Overview of the Program from the Program Chairs (ICSE 2026 - Main Plenaries) - ICSE 2026

Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Who

Mira Mezini, Thomas Zimmermann

Track

ICSE 2026 Main Plenaries

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When

Wed 15 Apr 2026 09:15 - 09:30 at Plenary (Asia II + III + Hall) - Wednesday Morning Plenary

Mira Mezini

TU Darmstadt; hessian.AI; National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE

Germany

Thomas Zimmermann

University of California, Irvine

United States

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Session Program

Wed 15 Apr
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	09:00 - 10:40	Wednesday Morning PlenaryMain Plenaries at Plenary (Asia II + III + Hall) This will be the first plenary session of the main conference. Introduction by General Co-Chairs and overview of logistics and social aspects. Welcome by Diamond Sponsor Huawei. Overview of the technical program and the reviewing process by the Program Chairs. Keynote session by Jan Bosch. Keynote session by Qinghua Lu.

	09:00 15m Day opening		Welcome to ICSE 2026 Main Plenaries Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rafael Prikladnicki School of Technology at PUCRS University
	09:15 15m Talk		Overview of the Program from the Program Chairs Main Plenaries Mira Mezini TU Darmstadt; hessian.AI; National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE, Thomas Zimmermann University of California, Irvine
	09:30 35m Keynote		Jan Bosch Keynote: Towards an Awesome AI-driven Future for Software Engineering Main Plenaries Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology
	10:05 35m Keynote		Qinghua Lu Keynote: AI Engineering: From Software-Centric Systems to AIware-Centric Systems Main Plenaries Qinghua Lu Data61, CSIRO