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TokShop 2026
Second Tokenization Workshop
The Second Tokenization Workshop (TokShop) at COLM 2026 brings together researchers to explore tokenization—the process of converting raw data into discrete units—as a foundational component across machine learning domains. It focuses on innovations and challenges in tokenization for natural language, multimodal data (images, audio, video), and beyond, fostering cross-disciplinary dialogue on representation learning and model efficiency.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
June 27, 2026
AoE
Workshop timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
June 27, 2026 · AoE
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Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Extended abstracts
Up to 2 pages
Research areas in scope
01
Topics of Interest
Subword TokenizationTokenization for Various ModalitiesMultilingual TokenizationTokenizer ModificationAlternative Approaches to Represent InputTokenization and Statistics
Policies worth checking twice
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- Use the provided LaTeX template; do not modify style files or use templates from other conferences
- Papers must be anonymized and uploaded as a single PDF
- References and appendices can be unlimited but reviewers are not required to read them
- Posting on preprint servers like ArXiv is permitted
- Review process is double-blind
- Discussion of limitations and ethical/societal implications is encouraged but not required and does not count toward page limit
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026