ICST 2027 - 20th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation

ICST 2027 is the 20th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, held 17-21 May 2027 at the Kursaal Exhibition Center in San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain. It is the IEEE's flagship venue for software testing research, and its research call for papers lists 'AI-assisted software testing' and 'testing AI-based systems' among its topics of interest, alongside automated test generation, test automation, static and dynamic analysis, testing in specialised domains such as mobile, web, embedded and IoT, and testing of non-functional properties including security and performance. Fourteen tracks run across the week, including Research Papers, an Industry track, a Testing Tools and Data Showcase, a Challenge Competition, Artifact Evaluation, Education, Journal-First papers, Posters, Tutorials, Workshops and a Doctoral Symposium. Reviewing runs in two stages with an explicit major-revision round.

• Paper submission deadlineNov 2, 2026
• Initial notification to authorsDec 22, 2026
• Major revision submission deadlineJan 31, 2027
• Final notification to authorsFeb 20, 2027
• Journal-First submission deadlineMar 5, 2027
• Camera-ready deadlineMar 18, 2027
• Doctoral Symposium submission deadlineMar 19, 2027
• Journal-First notificationMar 25, 2027
• Doctoral Symposium notificationApr 2, 2027

Date

May 17–21, 2027

Location

Kursaal Exhibition Center, San Sebastian, Spain

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Conference

Status

Upcoming

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

IEEE

Added

Aug 29, 2026

Updated

Aug 29, 2026

• ✓Heads of QA and test engineering
• ✓Engineering managers shipping AI-generated code
• ✓DevOps and release engineering leads
• ✓Safety, security and compliance engineers
• ✓Test tooling vendors and open source tool maintainers
• ✓Software engineering researchers and doctoral students

Testing is where AI-generated code is either caught or shipped, and ICST is the venue working both halves of that problem: using AI to generate and prioritise tests, and testing systems whose behaviour is learned rather than specified. Results here are peer-reviewed and artifact-checked, not benchmarked by the vendor selling the tool. A head of QA gets the Testing Tools and Data Showcase and the Challenge Competition, where tools are compared on shared data, plus an industry track for teams reporting from production. The 2 November 2026 paper deadline makes it a venue your own engineers could present at, not only attend.

• ✓Research Papers track
• ✓Industry track
• ✓Testing Tools and Data Showcase
• ✓Challenge Competition Track
• ✓Artifact Evaluation track
• ✓Journal-First Papers track
• ✓Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results track
• ✓Education track
• ✓Tutorials and Workshops programme
• ✓Doctoral Symposium
• ✓Posters track
• ✓Most Influential Paper (MIP) Award session

• ★The 20th edition of the IEEE's flagship testing conference, whose call for papers names 'AI-assisted software testing' and 'testing AI-based systems' as explicit topics of interest
• ★Fourteen tracks, including a Testing Tools and Data Showcase and a Challenge Competition where tools are compared on shared data rather than on vendor benchmarks
• ★A two-stage review with a real major-revision round - initial notification 22 December 2026, revisions due 31 January 2027, final notification 20 February 2027 - rather than a single accept or reject
• ★An Artifact Evaluation track, so tools and datasets behind accepted papers are reviewed for reuse
• ★Held at the Kursaal Exhibition Center in San Sebastian, with dedicated Industry and Education tracks alongside the research programme

Registration rates for ICST 2027 have not been published yet; at this stage only the calls for papers and their deadlines are open.

When is ICST 2027?

ICST 2027 takes place May 17–21, 2027 in San Sebastian, Spain.

Where is ICST 2027 held?

ICST 2027 is held in San Sebastian, Spain. The event format is in-person.

What is the ICST 2027 submission deadline?

The next ICST 2027 deadline is paper submission deadline on Nov 2, 2026. Remaining dates: Initial notification to authors — Dec 22, 2026; Major revision submission deadline — Jan 31, 2027; Final notification to authors — Feb 20, 2027; Journal-First submission deadline — Mar 5, 2027; Camera-ready deadline — Mar 18, 2027; Doctoral Symposium submission deadline — Mar 19, 2027; Journal-First notification — Mar 25, 2027; Doctoral Symposium notification — Apr 2, 2027.

How much does ICST 2027 cost?

ICST 2027 is paid. Registration rates for ICST 2027 have not been published yet; at this stage only the calls for papers and their deadlines are open.

Who should attend ICST 2027?

ICST 2027 is aimed at Heads of QA and test engineering, Engineering managers shipping AI-generated code, DevOps and release engineering leads, Safety, security and compliance engineers, Test tooling vendors and open source tool maintainers, Software engineering researchers and doctoral students.

What topics does ICST 2027 cover?

ICST 2027 covers Software testing, verification and validation, AI-assisted software testing, Testing AI-based systems, Automated test generation, Test automation, Static and dynamic analysis, Security and performance testing, Testing mobile, web, embedded and IoT systems.

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