Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems are increasingly embedded in safety- and mission-critical domains such as healthcare, transportation, energy, and nuclear environments. However, the integration of AI brings new dimensions of risk, uncertainty, and adversarial vulnerability that challenge traditional safety and security assurance methods.

This workshop aims to bridge the dependability and AI research communities by addressing fundamental and practical challenges in AI safety, security, and trustworthiness. It will provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, discuss methodologies, and explore standards and regulatory frameworks supporting safe and secure AI adoption in critical systems.

The theme of the workshop is Towards Dependable and Trustworthy Intelligent Systems and the Workshop's goals include:

• To identify key research challenges and emerging methodologies for AI safety and security
• To facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration between AI, dependability, and cyber security experts
• To promote discussion on standardisation, certification, and governance for AI dependability, safety and security
• To encourage young researcher participation through short papers and panel sessions

AI-SS 2026 is proudly sponsored by:

University of Kent - Institute of Cyber Security for Society (ICSS)

 CRANE AI-Cyber SIG (Special Interest Group on AI and Cyber Security)
IEEE UK and Ireland Communications Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Computational Intelligence Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Computer Society Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Electronic Packaging and Reliability Joint Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Robotics & Autonomous Systems Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) Chapter
IEEE UK and Ireland Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Chapter

https://cyber.kent.ac.uk/events/AI-SS2026/