CFP summary
ICSME 2026 is the 42nd IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution, a major venue for research on the analysis, evolution, maintenance, and modernization of software systems. The conference brings together academia and industry around techniques, tools, and studies that improve the longevity, quality, and adaptability of software. The 2026 edition in Benevento includes research, industry, tool, replication, registered report, and doctoral tracks spanning both foundational and practical aspects of software evolution.
Topics
Software maintenance and evolution; program analysis; software modernization and migration; empirical software engineering; testing and quality in evolving systems; technical debt and refactoring; replication and negative results; tools and data showcases; industry perspectives on maintaining and evolving software.