ACM FAccT (formerly FAT*) is a cross-disciplinary computer science conference that brings together researchers and practitioners from computer science, law, social sciences, and humanities to investigate and address issues of fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems. The conference examines how algorithmic systems shape human experience in high-impact domains such as credit, insurance, healthcare, and criminal justice. It serves as the top-tier publication venue for research that seeks to understand and mitigate sociotechnical problems associated with computational decision-making systems, featuring work spanning audits, system development, critical studies, law and policy, and philosophy.
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- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
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ACM FAccT operates on the theory that bringing together a diverse, interdisciplinary community of researchers and practitioners from computer science, law, social sciences, and humanities can produce rigorous research that identifies and mitigates sociotechnical harms caused by computational decision-making systems. By serving as a top-tier publication venue, the conference advances the state of the art in understanding algorithmic fairness, accountability, and transparency. This research then influences policy (such as the EU AI Act and OECD AI Principles), corporate practices, and public discourse around responsible technology deployment. The conference focuses on near-term, realistic sociotechnical problems rather than hypothetical concerns, aiming to ensure that algorithmic systems used in high-impact domains like healthcare, criminal justice, and finance are subject to rigorous scrutiny. By maintaining low registration costs, providing travel grants, and rotating locations globally, FAccT also works to ensure that affected communities and underrepresented researchers can participate in shaping the research agenda.
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from Survival and Flourishing Fund
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- Last Updated
- Mar 19, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC
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- Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC