaker I: Prof. James Tin-Yau Kwok, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China (IEEE Fellow) Keynote Speaker II: Prof. Jixin Ma, University of Greenwich, UK Keynote Speaker III: Prof. Nianyin Zeng, Xiamen University, China   *【Call for papers】: Track 1: Machine Learning (ML) ​ Foundations: Supervised, unsupervised, and semi-supervised learning. Deep Learning: Neural network architectures, attention mechanisms, and graph neural networks. Learning Paradigms: Reinforcement learning, transfer learning, and multi-task learning. Trustworthy AI: Explainable AI (XAI), robustness, fairness, and privacy-preserving machine learning. Optimization: Large-scale optimization algorithms and evolutionary computing. Edge & Distributed ML: Federated learning and on-device machine learning. ​   Track 2: Natural Language Processing (NLP) ​ Large Language Models (LLMs): Pre-training, fine-tuning, prompting, and alignment (RLHF). Linguistic Analysis: Syntactic parsing, semantic analysis, and pragmatic reasoning. Core NLP Tasks: Named entity recognition, sentiment analysis, and summarization. Dialogue & Interactive Systems: Chatbots, multi-turn dialogue management, and human-computer interaction. Machine Translation: Neural machine translation and multilingual processing. Information Retrieval: Question answering, document ranking, and knowledge graph construction. ​   Track 3: Track 3: ML & NLP Convergence (Emerging Trends) ​ Multimodal Learning: Integration of vision, audio, and text (Vision-Language Models). Cognitive Computing: Language understanding inspired by human cognition. AI for Science: Applications of MLNLP in healthcare, finance, and social sciences. Efficiency & Sustainability: Green AI, model compression, and efficient inference. Creative AI: Controllable text generation and AI-aided content creation. Ethics & Society: Detection of AI-generated content (Deepfake text) and bias mitigation.   (for more topics: https://www.mlnlp2026.net/topic.html)   *【Guidelines for submission】: The papers should be written in English and clearly state the title, objective, method, results, and conclusion with major keywords. Papers prepared in the prescribed format are to be submitted. The number of pages of the paper should be no less than 5 pages with double columns. The review period is about 3-4 weeks. The paper should be original work of the author(s), and no portion of the paper (including, but not limited to, graphics and figures) has been previously published. The paper is not currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Download the paper template (for templates:https://mlnlp2026.net/submission.html) The results will be available within 3-4 weeks after submission. If the review is fast, the results will be available within 1-2 weeks. The earlier the submission, the earlier the review and the earlier the acceptance notice.   *【Types of Participation】: Participation as an Author: For each accepted paper, one author is permitted to give a presentation; all co-authors can attend the conference free of charge. Keynote Speaker: Applicants can apply to deliver a keynote speech, which will be subject to review by the organizing committee. Oral Presentation: Each oral presenter will have 10-15 minutes for their presentation. Poster Presentation: Poster presenters should prepare their posters in accordance with the poster template provided on the official website. Listener: Participants who do not submit papers but only attend the conference can take part in Q&A session, and are also eligible to give oral speeches or make poster presentations.