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Nigerian Conference on AI 2026

31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026Calabar, Nigeria · In personTimes in WAT (Africa/Lagos)
Submissions closed on 3 May 2026

Call for papers

The 2025 edition hosted 200+ researchers exploring AI for NLP, smart agriculture, and urban planning in Nigeria.

Double-blind peer review, with 3 reviews per paper.

  • Full Paper
  • Short Paper
  • Poster
  • Abstract Only

Tracks and topics

01Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
  • Deep Learning
  • Reinforcement Learning
  • AI for Social Good
02Natural Language Processing
  • Low-Resource Languages
  • Machine Translation
  • Sentiment Analysis

Important dates

  1. Call opens3 Jan 2026Done
  2. Registration closes4 Mar 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  3. Abstract submission closes3 Apr 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  4. Full paper due3 May 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  5. Author notification2 Jul 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  6. Camera-ready due1 Aug 2026, 01:00 WATDone
  7. Conference31 Aug – 3 Sep 2026Done

Fees

REGISTRATION
StudentDiscounted rate for full-time students with valid ID₦40,000
AcademicFor researchers and university faculty members₦120,000
Industry ProfessionalFor industry practitioners and professionals₦240,000
Virtual AttendeeRemote participation with full access to online sessions₦56,000

Paid online in naira. Receipts are emailed to you.

Submission guidelines

Full papers: up to 10 pages; short papers: up to 6 pages (IEEE double-column format, references excluded). Submissions must be anonymised for double-blind review.

Venue

Faculty of Science, University of CalabarCalabar, Nigeria

Contact

Questions about submissions or registration:conferences+unical@example.com