We invite submissions of technical research papers describing original and unpublished results on software engineering for self-adaptive and self-managing systems, across the broad spectrum of topics of interest listed below. SEAMS 2026 will use a single-round submission system for the Research Track with the possibility of submitting a revised version. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE and ACM digital libraries. In addition, authors of distinguished papers will be invited to submit revised and extended versions of their work to a dedicated Special Issue of ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems ( TAAS ).

To celebrate 20 successful past editions of SEAMS , we are inviting submissions to a special category of papers called Future of Self-Adaptive Systems (SAS). Submissions are encouraged for papers that reflect on past SEAMS research and present a bold, ambitious vision for the field in the next 10 to 20 years.

Background

SEAMS is a CORE-A ranked conference that applies software engineering methods, techniques, processes, and tools to support the construction of self-adaptive and autonomous systems that provide self-* properties like self-configuration, self-healing, self-optimization, and self-protection. SEAMS aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to investigate, discuss, examine, and advance the fundamental principles, the state-of-the-art, and the solutions addressing critical challenges of engineering self-adaptive and self-managing systems.

Topics of Interest

We welcome research contributions to all topics related to engineering self-adaptive and self-managing systems, including:

    Foundational concepts
    Self-* properties
    Uncertainty
    Runtime models and variability
    Mixed-initiative and human-in-the-loop/human-on-the-loop
    Socio-technical and ethical challenges
    AI and machine learning
    Automatic synthesis techniques
    Control theory
    Simulation and digital twins
    Human-centered software development
    Requirements engineering
    Security and privacy
    Architecture and design
    Testing, verification, and assurance
    Evolution, reuse, and maintenance
    Processes and methodologies
    Self-adaptation for software engineering
    Formal methods for self-* systems
    Domain-specific languages
    Programming language support

Application areas and domains include but are not limited to Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, cloud/fog/edge/mobile computing, bioengineering, quantum computing, robotics, smart environments, smart user interfaces, augmented/mixed reality, web/service-based applications, and automotive.