NLP Medical Informatics

1st Workshop on Clinical Natural Language Processing for Quality of Life

cNLP4QoL 2026

Date 1 June 2026
Location Minneapolis, United States
Venue IEEE ICHI 2026, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Format In Person

About this Conference

A workshop focusing on advancing NLP methods for extracting, modeling, and integrating Quality of Life (QoL) signals into healthcare workflows. It brings together researchers, clinicians, and practitioners to explore comprehensive approaches to understanding QoL through clinical narratives and patient-generated text.

Call for Papers

Seeking original, unpublished work on NLP methods for quality of life research. Submission types include:
- Regular papers (8–10 pages): mature work with substantial evaluation
- Short papers (4–6 pages): innovative ideas with preliminary results
- Position papers (4–6 pages): emerging directions or critical perspectives
- Abstracts (2 pages): vision papers or work in progress

Single-blind peer review. Accepted papers will be published in IEEE ICHI 2026 Proceedings, archived in IEEE Xplore.

Important Dates

  • Full Paper Submission March 15, 2026
  • Notification March 21, 2026
  • Camera Ready March 28, 2026
  • Presentation May 18, 2026
  • Conference dates 1 June 2026