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This program is tentative and subject to change.
Mon 30 NovDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Mon 30 Nov
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09:00 - 10:30 | Doctoral Symposium Session 1 - WELCOME, KEYNOTE & MASTER STUDENT PITCHDoctoral Symposium at Lecture hall J1360 | ||
09:00 10mDay opening | Welcome & Opening Doctoral Symposium Anne Hess Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu | ||
09:10 60mKeynote | Keynote by Michael Unterkalmsteiner. Title to be confirmed Doctoral Symposium Michael Unterkalmsteiner Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
10:10 20mTalk | Architecting Trustworthy and Evolvable Agentic GenAI Systems: Software Architecture for Artificial Intelligence (SA4AI) and Artificial Intelligence for Software Architecture (AI4SA) Doctoral Symposium | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 30mDoctoral symposium paper | ECOMod: Design-Time Prediction of AI-Model Inference Energy for Sustainable Software Engineering Doctoral Symposium Muhammad Bilal Akhtar Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia, Hina Anwar University of Tartu | ||
11:30 30mDoctoral symposium paper | Verification and Validation of LLM-Enabled Systems Doctoral Symposium Michael Nwankwo Blekinge Institute of Technology, Davide Fucci Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ahmad Nauman Ghazi Blekinge Institute of Technology, Niklas Lavesson Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
12:00 30mDoctoral symposium paper | From Adoption to Value: Understanding the Impact of GenAI on Productivity and Value Delivery in Software Engineering Doctoral Symposium Phuoc Pham , Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology, Eriks Klotins Blekinge Institute of Technology, Muhammad Usman Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | QuEMaLeS Session 1Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems at Lecture hall J1280 Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems (QuEMaLeS 2026). | ||
14:00 15mDay opening | Workshop Introduction Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems | ||
14:15 25mTalk | From Scores to Stable Evidence: Evaluating Structured Outputs in a Stochastic ML Software Pipeline Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems Morgan Ericsson Linnaeus University, Rakhshanda Jabeen Linnaeus University, Anna Wingkvist Linnaeus University | ||
14:40 25mTalk | Beyond Accuracy, MACs, and Latency: Measured Energy as a Quality Measure for Object Detector Selection Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems Hina Anwar University of Tartu, Muhammad Bilal Akhtar Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia, Fauzia Khan Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Estonia | ||
15:05 25mTalk | Semantic Mission Invariance Testing for LLM-Based Drone Agents Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems Michel Nass Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | Doctoral Symposium Session 3 - ACADEMIA INSIGHTSDoctoral Symposium at Lecture hall J1360 The durations of the talks are currently tentative and may change. | ||
14:00 30mTalk | The main outcome of your Ph.D. is not your research - it is you! Doctoral Symposium Julian Frattini Chalmers University of Technology; University of Gothenburg | ||
14:30 30mTalk | Title to be confirmed Doctoral Symposium Oleksandr Kosenkov Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
15:00 30mPanel | Panel and Open Discussion: Exchange of experience, interactive discussion about challenges, questions, best practices, etc Doctoral Symposium | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | QuEMaLeS Session 2Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems at Lecture hall J1280 Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems (QuEMaLeS 2026). | ||
16:00 25mTalk | A Survey of Quality Characteristics for Code-Generating Large Language Models Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems Bogdan Andrei University of Amsterdam, Ana Oprescu University of Amsterdam, Sander Klous University of Amsterdam | ||
16:25 25mTalk | Measuring the Quality of LLM Code-Generation Systems Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems Liang Yu Blekinge Institute of Technology, Jon Påhls Ericsson AB, Emil Alégroth Blekinge Institute of Technology, Panagiota Chatzipetrou Örebro University | ||
16:50 40mDay closing | Workshop Wrap-up Quality Evaluation of ML-based Software Systems | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | Doctoral Symposium Session 4: INTERACTIVE SESSIONDoctoral Symposium at Lecture hall J1360 Interactive Session by Oleksandr Kosenkov (in particular for interested PhD students) | ||
