Workshops & Tutorials

ACM Conference on AI and Agentic Systems (CAIS 2026)

San Jose, California • May 26, 2026

Overview

CAIS 2026 will host workshops and tutorials on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, the day before the main conference begins. These sessions provide deep dives into practical methods, frameworks, and emerging research directions in compound AI systems.

We invite proposals for half-day or full-day workshops that bring together researchers and practitioners to explore focused topics within the CAIS scope.

Workshop Proposal Timeline

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Workshop Application Open	Mon, February 9, 2026
Workshop Application Deadline	Mon, March 9, 2026 (11:59 PM AoE)
Workshop Acceptance Notification	Mon, March 23, 2026
Suggested Submission Date for Workshop Contributions	Sun, April 26, 2026
Workshops & Tutorials Day	Tue, May 26, 2026

Topics of Interest

We welcome workshop proposals on topics including but not limited to:

DSPy and programmatic prompt optimization
Multi-agent system architectures
RAG systems and retrieval optimization
Tool-augmented language models
Evaluation frameworks for compound AI

MLOps for compound AI systems
Safety and alignment in agentic systems
Debugging and observability tools
Production deployment case studies
Emerging research directions

Proposal Guidelines

Workshop proposals should include:

Title and abstract: Clear description of the workshop focus
Organizers: Names, affiliations, and brief bios of organizers
Format: Half-day or full-day, with tentative schedule
Audience: Expected attendance and target participants
History: Previous editions (if applicable) with attendance numbers

Detailed submission instructions will be posted when the application opens on February 9, 2026.

Workshop Co-Chairs

Deepti Raghavan

Brown University

Lingjiao Chen

Microsoft Research

Key Dates

Application Opens:
February 9, 2026

Deadline:
March 9, 2026

Notification:
March 23, 2026

Workshops Day:
May 26, 2026

Dates subject to change

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