- Introduction -

2026 16th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2026) will be held in Kobe, Japan during December 18-20, 2026, sponsored by University of Hyogo. It aims to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and professionals from the industry, academia and government who are working in the field of software technology and engineering to discourse on research and development, professional practice in related fields.

 

The conference program will feature keynote sessions, session keynote speeches, technical sessions, and academic visit. Distinguished speakers will be invited to deliver keynote and invited speeches on software technology and engineering. Attendees will have the opportunity to interface with experts from all related fields.

 

- Conference Tracks -

ICSTE 2026 encourages submissions from both academia and industry. Potential authors are invited to submit papers on the following topics:

Track 1: Software Engineering

Software Requirements Engineering

Software Architectures and Design

Software Development and Maintenance

Software Project Management

Track 2: Modern Information System Construction and Data Management

Artificial & Computational Intelligence

Signal & Image Processing

Machine Learning: Theory and Applications

Data Mining, Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery

Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems

Computer Architecture

Track 3: Information Systems & Applications

Internet Technology

Digital Information Processing and Communications

Information Technology Management

Wireless Communication and Mobile Computing

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Communications and Networking

 

For more topics, please visit at: http://www.icste.org/#cfp

 

- Publication -

Submitted papers will be strictly reviewed by technical program committee. Accepted papers will be published in Conference Proceedings, and submitted to be indexed by Ei Compendex and Scopus.

 

ICSTE2024 | ISBN: 979-8-3503-7895-5 | IEEE Xplore | Ei Compendex and Scopus

ICSTE2023 | ISBN: 979-8-3503-7147-5 | IEEE Xplore | Ei Compendex and Scopus

ICSTE2022 | ISBN: 978-1-6654-6355-3 | IEEE Xplore | Ei Compendex and Scopus

 

- Submission Guide-

Submitted manuscripts should be written in English conforming to the required template, All paper submissions must represent original and unpublished work. Papers must be submitted electronically in PDF format via the submission system: https://www.zmeeting.org/submission/icste2026 (.pdf) or through email icste@outlook.com (.pdf or .doc) directly.

 

Word Template: https://www.icste.org/instruct8.5x11x2.docx

LaTex Template: https://www.icste.org/ieee-latex-conference-template.zip

 

- Conference Program -

December 18, 2026: Friday | Sign in and Collect Conference Materials

December 19, 2026: Saturday | Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speeches & Parallel Sessions

December 20, 2026: Sunday |  Parallel Sessions

 

- Contact -

Conference Secretary: Ms. Lucy Zhou