First Workshop on Computational Developmental Linguistics

CDL 2026

Date 3-7 July 2026
Location San Diego, United States
Venue Grand Hyatt Manchester San Diego, 1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101
Format In Person

About this Conference

A workshop bridging machine learning and developmental linguistics, exploring similarities and differences between language models and human language learning. The event aims to motivate better language model engineering and more rigorous computational modeling of human language acquisition.

Call for Papers

Submission types include long papers (up to 8 pages, both archival and non-archival), short papers (up to 4 pages, both archival and non-archival), and ARR commitments. Archival papers will receive an additional page in the camera-ready version to address reviewers' feedback and will be published in the ACL Anthology.

Important Dates

  • Full Paper Submission March 20, 2026
  • Review Due April 22, 2026
  • Notification May 1, 2026
  • Camera Ready May 15, 2026
  • Submission December 15, 2025
  • Conference dates 3-7 July 2026