37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Second Call for Workshop Proposals

*** Second Call for Workshop Proposals ***

37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2026)

October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus

Objectives

ISSRE strives to be the conference that appeals to both researchers and practitioners. To
that end, we invite proposals for workshops to co-locate with the Symposium and provide
additional opportunities for collaborating and exchanging information. The workshops
aim at discussing research developments and challenges at an early stage. ISSRE welcomes
workshops that explore new ways to provide and assess software reliability, safety, and
security. We also seek workshops that deal with the provision of reliable, safe, and secure
software and systems in fast-growing, transformative application domains. Appropriately
defined workshop proposals have the following characteristics:

They offer researchers a forum to exchange and discuss scientific and engineering ideas
at an early stage before maturation that would warrant conference or journal publication.
They attract practitioners and researchers to working sessions to discuss and make
progress toward solutions to current and future problems in engineering high assurance
software and systems.
They focus on collaborative discussions and information sharing between researchers
and industry practitioners.
Recurring Workshops

Workshops affiliated with ISSRE in previous years with good organization and numbers of
participants are pre-approved. Their organizers do not need to submit a new workshop
proposal. Their organizers are kindly asked to inform the workshop chairs about returning
the workshop to ISSRE in 2026.
Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include development, analysis methods and models throughout the
software development lifecycle, and are not limited to:

Primary dependability attributes (i.e., security, safety, maintainability) impacting software
reliability
Secondary dependability attributes (i.e., survivability, resilience, robustness) impacting
software reliability
Reliability threats, i.e. faults (defects, bugs, etc.), errors, failures
Reliability means (fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, fault forecasting)
Machine Learning and AI-based approaches for enhancing reliability of systems
Reliability, threads and biases of AI-based software systems, in particular Large
Language Models
Data-related reliability and vulnerability issues and risks
Learning-based models of software systems, threads, and reliability estimates
Automated debugging and program repair
Metrics, measurements and threat estimation for reliability prediction and the interplay
with safety/security
Reliability of software services
Reliability of open source software
Reliability in networks softwarization
Reliability of Software as a Service (SaaS)
Reliability of software dealing with Big Data
Reliability of model-based and auto-generated software
Reliability of software in artificial intelligence based software systems
Reliability of software within specific types of systems (e.g., autonomous and adaptive,
green and sustainable, mobile systems)
Reliability of software within specific technological spaces (e.g., Internet of Things,
Cloud, 5G/6G, edge-to-cloud computing, Semantic Web/Web 3.0, Virtualization,
Blockchain)
Normative/regulatory/ethical spaces pertaining to software reliability
Societal aspects of software reliability
Proposal Submissions

Workshop proposals should include information about the proposed organizing committee
and address the following questions:

Workshop length: Half day or one full day
Workshop style: papers, panels, posters, workgroups
Outline of themes and goals of the workshop
How will you solicit participation (call for workshop papers, invitation only, etc.)
Desired/estimated number of participants
Organizing committee members and their past experience

Submissions need to be performed via Easy Chair, selecting the appropriate track for
workshop proposals. The submission link is:
Proposal Evaluation

Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the ISSRE 2026 Organizing Committee. The
criteria include the alignment with the ISSRE charter, relevance to the larger ISSRE
community, and the strength and experience of the organizing team.
Logistics

The conference will be “in presence” with all presenters of accepted papers expected to
attend the conference physically in Limassol, Cyprus.
Important Dates (AoE)

Workshop proposal deadline: May 14, 2026
Workshop proposal notification: May 21, 2026
Workshop paper submission deadline: July 20, 2026
(NOTE: This date is only indicative – please refer to individual workshop webpages for
information about deadlines)
Workshop paper notification to authors: August 10, 2026
Camera ready papers: August 17, 2026
Organisation

General Chairs
• Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Coordinator
• Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy

Research Program Committee Chairs
• Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA
• Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK

Industry Program Chairs
• Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA
• Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden

Workshop Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Doctoral Symposium Chairs
• Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany
• Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada

Fast Abstract Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy
• Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore

JIC2 Chair
• Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France

Publicity Chairs
• Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
• Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Publication Chairs
• Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand
• Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy

Artifact Evaluation Chairs
• Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Diversity and Inclusion Chair
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Financial Chair
• Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Web Chairs
• Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD
• Elena Masserini, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy

Registration Chair
• Easy Conferences LTD

Call for Papers | Special Issue 2026 – AI for Engineering Systems | Enfoque UTE

Call for Papers

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Systems and Applications

Enfoque UTE invites researchers, academics, and industry professionals to submit original contributions to this Special Issue focused on cutting-edge developments in Artificial Intelligence applied to engineering systems and real-world applications.

