ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mon 13 Apr 2026 18:00 - 18:15 at Bora Bora IV - Software Agents

Practical adoption of Round-Trip Engineering (RTE) is limited by synchronization complexity, manual intervention, process uncertainty, and artifact multimodality. We propose a novel agentic framework using Large Language Models (LLMs) to automate and enhance RTE. The framework employs specialized AI agents for tasks like transformation, reverse-engineering, and verification, all operating within a human-in-the-loop (HITL) process that enables iterative refinement. We demonstrate the framework’s feasibility with a proof-of-concept that transforms natural language requirements into UML Class Diagrams. A qualitative evaluation reveals that the iterative HITL refinement loop consistently yields the most significant quality improvements. Notably, this human-agent back-feed loop collaboration allows smaller LLMs to achieve high-quality results comparable to larger models after just a few cycles. This work provides a foundation for a new generation of intelligent, automated, and human-centric software artifact management tools.

Mon 13 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change

17:30 - 18:20
Software AgentsBoatSE at Bora Bora IV
17:30
15m
Talk
Towards Structured, State-Aware, and Execution-Grounded Reasoning for Software Engineering Agents
BoatSE
Tse-Hsun (Peter) Chen Concordia University
17:45
15m
Talk
Reformulate, Retrieve, Localize: Agents for Repository-Level Bug Localization
BoatSE
Genevieve Caumartin Concordia University, Glaucia Melo Toronto Metropolitan University
Pre-print
18:00
15m
Talk
Agentic RTE: A Framework for Synchronizing Multimodal Software Artifacts
BoatSE
Tales Mello Paiva University of Waterloo, Ivens da Silva Portugal University of Waterloo, Paulo Alencar University of Waterloo, Donald Cowan University of Waterloo
18:15
5m
Day closing
Closing
BoatSE