FORC 2026

The 7th annual Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing (FORC) will be held on June 3-5, 2026 at Harvard University, MA, USA.

Program

FORC 2026 Registration Form(Free! Please register by May 15th, 2026. You may also use the registration form to submit travel funding requests. These requests should be received by April 24th, 2026 for full consideration.)

Travel information:

FORC will be held on June 3-5, 2026 at Harvard University.

June 3-5: venue is the Science & Engineering Complex – 150 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02134

  • For WIFI connectivity: The guest Wi-Fi throughout the SEC, guests can register their devices here for access. If they already have eduroam they will be able to access WIFI. 
  • The following reserved spaces are for research collaboration: 1.402 (capacity 67), 1.412 (capacity 24), 1.413 (capacity 24), 1.414 (capacity 24)
  • For parking: Attached is a map of the parking near the SEC.  There is metered street parking available on Western Ave, operating on a first come first serve basis.  There are also two Harvard owned lots nearby, one at 114 Western Ave and the other at 2 Hague St.  Both require payment, and day passes can be purchased via HOPPS.  Additionally, 2 Hague St has a Kiosk for on-site payment, if using the Kiosk please keep in mind that there is 4 hour limit via this method. 

Some hotels near FORC:

Contact for logistical questions: Montecinos, Gabriela, gmontecinos@seas.harvard.edu; Rachel Lin, rachel@cs.washington.edu.

Accepted papers

Proceedings

Important Dates:

  • First Submission Cycle Deadline: Tuesday, November 11, 2025 (anywhere on Earth)
  • First Cycle Author Notification: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
  • Second Submission Cycle Deadline: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (anywhere on Earth)
  • Second Cycle Author Notification: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
  • Conference: Wednesday-Friday, June 3-5, 2026

Call For Papers

Submission Site

Support for FORC 2026 is provided by the Simons Foundation Collaboration on the Theory of Algorithmic Fairness