The (IEEE) International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation (ICST) offers an open forum for software testing, verification and validation research and its transfer to practice. One of the main goals of ICST is to bridge research and practice in software testing, verification, and validation. Furthermore, it aims at stimulating scientific research on model-based software testing, domain specific testing, empirical studies of testing techniques, and the technology transfer of research results to software development practices.