*TASE 2026* *20th International Symposium onTheoretical Aspects of Software EngineeringShanghai, China, 4-6 July 2026https://tase2026.github.io/ * *Objectives and scope* Now in its 20th edition, TASE is an international symposium that aims to bring together researchers and developers from academia and industry with interests in the theoretical aspects of software engineering. We invite submissions of research papers on topics covering all theoretical aspects of software engineering, including, but not limited to, the following: Abstract interpretation · Algebraic and co-algebraic specifications · Component-based software engineering · Cyber-physical systems · Deductive verification · Distributed and concurrent systems · Domain Engineering · Embedded and real-time systems · Feature-oriented software · Formal verification and program semantics · Integration of formal methods · Language design · Model checking and theorem proving · Model-driven engineering · Object-oriented systems · Probability in software engineering · Program analysis · Program logics and calculi · Requirements engineering · Reverse engineering and software maintenance · Run-time verification and monitoring · Semantic web and web services · Service-oriented and cloud computing · Software processes and workflows · Software architectures and design · Software testing and quality assurance · Software safety, security, and reliability · Specification and verification · Type systems and behavioural typing · Tools exploiting theoretical results *Submission* Submissions to the conference must not have been published or be concurrently considered for publication elsewhere. Papers should be written in English and should not exceed 16 pages (excluding the bibliography) in LNCS format. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=tase2026 The authors of a selected subset of accepted papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to a special issue in the Science of Computer Programming journal (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/science-of-computer-programming). *Important dates* Abstract submission: 15 February 2026 Paper Submission: 21 February 2026 Author Notification: 1 April 2026 Camera Ready: 1 May 2026 TASE2026 Conference: 4-6 July 2026 Steering committee Keijiro Araki, Kumamoto College Jifeng He, East China Normal University Michael Hinchey, Lero Shengchao Qin, Xidian University Huibiao Zhu, East China Normal University General Chair Geguang Pu, East China Normal University Program Co-Chairs Giuseppe De Giacomo, University of Oxford Jianwen Li, East China Normal University Local Organization Chairs Qin Li, East China Normal University Lili Xiao, Donghua University Publicity Chairs Jonathan Bowen, London South Bank University Lili Xiao, Donghua University Keynote speakers TBA Programme committee Yamine Ait Ameur, IRIT/INPT-ENSEEIHT Jie An, Institute of Software, CAS Giuseppe De Giacomo, University of Oxford Hongfei Fu, Shanghai Jiaotong University Alberto Griggio, FBK Zhe Hou, Griffith University Daisuke Kimura, Toho University Guoqiang Li, Shanghai Jiaotong University Jianwen Li, East China Normal University Yeting Li, Institute of Information Engineering, CAS Wanwei Liu, National University of Defense Technology Yepang Liu, Southern University of Science and Technology Teng Long, China University of Geosciences Frederic Mallet, Université Nice Sophia-Antipolis Bertrand Meyer, ETH Zurich Dominique Mery, Loria Université de Lorraine Yu Pei, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Shengchao Qin, Xidian University Kristin Yvonne Rozier, Iowa State University Xiaomu Shi, Shenzhen University Stefano Tonetta, FBK Cheng Wen, Xidian University Lili Xiao, Donghua University Hui Xu, Fudan University Yedi Zhang, National University of Singapore Hengjun Zhao, Southwest University Lixiao Zheng, Huaqiao University Shufang Zhu, University of Liverpool