The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Algorithms, Architecture, Framework, Design Patterns and Maintenance for Dependable Systems and Software
Security, Threats, Privacy, Safety, and Risk Management
Dependability and Reliability Modeling and Measurement
Fault Tolerance, Survivability, Resilience, and Availability
Metrics, Measurement, and Quality Assessment
Requirements, Process, Standards, Productivity, and Project Management
Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Reverse Engineering and Re-Engineering
Verification, Validation, Testing, Analysis, Debugging, Model Checking, and Program Repair
Formal Methods and Theories
Communication, Networking, Optimization, and Performance
Pervasive, Ubiquitous, Service-Oriented, and Clouding Computing
Collaborative, Distributed, Embedded, Real-Time, High Performance, Highly Dependable, Intelligent, Multimedia Systems
Big Data and Storage
Prognosties and Health Management
IoT, Supply Chain, Cyber-physical Systems, Industry 4.0, and Smart City
Empirical Studies, Benchmarking, and Industrial Best Practices
Applications, Tools, and Automation