Workshops

Context and Objective

The Brazilian Conference on Software: Practice and Theory (CBSoft) is an event annually promoted by the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) aimed at fostering the exchange of experience among researchers and practitioners from industry and academia regarding recent research, tendencies, and innovations in software. Held since 2010 as an aggregating event of Brazilian symposia promoted by SBC on software, CBSoft has become one of the main conferences in the Brazilian Computing community.

In 2026, the sixteenth edition of CBSoft will be held in person, from September 8th to 12th, in São Paulo, integrating four traditional annual events:

• XXXX Brazilian Symposium on Software Engineering
• XXX Brazilian Symposium on Programming Languages
• XX Brazilian Symposium on Components, Architectures, and Reuse
• XI Brazilian Symposium on Systematic and Automated Software Testing

In addition, CBSoft includes workshops related to the themes of these events. The aim is to create a space for members of academia and industry to exchange and discuss experiences and ideas. Workshops traditionally held at CBSoft may be promoted to pre-approved workshops (see details below).

General Information

Workshop selection for CBSoft 2026 will be based on submitted proposals. Proposals will be evaluated considering:

• Relevance of the workshop’s main topic
• Experience of the workshop chair
• Adequacy of the Program Committee
• Evaluation of previous editions, if applicable

Workshops may last 3 hours (half-day) or 6 hours (full day).

Workshops will be held in person on:

• September 8th, and
• September 12th, 2026

Organizers may express a preferred date, but the final schedule will be defined by the Workshop Committee in coordination with CBSoft 2026 organization.

IMPORTANT: Workshop proceedings will be prepared jointly by workshop organizers and the CBSoft proceedings chairs. Deadlines for delivering workshop papers to the CBSoft organizing committee must be followed.

Submission Instructions

(See next section for pre-approved workshops.)

Workshop proposals must be submitted through: https://jems3.sbc.org.br/cbsoftworkshops2026

The proposal must include (in Portuguese or English):

• Name of the workshop
• Duration: 3 or 6 hours
• Preferred date: September 8th or September 12th
• Description of the main topic and its relevance
• Workshop history (participants, submissions, acceptance rate)
• Workshop format, including:
  • Topics of interest
  • Acceptance criteria
  • Presentation format
  • Activities to promote debate and community engagement
• Invited speakers
• Expected audience and maximum number of participants
• Program committee
• Support and equipment required from local organization
• Name, contact information, and curriculum of the workshop chair
  • If Brazilian: link to Lattes CV
  • If not: brief résumé included in the proposal

Submission Instructions for Pre-Approved Workshops

Workshops qualify as pre-approved if:

• Their first edition was in 2025, or
• They have held at least three editions

Pre-approved workshops must submit a simplified proposal at: https://jems3.sbc.org.br/cbsoftworkshops2026

The simplified proposal must include:

• Name of the workshop
• Duration: 3 or 6 hours
• Preferred date: September 8th or September 12th
• Organizing committee
• Steering committee (if applicable)
• Name, contact information, and curriculum of the workshop chair
  • Lattes CV if Brazilian, otherwise a brief résumé
• For workshops with 3+ editions: statistics from the last three editions
  • Number of participants
  • Number of submissions
  • Acceptance rate

Pre-approved workshops are automatically accepted once the required information is submitted. The Workshops Evaluation Committee may provide feedback or revoke pre-approved status based on declining submissions or other considerations.

Important Dates

Organization

Workshops Committee Chairs

Genaína Nunes Rodrigues, Universidade de Brasília (UnB) — genaina@unb.br

Nabor das Chagas Mendonça, Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR) — nabor@unifor.br