Conference：The ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA)
CCF level：CCF A
Categories：软件工程/系统软件/程序设计语言
Year：2026
Conference time：Sat 3 - Fri 9 October 2026 Oakland, California, United States
录用率：
2025 107/550
2024 143/694
Research Areas
AI for Analysis and Testing
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Agentic or LLM-based specification inference
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Agentic or LLM-based code generation
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Agentic or LLM-based software testing
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Agentic of LLM-based program analysis
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Agentic or LLM-based program repair
Analysis and Testing for AI
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Testing and analysis of agents or agentic systems
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Testing and analysis of ML-model/software hybrid systems
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Testing and analysis of ML-components and libraries
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Fairness, safety, trustworthiness
Software Test Generation
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Regression, mutation, and model-based testing
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System, unit, and integration testing
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Black-, grey-, and white-box fuzzing
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Search-based software testing
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Symbolic and concolic execution
Software Debugging and Repair
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Fault localization and debugging
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Search-based program repair
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Constraint-based program repair
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Reverse engineering
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Program comprehension
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Specification inference
Software Verification and Analysis Techniques
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Static, dynamic, and empirical program analysis
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Program verification, runtime verification, and model checking
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Refactoring, transformation, and reduction
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Testing and analysis in CI/CD or deployment
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Testing and analysis of evolving systems
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Mutation testing and analysis
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Ecosystem-scale analysis
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Non-functional properties (dependability, safety, reliability, and performance)
Analysis and Testing for Security
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Binary analysis, lifting, and instrumentation
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Vulnerability detection (e.g., sanitizers)
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Side channels and data leakage
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Supply chain analysis
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Malware analysis
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Obfuscation
Domain-specific Analysis and Testing
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Testing and analysis of blockchain systems or smart contracts
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Testing and analysis of concurrent or distributed systems
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Testing and analysis of cyber physical or autonomous systems
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Testing and analysis of database or operating systems
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Testing and analysis of numerical and scientific applications
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Testing and analysis of testing or analysis tools
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Testing and analysis of web, mobile, or quantum applications
Empirical and User Studies of Testing and Analysis Processes
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Software engineering processes (e.g., agile, DevOps)
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Green and sustainable technologies
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Ethics and values
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Software economics
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Systematic code review and inspection
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Program comprehension and visualization
Important Date
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| Thu 29 Jan 2026 Paper submission |
| Tue 24 - Thu 26 Mar 2026 Author response |
| Thu 16 Apr 2026 Initial Notification |
| Thu 21 May 2026 Major Revision Submission |
| Thu 25 Jun 2026 Final Notification |
| Thu 23 Jul 2026 Camera Ready |
链接:
https://conf.researchr.org/track/issta-2026/issta-2026-research-papers