This Special Issue aims to bring together interdisciplinary research that integrates intelligent algorithms, data-driven methods, and advanced engineering solutions to address complex challenges in modern engineering domains.

Why submit to this Special Issue?

• Indexed in Web of Science, SciELO and Redalyc
Diamond Open Access (No APC)
• Rapid dissemination through early online publication with DOI
• International visibility across multiple engineering disciplines
• Rigorous peer-review process with international editorial board

Scope of the Special Issue

The Special Issue welcomes high-quality research addressing theoretical advances, practical implementations, and innovative applications of Artificial Intelligence in engineering systems. Contributions may include, but are not limited to:

  • Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Data-Driven Models
  • AI-Based Control Systems and Intelligent Automation
  • Robotics, Autonomous Systems and Human-Robot Interaction
  • AI in Industrial Engineering and Smart Manufacturing
  • AI for IoT, Embedded Systems and Edge Computing
  • AI in Power Systems, Smart Grids and Energy Optimization
  • AI in Civil, Mechanical, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
  • Explainable, Trustworthy and Ethical AI in Engineering

Publication Model

Accepted manuscripts will be published online immediately after acceptance with a DOI under an “early online publication” model. Articles will later be assigned to the complete Special Issue.

Important Dates

Opening of submissions
March 16, 2026
Submission deadline
October 1, 2026
Final publication
December 1, 2026

Submission Instructions

Authors must submit their manuscripts through the journal platform and select:

Special Issue AI 2026

All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process following the editorial policies of Enfoque UTE.

Enfoque UTE
Engineering, Multidisciplinary Journal
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Open Access – No APC
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“Avances en Inteligencia Artificial para Sistemas y Aplicaciones de Ingeniería”.

• Acceso abierto (sin APC)
• Indexada en Web of Science, SciELO y Redalyc
• Publicación temprana con DOI

Fecha límite: 1 de octubre de 2026

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The school of engineering CentraleSupélec-Paris (https://www.centralesupelec.fr/) is hiring an assistant/associate Professor (Maître de Conférences) in Computer Science.
Application deadline: April 10, 2026
Expected starting date: September 1, 2026 
Location: CentraleSupélec, Campus Paris-Saclay, France
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37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2026): Third Call for Papers (Research Track)

*** Third Call for Papers (Research Track) ***

37th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2026)

October 20-23, 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina
Limassol, Cyprus

The International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE) is the leading
conference on software reliability research and practice. ISSRE focuses on techniques and
tools for assessing, predicting, and improving the reliability, safety, security, and resilience
of software systems. As modern software increasingly integrates AI/ML components,
operates autonomously, and spans cloud-to-edge environments, ensuring reliable system
behavior is more critical than ever.
Topics of Interest

ISSRE 2026 invites high-quality contributions that advance the theory and practice of
software reliability across contemporary software-intensive systems, including systems
that incorporate AI/ML components. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Foundations of Reliability and Dependability
Principles, models, metrics, empirical methods, and theories of software reliability,
resilience, robustness, and safety
Systematic approaches to fault prevention, fault removal, fault tolerance, and fault
forecasting in modern software systems
Testing and debugging, formal methods, model checking, static/dynamic analysis,
verification, and runtime assurance

Reliability in AI-Driven and Autonomic Systems
Reliability engineering for AI-enabled, autonomous, self-adaptive, and cyber-physical
systems
Assurance, testing, verification, and certification of AI/ML components, including
foundation and generative models
Reliability of AI-generated code: validation, verification, explainability, defect analysis,
and trustworthy automation of development tasks
Impact of AI on software lifecycle processes (design, testing, evolution, operations, and
quality management)

