The 30th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems


23-24 November 2026 - Brisbane, Australia

Welcome to the website of the 30th International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2026)

Over the past several years, we have seen a rapid rising emphasis on design, implement and manage complex computer systems which are present in every aspect of human activities, such as manufacturing, communications, defense, transportation, aerospace, hazardous environments, energy, and health care. The complex computer systems are frequently distributed over heterogeneous networks and processing large amount data. Complexity arises from many factors, including the dynamic environments and scenarios these systems operate in; demanding and sometimes conflicting requirements in functionality, efficiency, scalability, security, dependability and adaptability; as well as the large variation in development methodology, programming languages and implementation details. The key issues in these systems include performance, real-time behavior, fault tolerance, security, adaptability, development time and cost, and long life concerns.

The goal of this conference is to bring together industrial, academic, and government experts, from a variety of application domains and software disciplines, to discuss how the disciplines' problems and solution techniques interact within the whole system. Researchers, practitioners, tool developers and users, and technology transfer experts are all welcome. The scope of interest includes long-term research issues; near-term requirements and challenges; established complex systems; emerging promising tools; and retrospective and prospective reflections of research and development into complex systems.

ICECCS is an A-ranked international conference by the Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia (CORE) 2020 ranking.


We look forward to your contribution and participation.

Important Dates

Abstract Submissions Due: 29 June 2026

Full Paper Submissions Due: 6 July 2026

Acceptance/Rejection Notification: 17 August 2026

Camera-ready Due: 31 August 2026

Scope and Topics

Authors are invited to submit papers describing original, unpublished research results, case studies and tools. Papers are solicited in all areas related to complex computer-based systems, including the causes of complexity and means of avoiding, controlling, or coping with complexity. Topic areas include, but are not limited to:

Requirements, Modeling and Formal Methods
  • Requirements analysis and specification
  • Model-driven development
  • Model checking
  • SAT/SMT solvers for software analysis and testing
Software Engineering
  • Verification and validation
  • Reverse engineering and refactoring
  • Human Machine Interaction
  • Agile methods
  • Software supply chain of complex systems
Simulation, Testing, and Validation
  • Advanced simulation techniques for complex systems
  • Digital twins and virtual testing environments for complex systems
  • Simulation-driven development and validation methodologies for complex systems
  • Simulation-based testing for complex systems
  • Benchmarking and Test Suites
Engineering of Emerging Computing Paradigms
  • Quantum software engineering and programming models
  • Verification and testing of quantum programs and hybrid quantum-classical systems
  • Distributed ledger technologies and blockchain systems
  • Formal verification and security of smart contracts
  • Scalability, interoperability, and performance of blockchain systems
  • Integration of emerging computing paradigms into complex systems
Complex Systems Design and Architecture
  • Modeling, designing, and managing complex computer systems
  • Software and system architecture for large-scale systems
  • Engineering adaptive and resilient systems with dynamic requirements
  • Cross-discipline integration and system-level optimization techniques
  • Integration of emerging technologies (e.g., quantum computing, blockchain) into complex system design
Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI-driven Systems
  • Safety, security, reliability, and robustness of LLMs and AI systems
  • Integration of LLMs within complex systems
  • Applications of LLMs to complex systems
  • Scalability, performance, and efficiency optimization for AI-driven systems
  • Trustworthiness and explainability of AI and LLMs in critical applications
  • Engineering AI-based systems for human-AI collaboration and interaction
  • AI4SE and SE4AI
  • LLM-based Agents
Security, Reliability and Dependability
  • Safety-critical and fault-tolerant architectures
  • Formal methods
  • Security and privacy of complex systems
  • Privacy-preserving AI
  • Fairness

Different kinds of contributions are sought, including novel research, lessons learned, experience reports, and discussions of practical problems faced by industry and user domains. The ultimate goal is to build a rich and comprehensive conference program that can fit the interests and needs of different classes of attendees: professionals, researchers, managers, and students. A program goal is to organize several sessions that include both academic and industrial papers on a given topic and culminate panels to discuss relationships between industrial and academic research.

Full Papers

Full papers (20 pages incl. references) are divided into two categories: Technical Papers and Experience Reports. The papers submitted to both categories will be reviewed by program committee members, and papers accepted in either category will be published in the conference proceedings. Technical papers should describe original research, and experience reports should present practical projects carried out in industry, and reflect on the lessons learnt from them.


