

ACM launches CAIS 2026, a new conference on AI and agentic systems
As AI systems rapidly move from standalone models to sophisticated multi-component deployments, a new conference will address one of the field’s most critical challenges: how to engineer AI systems that work in the real world. From May 26–29, 2026, researchers and practitioners from academia and industry will gather in San Jose, California for CAIS 2026, the inaugural ACM Conference on AI and Agentic Systems.