AST 2027 — 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Automation of Software Test

AST 2027, the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Automation of Software Test, runs 26-27 April 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) in Dublin, Ireland, co-located with ICSE 2027, under the theme 'Testing in the Age of AI: Governance, Compliance, and Oversight'. AST began as a workshop series in 2006 and is now a conference in its own right, and its scope runs in both directions of the AI-and-testing problem: 'AI for Automated Software Testing', 'Testing of AI-based systems', 'Effective testing through explainable AI', and how testing education changes once AI-based tooling is in the loop. The 2027 edition is chaired by Beatriz Marín (Universitat Politècnica de València) with programme co-chairs Jeremy Bradbury, Ana Paiva and Abbas Khan. Submissions — regular papers, short papers and two-page industrial extended abstracts — are due 30 October 2026, with notification on 8 January 2027 and final versions on 29 January 2027.

• Paper submission deadlineOct 30, 2026
• Notification to authorsJan 8, 2027
• Camera-ready final version deadlineJan 29, 2027

Date

April 26–27, 2027

Location

The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), Ireland

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

ACM/IEEE International Conference on Automation of Software Test

Added

Sep 12, 2026

Updated

Sep 12, 2026

• ✓Heads of Quality Engineering and QA
• ✓VPs of Engineering
• ✓Test automation architects
• ✓Compliance and audit leads in regulated industries
• ✓Software testing researchers
• ✓Doctoral researchers in software testing

'Who signs off on a test suite an agent wrote?' has become a board-level question in regulated industries, and AST 2027 has made exactly that its theme: governance, compliance and oversight of AI-driven testing. For a head of quality or engineering, two days in Dublin cover both halves of the problem — using AI to generate and maintain tests, and testing AI-based systems whose output is not deterministic — with explainability treated as a testing technique rather than a slogan. The industrial extended-abstract track puts practitioner experience next to peer-reviewed research, and co-location with ICSE 2027 covers the rest of the field.

• ✓Conference theme: 'Testing in the Age of AI: Governance, Compliance, and Oversight'
• ✓Topic areas covering AI for automated software testing and testing of AI-based systems
• ✓Topic area on effective testing through explainable AI
• ✓Three submission categories: regular papers, short papers and two-page industrial extended abstracts
• ✓Submission deadline 30 October 2026, notification 8 January 2027, final version 29 January 2027
• ✓Co-located with ICSE 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin, chaired by Beatriz Marín

• ★The 2027 theme is governance, compliance and oversight of AI in testing — the sign-off question, not the demo question, which is what a regulated buyer actually needs.
• ★Covers both directions at once: AI used to generate and maintain tests, and the testing of AI-based systems whose behaviour is non-deterministic.
• ★A two-page industrial extended abstract category lowers the bar for practitioner reports, so industry accounts sit beside peer-reviewed research.
• ★Co-located with ICSE 2027 in Dublin, eight editions in after starting as a workshop series in 2006.

No rates are published for AST 2027 as of September 2026. AST is co-located with ICSE 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin, so pass prices will be published on the ICSE 2027 registration page when it opens; no fee table exists on either site yet.

When is AST 2027?

AST 2027 takes place April 26–27, 2027 in Dublin, Ireland.

Where is AST 2027 held?

AST 2027 is held in Dublin, Ireland. The event format is in-person.

What is the AST 2027 submission deadline?

The next AST 2027 deadline is paper submission deadline on Oct 30, 2026. Remaining dates: Notification to authors — Jan 8, 2027; Camera-ready final version deadline — Jan 29, 2027.

How much does AST 2027 cost?

AST 2027 is paid. No rates are published for AST 2027 as of September 2026. AST is co-located with ICSE 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin, so pass prices will be published on the ICSE 2027 registration page when it opens; no fee table exists on either site yet.

Who should attend AST 2027?

AST 2027 is aimed at Heads of Quality Engineering and QA, VPs of Engineering, Test automation architects, Compliance and audit leads in regulated industries, Software testing researchers, Doctoral researchers in software testing.

What topics does AST 2027 cover?

AST 2027 covers Test Automation, AI for Automated Software Testing, Testing of AI-Based Systems, Explainable AI in Testing, AI Governance and Compliance, Software Quality Assurance, Oversight of AI-Generated Artefacts, Testing Education.

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