16:00 90mLive Q&A | Interactive Session by Oleksandr Kosenkov Doctoral Symposium Oleksandr Kosenkov Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
Tue 1 DecDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Tue 1 Dec
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09:00 - 10:00 | |||
09:00 60mKeynote | The Return of the Superhero Developer? Keynotes Darja Šmite Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
10:30 - 12:00 | Session 1a: Organizational Transformation with Generative AIResearch Papers / Industry Papers Track at Graduation Hall J1610 | ||
10:30 20mTalk | Developing a Roadmap to an AI-first Organization: A Case Study in Embedded Software Development Research Papers Viktor Kjellberg Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Srijita Basu Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Simin Sun Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Farnaz Fotrousi Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Miroslaw Staron Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg | ||
10:50 20mTalk | Helpful but Fallible: Developer Experiences of AI Tools Under a Coordinated Industrial Rollout Industry Papers Track Andreas Bexell Ericsson, Rushali Gupta Lund University, Lo Gullstrand Heander Lund University, Emma Söderberg Lund University, Per Runeson Lund University, Sigrid Eldh Mälardalen University, Carleton University, Wei Shi Ericsson | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Konstantin Malysh Lund University | ||
11:10 20mTalk | Generative AI In Software Engineering May Bring Diverse Changes: Industrial Multi-Case Study Findings Research Papers Petri Kettunen University of Helsinki, Dept. of Computer Science, Tomi Männistö University of Helsinki | ||
11:30 20mTalk | Contradictions in AI-Supported Software Development: An Activity Theory Perspective Research Papers Marthe Berntzen University of Oslo (UiO), Johanne Thunes University of Oslo, Norway, Parkavan Illavalagan University of Oslo, Kristian Bugge University of Oslo | ||
10:30 - 12:00 | Session 1b: Data-Centric and Sustainable AI EngineeringResearch Papers / Short Papers and Posters at Graduation Hall J1620 | ||
10:30 20mTalk | Hierarchical Code Knowledge Graphs in AI-Native Software Development Research Papers Sebastian Bengtsson Ericsson, Nishrith Saini Ericsson, Ricardo Britto Ericsson / Blekinge Institute of Technology, Joy Bose Ericsson, Karthik Ga Ericsson, Jasprit Singh Ericsson | ||
10:50 15mTalk | A Taxonomy of Dataset Changes for Supporting Machine Learning Pipeline Evolution Short Papers and Posters Alberto Abello Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Cristina Gómez Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Lidia López Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Claudia Ayala Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain | ||
11:05 20mTalk | From Data Quality to Data Trustworthiness in AI-Driven Software-Intensive Embedded Systems: A Systematic Review Research Papers Hariharan Gopinath Chalmers University of Technology, Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Helena Holmström Olsson Malmö University | ||
11:25 20mTalk | Rethinking Data Quality for AI-Driven Systems: Evidence from Practitioner Interviews Research Papers Hariharan Gopinath Chalmers University of Technology, Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Helena Holmström Olsson Malmö University | ||
11:45 15mTalk | From Perception to Action: Can UI Interventions Foster Sustainable LLM Chatbot Use? Short Papers and Posters Nitish Patkar FHNW, Pooja Rani University of Zurich, Jack Gläser University of Applied Sciences and Arts NorthwesternSwitzerland (FHNW), Simon Lüscher University of Applied Sciences and Arts NorthwesternSwitzerland (FHNW), Martin Kropp University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland | ||
15:30 - 17:00 | Session 3b: Human–AI Collaboration, Adoption, and Cognitive DebtShort Papers and Posters / Research Papers / Industry Papers Track at Graduation Hall J1620 | ||
15:30 15mTalk | Delegation Without Abdication: A Qualitative Study of Developers' Motivational Needs in AI-Assisted Software Development Research Papers Michaela Kulikowski Prague University of Economics and Business, Marcel Valový Prague University of Economics and Business, Michal Dolezel Prague University of Economics and Business | University of Ostrava | ||
15:45 15mTalk | Understanding AI Assistance in Professional Software Engineering: An Interview Study of Development Practices and Workflows Research Papers Mihaela Hristova IT University of Copenhagen, Rocio Scaramuzza IT University of Copenhagen, Catalina-Elena Popovici IT University of Copenhagen, Paolo Burelli IT University of Copenhagen, Paolo Tell IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
