The VulGen’26 brings together the IR community and related disciplines (e.g., cyber security) to foster cross-disciplinary engagement and advance understanding of vulnerabilities in generative systems used for IR. Through VulGen’26, we aim to (i) understand under what circumstances the generative systems could “go wrong” (i.e., vulnerabilities), in both current state and future development; and (ii) build a dedicated research community to address the potential downsides of generative systems that could lead to unexpected or harmful outcomes.

You can expect a full-day dynamic program packed with keynote and panel sessions, structured breakout discussions, extended abstract presentations, and engaging poster and demonstration sessions.

For further information on SIGIR conference registrations, please visit the SIGIR 2026 website.