This year is the 26th anniversary of the QRS Conference. The first edition of the conference was held in Hong Kong, China in 2000 under the name of Asia-Pacific Conference on Quality Software. Since then, the conference has grown significantly. In 2015, the SERE conference (International Conference on Software Security and Reliability) and the QSIC conference (International Conference on Quality Software) were combined into a single conference, QRS, with Q representing Quality, R for Reliability, and S for Security. This conference gives engineers and scientists from both industry and academia a platform to present their ongoing work, relate their research outcomes and experiences, and discuss the best and most efficient techniques for the development of reliable, secure, and trustworthy systems. It also represents an excellent opportunity for the academic community to become more aware of subject areas critical to the software industry as practitioners bring their needs to the table. The 26th QRS conference will be held from July 22-25, 2026 at the University of Florence, Italy.

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Topics of Interest
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* Reliability, Security, Availability, and Safety of Software Systems
* AI-based Techniques for Software Quality, Reliability, and Security
* Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models and Systems
* Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models
* Knowledge-based Techniques for Software Quality, Reliability, and Security
* Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
* Program Debugging and Comprehension
* Information and Software Quality Assurance
* Fault Tolerance for Software Reliability Improvement
* Modeling, Prediction, Simulation, and Evaluation
* Metrics, Measurements, and Analysis
* Software Penetration and Protection
* Software Vulnerabilities
* Formal Methods
* Malware Detection and Analysis
* Intrusion Detection and Prevention
* Operating System Security and Reliability
* IoT, Fuzzy Systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, and Industry 4.0
* Mobile and Smartphone Applications
* Cloud Computing and Smart City
* Information and Knowledge Management
* Secure and Reliable Storage
* Benchmark, Tools, Industrial Applications, and Empirical Studies

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Submission
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Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere)
with the following page limits: twelve pages (regular papers),
ten pages (short papers and workshop papers), and two pages
(fast abstract track, poster papers, and industry track).
Each submission should include a title, the name and affiliation
of each author, an abstract, and up to 6 keywords. The format of
your submission must follow the QRS Conference Proceedings Format.

Detailed instructions for paper submission can be found at
https://qrs26.techconf.org

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Best Paper Award
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At least one Best Paper Award will be presented.

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Most Influential Paper Award
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At least one award for the most influential papers will be given
to articles published in the past at QRS. The award will be given
on a ten-year basis. QRS 2026 will be awarded to authors of papers
published at QRS ten years ago that were judged to have the greatest
impact on the theory or practice of software quality, reliability,
and security in the ten years since its initial publication.

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Program Chairs (Alphabetical Order)
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Felicita Di Giandomenico (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)
Jin Song Dong (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Mohammad Zulkernine (Queen's University, Canada)

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Inquiries
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For more detailed and updated information, please refer to https://qrs26.techconf.org.