ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In this extended abstract, we propose a novel research topic in the field of agentic AI, which we refer to as self-coding information systems. These systems will be able to dynamically adapt their structure or behavior by evaluating potential adaptation decisions, generate source code, test, and (re)deploy their source code autonomously, at runtime, reducing the time to market of new features. Here we motivate the topic, provide a formal definition of self-coding information systems, discuss some expected impacts of the new technology, and indicate potential research directions.

Toward architecting self-coding information systems (Falcao-et-al_ICSE-2026_SABoF_final.pdf)385KiB

Wed 15 Apr

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18:30 - 18:50
Panel #3: “Software Architecture: Research Agenda and Directions”Software Architecture BoF at Oceania III
18:30
6m
Talk
Green Architectural Reconstruction: Bridging the Gap Between Code Efficiency and Sustainable Design
Software Architecture BoF
Esther Hahyeon Kim Aalborg University, Antheas Kapenakakis Aalborg University, Bent Thomsen Aalborg University, Denmark, Dragos Ionescu Aalborg University, Michele Albano , Søren Kejser Jensen Aalborg Universty
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18:36
6m
Talk
Sovereign-by-Design: A Reference Architecture for AI and Blockchain Enabled Systems
Software Architecture BoF
Matteo Esposito University of Oulu, Lodovica Marchesi University of Cagliari, Roberto Tonelli University of Cagliari, Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Southern Denmark
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18:43
6m
Talk
Toward architecting self-coding information systems
Software Architecture BoF
Rodrigo Falcão Fraunhofer IESE, Frank Elberzhager Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Karthik Vaidhyanathan IIIT Hyderabad
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