ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE)
Also known as: ESEC/FSE, ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference
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Latest edition: FSE 2027
Official Portals
Prestige Metrics & Badges
CORE Ranking2026
A*Top 4%
Cybersecurity and privacy
CCF RankingChina CF
CCF B
China Computer Federation
Google Scholar H5-IndexScholar
118
Top 5-year cited metric
Submission Deadlines & Live Countdown
FSE 2027 • Maastricht Netherlands(24 – 28 May, 2027)
Main Track
Round 2(conference)Deadline: Dec 2, 2026
OPEN FOR SUBMISSION
Anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)
25
Days
21
Hours
53
Mins
19
Secs
Complete Track Deadlines
| Track / Round | Format | Abstract Due | Paper Submission | Rebuttal Period | Notification Date | Camera-Ready Due | Time Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main TrackRound 1 | conference | TBA | Sep 2, 2026 | — | TBA | TBA | Passed |
Main TrackRound 2 | conference | TBA | Dec 2, 2026 | — | TBA | TBA | 25d21:53:19AoE |
Multi-Source Prestige Rankings
Comparative classification across international academic evaluation bodies
| Ranking System | Evaluation Body | Classification | Edition / Year | Field / Scope | Prestige Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORE Ranking | Computing Research and Education Association of Australasia | A* | Year 2026 | Cybersecurity and privacy | Flagship conference (Top 4%–7% globally) |
| CCF Ranking | China Computer Federation (CCF) | Tier B | CCF 2022 Catalog | Computer Science | High-quality international conference |
| TH-CPL | Tsinghua University | Class A | TH-CPL List | CS & Engineering | Tsinghua Recommended Conference Publishing List |
| Qualis CAPES | CAPES (Brazilian Ministry of Education) | N/A | Sucupira / Qualis | Ciência da Computação | South American academic evaluation standard |
| CCF | Academic Association | B | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
| CORE | Academic Association | B | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
| THCPL | Academic Association | B | N/A | General | International prestige ranking |
Conference Editions Timeline
Locations, dates, proceedings, and historical tracks of past & future editions
2023
FSE 2023
UpcomingBeijing, China
20 – 24 Mar, 2023
2022
FSE 2022
UpcomingAthens, Greece
21 – 25 Mar, 2022
2021
FSE 2021
UpcomingVirtual
25 – 27 Aug, 2021
2019
The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastTallinn, Estonia
26 – 30 Aug, 2019
2018
The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastLake Buena Vista, Florida
4 – 9 Nov, 2018
2017
11th Joint Meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference and the ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastPaderborn, Germany
4 – 8 Sep, 2017
2016
24th ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastSeattle, USA
13 – 19 Nov, 2016
2015
Foundations of Software Engineering
PastBergamo, Italy
31 Aug – 4 Sep, 2015
2014
22nd ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastHong Kong, China
16 – 22 Nov, 2014
2013
9th joint meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference and the ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastSaint Petersburg, Russia
21 – 23 Aug, 2013
2012
20th ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina
10 – 17 Nov, 2012
2011
19th ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE-19) and 13rd European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC-13)
PastSzeged, Hungary
5 – 9 Sep, 2011
2010
ACM SIGSOFT 18th International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastSanta Fe, USA
9 – 11 Nov, 2010
2009
Joint 12th European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC) and 17th ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering
PastAmsterdam, Netherlands
24 – 29 Aug, 2009
2007
Joint 11th European Software Engineering Conference (ESEC) and 15th ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE-13) 2007
PastCavat, Croatia
3 – 7 Sep, 2007
Academic Resources & External Links
Access DBLP archives, Papers With Code, and official conference portals
DBLP Computer Science
Comprehensive open bibliographic database tracking full papers across editions.
dblp.org ↗
Papers With Code
Explore trending papers, open-source code repositories, and leaderboards.
paperswithcode.com ↗
CORE Ranking Portal
Official evaluation catalog from Computing Research and Education Association.
portal.core.edu.au ↗