Department of Linguistics
North American Computational Linguistics Open (NACLO)
NACLO 2026 Open Round Competition | January 29, 2026 - Fresno State
Students who qualify in the open round competition will be eligible to compete in
the NACLO Invitational Round, which will be held on March 19, 2026, and students who
qualify in the NACLO invitational round will be eligible to compete in the International
Linguistics Olympiad to be held in Bucharest, Romania in July 2026.
NACLO.org
About NACLO
NACLO is a fun contest for high school students who are interested in solving linguistic
puzzles. Through these puzzles, students are introduced to the diversity and consistency of
language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary. Winners of NACLO are eligible to compete in the International Linguistics Olympiad.
Professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics, language technologies and
artificial intelligence use dozens of languages to create engaging problems that represent
cutting edge issues in their fields. The competition has attracted top students to
study and work in those same fields. It is truly an opportunity for young people to
experience a taste of natural-language processing in the 21st century.
For more information
Dr. Brian Agbayani, Department of Linguistics
Dr. John Boyle, Department of Linguistics