12th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOFT 2026)

12th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOFT 2026)
June 20 ~ 21, 2026, Sydney, Australia
https://icaita2026.org/soft/index
Scope
12th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOFT 2026) will provide an excellent international forum for sharing knowledge and results in theory, methodology and applications of Software Engineering and Applications. The goal of this conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to focus on understanding Modern software engineering concepts and establishing new collaborations in these areas.
Authors are solicited to contribute to the conference by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following
AI Driven and Automated Software Engineering
• Machine Learning for Software Engineering (ML4SE)
• Large Language Models for Code (generation, repair, summarization)
• Automated Testing, Debugging, and Program Repair
• Search Based and Data Driven Software Engineering
• Intelligent Developer Assistants and Tooling
Software Testing, Verification and Reliability
• Automated, Model Based, and AI Driven Testing
• Static and Dynamic Program Analysis
• Formal Verification, Model Checking, and Correctness
• Reliability Engineering, Fault Tolerance, and Resilience
• Fuzzing, Failure Analysis, and Debugging Techniques
Software Architecture, Evolution and Maintenance
• Software Architecture, Design, and Technical Debt
• Software Evolution, Refactoring, and Reengineering
• Reverse Engineering and Program Comprehension
• Mining Software Repositories (MSR)
• Large Scale Empirical Studies in Software Engineering
Software Security and Secure Development
• Secure Software Engineering and Secure Coding Practices
• Vulnerability Detection, Analysis, and Mitigation
• Software Supply Chain Security, SBOM, and Dependency Risk
• Security Testing, Threat Modeling, and Hardening
• Privacy Preserving Software Design
DevOps, Processes and Developer Productivity
• DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• GitOps, Cloud Automation, and Deployment Pipelines
• Agile, Lean, and Hybrid Development Approaches
• Human Factors, Collaboration, and Developer Productivity
• Socio Technical Aspects of Software Engineering
Cloud Native, Distributed and Cyber Physical Systems
• Cloud Native Engineering, Microservices, and Serverless Systems
• Distributed Systems, Edge Computing, and IoT Software
• Cyber Physical Systems and Safety Critical Software
• Performance, Scalability, and Observability Engineering
• Engineering Large Scale AI/ML Systems and Model Serving
Programming Languages, Compilers and Software Tools
• Programming Language Design, Type Systems, and Semantics
• Compilers, Runtimes, and Domain Specific Languages (DSLs)
• Static Analysis and Language Based Security
• Developer Tools, IDEs, and Intelligent Code Assistants
• Execution Models and Virtual Machines
Software Engineering for AI/ML Systems
• MLOps, Data and Model Lifecycle Management
• Testing, Monitoring, and Debugging AI/ML Systems
• Reliability, Robustness, and Governance of AI Enabled Software
• Human AI Collaboration in Software Development
• Engineering Responsible and Trustworthy AI Systems
Ethics, Sustainability and the Future of Software Engineering
• Ethical, Responsible, and Transparent Software Engineering
• Sustainable and Green Software Engineering
• Software Engineering Education and Training
• Open Source Software Engineering
• Societal Impact of Software Systems




Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by May 23, 2026. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedings in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).
Selected papers from SOFT 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issues of the following journals
• International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA)
• International Journal of Security, Privacy and Trust Management (IJSPTM)
• International Journal of Multimedia & Its Applications (IJMA)
• International Journal of Programming Languages and Applications (IJPLA)
• Information Technology in Industry (ITII)
Important Dates
(2nd batch : submissions after May 11)
• Submission Deadline : May 23, 2026
• Authors Notification : June 13, 2026
• Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due : June 16, 2026
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