FORGE 2027 — International Conference on AI Foundation Models and Software Engineering
by FORGE conference series (co-located with ICSE 2027)
Where the AI and software engineering communities meet on foundation models for code
About This Event
FORGE 2027, the International Conference on AI Foundation Models and Software Engineering, runs 26-27 April 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin, co-located with ICSE 2027 in Dublin, Ireland. The conference exists to bring researchers, practitioners and educators from the AI and software engineering communities together on the new problems created by foundation models: how large language models change code generation, testing, code review and automated program repair, and what breaks when they are put into a real development pipeline. The 2027 edition runs two tracks — Research Papers and a Data and Benchmarking track dedicated to the datasets and evaluation harnesses the field is short of. Research paper abstracts are due 25 October 2026 and papers 30 October 2026; the Data and Benchmarking deadline is 15 November 2026, with notifications for both tracks on 4 January 2027.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Research Papers abstract registration
- Research Papers paper submission deadline
- Data and Benchmarking paper submission deadline
- Author notification (Research Papers and Data and Benchmarking)
- Camera-ready deadline (Data and Benchmarking)
- Camera-ready deadline (Research Papers)
At a Glance
- Date
- April 26–27, 2027
- Location
- The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD), Ireland
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- FORGE conference series (co-located with ICSE 2027)
- Added
- Aug 20, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓AI and machine learning researchers working on code models
- ✓Software engineering researchers and educators
- ✓Engineering leaders evaluating AI coding assistants
- ✓Developer tooling and DevEx product teams
- ✓Teams building evaluation and benchmarking harnesses for code LLMs
- ✓PhD students working at the AI/SE intersection
Why Attend
Every large engineering organisation is now deploying foundation models into the software lifecycle and almost none can say what the measured effect is. FORGE is the venue where those claims are tested: code generation, automated repair, LLM-driven testing and review, each with reviewers from both the AI and software engineering sides. The Data and Benchmarking track matters most to a buyer, because it is where the evaluation harnesses come from — the difference between a vendor's benchmark number and a measurement you can reproduce on your own repositories before committing a platform decision.
Event Features
- ✓Research Papers track (abstract 25 October 2026, paper 30 October 2026)
- ✓Data and Benchmarking track (paper 15 November 2026)
- ✓Programme focused on code generation, testing, code review and program repair
- ✓Co-located with ICSE 2027 at The Convention Centre Dublin
- ✓Camera-ready proceedings in January 2027 ahead of the April conference
What Makes This Unique
- ★A separate Data and Benchmarking track — the evaluation problem gets its own reviewing process rather than being a paragraph in someone's results section
- ★Explicitly a joint AI + software engineering venue: the modelling side and the engineering side are reviewed in the same room, which is rare
- ★Scoped tightly to foundation models in the software lifecycle — code generation, testing, code review and program repair — rather than AI in general
- ★Co-located with ICSE 2027, so the foundation-model work is presented next to the mainstream software engineering research it claims to change
Industries Represented
Pricing Details
Registration rates for FORGE 2027 had not been published as of August 2026; the conference is co-located with ICSE 2027 and registration normally opens through the ICSE 2027 process closer to the April 2027 dates.
Organizer
FORGE conference series (co-located with ICSE 2027)
conf.researchr.org/series/forgeFrequently Asked
- When is FORGE 2027?
- FORGE 2027 takes place April 26–27, 2027 in Dublin, Ireland.
- Where is FORGE 2027 held?
- FORGE 2027 is held in Dublin, Ireland. The event format is in-person.
- What is the FORGE 2027 submission deadline?
- The next FORGE 2027 deadline is research papers abstract registration on Oct 25, 2026. Remaining dates: Research Papers paper submission deadline — Oct 30, 2026; Data and Benchmarking paper submission deadline — Nov 15, 2026; Author notification (Research Papers and Data and Benchmarking) — Jan 4, 2027; Camera-ready deadline (Data and Benchmarking) — Jan 23, 2027; Camera-ready deadline (Research Papers) — Jan 25, 2027.
- How much does FORGE 2027 cost?
- FORGE 2027 is paid. Registration rates for FORGE 2027 had not been published as of August 2026; the conference is co-located with ICSE 2027 and registration normally opens through the ICSE 2027 process closer to the April 2027 dates.
- Who should attend FORGE 2027?
- FORGE 2027 is aimed at AI and machine learning researchers working on code models, Software engineering researchers and educators, Engineering leaders evaluating AI coding assistants, Developer tooling and DevEx product teams, Teams building evaluation and benchmarking harnesses for code LLMs, PhD students working at the AI/SE intersection.
- What topics does FORGE 2027 cover?
- FORGE 2027 covers AI foundation models, Large language models for code, AI code generation, Automated program repair, LLM-based software testing, Automated code review, Benchmarking and datasets for code models, Software engineering for AI-enabled systems.
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