The following presents an overview of the program for the full week, considering the main ICSE events, co-hosted conferences, workshops, and social events. A detailed schedule will be available soon. ICSE 2026 in Brazil will feature a comprehensive and diverse program, reflecting a record number of submitted and accepted papers.
| ICSE Tracks | 10 Co-hosted Conferences | 36 workshops |
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| Research Track | AST Automation of Software Test | AGENT Agentic Engineering |
| SE Education and Training (SEET) | CAIN SE for Artificial Intelligence | AI-SQE AI for Software Quality Evaluation |
| SE In Practice (SEIP) | CHASE Cooperative and Human Aspects of SE | BoatSE Bots and Agents in Software Engineering |
| SE in Society (SEIS) | FORGE AI Foundation Models and SE | DeepTest Deep Learning <-> Testing |
| New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) | FormaliSE Formal Methods | Designing Software Design |
| Journal-first Papers | ICPC Program Comprehension | DSE Dark Software Engineering |
| Demonstrations | MOBILESoft Mobile SE and Systems | EnCyCriS Cybersecurity of Critical Systems |
| Industry Challenge Track | MSR Mining Software Repositories | FinanSE SE Challenges in Financial Firms |
| Posters | SEAMS Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems | FTW Flaky Tests Workshop |
| Doctoral Symposium | TechDebt Technical Debt | GAS Games and SE |
| Tutorials and Technical Briefings | GI Genetic Improvement | |
| New Faculty Symposium | GREENS Green and Sustainable Software | |
| Future of Software Engineering | IDE Integrated Development Environments | |
| School of Empirical Studies in SE | IWSiB Software-Intensive Business | |
| Brazilian SE Showcase | JAWs Journal Ahead Workshop | |
| Software Architecture BoF | LArc Low Code Dev. and Software Architecture | |
| SRC - ACM Student Research Competition | LLM4Code Large Language Models for Code | |
| Student Mentoring Workshop (SMeW) | MO2RE Multi-Discip. Requirements Engineering | |
| MSSiS Modeling and Simulation of Software-Intensive Systems | ||
| NLBSE Natural Language Based SE | ||
| NSE Neuro-Symbolic SE | ||
| Q-SE Quantum SE | ||
| RAIE Responsible AI Engineering | ||
| RAISE Requirements Eng. for AIware | ||
| ReCode WS on Code Translation, Transformation, and Modernization | ||
| SBFT Search-Based and Fuzzy Testing | ||
| SEiGS SE in the Global South | ||
| SERP4IoT SE for the Internet of Things | ||
| SERS SE & Research Software | ||
| SESoS Systems of Systems and Ecosystems | ||
| STATIC Advancing Static Analysis | ||
| SVM Software Vulnerability Management | ||
| SWEBOK SE Body of Knowledge | ||
| UISE User Interface and Experience for SE | ||
| WETSEB SE for Blockchain | ||
| WSESE Empirical Studies in SE |
Keynotes and Panels
ICSE 2026 features distinguished keynotes and panels with globally recognized leaders spanning software engineering, AI, governance, security, social sciences, and innovation, offering deep interdisciplinary perspectives on how software is shaping society, industry, and research. Information on the keynotes and panels can be found at the following links:
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ICSE Panels
Tutorials
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Tutorial 1: Beyond A/B Testing - Orthogonal and Experimental Designs
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Tutorial 2: How (not) to Analyze Software Engineering Experiments: From Anti-Patterns to Solutions
Typical Daily Schedule
08:00 - Registration opens (7:30 on Wednesday)
09:00 - 10:30 - Session 1
10:30 - 11:00 - Break
11:00 - 12:30 - Session 2
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 - Session 3
15:30 - 16:00 - Break
16:00 - 17:30 - Session 4
19:00 - Social events
P.S. Some meetings and BoF sessions will be held during lunchtime, breaks, or from 17:30-19:00.
Main Social Events
Monday 7-11 p.m. - Co-located Events Dinner with Brazilian food, music, and culture at Rio Scenarium (transport included)
Tuesday 7-9 p.m. - ICSE Reception with Brazilian Bossa Nova at the Windsor Convention Center (ICSE main venue)
Wednesday 7-11:30 p.m. - ICSE Banquet and Brazilian Samba dancing at Costa Brava Clube (Day Option 1) (transport included)
Thursday 7-11:30 p.m. - ICSE Banquet and Brazilian Samba dancing at Costa Brava Clube (Day Option 2) (transport included)
Friday 7-11 p.m. - ICSE OC Victory Dinner at Mocellin Stakehouse (transport included)
Other Recreative Events
Wednesday 7-8 a.m. - Yoga at the Beach with Birgit Penzenstadler (in front of the Windsor Barra hotel)
Thursday 7-8 a.m. - Early Morning Run at the Beach (meeting point in front of the Windsor Barra hotel)
Thursday 4-6 p.m. - Beach Soccer (meeting point in front of the Windsor Barra hotel)