International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
Indexed in CORE Rankings with rank B (ICORE2026).
Latest edition: The 18th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2026)
Official Portals
Prestige Metrics & Badges
CORE Ranking2026
B
Software engineering
CCF RankingChina CF
N/A
China Computer Federation
Google Scholar H5-IndexScholar
N/A
Top 5-year cited metric
Submission Deadlines & Live Countdown
The 18th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2026) • Montreal Canada(5 – 6 Jul, 2026)
Main Track
(conference)Deadline: Mar 10, 2026
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Complete Track Deadlines
| Track / Round | Format | Abstract Due | Paper Submission | Rebuttal Period | Notification Date | Camera-Ready Due | Time Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main Track | conference | TBA | Mar 10, 2026 | — | TBA | TBA | Passed |
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 | B | Year 2026 | Software engineering | Good conference (Top 35%–40% globally) |
| CCF Ranking | China Computer Federation (CCF) | N/A | CCF 2022 Catalog | Computer Science | Important international conference |
| TH-CPL | Tsinghua University | N/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 |
| CORE | Academic Association | B | ICORE2026 | General | International prestige ranking |
Conference Editions Timeline
Locations, dates, proceedings, and historical tracks of past & future editions
2026
The 18th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2026)
PastMontreal, Canada
5 – 6 Jul, 2026
2022
Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
PastSingapore
17 – 18 Nov, 2022
2021
13th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
PastBari, Italy
11 – 15 Oct, 2021
2020
12th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
PastBari, Italy
7 – 8 Oct, 2020
2017
Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
PastPaderborn, Germany
9 – 11 Sep, 2017
2015
Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
PastBergamo, Italy
5 – 7 Sep, 2015
2013
5th International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
PastSt. Petersburg, Russia
24 – 26 Aug, 2013
2012
International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
PastRiva del Garda, Italy
28 – 30 Sep, 2012
2011
Symposium on Search-based Software Engineering
PastSzeged, Hungary
10 – 12 Sep, 2011
2010
2nd International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
PastBenevento, Italy
7 – 9 Sep, 2010
2009
1st International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering
PastWindsor, United Kingdom
13 – 15 May, 2009
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 ↗