High Integrity Software Conference 2026

The mission of the High Integrity Software Conference (HISC) is to bring software engineering practitioners together to share their challenges, best practices and experiences. Our conference programme features high-quality content from experts in industry and academia who disseminate their knowledge of important and innovative techniques and methods that software engineers can apply in practice across industry sectors.

HISC is relocating in 2026. Join us on 13th October 2026 at The Vox, Birmingham.

Registration will open in March 2026. Click below to receive updates about registration:

We are in an age of digital dependency, where more and more aspects of our everyday lives will rely on the correct function of software-intensive electronic systems.

These systems may be tangible, at-hand, embedded systems, but more frequently are remote and highly distributed, relying on multiple layers of communication and infrastructure for correct operation. We expect these systems to deliver ever-more complex functionality on demand, and need to be able to trust this functionality to be delivered with appropriate levels of safety and security.

The need for trustworthy software – software that does exactly what it is intended to do – is well-established in certain sectors such as defence, aerospace, and transportation, along with a mature approach to its design and assurance. But the increased use of software in more and more domains – embedded, connected, consumer and infrastructure systems – means that similar approaches are needed across a broader range of industries.

In addition there are disruptive technological influences which mean that traditional approaches to verification and assurance in the established industries will no longer remain applicable or sufficient.

The aim of the High Integrity Software conference is to share the experience and know-how that will address these challenges within our industry and help to build the foundations of a trustworthy software ecosystem for the future.