★ Full name: 2026 16th International Conference on Software Technology and Engineering (ICSTE 2026)
★ Abbreviation: ICSTE 2026
★ Website: https://www.icste.org/
★ Date: December 18-20, 2026
★ Held in: Kobe, Japan


- 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
Tel.: +86-191-3895-7852
Email: icste@outlook.com