WorkshopsFSE 2026

FSE workshops provide forums for small-group discussions on topics in software engineering research and practice. Workshops also provide opportunities for researchers to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas at an early stage, before they have matured to warrant conference or journal publications. In this manner, an FSE workshop serves as an incubator for a scientific community that forms and shares a particular research agenda.

Call for Workshop Proposals

FSE 2026 is soliciting proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops aim to provide opportunities for exchanging views, advancing ideas, and discussing preliminary results in various areas of software engineering research and applications. Note that workshops are not an alternative forum for presenting full research papers. If you would like to bring together a group of researchers on a topic you consider relevant and exciting, consider submitting a workshop proposal to FSE. Workshops will be held over two days – one day preceding the main conference and one day after the main conference, i.e., July 5th and July 9th. Prospective workshop organisers are encouraged to contact the workshop chairs should any questions arise.

Important Dates

All dates are 23:59:59 AoE (UTC-12h).

• Deadline for workshop proposals submission: Thursday, October 16th, 2025

• Deadline for notification: Thursday, November 13th, 2025

• Deadlines for workshop papers submissions are up to workshop chairs, but please note that the camera-ready deadline (hard) is Thursday, April 2nd, 2026. We provide a suggested timeline for workshop paper submissions below.

• Workshops are held during the two days preceding the main conference and can be either a half-day or a full-day session.

To align with the proceedings process, we suggest the following schedule for workshop paper submissions.

• Workshop papers submission (suggested deadline): Thursday, February 12th, 2025

• Workshop papers notification Thursday, March 19th, 2025

• Workshop papers camera-ready (hard) Thursday, April 2nd, 2025

Please note that FSE is an in-person event. Except for emergencies, the conference is unable to support remote presentations (due to logistical limitations).

Workshop Proposal Guidelines

Workshop proposals must be up to 4 pages in length and conform to the FSE Format and Submission Guidelines (without the double-blind restriction). Each proposal should contain the following information.

• Contact details of the organisers, including the identification of the main contact.

• A brief (max 200 words) abstract of the goals and format of the workshop intended for the FSE 2026 web pages. The abstract should include the theme, goals, and topics of the workshop, as well as a motivation of its relevance and timeliness, including an account of the workshop’s history (if any).

• The workshop format, including desired length (half, 1 or 2 days), forms of participation supported (demo, position statement, panel discussion, working session, …), and plans for generating and stimulating discussion at the workshop.

• State whether or not your workshop’s proceedings will appear in the ACM digital library. For a workshop paper to appear in the proceedings, at least one of its authors must register for the workshop.

• FSE’2026 strongly encourages organisers not to submit papers to their own workshops. State your acceptance of this strong recommendation.

• The paper selection procedure, including the types of papers permitted (demos, short, long, position statements, and so on, together with page limits), the expected dates for submission and notification of acceptance, and names of proposed and confirmed program committee members.

• A short description of the workshop and a link to a detailed workshop web page to be used on the FSE 2026 web page.

• Publicity plans, including a substantiated assessment of the number of expected participants, as well as the participant solicitation and selection process. (Also indicate whether workshop attendance will be open or closed.)

• A brief biography of each organiser, including past experience in workshop organisation, and role of each organiser in the workshop organisation.

• Ideally, a workshop proposal should consist of an up to two-page description (to be potentially included in the conference proceedings, if accepted) and an appendix (up to two pages) containing additional material, if appropriate.

• To ensure effective use of room space, workshops with fewer accepted papers will be half-day events. At the same time, those with more participants will be allocated additional time, based on the number of accepted papers.

• Please note that the workshop call for papers should contain the following notification: “As a published ACM author, you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies, including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects”.

How to Submit

Please submit your workshop proposal through the submission site https://fse26workshops.hotcrp.com/

ACM Article Processing Charges (APC)

For FSE 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%).

Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. Keep in mind that waivers are rare and are granted based on specific criteria set by ACM.

Understanding that this change could present financial challenges, ACM has approved a temporary subsidy for FSE 2026 to ease the transition and allow more time for institutions to join ACM Open. The subsidy will offer:

• $250 APC for ACM/SIG members

• $350 for non-members

This represents a 65% discount, funded directly by ACM. Authors are encouraged to help advocate for their institutions to join ACM Open during this transition period.

Types of contributions (position papers, research papers, short papers, etc. + MANDATORY “extended abstracts”) and their estimated number and page limits. NOTE: Workshops must include an option for submission of “extended abstracts” (limited to five pages or less) and make it explicit that those are free of APC charges. However, for them to be free, the “extended abstract” term should be explicit in the call (and papers should be marked as such by the proceedings chairs). Please note that “short papers” are charged, but “extended abstracts” are not (see https://libraries.acm.org/acmopen/article-types).