Forum on Cyber Resilience
The Forum on Cyber Resilience serves as an independent, trusted venue in which experts from industry, academia, and government can work collaboratively to explore emerging critical challenges related to the security, trustworthiness, and resilience of the nation's computing, communications systems, and critical infrastructures. Blending expertise in technology, policy, national security, and the law, the Forum convenes senior representatives and serves both as a readily available source of insight and expertise and as a body committed to anticipating and thinking about future trends. Forum activities inform stakeholders through convenings, dialogues, and published workshop summaries and through engagements with consensus study committees.
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News and Updates
Upcoming Event: Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering
Update
The National Academies will hold a convening to identify research priorities for AI-enabled software engineering on June 29 - 30, 2026. The meeting will explore how generative AI is being used to develop software in both commercial and government settings, as well as the potential risks and new threat vectors that may emerge as these technologies are deployed at scale.
Securing AI Systems: Experts Consider Research Priorities at April Event
Program News
Experts in cybersecurity and artificial intelligence recently gathered at the National Academies to examine AI security, how existing cybersecurity tools and practices can be adapted, and emerging risks in high-impact applications such as scientific research, drug discovery, and financial services. Speakers from various organizations including Microsoft, Meta, Qualcomm, and Security Superintelligence Labs explored priorities as the use of AI-enabled systems increases.
Past Events