TechDebt Conference

⏰ TechDebt 2026 early registration rates are available until Feb 2! This is your chance to lock in the best prices and join the global community shaping the future of Technical Debt research and practice. Don’t wait! Prices go up after Feb 2. Register now :)

🎉 Industry Track notifications are out! This year, we accepted 5 industry talks from a strong pool of submissions. With this track, TechDebt reinforces the importance of integrating academia and industry to pave the road ahead in Technical Debt discussions. See you in Rio! 🇧🇷✨

🎉 TechDebt 2026 Paper Notifications are Out! 🎉 The program will feature: 📄 5 full research papers 🛠️ 3 experience reports ✨ 5 short papers 👏 A huge thank you to our PC for their outstanding work! Congratulations to all accepted papers! We look forward to seeing you in Rio!

🚀 Exciting news! Justine Gehring — Head of AI at Gologic and Mila alumna — joins #TechDebt2026 as a keynote speaker! 🎤 She’ll dive into three flavors of tech debt in DevOps: legacy code, missing automation, and infrastructure cost, and how AI can help tackle them.

🚨 Grace Period Alert! 🚨 For everyone who submit their paper by today’s deadline, you will have 5 extra days (until October 28th, AOE) to make those final touches — polish your figures, refine your arguments, and ensure your submission is in top shape. 📝

We’re almost there! October 23 is the final deadline to submit your paper to TechDebt 2026, which will take place in one of the most iconic cities in the world, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! ☀️ Let’s make TechDebt 2026 our most vibrant and inspiring edition yet! 💚💛💙

🚨 1 Week to Go! 🚨 The countdown is on for TechDebt 2026 in Rio de Janeiro! 🌴☀️ Share your latest research on technical debt, software modernization, and AI applied to software maintenance and evolution. 📅 Abstract: Oct 16 📅 Submission: Oct 23 #TechDebt2026 #ICSE2026

🚀 We’re thrilled to announce Dr. Margaret-Anne Storey as a keynote speaker at #TechDebt2026! A world-leading researcher in SE, human factors & developer productivity, Dr. Storey is Professor of CS & co-director of CHISEL Lab at UVic. 📍Join us in Rio 🌊☀️ 📅 Apr 12–13, 2026

🚨Only 1 month left until the Technical Track submission deadline for TechDebt 2026!🚨 Don’t miss the chance to share your latest research and be part of our vibrant community. 🌍✈️🇧🇷 👉 Submit your paper and join us in Rio! 🔗 lnkd.in/eF9d3MAW #TechDebt2026 #ICSE2026

🚀 Call for Participants – TechDebt 2026 Junior PC 🌍 PhD students & early-career researchers: boost your reviewing skills, get mentoring, and be part of the TechDebt community in Rio 🇧🇷✨ 👩‍💻 LinaOchoa 👨‍💻 Ronnie de Souza Santos #TechDebt2026 #ICSE2026

🌟Want one more reason to submit to #TechDebt2026? 🏆Best papers will be invited to submit extended versions to a Special Section of Information and Software Technology📖. Don’t miss the chance to shape the future of technical debt research!

🚨 Big news!🚨 Dr. David Lo will keynote at #TechDebt2026 in Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷☀️🌴 April 12–13, co-located with #ICSE2026. Dr. Lo is a leading voice in software engineering — his keynote will be a highlight you won’t want to miss! #TechDebt2026

⏳ Only 2 months to go until the Technical Track deadline for TechDebt 2026 in Rio! 🇧🇷 Don’t miss the chance to share your research and ideas with the global technical debt community. 📅 Save the date: April 12–13, 2026 📍 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil #TechDebt2026 #ICSE

🚀 Excited to welcome Justine Gehring as the Industry Track Chair for #TechDebt2026 in Rio! 🇧🇷 🎉 Justine leads Gologic Inc.'s AI team, bringing a holistic perspective on technical debt. 📅 April 12–13, 2026 | Rio de Janeiro 🌴☀️ 🔗 lnkd.in/eEqYeiYF

🚨Are you researching innovative approaches to modernize software systems? Dr. @wesleyklewerton invites you to submit your work to TechDebt 2026 and join the vibrant community exploring how to better analyze, refactor, and re-engineer software systems. 🔗lnkd.in/eF9d3MAW

📢 AI for Software Maintenance and Evolution Dr. @fabiopalomba3 invites you to submit your work and contribute to the growing community exploring the topic how AI is transforming the way we understand, adapt, and evolve software systems. 🔗 lnkd.in/eF9d3MAW

🚨#KnowYourOC - We're thrilled to introduce @JeffCarver32 , Program Co-Chair for TechDebt 2026! A leader in empirical software engineering, Dr. Carver brings deep expertise in software quality and technical debt. We're excited to have him shaping this year’s technical program!

👋We’re thrilled to launch #KnowYourOPC. Kicking things off is @rodrigoospinola, Associate Professor at @VCUENGR, whose research focuses on technical debt, empirical software engineering, and SE4AI. Stay tuned as we continue to introduce the people driving TechDebt 2026!

Why submit your work to TechDebt 2026? Here’s what makes it so special: ✅Great networking: Co-located with ICSE 2026 — join a global gathering of software engineering experts in Rio! ✅ It's in Rio🇧🇷! 🔗 lnkd.in/eF9d3MAW (5of5).

Why submit your work to TechDebt 2026? Here’s what makes it so special: ✅Engage directly with researchers & practitioners tackling TD, software evolution and modernization. ✅Receive feedback from a community that deeply cares about software evolution. (3of5)...