MWire Labs is organizing NortheastGenAI 2026, a first-edition virtual workshop on May 29, 2026, focused on AI-assisted research on Northeast India’s languages, cultures, and ecosystems.
The workshop is inspired by Agents4Science 2025 (Stanford) and adapts that spirit for one of the most linguistically diverse and underrepresented regions in global AI research – home to over 200 languages, extraordinary biodiversity, and oral traditions that remain largely absent from mainstream datasets.
An Open Experiment
NortheastGenAI is explicitly experimental. All submissions must be substantially AI-generated or AI-assisted, with full disclosure of methodology. All submissions, prompting methods, and AI-assisted reviews are publicly visible on OpenReview. Humans remain the final gatekeepers – no acceptance or rejection is decided by AI alone.
Tracks
Submissions are accepted across three tracks:
- T1: Language, Culture, and Heritage
- T2: Society, History, and Anthropology
- T3: AI and Technology for Northeast India
Organizing Committee
The workshop is chaired by researchers across five Northeast Indian states – Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland – representing universities including Assam Kaziranga University, Assam University Silchar, Martin Luther Christian University, and Nagaland University, alongside MWire Labs.
Keynote
Bonaventure F. P. Dossou (PhD Candidate, McGill University & Mila) will deliver the opening keynote: “Doing More with Less: Efficient Methods for Low-Resource Languages.”
Key Dates
- Submissions open: April 8, 2026
- Submission deadline: May 15, 2026
- Notifications: May 23, 2026
- Workshop day: May 29, 2026
More details at northeastgenai.github.io
