North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition
The University of Utah is a local host for the North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition! NACLO is a free contest in which high school students learn about linguistics and language technologies by solving puzzles. The contest helps students identify potential careers related to languages, language technologies, and computer science. They also exercise problem-solving skills and have fun!
Practice Rounds
We will be hosting practice rounds for the NACLO.
Open Round
See below for details on and registration for the NACLO Open Round.
WHEN
January 23, 2025 | 10:00am - 1:00pm
(Please arrive early as the contest starts immediately at 10:00am)
WHERE
University of Utah - LNCO 2110 View Map
REGISTRATION
To register for the actual competition, click the button below. Please list the University of Utah as your site.
For information and practice problems, please visit naclo.org.
Invitational Round
The problems in this round are harder than the Open Round problems. The purpose is to select national winners, who will be eligible to participate in the international competition, the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL).
WHEN
March 13, 2025 | Time TBA
WHERE
University of Utah Language & Communication Building (LNCO) - Room Info TBA
REGISTRATION
Registration to this event will open after the open round.
For information and practice problems, please visit naclo.org.
If you have any questions, please email us at linguistics@utah.edu.
