Motivation

Following the first edition held in 2024, the 2nd International Workshop on Software Security Testing (SECUTE) aims to build a community where researchers and practitioners can discuss new ideas and share fresh insights on the security testing of software systems.

SECUTE places particular emphasis on proposing innovative automated techniques and methods to simplify the creation, management, and evolution of automated tests, aiming to detect security flaws in source code.

While SECUTE welcomes studies involving established testing approaches, such as vulnerability scanning and fuzzing, it also aims to attract research on code-level test cases that can augment the existing functional test suites of software projects. SECUTE also emphasizes empirical studies analyzing how security testing is performed in real-world projects and what challenges developers face when dealing with it.

Trivia

SECUTE is pronounced as "seh-KYOOT"

• The "seh" is the same as the first part of "Secure."
• "KYOOT" is exactly as "cute".

Where and When?

SECUTE 2026 is co-located with ASE 2026 in Munich, Germany.

The workshop will be held either on Monday, 12 October or Friday, 16 October 2026. The exact date will be communicated soon!