Important Dates
(All dates end of day, anywhere on earth)
Full Research Papers
Abstract*: May 18, 2018
Full paper: May 25, 2018
Notification: July 6, 2018
Camera ready: July 27, 2018
Emerging Results and Vision Papers
Submission: July 1, 2018
Notification: August 14, 2018
Camera ready: August 28, 2018
Industrial Papers and Posters
Submission: July 20, 2018
Grace period for submissions: July 23
Notification: August 14, 2018
Camera ready: August 28, 2018
Journal-First Submissions
Submission: August 10, 2018
Notification: August 31, 2018
*Precondition for full paper submission
The ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) is the premier conference for presenting research results related to empirical software engineering. ESEM provides a stimulating forum where researchers and practitioners can present and discuss recent research results on a wide range of topics, in addition to exchanging ideas, experiences and challenging problems.
The 12th edition of ESEM will be held in Oulu, Finland, from October 11th to 12th, 2018 as part of the Empirical Software Engineering International Week with several co-located events including
• Annual ISERN Meeting (October 8th to 9th)
• MeGSuS Workshop (October 9th)
• Doctoral Symposium IDoESE (October 10th)
• Advanced School IASESE (October 10th)
• ESEM Industry Day (October 10th)
• PROMISE Conference (October 10th)
• Industry Day (October 10th)
• EMSE Summer School (October 8th to 11th)
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