Aim & Scope

ACM RACS 2026 — Resilience, AI, and Cyber-Systems will provide a leading forum for researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to address emerging challenges at the intersection of resilient computing, artificial intelligence, and cyber-enabled systems. The conference will highlight innovative theories, technologies, and applications that advance the reliability, robustness, intelligence, security, and trustworthiness of modern computing infrastructures across scientific, industrial, and societal domains. ACM RACS 2026 welcomes original research contributions spanning artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, distributed and autonomous systems, security and trusted computing, resilient architectures, edge and cloud computing, data-driven systems, operating systems, networking, and related areas of applied computing. Authors are invited to submit high-quality papers presenting novel ideas, methods, systems, and applications that contribute to the design and operation of resilient, intelligent, and secure cyber-systems.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Trustworthy, Reliable, and Robust AI
• Explainable, Responsible, and Human-Centered AI
• Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
• AI for Cybersecurity and Cyber-Resilience
• Secure and Privacy-Preserving Computing
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Internet of Things and Smart Systems
• Embedded, Real-Time, and Safety-Critical Systems
• Mission-Critical and Resilient Systems
• Fault-Tolerant and Dependable Computing
• Distributed, Edge, Cloud, and Continuum Computing
• Large-Scale and High-Performance Computing Systems
• AI-Driven Networking, 5G/6G, and Next-Generation Communication Systems
• Data-Centric AI and Machine Learning Systems
• Generative AI Systems and Applications
• Operating Systems, Runtime Systems, and System Software for AI
• Digital Twins, Smart Infrastructure, and Cyber-Enabled Environments
• Blockchain, Decentralized, and Trusted Systems
• Resilience in Critical Infrastructure
• AI Applications in Industry, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Science, and Engineering

All submitted papers will undergo a rigorous blind peer-review process and will be evaluated by at least three referees. Accepted papers will be published in the ACM conference proceedings and included in the ACM Digital Library. Extended versions of selected high-quality papers will be invited for publication in special issues or special sections of several international journals associated with RACS 2026.

Special Track/Workshop Proposal

In conjunction with RACS 2026, special workshops and tracks will be organized. Proposals for workshops and tracks should include the following information: the title of the workshop or track, its purpose and scope, short bios of the organizers, a tentative list of Technical Program Committee members, and a tentative website URL.

Workshop and track proposals should be submitted to the Program Co-Chairs, Dr. Ya-Shu Chen at yschen@mail.ntust.edu.tw and Dr. Junggab Son at junggab.son@unlv.edu, by June 16, 2026.

Instructions for Authors

1. By submitting an article to an ACM publication, authors acknowledge that they and their co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects. Alleged violations of this policy, or of any ACM Publications Policy, will be investigated by ACM and may result in the retraction of the paper, as well as other potential penalties in accordance with ACM Publications Policy.
2. Authors and co-authors are also expected to obtain an ORCID ID in order to complete the publishing process for accepted papers. ACM has supported ORCID from its inception and has committed to collecting ORCID IDs from all published authors. This collection process has begun and will become a requirement throughout 2026. ORCID IDs help improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution, and support broader community efforts related to name normalization.

Important Dates

• July 12, 2026 : Paper Submission Deadline
• September 1, 2026 : Author Notification
• September 30, 2026 : Camera-Ready Copy & Early Registration