Ready to shape the future of Ukrainian NLP? β‘οΈ
The Fifth UNLP Conference (UNLP 2026) will be held on May 29β30, 2026, in Lviv, Ukraine, both online and in-person.
We invite papers on everything Ukrainian NLP: corpus creation, LLMs, speech & OCR, educational tools, cross-lingual transfer, and more ππ
π Check out the important dates and Call for Papers at https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
The paper submission deadline is March 8, 2026.
Website: https://unlp.org.ua/
Twitter: https://x.com/UNLP_workshop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLPworkshop
More updates are coming! Stay tuned π
The Fifth UNLP Conference (UNLP 2026) will be held on May 29β30, 2026, in Lviv, Ukraine, both online and in-person.
We invite papers on everything Ukrainian NLP: corpus creation, LLMs, speech & OCR, educational tools, cross-lingual transfer, and more ππ
π Check out the important dates and Call for Papers at https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
The paper submission deadline is March 8, 2026.
Website: https://unlp.org.ua/
Twitter: https://x.com/UNLP_workshop
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UNLPworkshop
More updates are coming! Stay tuned π
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UNLP 2026 invites papers on Speech, Multimodality, and OCR π€©
Hereβs an exciting update: At UNLP 2026, we are introducing a new track dedicated to speech, multimodal applications, and OCR. We are looking for papers researching challenges related to:
πHandwritten text recognition
πSpontaneous speech recognition
πCreation of multimodal & speech datasets
πWherever your passion lies with regard to our new track
We accept papers focused on the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages!
Learn more about all UNLP tracks and how to submit your papers here: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
Hereβs an exciting update: At UNLP 2026, we are introducing a new track dedicated to speech, multimodal applications, and OCR. We are looking for papers researching challenges related to:
πHandwritten text recognition
πSpontaneous speech recognition
πCreation of multimodal & speech datasets
πWherever your passion lies with regard to our new track
We accept papers focused on the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages!
Learn more about all UNLP tracks and how to submit your papers here: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
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Working on applications, systems, or tools? Submit your paper to UNLP 2026! π
UNLP 2026 is introducing yet another track focused on practical NLP applications, systems, and tools. If your work transforms ideas into usable solutions, this track is for you. We welcome papers on:
πAgentic systems
πRAG applications
πDomain-specific NLP systems
πResponsible AI applications
πAny other practical solutions designed to solve real-world challenges
Discover all UNLP 2026 tracks and submission details at https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
UNLP 2026 is introducing yet another track focused on practical NLP applications, systems, and tools. If your work transforms ideas into usable solutions, this track is for you. We welcome papers on:
πAgentic systems
πRAG applications
πDomain-specific NLP systems
πResponsible AI applications
πAny other practical solutions designed to solve real-world challenges
Discover all UNLP 2026 tracks and submission details at https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/.
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Interested in RAG for Ukrainian? Join the UNLP 2026 Shared Taskπ₯
UNLP 2026 organizes a Shared Task on Multi-Domain Document Understanding. We challenge you to build a solution that, based on a set of documents, can:
π Provide answers to a list of multiple-choice questions
π Indicate the source document containing the answer
We encourage you to use LLMs specifically trained to work with the Ukrainian language, like LapaLLM and MamayLM.
Find all the details on our GitHub. Teams wishing to participate should register by filling in this form by February 21, 2026.
UNLP 2026 organizes a Shared Task on Multi-Domain Document Understanding. We challenge you to build a solution that, based on a set of documents, can:
π Provide answers to a list of multiple-choice questions
π Indicate the source document containing the answer
We encourage you to use LLMs specifically trained to work with the Ukrainian language, like LapaLLM and MamayLM.
Find all the details on our GitHub. Teams wishing to participate should register by filling in this form by February 21, 2026.
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Ukrainian Catholic University is hosting UNLP 2026 in Lviv! πΊπ¦
UNLP 2026 will be held in a hybrid format, with both virtual participation and an in-person meeting in a secure underground auditorium on the UCU campus on May 29β30, 2026.
We sincerely thank UCU, and the Applied Sciences Faculty in particular, for their continued support and dedication to the Ukrainian NLP community! β€οΈ
Stay tuned for updates and visit our website for more info!
UNLP 2026 will be held in a hybrid format, with both virtual participation and an in-person meeting in a secure underground auditorium on the UCU campus on May 29β30, 2026.
We sincerely thank UCU, and the Applied Sciences Faculty in particular, for their continued support and dedication to the Ukrainian NLP community! β€οΈ
Stay tuned for updates and visit our website for more info!
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LapaLLM and MamayLM β advanced LLMs trained for Ukrainian πΊπ¦
UNLP recommends: When building AI for Ukrainian, choose models that capture both the language and the culture behind it!
π₯ Why use Ukrainian-centric LLMs? Both LapaLLM and MamayLM offer:
πCost-efficiency
πCultural and linguistic alignment
πStrong performance across a broad range of tasks
Havenβt tested the models yet? Check out our call for papers for inspiration π
Learn more about the models:
πLapaLLM
πMamayLM
UNLP recommends: When building AI for Ukrainian, choose models that capture both the language and the culture behind it!
π₯ Why use Ukrainian-centric LLMs? Both LapaLLM and MamayLM offer:
πCost-efficiency
πCultural and linguistic alignment
πStrong performance across a broad range of tasks
Havenβt tested the models yet? Check out our call for papers for inspiration π
Learn more about the models:
πLapaLLM
πMamayLM
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πΊπ¦ One shared task. Three domains.
The shared task data comes from places where βclose enoughβ isnβt enough:
β½ 1st domain β where rules decide outcomes
π 2nd domain β where the smallest error can cost you life
π€« 3rd domain? secret for now!
Intrigued? Learn more on our GitHub.
Convinced? Fill in this form to join the shared task by February 21, 2026 π
The shared task data comes from places where βclose enoughβ isnβt enough:
β½ 1st domain β where rules decide outcomes
π 2nd domain β where the smallest error can cost you life
π€« 3rd domain? secret for now!
Intrigued? Learn more on our GitHub.
Convinced? Fill in this form to join the shared task by February 21, 2026 π
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π’ Second Call for Papers β Now Open!
UNLP 2026 awaits your papers presenting original research on corpus creation, LLMs, speech & OCR, educational tools, cross-lingual transfer, and much more β anything applicable to the Ukrainian or Crimean Tatar languages.
π Paper submission deadline: March 8, 2026
π Learn more about all tracks and how to submit: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/
π Join our Shared Task on Multi-Domain Document Understanding by filling out the registration form by February 21
π Follow us on social media: X, Facebook, LinkedIn
UNLP 2026 awaits your papers presenting original research on corpus creation, LLMs, speech & OCR, educational tools, cross-lingual transfer, and much more β anything applicable to the Ukrainian or Crimean Tatar languages.
π Paper submission deadline: March 8, 2026
π Learn more about all tracks and how to submit: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/
π Join our Shared Task on Multi-Domain Document Understanding by filling out the registration form by February 21
π Follow us on social media: X, Facebook, LinkedIn
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πFormat of papers
Itβs been a while since our last update, and we hope this time was well spent writing your submissions and that youβre almost ready to start formatting themπ
Just a quick reminder that UNLP follows the official ACL style guidelines and uses the ACL style template. You can find all submission requirements on our website. Please note that submissions that do not comply with these requirements will be rejected without review. Checking them in advance will help ensure a smooth review process!
π Paper submission deadline: March 8, 2026
Itβs been a while since our last update, and we hope this time was well spent writing your submissions and that youβre almost ready to start formatting themπ
Just a quick reminder that UNLP follows the official ACL style guidelines and uses the ACL style template. You can find all submission requirements on our website. Please note that submissions that do not comply with these requirements will be rejected without review. Checking them in advance will help ensure a smooth review process!
π Paper submission deadline: March 8, 2026
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UNLP 2026 Shared Task is liveπ
We sincerely apologize for the delay in launching the competition. The winter in Ukraine was incredibly challenging, but we're excited to announce that the UNLP 2026 Shared Task has been launched on Kaggle!
Invitation links have been sent to all registered team leaders via email. If you're a team leader and haven't received the link, please check your spam folder or reach out to us. If you still want to register your team, fill out the form!
Updated timeline:
πMarch 30 (11:58 PM GMT +02:00), 2026 β Final submission of system responses
πApril 2, 2026 β Results announced
πApril 8, 2026 β Shared Task paper due (optional)
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Let's get competing! πͺ
If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or send us an email.
We wish you the best of luck π
More details at https://unlp.org.ua/shared-task/.
We sincerely apologize for the delay in launching the competition. The winter in Ukraine was incredibly challenging, but we're excited to announce that the UNLP 2026 Shared Task has been launched on Kaggle!
Invitation links have been sent to all registered team leaders via email. If you're a team leader and haven't received the link, please check your spam folder or reach out to us. If you still want to register your team, fill out the form!
Updated timeline:
πMarch 30 (11:58 PM GMT +02:00), 2026 β Final submission of system responses
πApril 2, 2026 β Results announced
πApril 8, 2026 β Shared Task paper due (optional)
Thank you for your patience and understanding. Let's get competing! πͺ
If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or send us an email.
We wish you the best of luck π
More details at https://unlp.org.ua/shared-task/.
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Good morning!
Good news! π
We know youβve been waiting for this announcement π
The paper submission deadline has been extended by one week and is now March 16, 2026 (11:59 PM UTC-12).
π Submission requirements: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/
π Submit your paper: https://softconf.com/p/unlp2026
Weβre looking forward to receiving your submissions!
Good news! π
We know youβve been waiting for this announcement π
The paper submission deadline has been extended by one week and is now March 16, 2026 (11:59 PM UTC-12).
π Submission requirements: https://unlp.org.ua/call-for-papers/
π Submit your paper: https://softconf.com/p/unlp2026
Weβre looking forward to receiving your submissions!
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Gratitude post π©·
While many of you are putting the final touches on your solutions for the Shared Task, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Preply for the financial support in creating the dataset.
We thank the Preply team for helping make this initiative possible π©· Weβre excited to see the results and the ideas that come out of it!
While many of you are putting the final touches on your solutions for the Shared Task, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Preply for the financial support in creating the dataset.
We thank the Preply team for helping make this initiative possible π©· Weβre excited to see the results and the ideas that come out of it!
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UNLP 2026 Shared Task on Multi-Domain Document Understanding is ΠΎfficially Ρlosed! π
The winner is Team GA, achieving an outstanding score of 0.95 on the private test set!π
Congratulations to all participants! See the full leaderboard in the image above and stay tuned for the detailed Shared Task report at UNLP 2026: https://unlp.org.ua/
Competition Stats:
β 54 teams registered
β 15 teams actively participated
β 513 total submissions made
π Reminder: Shared Task paper deadline is April 8, 2026. All participants are welcome to submit papers describing their approaches.
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to advancing Ukrainian NLP! πΊπ¦
The winner is Team GA, achieving an outstanding score of 0.95 on the private test set!π
Congratulations to all participants! See the full leaderboard in the image above and stay tuned for the detailed Shared Task report at UNLP 2026: https://unlp.org.ua/
Competition Stats:
β 54 teams registered
β 15 teams actively participated
β 513 total submissions made
π Reminder: Shared Task paper deadline is April 8, 2026. All participants are welcome to submit papers describing their approaches.
Thank you to everyone who participated and contributed to advancing Ukrainian NLP! πΊπ¦
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The UNLP 2026 program is out β registration is now open! π
This yearβs conference features two days packed with research talks, keynotes, shared task presentations, and discussions about Ukrainian NLP πΊπ¦
UNLP 2026 includes sessions on:
πTranslation & Evaluation
πCore NLP & Linguistic Resources
πLanguage Proficiency & Paraphrasing
πSpeech, Multimodality & OCR
πApplications, Systems & Tools
πShared Task: Multi-Domain Document Understanding
The program also features keynote talks and a panel discussion β weβll be sharing more details soon β€οΈ
UNLP 2026 will take place on May 29β30, 2026 in a hybrid format, with both online participation and an in-person meeting at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
π Explore the full program: https://unlp.org.ua/program/
π Register here: https://bit.ly/4uyv9vY
This yearβs conference features two days packed with research talks, keynotes, shared task presentations, and discussions about Ukrainian NLP πΊπ¦
UNLP 2026 includes sessions on:
πTranslation & Evaluation
πCore NLP & Linguistic Resources
πLanguage Proficiency & Paraphrasing
πSpeech, Multimodality & OCR
πApplications, Systems & Tools
πShared Task: Multi-Domain Document Understanding
The program also features keynote talks and a panel discussion β weβll be sharing more details soon β€οΈ
UNLP 2026 will take place on May 29β30, 2026 in a hybrid format, with both online participation and an in-person meeting at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
π Explore the full program: https://unlp.org.ua/program/
π Register here: https://bit.ly/4uyv9vY
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Next session on Core NLP & Linguistic Resources is starting now. Join us!
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