12th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOFT 2026)

SCOPE

12^th 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

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 March 29, 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 (H index 46) in Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series (Confirmed).

Selected papers from SOFT 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue 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

Second Batch : submissions after March 23, 2026

Submission Deadline : March 29, 2026

Authors Notification : May 23, 2026

Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : May 30, 2026