# World Symposium on Software Engineering

- Dates: 16 October 2026 to 18 October 2026
- Location: Nara Women's University, Nara, Japan
- Organiser: WSSE
- Industry: Developer & Engineering

## About

The 8th World Symposium on Software Engineering (WSSE 2026) is an academic conference focused on software engineering. It features keynote presentations, oral talks, poster sessions, and exhibitions. The event is intended for researchers, scholars, and experts in software engineering.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://wsse.org/)
- [Registration](https://wsse.org/registration.html)
- [Agenda](https://wsse.org/cfss.html)
- [Call for speakers](https://wsse.org/cfp.html) (submissions close 2026-08-15)

## Topics

- Education & Training

## Speakers

- Prof. Tadashi Dohi, Keynote Speaker I, Hiroshima University, Japan
- Prof. Tatsuhiro Tsuchiya, Keynote Speaker II, University of Osaka, Japan
- Hongping Gan, Chair, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

## Sponsors and partners

- Hiroshima University
- Science and Engineering Institute
- Kindai University
- Wuhan University
- University of Houston-Downtown
- Huaqiao University
- University of Houston-Clear Lake
- University of North Dakota
- Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications

## Where to stay

- **JWマリオットホテル奈良**: 120 m from the venue
- **Novotel NARA**: 200 m from the venue
- **奈良ロイヤルホテル**: 250 m from the venue
- **ビジネスホテルたかまど**: 290 m from the venue
- **D-CUBE**: 460 m from the venue
- **ホテルアジール・奈良アネックス**: 520 m from the venue
  - Phone: +81-742-322577
- **東横イン**: 600 m from the venue
- **スーパーホテル**: 640 m from the venue

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/world-symposium-on-software-engineering/