ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sun 12 Apr 2026 10:05 - 10:20 at Bora Bora I - Session 1

Model extraction and explanation are essential for interpreting the decision logic of complex systems. One example is the complex decision system that assigns Identified Actions (IAs) to applications that are planned for migration to the public cloud. In this paper, we show that it is possible to extract interpretable surrogate models that approximate the behaviour of these systems by leveraging application metadata and historical observations. Our approach enables application owners to understand and anticipate identified actions assigned to their applications, providing actionable insights for more efficient cloud migration planning. Using Random Forest models and explanation techniques such as SHAP and Bellatrex, we achieve an average F1-score of 91% for the top 20 IAs, demonstrating the effectiveness of model extraction and explanation in this context. We discuss current challenges and invite future work to further advance these methods.

Sun 12 Apr

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09:00 - 10:30
Session 1 / FinanSE at Bora Bora I
09:00
5m
Day opening
FinanSE Opening
FinanSE
Sallam Abualhaija University of Luxembourg, Domenico Bianculli University of Luxembourg, Eileen Kapel Delft University of Technology
09:05
20m
Paper
Separation of Concerns for Privacy-Preserving LLM Adoption: A Banking Architecture Framework
FinanSE
Yu Kong University College London (UCL), Silvia Bartolucci University College London, Fabio Caccioli University College London (UCL), Giuseppe Destefanis University College London
09:25
20m
Paper
LLM-Assisted Retro-Documentation for Legacy COBOL Applications in BankingVirtual Attendance
FinanSE
Mahdi LATRECHE , Elouan MARSOT BNP Paribas, Emma Asma DAUMAS BNP Paribas, Azzedine Idir AIT SAID Télécom Paris, Damien DROISY BNP Paribas, Mariam Barry BNP Paribas
09:45
20m
Paper
Operationalising DAO Sustainability KPIs: A Multi-Chain Dashboard for Governance Analytics
FinanSE
Silvio Meneguzzo University of Turin, Claudio Schifanella University of Turin, Valentina Gatteschi Politecnico di Torino, Giuseppe Destefanis University College London
10:05
15m
Short-paper
Model Extraction and Explanation of Review Decisions: A Case Study on Cloud Migration PlanningVirtual Attendance
FinanSE
Vali Tawosi J.P. Morgan AI Research, Salwa Alamir J.P. Morgan AI Research, Xiaomo Liu J.P. Morgan AI Research
Media Attached
10:20
10m
Other
Discussion
FinanSE