AI Techniques for Reliability Engineering
Machine learning for defect prediction, anomaly detection, debugging assistance, fault
localization, and test automation
Learning-based approaches to self-healing, resilience management, predictive
maintenance, and reliability optimization
Reliability governance in AI-driven DevOps pipelines, including transparency,
interpretability, and auditability

Software Reliability in Emerging System Domains
Reliability assurance for cloud, edge, IoT, 5G/6G, cyber-physical, high-performance,
and network softwarization environments
Dependability of open-source ecosystems, data-driven pipelines, model hubs, and
AI-assisted contributions
Benchmarking, stress testing, workload modeling, and measurement frameworks for
large-scale and AI-based systems

Trustworthiness, Security, and Responsible Software Engineering
• Intersections of reliability with security, privacy, fairness, transparency, and regulatory
compliance
Societal, ethical, and human impacts of pervasive AI-enabled software systems
Responsible governance of AI-based systems, including lifecycle assurance, auditability,
and risk analysis

Human-Centered, Empirical, and Reproducible Reliability Research
Field studies, experience reports, user studies, and human factors in reliability
engineering
Public datasets, benchmark suites, reproducibility packages, and replication/negative-
result studies
Tooling, automation, continuous reliability monitoring, observability, and operational
feedback loops
Research Track Paper Categories

The research track at ISSRE 2026 invites high-quality submissions of technical research
papers that describe original, unpublished results exploring new scientific ideas,
contribute new evidence to established research directions, or reflect on practical
experience. Specifically, ISSRE solicits submissions in three categories:

Research (RES) papers
Practical experience reports (PER)
Tools and artefacts (TAR) papers

Papers will be assessed with criteria appropriate to each category. All the papers of the
three categories are regular and full papers, and will be published in the same ISSRE
proceedings.

RES Papers
RES papers (12 pages, including references) should describe a novel contribution to the
reliability of software systems. Novelty should be argued via concrete evidence and
appropriate positioning within the state of the art. RES papers are also expected to
explain the validation process and its limitations clearly.

PER Papers
PER papers (12 pages, including references) should provide an in-depth exposition of
practical experiences ideally performed by a collaboration of researchers and industry
practitioners. The key contribution of these papers should be lessons learned from
applying established research tools and methods to ISSRE topics, or new knowledge
acquired through empirical studies conducted using various research methodologies.
Negative results are welcome, e.g., discussing where or why current research cannot be
applied in an industrially relevant context.

TAR Papers
TAR papers (6 – 10 pages, including references) should describe a new tool or artefact.
Tool-focused TAR papers must present either a new tool or a novel and substantial
extension of an existing tool. They should include a description of (i) the theoretical
foundations, (ii) the design and implementation aspects, and (iii) experiments with
realistic case studies. Making the tool publicly available is strongly encouraged.
Artefact-focused TAR papers should cover (i) a working copy of the software and (ii)
experimental data sets. Dataset papers should introduce a new dataset that supports
experimentation, benchmarking, evaluation, or training in AI-driven software engineering.
Submissions should describe: (i) dataset motivation and scope, (ii) data collection and
processing methodology, (iii) dataset structure and statistics, and (iv) potential use cases.
Benchmark papers should present a new benchmark suite for evaluating tools, LLMs, or
algorithms. Submissions should include: (i) benchmark design principles, (ii) task
definitions and evaluation metrics, (iii) baseline results, and (iv) reproducibility package.

