Introduction to ICSE 2027 in Ireland (ICSE 2026 - Main Plenaries) - ICSE 2026

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

Who

Brian Fitzgerald, Liliana Pasquale

Track

ICSE 2026 Main Plenaries

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When

Fri 17 Apr 2026 09:10 - 09:22 at Plenary (Asia II + III + Hall) - Friday Morning Plenary

Brian Fitzgerald

Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick

Ireland

Liliana Pasquale

University College Dublin & Lero

Ireland

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Session Program

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	09:00 - 10:40	Friday Morning PlenaryMain Plenaries at Plenary (Asia II + III + Hall) This will be the last plenary session of the main conference. Final thanks by General Co-Chairs. Welcome to the next ICSE editions in Ireland (2027), Hawaii (2028), and Japan (2029). Keynote session by Alexander Serebrenik. Keynote session by Virgilio Almeida.

	09:00 10m Day opening		Final thanks from the ICSE 2026 organizers Main Plenaries Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rafael Prikladnicki School of Technology at PUCRS University
	09:10 12m Talk		Introduction to ICSE 2027 in Ireland Main Plenaries Brian Fitzgerald Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Liliana Pasquale University College Dublin & Lero
	09:22 5m Talk		Introduction to ICSE 2028 in Hawaii Main Plenaries Rick Kazman University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
	09:27 3m Talk		Introduction to ICSE 2029 in Japan Main Plenaries Hironori Washizaki Waseda University
	09:30 35m Keynote		Alexander Serebrenik Keynote: Beyond chasing the medals: software development as an Olympic sport Main Plenaries Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology
	10:05 35m Keynote		Virgilio Almeida Keynote: Governing Software and Algorithms as Institutions Main Plenaries Virgilio Almeida Federal University of Minas Gerais