16:00 20mTalk | Adoption Patterns and Governance of AI Coding Assistants in Practice Industry Papers Track Lakmal Silva Blekinge Institute of Technology, Michael Unterkalmsteiner Blekinge Institute of Technology, Krzysztof Wnuk Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
16:20 20mTalk | Agentic AI in Industry: Adoption Level and Deployment Barriers Short Papers and Posters Spyridon Alvanakis Apostolou Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Helena Holmström Olsson Malmö University | ||
16:40 20mTalk | When Coding Outpaces Understanding: Making Cognitive Debt Observable in AI-driven SE Short Papers and Posters Jefferson Seide Molléri Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Antonio Martini University of Oslo, Norway | ||
Wed 2 DecDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Wed 2 Dec
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09:00 - 10:00 | Keynote 2: Storm Shelters: Weathering the Agentic Hurricane with Processes and GovernanceKeynotes at Multisalen Hall J1504 | ||
09:00 60mKeynote | Storm Shelters: Weathering the Agentic Hurricane with Processes and Governance Keynotes Markus Borg CodeScene | ||
15:30 - 17:00 | |||
15:30 20mTalk | An Industrial Evaluation of DeepQuali: Assessing User Story Quality with Large Language Models Research Papers Adam Trendowicz Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Pascal Gerber Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering, Elise Wolf Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESE, Andreas Jedlitschka Fraunhofer IESE, Marcus Ciolkowski QAware, Anton Strahilov let's dev GmbH & Co. KG | ||
15:50 20mTalk | Does Agent Configuration Matter? An Empirical Study of Process-Level Quality Adaptation in Multi-Agent Requirements Engineering Research Papers Haowei Cheng Waseda University, Milhan Kim Waseda University, Bowen Jiang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Weixing Zhang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Yuhong Fu Adelaide University, Duy Truong Vinh Truong Aisin Corporation, Thanh Phan Thi Huyen Aisin Corporation, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal, Nobukazu Yoshioka Waseda University, Japan, Naoyasu Ubayashi Waseda University, Hironori Washizaki Waseda University | ||
16:10 20mTalk | Ask the Peers: Ranking NFR Coverage Gaps for Requirements Review Research Papers Risha Parveen , Najmeh Akbari Tampere University, Farnaz Delirie Tampere University, Zheying Zhang Tampere University, Francois Christophe University of Jyväskylä, Jussi Rasku Tampere University, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University | ||
16:30 20mTalk | On the Impact of Requirement Smells in LLM-Based Code Generation Research Papers Hugo Villamizar fortiss GmbH, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, Mert Şahin Technical University of Munich, Julian Frattini Chalmers University of Technology; University of Gothenburg, Alessio Ferrari University College Dublin; National Research Council, Alexander Korn University of Duisburg-Essen, Andreas Vogelsang paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss | ||
15:30 - 17:00 | Session 6b: Human-Centered Software Engineering: Work, Learning, Behavior, and FeedbackResearch Papers at Graduation Hall J1620 Tracks: Research Papers. | ||
15:30 20mTalk | Beyond Establishing the Four-Day Workweek: Understanding Adaptation and Long-Term Survival in an Agile Software Organization Research Papers Michael Neumann University of Applied Sciences & Arts Hannover, Darja Šmite Blekinge Institute of Technology Pre-print | ||
15:50 20mTalk | A Teacher-Centered Intelligent Tutoring System for Software Process Education: A Design Science Research Approach Research Papers Charles Gobina University of Oulu, Nirnaya Tripathi University of Oulu, Woubshet Behutiye SEIS Research Group, University of Oulu | ||
16:10 20mTalk | How to simulate human behavior: A Systematic Literature Review Research Papers Sarah Sajedi , Mikhail Kulyabin Siemens AG, Nuno Miguel Martins Pacheco Siemens AG, Jan Joosten Siemens AG, Leah Michel Siemens AG, Filippos Petridis Siemens AG, Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Helena Holmström Olsson Malmö University | ||
16:30 20mTalk | Managing User Feedback in Dynamic Scenarios: An Empirically Grounded Reference Model Research Papers Hoda Sheikholeslamigarvandani Chalmers University of Technology and University ofGothenburg, Haoru Sui Chalmers University of Technology and University ofGothenburg, Farnaz Fotrousi Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg | ||