International Conference on Corpus Linguistics, and Emerging Technologies (ICCL 2026)

International Conference on Corpus, Computational Linguistics and Emerging Technologies (ICCL 2026) will be held on 5 May 2026 at Bahria University E-8 Campus, Islamabad.

The conference is organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (English Cluster). It aims to bring together researchers, scholars, and academics to discuss emerging developments in corpus studies, computational linguistics, and modern language technologies.

The conference promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and encourages research that connects language studies with data-driven and technological approaches.

 Call for Papers 

Researchers, scholars, and practitioners are invited to submit abstracts related to the following areas.

Conference Themes 

• Language Corpora and Discourse
• Corpus Design, Annotation and Analysis
• Computational Models of Language
• Corpus-based Approaches to Discourse
• Natural Language Processing (NLP) Applications
• Corpus Linguistics in Language Teaching and Learning
• Multilingual and Low-resource Language Corpora
• Ethics and Challenges in Corpus-based Research
• AI and Advanced Language Models in Corpus Linguistics
• Corpus-Assisted Stylistics and Discourse Analysis
• Spoken and Multimodal Corpus Analysis
• Corpus Approaches to Literary Discourse
• Language and Technology in Digital Humanities
• Using PakLocCorp and Online Corpora for Language Research

 Important Dates 

  Submission Guidelines 

Authors are invited to submit original and unpublished abstracts aligned with the conference themes.

Submission requirements:

• Abstract length: 200–300 words
• Formatting style: APA Style (7th Edition)
• Abstract must clearly mention:
• research objective
• methodology
• expected findings
• significance of the study

Abstracts should be submitted through the official online form.

 Important Links: 
For Paper submission:
https://forms.gle/tZxjXyrkQW7WyMXX6

For Participants:
https://forms.gle/b4uTMgc9X2Fxj28k8

 International Speakers: 

Dr. Antonio Da Silva
Lecturer in the Department of Language and Linguistics
The University of Essex, UK


Dr. Benet Vincent
Assistant Professor in the School of Humanities
Coventry University, UK

 National Speakers 


Dr. Fauzia Janjua
Dean of Faculty of Languages and Literature
Islamic International University, Islamabad

Dr. Wasima Shehzad
Professor of Linguistics
Air University, Islamabad

Prof. Dr Raja Nasim Akhtar
Professor of English Language and Linguistics
Abasyn University Islamabad Campus

 
Dr. Muhammad Kamal Khan
Associate Professor
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

Dr. Ghulam Ali
Director of the Centre for Languages and Translation Studies
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad

 
Dr. Uzma Anjum
Associate Professor
Department of English
Air University, Islamabad

6. Dr. Rooh Ul Amin
Professor
Department of English and Director Academics
Rawalpindi Women University, Satellite Town, Rawalpindi

Dr. Akifa Imtiaz
Associate Professor
Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

Dr. Yasir Hussain
Assistant Professor
English Department
Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Dr. Salma Kalim
Assistant Professor
International Islamic University, Islamabad

 Organizing Team: 

• Patron: Dr. Farrukh Shahzad
• Conference Chair: Prof. Dr. Adam Saud
• Conference Co-Chair: Prof. Dr. Irfan Qaisari
• Focal person / Coordinator: Dr. Tehseen Zahra
•Academic Head: Ms. Nadia Rehman
• Organizers: Faculty Members (English Clusters)

 Venue 

The conference will take place at Bahria University, E-8 Campus, Islamabad.

 Contact Information 

For queries and further information:

Email: bufacultyhub@gmail.com
Phone: 0318-5562262;  0333-6105584