ICST 2026 invites high-quality submissions in all software testing, verification, and validation areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

AI-assisted software testing
Automated test generation
Formal verification
Manual and social aspects of the software testing process
Replications, empirical studies, case studies, experience reports
Software reliability
Static and dynamic analysis
Test automation
Test-driven development and Agile testing
Testability, test design, and adequacy criteria
Testing AI-based systems
Testing and development processes
Testing, debugging, and repair tools
Testing education
Testing in specific domains, such as mobile, web, embedded/cyber-physical systems, concurrent, distributed, cloud, GUI, context-aware, IoT, real-time systems, video games, augmented/virtual reality applications
Testing of non-functional properties such as security, accessibility, and performance
Theory of software testing
Validation and user acceptance techniques

Papers for the research track should present novel and original work that advances the state-of-the-art. Case studies, replication studies, and empirical research papers are also welcome.
Papers with a strong industrial/practical component and focus more on impact than (technical) novelty are encouraged to consider the industry track instead.