The ISSRE conference encourages authors of all three categories of research track papers
to follow the principles of transparency, reproducibility, and replicability. Authors are
encouraged to disclose data to increase reproducibility and replicability. Should the paper
be accepted, the authors will have the opportunity (and are encouraged to) submit
artifacts to the Artifact Evaluation (AE) track, to enhance the reproducibility and quality of
the research. By submitting your artifacts, you not only contribute to the progress of our
field but also stand a chance to earn badges that will be displayed on your papers in the
conference proceedings, showcasing the credibility and rigor of your work.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register as an author and present the
paper in person at the conference.
Best Research Paper Award

ISSRE is pleased to announce the IEEE Best Research Paper Award, awarded every year to
the best paper in the Research Track.
Special Journal Issue

Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their work to
a special issue of the Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE) journal (under negotiation as
in previous editions of the conference). The Call for Papers will be available soon.
Review Process & Quality Assurance in ISSRE 2026 (New)

Please refer to the information on the conference web site:

Major Revision Guidelines

Please refer to the information on the conference web site:

Rapid Response Reviewers (RRRs)

Please refer to the information on the conference web site:

Anonymizing Rules

Please refer to the information on the conference web site:

Formatting Rules

Please refer to the information on the conference web site:

Paper Submission

Papers are submitted via Easy Chair https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=issre2026 .

Submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee through a double-blind reviewing
process, with a limited use of outside referees. Papers will be held in complete confidence
during the reviewing process, but papers accompanied by nondisclosure agreement forms
are not acceptable and will be rejected without review.

Changes in the number and order of authors will not be allowed after the paper
acceptance.

Authors must anonymize their submissions in accordance with the guidelines above.
Submissions violating the formatting and anonymization rules will be desk-rejected
without review. There will be no extensions for reformatting.
Conference Proceedings

The authors of accepted papers must omit the paper’s type from the title to keep
consistency among all the camera-ready versions in the proceedings. The conference
proceedings will be published by IEEE Computer Society Conference Publishing Services
(CPS). Papers presented at the conference will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore
and to all of the A&I (abstracting and indexing) partners (such as the EI Compendex).
Important Dates (AoE)

Abstract Submission Deadline: April 10, 2026
Paper Submission Deadline: April 17, 2026
Author Rebuttal Period: June 5 – June 8, 2026
Decisions and Early Notification: June 15, 2026
Author Revision Period: June 16 – July 3, 2026
Notification to Authors: July 8, 2026
Camera Ready Papers: August 19, 2026
• Author Registration Deadline (Research Track): August 19, 2026
Organisation

General Chairs
• Leonardo Mariani, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy
• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Program Coordinator
• Roberto Natella, GSSI, Italy

Research Program Committee Chairs
• Domenico Cotroneo, UNC Charlotte, USA
• Jie M. Zhang, King's College London, UK

Industry Program Chairs
• Jinyang Liu, Bytedance, USA
• Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden

Workshop Chairs
• Georgia Kapitsaki, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
• August Shi, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Doctoral Symposium Chairs
• Stefan Winter, LMU Munich, Germany
• Lili Wei, McGill University, Canada

Fast Abstract Chairs
• Luigi Lavazza, University of Insubria, Italy
• Yintong Huo, SMU, Singapore

JIC2 Chair
• Helene Waeselynck, LAAS-CNRS, France

Publicity Chairs
• Allison K. Sulivan, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA
• Jose D'Abruzzo Pereira, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Publication Chairs
• Sherlock Licorish, Otago Business School, New Zealand
• Maria Teresa Rossi, GSSI, Italy

Artifact Evaluation Chairs
• Naghmeh Ivaki, University of Coimbra, Portugal
• Fumio Machida, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Diversity and Inclusion Chair
• Eleni Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Financial Chair
• Costas Pattichis, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Web Chairs
• Michalis Ioannides, Easy Conferences LTD
• Elena Masserini, University of Milano – Bicocca, Italy

Registration Chair
• Easy Conferences LTD

CFP-IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (IEEE MIPR 2026)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to submit your latest research to the 9th IEEE International Conference on Multimedia Information Processing and Retrieval (IEEE MIPR 2026), which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 9–11 August 2026.

With vast amounts of multimedia data now widely accessible, understanding spatial and temporal phenomena has become essential across many applications. This growing demand calls for advanced techniques in multimedia data processing, analysis, retrieval, mining, and management. IEEE MIPR 2026 provides a premier international forum for researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to present original research findings and practical innovations in multimedia information processing and retrieval.

The conference will feature a comprehensive technical program, including the main technical track, keynote speeches, workshops, demonstrations, posters, tutorials, and panel discussions. It brings together university researchers, scientists, industry professionals, software engineers, and graduate students to exchange ideas, share insights, and foster collaborations.

We warmly welcome your participation and look forward to meeting you in Bangkok in August 2026.

Some important dates and our topics are listed below. For more details, please visit the conference website: https://mipr2026.org/

Sincerely,
Organizing Committee
IEEE MIPR 2026

1 Important Dates

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  All deadlines below are 11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth


  – Submission deadline: April 12, 2026

  – Acceptance Notifications: May 31, 2026

  – Camera Read Deadline: June 17, 2026



2  Paper Submission

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Papers reporting original and unpublished research results pertaining to the topics in the CFP are solicited. Full paper manuscripts must be in English, following the IEEE two-column template instructions. Submissions should include the title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address(es), abstract, and institution information in the first page.

The online submission site is https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MIPR2026.

We invite submissions in three categories: regular paper (6 pages), demo paper (4 pages) and poster paper (2 pages). Each submission will undergo a thorough peer-review process.






3. Research Track Topics:

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Generative and Foundation Models in Multimedia
• AI-generated Media
• Foundation Models in Vision and Audio
• Media Generation with Generative Models
• Media Generation with Large Vision/Language Models
• Visual and Vision-Language Pre-training
• Generic Vision Interface
• Alignments in Text-to-image Generation
• Large Multimodal Models
• Multimodal Agents

Trustworthy AI in Multimedia
• AI Reliability for Multimedia Applications and Systems
• AI Fairness for Multimedia Applications and Systems
• AI Robustness for Multimedia Applications and Systems
• Attack and Defense for Multimedia Applications and Systems
• Security of Large AI Models

Audio and Speech in Multimedia
• Speech/Voice Synthesis
• Analysis of Conversation
• Speaker and Language Identification
• Audio Signal Analysis
• Spoken Language Generation
• Automatic Speech Recognition
• Spoken Dialogue and Conversational AI Systems

Content Understanding
• Multimedia Telepresence and Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality
• Visual Concept Detection
• Detection and Tracking
• 3D Modeling, Reconstruction, and Interactive Applications
• Multimodal/Multisensory Interfaces, Integration, and Analysis
• Effective and Scalable Solution for Big Data Integration
• Affective and Perceptual Multimedia

Multimedia Retrieval
• Multimedia Search and Recommendation
• Web-Scale Retrieval
• Relevance Feedback, Active/Transfer Learning
• 3D and Sensor Data Retrieval
• Multimodal Media (Images, Videos, Audio, Texts, Graph/Relationship) Retrieval
• High-Level Semantic Multimedia Features

Machine/Deep Learning/Data Mining
• Deep Learning in Multimedia Data and Multimodal Fusion
• Deep Cross-Learning for Novel Features and Feature Selection
• High-Performance Deep Learning (Theories and Infrastructures)
• Spatio-Temporal Data Mining
• Novel Dataset for Learning and Multimedia

Multimedia Systems and Infrastructures
• Multimedia Systems and Middleware
• Software Infrastructure for Data Analytics
• Distributed Multimedia Systems and Cloud Computing
• Internet Scale System Design
• Information Coding for Content Delivery
• Real-Time Data Processing for Internet of Multimedia Things

Data Management
• Multimedia Data Collection, Modeling, Indexing, or Storage
• Multimedia and Content Forensics
• Data Integrity, Security, Protection, and Privacy
• Standards and Policies for Data Management
• Steganography for Secure Data Embedding
• Homomorphic Encryption for Secure Data Processing

Applications
• Multimedia Applications for Health and Sports
• Multimedia Applications for Culture and Education
• Multimedia Applications for Fashion and Living
• Multimedia Applications for Security and Safety
• Multimedia Applications for Agriculture
• Autonomous Systems (Self-driving Cars, Robots, Drones, etc.)
• Mobile and Wearable Multimedia


4. Bonus

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Top quality papers after presented in the conference will be recommended for extension and publication in several international journals, e.g., IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications (TOMM), IEEE MultiMedia Magazine, EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing (EURASIP JIVP), Human-Centric Intelligent Systems, etc.

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