MODELS 2026
Sun 4 - Fri 9 October 2026 Málaga, Spain
Fri 9 Oct 2026 11:12 - 11:30 at Málaga - Session 11: Traceability and Automation Chair(s): Antonio Cicchetti

Large language models (LLMs) have recently shown strong capabilities for code understanding, making them promising for reverse engineering domain models from source code. However, state-of-the-art proprietary LLMs cannot be used in many industrial contexts due to privacy and confidentiality constraints, while compact open-source LLMs that can run locally are limited by their context window and cannot process large code bases directly. In this paper, we propose an automated approach to extract domain models from source code using lightweight, locally deployable LLMs. Our method combines structural and semantic heuristics with iterative LLM-based reasoning to overcome context limitations. By progressively analyzing ranked subsets of code elements, the approach identifies domain concepts and refines domain boundaries without requiring full-system context. Our approach achieves high F1-scores on a dataset of ten projects, each comprising a curated domain model and its corresponding implementation, while remaining fully executable on a single GPU. This makes it particularly suitable for reverse engineering tasks in privacy-sensitive industrial environments.

Fri 9 Oct

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11:00 - 12:10
Session 11: Traceability and AutomationResearch Papers / Journal First / New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) at Málaga
Chair(s): Antonio Cicchetti Mälardalen University
11:00
12m
Talk
Preserving Model-to-Code Traceability During LLM-Based Code Generation
New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER)
Marc North Durham University, Nelly Bencomo Durham University, Amir Atapour-Abarghouei Durham University
11:12
18m
Talk
Towards Lightweight Domain Model Reverse Engineering from Source CodeFT
Research Papers
Alessandra Mancas DIRO, Université de Montréal, Mounir Ammam DIRO, Université de Montréal, Hyacinth Ali DIRO, Université de Montréal, Kévin Delcourt DIRO, Université de Montréal, Houari Sahraoui DIRO, Université de Montréal
Pre-print
11:30
18m
Talk
Large Language Models Assistance in core Model-Driven Engineering activitiesFT
Research Papers
Arianna Fedeli Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Maria Teresa Rossi Gran Sasso Science Institute, Ludovico Iovino Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy
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11:48
18m
Talk
A model and workflow-driven approach for engineering domain-specific low-code platforms and applications
Journal First
Francisco Martínez-Lasaca Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Pablo Díez , Esther Guerra Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Juan de Lara Autonomous University of Madrid
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