Short Papers

Short paper (11 pages incl. references) submissions describe early-stage, ongoing or PhD research. All short papers will be reviewed by program committee members, and accepted short papers will be published in the conference proceedings.


Submission and Publication

Submissions to the conference must not have been published or be concurrently considered for publication elsewhere. All submissions will be judged on the basis of originality, contribution to the field, technical and presentation quality, and relevance to the conference.

Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). Submitted manuscripts should be in English and formatted in the style of LNCS format. All submissions should be in PDF format. Submissions not adhering to the specified format and length may be rejected immediately without review.

Please prepare your manuscripts in accordance with the Springer LNCS guidelines: (Springer LNCS guidelines). We invite all prospective authors to submit their manuscripts via the ICECCS'26 portal, hosted on EasyChair.

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Registration

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Host City and Venue

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Program

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Keynote Speakers

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Proceedings

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Honorary Chairs

Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Andrew Martin, University of Oxford, United Kingdom


General Co-Chairs

Guangdong Bai, City University of Hong Kong, China
Zhe Hou, Griffith University, Australia


Program Co-Chairs

Naipeng Dong, University of Queensland, Australia
Yun Lin, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China


Local Arrangement Co-Chairs

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Web & Registration Chair

Shu Peng, University of Queensland, Australia


Publicity and Social Media Chair

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Steering Committee

Jin Song Dong, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Mike Hinchey, University of Limerick, Ireland (Chair)
Xiaohong Li, Tianjin University, China
Shaoying Liu, Hiroshima University, Japan
Mauro Pezze, University in Lugano, Switzerland
Roy Sterritt, Ulster University, United Kingdom
Jing Sun, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Yamine Ait-Ameur, IRIT, France


Program Committee Members

Yamine Ait Ameur, IRIT/INPT-ENSEEIHT, France
Étienne André, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France
Cyrille Artho, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Christian Attiogbé, L2N – Université de Nantes, France
Guangdong Bai, University of Queensland, Australia
Bihuan Chen, Fudan University, China
Xiang Chen, Nantong University, China
Yuting Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Florin Craciun, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania
Juergen Dingel, Queen’s University, Canada
Ruitao Feng, Southern Cross University, Australia
Qian Fu, CSIRO Data61, Australia
Ning Ge, Beihang University, China
Sudipto Ghosh, Colorado State University, USA
Brahim HAMID, IRIT-CNRS, Université of Toulouse, France
Xingshuo Han, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Hiroshi Hosobe, Hosei University, Japan
Zhe Hou, Griffith University, Australia
Qiang Hu, Tianjin University, China
Fuyuki Ishikawa, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Riheng Jia, Zhejiang Normal University, China
Mingyue Jiang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Yu Jiang, Tsinghua University, China
Ferhat Khendek, Concordia University, Canada
Scott Uk-Jin Lee, Hanyang University, Korea
Yi Li, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yuekang Li, University of New South Wales, Australia
Feilong Lin, Zhejiang Normal University, China
Wang Lin, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Shangqing Liu, Nanjing University, China
Ye Liu, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Gerald Luettgen, University of Bamberg, Germany
Yixing Luo, Beijing Institute of Control Engineering, China
Frederic Mallet, Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis, France
Guozhu Meng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Dominique Mery, Université de Lorraine, France
Shin Nakajima, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Helen Paik, University of New South Wales, Australia
Fethi Rabhi, University of New South Wales, Australia
Neeraj Kumar Singh, IRIT-ENSEEIHT Toulouse, France
Ting Su, East China Normal University, China
Yulei Sui, University of New South Wales, Australia
Jing Sun, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Meng Sun, Peking University, China
Wenbing Tang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Haijun Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Limin Wang, Nanjing University, China
Shi Lin Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Hironori Washizaki, Waseda University, Japan
Tingting Wu, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Dongming Xiang, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Zhiwu Xu, Shenzhen University, China
Cen Zhang, Georgia Tech, USA
Peixin Zhang, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Xiao-Yi Zhang, Beijing University of Science and Technology, China
Jianjun Zhao, Kyushu University, Japan
Yangyang Zhao, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China
Yongwang Zhao, Zhejiang University, China
Junjun Zheng, Osaka University, Japan
Changjun Zhou, Zhejiang Normal University, China

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