Samuel Addington
Lecturer,
California State University, Long Beach
Guarding the Gate: Implementing Secure Reference Monitors for Autonomous AI Agents in Higher Ed
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 4:30PM–5:30PM MT
Session Type:
Poster Session
Delivery Format:
Poster Session
As institutions move beyond simple chatbots toward autonomous agents with tool access, the security risks ranging from prompt injection to unauthorized data exfiltration scale exponentially. This hands-on technical workshop provides a deep dive into implementing a capability-based reference monitor to safely sandbox student-led AI experimentation while maintaining robust institutional security.