We are pleased to announce the 2026 CyLab Partners Conference!
All main events and presentations will be held on the Carnegie Mellon University Campus in the Rangos Ballroom at the Jared L. Cohon University Center.
The CyLab Annual Partners Conference highlights the latest research in security and privacy with an interactive forum between faculty, students, and industry. We are excited to welcome our guests back to campus for this year’s two-day event, which will include more than 30 faculty and student presentations. All sessions will consist of brief talks, followed by active dialogue with our attendees.
Attendance is limited to invited guests, representatives of CyLab's partners, and CMU CyLab faculty, staff, and students.
If you have any questions regarding the 2026 CyLab Partners Conference, please contact Isabelle Glassmith at iglassmi@andrew.cmu.edu.
For information on hotels and transportation please see our "Visiting CyLab" page.
Not a CyLab partner? Learn how your company can benefit from becoming one. Contact the Senior Director of Partnerships, Michael Lisanti, at mlisanti@cmu.edu or 412-268-1870.
Agenda
Agenda subject to change
Day 1: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 (EDT)
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. – Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:15 a.m. - 10:17 a.m. – Session I: Partnerships and Initiatives
10:17 a.m. - 10:37 a.m. – Break
10:37 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. – Session II: Generative AI and ML (Part 1)
11:50 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. – Lunch and Student Poster Session
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. – Session III: Generative AI and ML (Part 2)
2:15 p.m. - 3:29 p.m. – Session IV: Crypto and Blockchain (Part 1)
3:29 p.m. - 3:59 p.m. – Break
3:59 p.m. - 4:49 p.m. – Session V: Crypto and Blockchain (Part 2)
4:49 p.m. - 4:54 p.m. – End-of-day remarks
5:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. – Dinner
Day 2: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 (EDT)
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.– Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. – Opening remarks
9:05 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. – CyLab Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. – Session VI: Privacy
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. – Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:12 p.m. – Session VII: Software Security
12:12 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. – Lunch and Student Poster Session
1:40 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. – Session VIII: Hardware Security
2:40 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. – Session IX: Usability
3:40 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. – Closing remarks
Special thanks to our program committee: Lorrie Cranor, Lujo Bauer, Mark Sherman, Osman Yagan, Michael Lisanti, Isabelle Glassmith, Beth Bucher, Michael Cunningham, Ashley Bon, and Danyel Kusbit.