12th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOENG 2026)

Program Committee

Accepted Papers

Toronto, Canada

Scope Call for Participation

The 12^th International Conference on Software Engineering (SOENG 2026) provides a premier international forum for sharing cutting edge research, innovative methodologies, and advanced applications in Software Engineering and its rapidly evolving subfields. As software systems grow in scale, complexity and societal impact, SOENG 2026 aims to bring together leading researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore modern software engineering concepts, address emerging challenges, and foster new collaborations across academia and industry..

Call for Papers

The conference welcomes contributions that span foundational theories, engineering practices, empirical studies, and real world applications. With the rise of AI native development, large scale distributed systems, cloud native architectures, autonomous software agents, and safety critical AI systems, SOENG 2026 seeks to highlight impactful research that pushes the boundaries of how software is designed, built, deployed, and maintained.

SOENG 2026 serves as a dynamic platform for exchanging ideas, discussing breakthroughs, and shaping the future of software engineering. The event encourages interdisciplinary work, industry driven innovation, and forward looking perspectives that reflect the rapidly expanding landscape of modern software development.

Invitation to Submit Articles

Authors are invited to submit high quality papers presenting original research results, innovative projects, survey studies, and industrial experiences that demonstrate significant advances in Software Engineering and Applications. Researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals are warmly encouraged to contribute to SOENG 2026 and help advance the state of the art in software engineering.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following

Software Engineering Foundations and Theory

Software Architecture, Design Patterns and Refactoring
Formal Methods, Model Checking and Correctness
Static and Dynamic Program Analysis
Requirements Engineering and Specification Languages
Domain Specific Languages (DSLs) and Meta Modeling
Software Modeling, Simulation and Verification

AI Native and LLM Driven Software Engineering

AI Assisted Development, Code Generation and Autonomous Coding Agents
LLM Based Software Engineering (Repair, Summarization, Test Generation)
AI Generated Software Architectures and API Synthesis
AI Driven Refactoring, Design Synthesis and Architecture Optimization
Prompt Engineering, Evaluation and Safety for SE Tasks
Human AI Collaboration and Cognitive SE
AI Driven Debugging, Fault Localization and Automated Program Repair

Software Engineering for Agentic AI Systems

Engineering Multi Agent AI Systems
Agent Workflow Orchestration and Reliability
Safety, Coordination and Governance of Autonomous Agents
Agent Centric Software Architectures
Debugging and Testing Agentic AI Systems

Software Testing, Quality and Reliability

Automated Test Generation, Prioritization and Optimization
Mutation Testing, Fuzzing and Search Based Testing
Reliability Engineering, Fault Tolerance and Resilience
Performance Engineering, Scalability and Load Testing
Quality Assurance, Metrics, Observability and Telemetry
Testing and Validation of AI/ML Enabled Systems
Chaos Engineering and Failure Injection

Software Maintenance, Evolution and Re Engineering

Software Evolution, Technical Debt and Architectural Decay
Legacy System Modernization and Migration
Reverse Engineering and Program Comprehension
Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) and DevOps Pipelines
Automated Maintenance and Intelligent Change Impact Analysis

Software Processes, Management and Human Factors

Agile, Lean, DevOps and Hybrid Development Processes
Software Project Management, Planning and Risk Analysis
Developer Productivity, Cognitive Load and Human Centered SE
Socio Technical Systems, Team Dynamics and Collaboration
Knowledge Management and Decision Making in SE
Continuous Experimentation, A/B Testing and Feature Flag Engineering

Programming Languages, Compilers and Runtime Systems

Programming Language Design and Implementation
Compiler Optimization, Static Analysis and Runtime Verification
Managed Runtimes, Virtual Machines and Execution Engines
Type Systems, Memory Safety and Concurrency Models
Language Support for Parallelism, Distribution and Safety

Cloud Native, Distributed and Cyber Physical Systems

Cloud Native Software Engineering and Microservices
Serverless Computing, Event Driven Architectures and Cloud Automation
Infrastructure as Code (IaC), IaC Testing and IaC Anti Patterns
Distributed Systems Engineering and Large Scale System Design
Distributed AI Systems Engineering and Multi Model Orchestration
Edge Computing, IoT Software Engineering and Distributed Intelligence
Cyber Physical Systems, Embedded Software and Real Time Systems
Autonomous Systems and Robotics Software Engineering

Security, Privacy and Trustworthy Software

Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC)
Vulnerability Detection, Secure Coding and Threat Modeling
Software Supply Chain Security and SBOM Management
Privacy Preserving Software Engineering and Compliance Automation
Formal Verification for Safety Critical and Security Critical Systems
Secure DevOps (DevSecOps) and Continuous Security Testing
AI Safety Engineering for Software Systems

Data Driven and Empirical Software Engineering

Mining Software Repositories (MSR)
Empirical Studies, Experiments and Evidence Based SE
Developer Analytics, Telemetry and Productivity Insights
Predictive Models for Software Quality and Maintenance
Data Centric SE and Observability Driven Development

Web, Mobile and Emerging Application Engineering

Web Engineering, Web APIs and WebAssembly
Mobile App Engineering, Cross Platform Frameworks and Mobile Testing
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and Offline First Architectures
Software Engineering for AR/VR/MR and Immersive Applications
Software Engineering for Digital Twins and Simulation Driven Systems
Engineering for Blockchain, Smart Contracts and Web3 Applications

Software Engineering for AI/ML Systems

MLOps, LLMOps and Model Lifecycle Management
Data Quality Engineering and Data Pipeline Reliability
Testing, Monitoring and Governance of AI/ML Systems
Safety, Robustness and Ethical AI Engineering
AI System Deployment, Drift Detection and Continuous Validation

Software Engineering for Emerging Hardware

Quantum Software Engineering
Neuromorphic Software Engineering
Heterogeneous Compute Orchestration
Cross Platform Compilation for Emerging Architectures

Education, Training and Knowledge Transfer

Software Engineering Education and Pedagogy
Online Learning Platforms and Immersive Learning Tools
Gamification and Simulation Based SE Training
Curriculum Innovation for Future Software Engineers

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission System by Closed. 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 SOENG 2026, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journal.

Important Dates

Second Batch : Submissions after May 11, 2026

Submission Deadline

Closed

Authors Notification

July 18, 2026

Registration & camera - Ready Paper Due

July 22, 2026

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Proceedings

Hard copy of the proceedings will be distributed during the Conference. The softcopy will be available on AIRCC Digital Library

Welcome to SOENG 2026