14th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Software Engineering for Systems-of-Systems and Software Ecosystems

(SESoS 2026)

The 14th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Software Engineering for Systems-of-Systems and Software Ecosystems (SESoS 2026) provides a forum for Software Engineering researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and experiences, analyze research and development challenges, discuss promising solutions, and propose inspiring visions for the future of systems-of-systems (SoS) and software ecosystems (SECO).

SoS have been studied for several years within Systems Engineering and still represent a relevant research topic, mainly considering the ever-increasing complexity and scale of contemporary systems, as well as the impact these systems can have on various application domains. The trend of software evolution and the unprecedented reliance of the economy and society upon software-intensive systems have led many SoS to be fundamentally driven by software, i.e., being software-intensive as well. On the other hand, the characteristics that make SoS unique are the same ones that pose significant challenges to both Systems Engineering and Software Engineering. On the other hand, SECO is an important research topic in Software Engineering, as it addresses both social and technical issues, as well as the technical aspects of software development. The novelty of SECO lies in considering the dynamic, uncontrolled interplay between internal and external actors and artifacts that contribute to maintaining a common technological platform. However, the lack of analytical models and real-world case studies hampers the consolidation of a body of knowledge on the topic.

Following the successful editions of SESoS in 2013-2025, WDES in 2017-2018, and the joint editions of SESoS/WDES in 2017-2021, this year’s workshop will focus on discussing the use of Software Engineering methods, practices, and tools to develop complex software-intensive systems towards paving the way for a more structured community effort on SoS and SECO.

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Call for Papers

Topics of Interest

The workshop will focus on the following (and similar) themes:

• Support to SoS development process;

• Complexity and systems thinking applied to system management and engineering of SoS and SECO;

• Platform development and governance;

• SoS and SECO modeling and analysis;

• Dynamic reconfiguration at different levels (strategic, tactical, operational) to revisit coordination mechanisms and emergent behavior;

• Studies on specific domains and areas (open source, mobile, embedded, autonomous systems, AI, IoT technologies etc.);

• SECO business and social aspects;

• SoS and SECO stakeholder communication and coordination;

• Human and technical trust (in particular, building trust in SECO and their components);

• Security and privacy in SoS and SECO;

• Simulation and model-based engineering;

• Decision-making processes and tools for SoS and SECO;

• Techniques and tools for verification/validation/testing;

• SECO sustainability and diversity;

• Continuous engineering practices and digital twins;

• Empirical Software Engineering for SoS and SECO;

• Systematic literature reviews and mapping studies;

• Experience from industrial perspectives and case studies;

• Strategies, relationships, and applications of SoS/SECO.

Paper Submission and Review

All submitted papers should describe original work and not be published or under review anywhere. The papers must be written in English and will be judged by at least three reviewers on the basis of their clarity, relevance, originality, and contribution.

• Research papers (at most 8 pages): describing original, substantial contributions in research and/or practice;

• Extended abstracts (at most 4 pages): including position papers and experience reports describing emerging results, lessons learned, open problems or novel ideas and perspectives on research.

The page limits include abstract, all figures, tables, and references. As per the new ACM policies for open-access publishing, extended abstracts will be free of Article Processing Charges (APCs), while research papers not.

All authors must use the official ACM Primary Article Template and submit their papers in PDF format through the HotCRP system. LaTeX authors must use \documentclass[sigconf,review]{acmart} in the preamble of the main file, allowing typesetting the paper in a double-column format with line numbers for easy reference by the reviewers. The following conference information also must be used:

\acmConference[SESoS 2026]{14th IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Software Engineering for Systems-of-Systems and Software Ecosystems}{April 12, 2026} {Rio de Janeiro, Brazil}
\acmYear{2026}
\copyrightyear{2026}

All submitted papers should describe original work and not have been published or under review anywhere. At least three reviewers will judge the papers based on their clarity, relevance, originality, and contribution. The review process is single-blind, i.e., author information must appear in the paper.

Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library. The publication of the accepted papers will require the registration of at least one author in SESoS 2026, as well as the oral presentation of the paper during the workshop.

All questions about ACM template should be emailed to Paulo Malcher (Proceedings Chair) - paulo.malcher@ufra.edu.br