Dr. Süren's Summer School - 2026
SSS'26 — an eight-week journey in offensive AI research, one timeline entry at a time.
Dr. Süren is hosting an international summer school in 2026. The program runs for eight weeks, from 1 June through the end of July. This page is a living timeline — new photos and updates will land here as the summer unfolds.
| Student | University | Research |
|---|---|---|
| Melvin Sandberg | KTH | Guardian agent bypass techniques |
| Rebecca Ehrnrooth From | KTH | Prompt injection attacks |
| Hudson Hilal | MIT | LLM-powered honeypots |
| Baiel Abdykerimov | HKU | Autonomous hacking agents |
2026-06-01
Kickoff
Dr. Süren opened SSS'26 with a kickoff lecture to orient everyone to the summer internship program: expectations, research themes, KTH culture, and (importantly) where to find good coffee near campus.
Three students showed up in person. Bailey joined remotely, proving that hybrid attendance works.
It turned into a fruitful session for the international cohort, who also got a first-hand taste of Swedish culture: outdoor lunch the moment the sun appeared (Stockholm does not waste a sunny day), campus architecture covered in ivy, and the universal truth that fika is not optional.
2026-06-22
First blood — paper submitted
Hudson Hilal turned weeks of work on our ongoing LLM-powered honeypot research into SSS'26's first submission: a paper sent to an ESORICS workshop. Not bad for someone who was still learning where the good coffee is three weeks ago.
The contribution builds directly on research already underway in the lab — Hudson's summer work didn't start from a blank page, and the submission shows it.
2026-06-25
Second submission — off to ISC
Rebecca Ehrnrooth From followed Hudson's lead with SSS'26's second submission: a paper to The Information Security Conference (ISC) on her prompt injection research.
Rebecca's work extends ongoing lab research — and proves the summer school is producing papers faster than some conferences produce their call-for-papers pages. Two students, two venues, zero excuses.
Her next paper is already in the oven.
More timeline entries coming soon — check back as the summer progresses.
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