Organizers

2026 Program Committee

Cam Allen

Cam Allen
Program Chair
Postdoctoral Scholar
UC Berkeley

Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen
Postdoctoral Scholar
UC Berkeley

Karim Abdel Sadek

Karim Abdel Sadek
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Mark Bedaywi

Mark Bedaywi
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Nathan Henry

Nathan Henry
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Michelle Li

Michelle Li
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Bhaskar Mishra

Bhaskar Mishra
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Julian Yocum

Julian Yocum
PhD Student
UC Berkeley

Workshop Admin Leads

Sarah Otis

Sarah Otis
Assistant Director
CHAI

J.P. Gonzales

J.P. Gonzales
Assistant to Stuart Russell
CHAI

Steering Committee

Serina Chang

Serina Chang
Assistant Professor
UC Berkeley

Andrew Critch

Andrew Critch
CEO / Cofounder
Encultured AI

Anca Dragan

Anca Dragan
Associate Professor
UC Berkeley
Director, AI Safety & Alignment
Google DeepMind

Jaime Fernández Fisac

Jaime Fernández Fisac
Assistant Professor
Princeton

Mark Nitzberg

Mark Nitzberg
Executive Director
CHAI

Emma Pierson

Emma Pierson
Assistant Professor
UC Berkeley

Stuart Russell

Stuart Russell
Professor
UC Berkeley

Jonathan Stray

Jonathan Stray
Senior Scientist
CHAI

Justin Svegliato

Justin Svegliato
Senior Research Scientist
Microsoft & CHAI

Max Tegmark

Max Tegmark
Professor
MIT

Maxy the Paperclip Maximizer Assistant