KeynoteMain Auditorium
Opening Keynote← AfriNLP 2026
Programme
3–5 Sep 2026 · Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, Benin City · all times WATVersion 1 · published 13 Aug 2026, 01:00 WAT
THU 3 Sept
- 08:30to 09:30
- 09:30to 11:00Paper sessionHall ASession 1: Computational LinguisticsA Mixed-Methods Study for Corpus Linguistics in Sub-Saharan Africa — Kagiso Salami Reinforcement Learning for Corpus Linguistics in Sub-Saharan Africa — Maryam Odhiambo A Mixed-Methods Study for Corpus Linguistics in Resource-Constrained Hospitals — Abena UmehPaper sessionHall BSession 2: Natural Language ProcessingA Mixed-Methods Study for Low-Resource Languages in Resource-Constrained Hospitals — Tendai Salami A Privacy-Preserving Architecture for Machine Translation in Low-Bandwidth Environments — Achieng Salami A Mixed-Methods Study for Machine Translation in Low-Bandwidth Environments — Olumide Tijani Transfer Learning for Low-Resource Languages in Sub-Saharan Africa — Jide Akinola
- 11:00to 11:30BreakCoffee Break
- 13:00to 14:00BreakLunch
- 14:00to 15:30PostersExhibition HallPoster SessionEdge-Cloud Collaboration for Machine Translation in Sub-Saharan Africa Federated Learning for Syntax Parsing in Sub-Saharan Africa A Privacy-Preserving Architecture for Low-Resource Languages for Rural Communities in West Africa
- 18:30to 21:00SocialSenate Building CourtyardWelcome Reception
FRI 4 Sept
- 08:30to 09:30KeynoteMain AuditoriumKeynote 2
- 11:00to 11:30BreakCoffee Break
- 13:00to 14:00BreakLunch
- 16:00to 17:30PanelMain AuditoriumPanel: The Future of African Research Infrastructure