IEEE ACSAC · Event date December 7, 2026 - December 11, 2026

IEEE ACSAC 2026

Why it matters
December 7, 2026 - December 11, 2026
Scheduled event

ACSAC runs December 7–11 in Los Angeles, with a 2026 focus on security and privacy of agentic systems. Its AI-related workshops include offensive and defensive agents, biotechnology AI safety, and AI for threat intelligence on December 7, followed by resilient and trustworthy machine learning on December 8.

My takeaway: Use the dated workshop listings to choose relevant sessions within the conference week. Look for explicit threat models, reproducible evaluations, and evidence that controls work when agents invoke tools or handle sensitive information.
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