Workshops & Tutorials
ACM Conference on AI and Agentic Systems (ACM CAIS 2026)
San Jose, California • May 26, 2026
Accepted Workshops
Five workshops have been accepted for the inaugural CAIS workshop day on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Workshop attendance is included with full conference registration. Note that registration has reached capacity; visit the registration page to join the waitlist. Visit each workshop's website for submission details and schedules.
AI Agents for Discovery in the Wild
ai-discovery-in-the-wild.github.ioRLEval: Methods and Reinforcement Learning Environments for Evaluating AI Agents
rl-eval.github.ioSupporting Our AI Overlords (SAO)
bauplanlabs.github.io/SAO-workshopAgent Skills 2026
agentskills-workshop.github.ioAgentic Software Engineering
agenticse-cais.github.ioHalf-Day Tutorial
A half-day tutorial will take place on the morning of Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
Independently Organized Events
The following events take place at external venues and are independently organized and hosted by their respective organizers. Listings are provided as a courtesy to attendees and do not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, or official affiliation with ACM CAIS.
SAO Workshop Happy Hour
Tuesday, May 26 • 6:30 PM PT • San Jose (venue TBD)
An informal reception organized by the Supporting Our AI Overlords (SAO) workshop organizers following the afternoon session. The SAO best paper award, sponsored by MongoDB, will be presented during the event.
Organized by Bauplan, Mozilla AI, and MongoDB. Space is limited; RSVP is required.
RSVP on LumaImportant Dates
| Suggested Submission Date for Workshop Contributions | Sun, April 12, 2026 |
| Mandatory Accept/Reject Notification Date | Tue, May 5, 2026 (tentative) |
| Workshops & Tutorials Day | Tue, May 26, 2026 |
Attendee Information
- Workshop attendance is included with full conference registration. Note that registration has reached capacity. Visit the registration page to join the waitlist.
- All workshops take place in-person at the conference venue on Tuesday, May 26.
- Coffee breaks and lunch are provided.
For workshop organizers: Workshop organizers are responsible for creating their own website and publishing versions of workshop papers. CAIS does not provide support for official workshop proceedings.
Workshop Co-Chairs
Deepti Raghavan
Brown University
Lingjiao Chen
Microsoft Research