NAACL (North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics)

The NAACL, or North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, is a professional organization focused on advancing the science of language technology. It brings together researchers, students, and industry experts to share research, discuss innovations, and collaborate on developing tools that help computers understand and process human language. NAACL organizes conferences, publishes scholarly work, and fosters a community dedicated to improving natural language processing—making interactions with technology more intuitive and effective—for applications like translation, speech recognition, and chatbots.