QRS 2020 Conference - IEEE International Conference on Software Security and Reliability

News & Announcements


  • Post instructions for video presentations
  • Survey on attending preference (in-person or online)
  • QRS 2020 Proceedings and QRS-C Companion are available online
  • Nineteen (19) Papers for Journal Publication
  • Six (6) papers have been recommended to the IEEE Transactions on Reliability (SCI indexed)
  • Three (3) papers have been accepted for publication by the IEEE Access (SCI indexed)
  • Ten (10) papers have been published by the International Journal of Performability Engineering (Ei indexed)
  • Conference rescheduled to December 11-14 at Macau University of Science and Technology, China
  • Deadline for workshop papers submission extended to June 15
  • Deadline for Fast Abstracts, Industry Track, and Posters extended to June 15
  • Deadline for regular and short papers submission extended to April 10
  • QRS is now a CORE 'B' conference! More info
  • About QRS


    In 2015, the SERE conference (IEEE International Conference on Software Security and Reliability) and the QSIC conference (IEEE International Conference on Quality Software) were combined into a single conference, QRS, with Q representing Quality, R for Reliability, and S for Security, sponsored by the IEEE Reliability Society. This conference provides engineers and scientists from both industry and academia a platform to present their ongoing work, relate their research outcomes and experiences, and discuss the best and most efficient techniques for the development of reliable, secure, and trustworthy systems. It also represents an excellent opportunity for the academic community to become more aware of subject areas critical to the software industry as practitioners bring their needs to the table. The 20th QRS conference will be held from December 11-14, 2020 in Macau, China.

    Welcome Remarks


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    Dr. Huimin Lin China

    QRS 2020 Honorary General Chair
    Chinese Academy of Sciences

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    Dr. Carole Graas USA

    President of IEEE Reliability Society

    Keynote Speaker


    Keynote: Software Fault Tolerance via Environmental Diversity
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    Professor Kishor S. Trivedi USA

    Duke University, USA

    Topics of Interest


    • Reliability, Security, Availability, and Safety of Software Systems
    • Software Testing, Verification, and Validation
    • Program Debugging and Comprehension
    • Information and Software Quality Assurance
    • Fault Tolerance for Software Reliability Improvement
    • Modeling, Prediction, Simulation, and Evaluation
    • Metrics, Measurements, and Analysis
    • Secure and Reliable Storage
    • Software Penetration and Protection
    • Software Vulnerabilities
    • Formal Methods
    • Malware Detection and Analysis
    • Intrusion Detection and Prevention
    • Operating System Security and Reliability
    • Mobile and Smartphone Applications
    • Internet of Things and Cloud Computing
    • Information and Knowledge Management
    • Benchmark, Tools, Industrial Applications, and Empirical Studies
    • Machine Learning and Deep Learning Models and Systems

    Sponsored by

    IEEE Reliability Society
    University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

    Conference patron

    Macau University of Science and Technology
    Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
    University of Texas at Dallas
    Macao Association of Convention, Exhibition & Tourism Sectors