Speakers & Presenters
Meet the world-class keynote speakers and featured presenters sharing cutting-edge research on AI, language assessment, and academic integrity at AsiaCALL 2026.
Keynote Speakers
Plenary and keynote addresses from leading global authorities
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Vu Phi Ho is a prominent scholar in CALL and Applied Linguistics. He has published over 90 articles, of which 26 articles in Scopus and 15 articles ISI-indexed journals, and 11 books, of which 3 are course books and 3 books indexed in Scopus. He currently serves as the Managing Editor of CALL-EJ (Scopus Q1) and is a Vice-President of the International Association of TESOL & Education (ICTE). His research focuses on the intersection of technology and language acquisition.
Prof. Dr. Jozef Colpaert is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, best known for his monumental 21-year tenure as Editor-in-Chief of the premier Taylor & Francis journal, Computer Assisted Language Learning (2002–2023) (SSCI/Scopus Q1). Through this leadership, he profoundly shaped global research standards in educational technology and language acquisition. He continues to guide the field as the editor of Language and Motivation and serves on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of TESOL & Education (IJTE). A pioneering advocate for pedagogy-driven educational engineering, his research explores motivational task design and transdisciplinarity. Having organized the International CALL Research Conferences for two decades, his exceptional legacy in language education was recently celebrated with a 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Professor Andrew Lian is the President of the International Association of TESOL & Education (ICTE) and former President of AsiaCALL. He is a Professor of Foreign Language Studies at Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, and Professor Emeritus at the University of Canberra. He has held positions at Rice University, Western Illinois University, and has decades of experience as a director and department chair in foreign language education. His research focuses on technology-enhanced language learning (TELL) and self-organizing learning environments.
Prof. Dr. Jeremy White is a professor in the College of Information Science and Engineering at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has taught English as a Foreign Language in Japan for over 20 years. He earned his PhD from Kyoto University, where his dissertation focused on Minecraft and task-based learning to support English language communication. He is the editor-in-chief of CALL-EJ and co-editor-in-chief of the International Journal of AI in Language Education.
Dr. Ania Lian is a senior lecturer in Education at Charles Darwin University, Australia. Her work has focused on technology in second language learning, software development, inclusive learning environments, and learner-centredness. She has also built collaborative academic networks across Australia and Asia. As Vice-President for Research & Innovation, she established the AsiaCALL Professional Learning Community and the AsiaCALL Ph.D. and Research Chat Page.
Assistant Professor Thanis Tangkitjaroenkun is a faculty member in the Department of Language Studies at King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi in Thailand. Serving as Editor-in-Chief of the rEFLections journal since 2022, he teaches English and English literature to undergraduate and graduate students. His primary academic research interests include postcolonial literature, world literature, sociolinguistics, and the applications of multicultural education.
Featured Speakers
Expert insights and innovative pedagogical approaches
Dr. Lala Bumela Sudimantara is a senior lecturer in the English Language Teacher Education Program at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, UINSSC, Indonesia, and also serves as Director of the International Office. His work in Multisensory Computer-Assisted Language Learning integrates neuroaesthetics, decolonial theory, embodied cognition, and the Verbotonal Approach. His recent Springer monograph reflects his commitment to equitable, culturally grounded, and sensorially rich language education.
Dr. Duy Van Vu is currently Dean of the Faculty of English at East Asia University of Technology, Vietnam. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from KU Leuven (Belgium) and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from Lancaster University (United Kingdom). His primary research interests include second language (vocabulary) acquisition, corpus linguistics, (extensive) reading, writing, English Medium Instruction, and Global Englishes. He has published articles in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Studies in Second Language Acquisition, TESOL Quarterly, Language Teaching Research, Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, RELC Journal, Journal of Second Language Writing, among others. He has also published chapters in several edited books with Routledge and Springer. He is Book Review Editor at ITL – International Journal of Applied Linguistics and an ad hoc reviewer for various peer-reviewed journals, such as Applied Linguistics, the Modern Language Journal, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Language Learning, TESOL Quarterly, and Language Teaching Research.
Mai Ngọc Khôi has worked in education since 2006, across K–12 and tertiary levels in Vietnam, spanning private and international schools as well as university-level programs, in both administrative and academic roles. He currently serves as Director of the Phương Đông Language Center at Phuong Dong University. His research draws on critical discourse analysis and narrative inquiry to examine language and education policy, teacher professional development, and the discursive construction of educational reform in Vietnam. His work on artificial intelligence in English-language education includes the use of chatbots in writing assessment, AI-supported approaches to addressing English-learning barriers among non-English-major students, and the discourse surrounding AI in Vietnam’s IELTS preparation market.
Long V. Nguyen is the Rector of the University of Danang – University of Foreign Language Studies, Vietnam. With over 25 years of academic experience, he has specialized in Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and contributed extensively to national language education initiatives. His research interests encompass educational technology, digital literacy, collaborative learning, and language teacher education.