Full papers
Up to 7 pages (excluding references and appendices); should present mature or completed research.
Machine Learning/CORE Unranked
FAST 2026
Foundations of Agentic Systems Theory
The FAST 2026 workshop, held in conjunction with NeurIPS 2026 in Paris, explores the foundational theory of agentic AI systems by examining emergent behaviors and system-level dynamics in populations of LLM-based agents. It encourages interdisciplinary contributions from fields such as complex systems, cognitive science, and organizational sociology to better understand the mechanisms, risks, and controllability of agentic systems beyond traditional AI approaches.
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Short papers
Up to 4 pages (excluding references and appendices); intended for describing ongoing work, early-stage ideas, or the release of benchmarks and datasets.
Research areas in scope
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Scope and Topics
Mechanisms of emergent capabilities and behaviors in agentic systemsEvaluation, detection, and bounding of emergent capabilities or failure modesHarness engineering and (neuro-symbolic) scaffoldingTheory of mind and recursive social cognitionFormation of norms, conventions, and collective bias in populations of agentsCompositional safety and governanceDefinitions and philosophy of agency and emergence in engineered systemsObservability/monitorability and steerability/controllability of populations of agents
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be anonymized for double-blind review.
- Submissions must use the NeurIPS 2026 template; violation of length or formatting requirements results in desk rejection.
- Hallucinated references lead to removal of all submissions from the authors without review.
- Papers are non-archival and may be submitted elsewhere.
- At least one author of each accepted paper must register and attend the workshop.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026