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FSEACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering
FSE is a rank A conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022. The FSE 2028 deadline is not announced; past editions suggest mid September. FSE 2027 takes place on Jul 12–16, 2027 in Shenzhen, China. Acceptance rate 2026: 26.4% (211/799).
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Data updated 8 November 2026 · rank from the CCF list's 7th edition
Latest edition
FSE 2027: call for papers timeline
- Oct 3, 2026, 11:59 UTC
- Dec 19, 2026, 11:59 UTCRebuttalCommunity data · unverified
- Mar 31, 2027As announced by the conferenceNotificationCommunity data · unverified
- Jul 12–16, 2027Local timeConferenceShenzhen, China
AoE (Anywhere on Earth) is UTC−12 (time zones explained). These dates come from the ccf-deadlines community project and have not yet been checked against the conference website; confirm them there before you submit. Conference website ↗
Past editions
Dates, venues, deadlines and acceptance rates
| Year | Paper deadline | Acceptance | Papers (dblp) | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2026-10-02AoE | — | — | Jul 12–16, 2027 | Shenzhen, China |
| 2026 | 2025-09-11AoE | 26.4%211/799 · source | — | Jul 7–9, 2026 | Montréal, Canada |
| 2025 | 2024-09-12AoE | 26.2%135/515 · source | — | Jun 23–25, 2025 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 2024 | 2023-09-28AoE | — | — | Jul 17–19, 2024 | Porto de Galinhas, Brazil |
| 2023 | — | 27.0%127/470 · source | 205 | Dec 5–7, 2023 | San Francisco, California, USA |
| 2022 | 2022-03-17AoE | — | 186 | Nov 14–16, 2022 | Singapore |
| 2021 | 2021-02-25AoE | 23.8%97/407 · source | 188 | Aug 25–27, 2021 | Virtual |
| 2020 | — | — | 169 | — | — |
| 2019 | — | — | 150 | — | — |
| 2018 | — | — | 124 | — | — |
| 2017 | — | — | 124 | — | — |
| 2016 | — | — | 143 | — | — |
FSE 2028 deadline forecast: mid September (not announced). The last paper deadlines: 2027: Oct 3, 2026; 2026: Sep 12, 2025; 2025: Sep 13, 2024. The conference's own announcement decides.
Paper counts are dblp's main proceedings only, without workshop volumes; acceptance rates link to the page they come from. dblp ↗
CCF list
FSE in the CCF list
- 7th edition (2026)
- CCF A Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · no. 3
- 6th edition (2022)
- CCF A Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages · as FSE/ESEC
- Name in the list
- ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering
- Publisher
- ACM
- dblp
- conf/sigsoft ↗
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide. What counts, case by case →
FAQ
About FSE
What CCF rank is FSE?
FSE is a rank A conference in Software Engineering, System Software and Programming Languages in the CCF list's 7th edition (2026), as in 2022.
When is the FSE 2028 deadline?
Not announced yet. The last paper deadlines were 2027: Oct 3, 2026; 2026: Sep 12, 2025; 2025: Sep 13, 2024, so mid September is likely; the conference's announcement decides.
Where is FSE 2027?
FSE 2027 takes place on Jul 12–16, 2027 in Shenzhen, China.
What is the FSE acceptance rate?
2026: 799 submissions, 211 accepted, 26.4%. 2025: 26.2% (135/515). The history table links each figure to its source.
Do FSE workshop and short papers count as CCF A?
CCF counts the full (regular) papers of a listed conference: short papers, demos, technical briefs, summaries, Findings and the workshops held with a conference are outside the list. CCF also says the list is a recommendation and should not be used on its own to evaluate research; your institution's rules decide.
In more detail: Which CCF conference papers count · How to read conference deadlines
Sources: the CCF list of recommended international conferences and journals, 7th edition (published 31 March 2026, corrected 9 April 2026) and 6th edition (2022); editions, deadlines and acceptance rates from the ccf-deadlines community project (MIT licence), marked as community data until checked against each conference's website, then marked as checked with the website's own words; proceedings and paper counts from dblp (CC0).