Embedded Safety and Security Summit 2026 (ESSS 2026)

Professor Dr. Karthik Vaidhyanathan from Software Engineering Research Center (SERC), IIIT Hyderabad, participated in a panel discussion at the Embedded Safety and Security Summit 2026 (ESSS 2026) held in Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

He delivered a talk titled “When Agentic AI Enters Safety-Critical Systems: Engineering Autonomy Under Uncertainty,” exploring the opportunities and challenges of introducing Agentic AI into safety-critical systems. His talk addressed key questions around the appropriate level of autonomy, engineering for uncertainty, and ensuring the dependability of AI-enabled systems.

Dr. Karthik also participated in a panel discussion on “Collaboration, Innovation and Dependability,” alongside experts from the embedded and safety-critical systems community. The panel explored emerging trends and the future direction of AI-enabled safety-critical systems.

The event provided an opportunity to engage with researchers, industry experts, and practitioners working in embedded systems, software engineering, safety, security, and dependability.

The SERC community congratulates Dr. Karthik Vaidhyanathan for representing IIIT Hyderabad at ESSS 2026 and contributing to discussions on the future of dependable AI-enabled systems.

Talk Slides: https://lnkd.in/dNKBrUfP