SANER 2026
Tue 17 - Fri 20 March 2026 Limassol, Cyprus
VenueThe St. Raphael Resort – 5 *
Room nameMegaron Gamma
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Program

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Tue 17 Mar

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14:00 - 15:30
MSR4P&S - Session 1Workshops & Tutorials at Megaron Gamma

14:00-14:05: Welcome and Opening

14:05-14:50: Keynote

14:50
20m
Talk
Broken Access Control Risks in Open Source JavaScript Projects: A Security Analysis
Workshops & Tutorials
Rima Ayusinta Mid Sweden University, Rodi Jolak RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Mid Sweden University, Raja Khurram Shahzad Mid Sweden University
15:10
20m
Talk
Policy-as-Code in the Wild: A Taxonomy and Dataset for Open Policy Agent from GitHub
Workshops & Tutorials
Can Önal JADS, Tilburg University, Indika Kumara Tilburg University, Filippo Scaramuzza Tilburg University and Eindhoven University of Technology, Marco Tonnarelli JADS - TU/e
16:00 - 17:30
MSR4P&S - Session 2Workshops & Tutorials at Megaron Gamma
16:00
20m
Talk
Evaluating Large Language Models for Security Bug Report Prediction
Workshops & Tutorials
Farnaz Soltaniani Technische Universität Clausthal, Shoaib Razzaq Technical University of Clausthal, Mohammad Ghafari TU Clausthal
16:20
20m
Talk
Towards Project-Aware Actionability Detection for Coding Rule Violations
Workshops & Tutorials
Széles Csoma Lázár University of Szeged, Department of Software Engineering, Gergő Balogh Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged
16:40
10m
Talk
Don’t Mind the Mesh: An Empirical Study of Istio Service Mesh Security in GitHub
Workshops & Tutorials
Kohsuke Sonoda Aalto university, Jose Luis Martin-Navarro Aalto University, Tuomas Aura Aalto University
16:50
20m
Talk
Can Developers rely on LLMs for Secure IaC Development?
Workshops & Tutorials
Ehsan Firouzi TU Clausthal, Shardul Bhatt TU Clausthal, Mohammad Ghafari TU Clausthal
17:10
20m
Talk
Persistent Human Feedback, LLMs, and Static Analyzers for Secure Code Generation and Vulnerability Detection
Workshops & Tutorials
Ehsan Firouzi TU Clausthal, Mohammad Ghafari TU Clausthal

Wed 18 Mar

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11:00 - 12:30
Session 1C - Agentic AI and Automation SystemsEarly Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Research Track / Industrial Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Thomas Laurent Lero@Trinity College Dublin
11:00
15m
Talk
From LLMs to Agents in Programming: The Impact of Providing an LLM with a Compiler
Research Track
Viktor Kjellberg 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
11:15
15m
Talk
CoMRA:A Framework for Automated Code Migration via Retrieval-Augmented Generation and Multi-Agent Collaboration
Research Track
Bin Lu Nankai University, Wanxiang Yu Nankai University, Haolin Wang Nankai University, Jiayi Zhao Nankai University, Yuzhi Zhang Nankai University, Rui Chen Nankai University
11:30
15m
Talk
Agentic LLM-Driven C++ Build Automation: An Empirical Study
Research Track
Naike Wei ZheJiang Lab, Bo Jiang ZheJiang Lab, Wangwang Wei ZheJiang Lab, Manni Duan ZheJiang Lab
11:45
15m
Talk
Agentic Pipelines in Embedded Software Engineering: Emerging Practices and Challenges
Industrial Track
Simin Sun Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Miroslaw Staron Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg
12:00
15m
Talk
app.build: A Production Framework for Scaling Agentic Prompt-to-App Generation with Environment Scaffolding
Industrial Track
12:15
7m
Talk
Agent-based Dependency-related Build Repair
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Christian Macho University of Klagenfurt, Katharina Stengg University of Klagenfurt, Martin Pinzger Universität Klagenfurt
12:22
7m
Talk
AgentHAB: Automating openHAB Rule Generation with Multi-Agent Policy and Validation
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Roxie Reginold Toronto Metropolitan University, Manar Alalfi Toronto Metropolitan University
14:00 - 15:30
Session 2C - Testing and AnalysisResearch Track / Tool Demo Track / Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Industrial Track / Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Simin Sun Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg
14:00
15m
Talk
PiCo: Privacy-preserving Code Sanitization for Cloud-based LLMs
Research Track
Xinyuan Zhang Sun Yat-sen University, Yuhong Nan Sun Yat-sen University, Jiequan Zheng Sun Yat-sen University, Jiangrong Wu Sun Yat-sen University, Yixi Lin Sun Yat-sen University, Zibin Zheng Sun Yat-sen University
14:15
15m
Talk
Coverage-Guided Road Selection and Prioritization for Efficient Testing in Autonomous Driving Systems
Research Track
Qurban Ali University of Milano-Bicocca, Andrea Stocco Technical University of Munich, fortiss, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano-Bicocca, Oliviero Riganelli University of Milano - Bicocca
Pre-print
14:30
15m
Talk
CloudFix: Automated Policy Repair for Cloud Access Control Policies Using Large Language Models
Research Track
Bethel Hall Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, Owen Ungaro Stevens Institute of Technolgoy, William Eiers
Pre-print
14:45
15m
Talk
Search-based Testing for an Autonomous Delivery Robots Scheduler
Industrial Track
Thomas Laurent Lero@Trinity College Dublin, Paolo Arcaini National Institute of Informatics , Fuyuki Ishikawa National Institute of Informatics
15:00
15m
Talk
An Empirical Investigation on the use of Large Language Models for Performance Bug Detection
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Muhammad Imran Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Vittorio Cortellessa University of L'Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila, Riccardo Rubei Malardalen University, Luca Traini University of L'Aquila
15:15
7m
Talk
WasmWeaver: A Framework for Runtime-Aware WebAssembly Program Generation with Reinforcement Learning
Tool Demo Track
Kilian Müller Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Siddharth Mane , Peter Wägemann Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Norman Franchi
15:22
7m
Talk
An Agentic AI Framework for Conflict-Aware Smart Home Automation via Natural Language
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Sayyada Aisha Mehvish Toronto Metropolitan University, Manar Alalfi Toronto Metropolitan University
16:00 - 17:30
Session 3C - Service Architectures, Continuous Integration, and Configuration ManagementResearch Track / Short Papers and Posters Track / Industrial Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Zimin Chen KTH Royal Institute of Technology
16:00
15m
Talk
Does one CI-ze fit all? How Continuous Integration Performs in Different Contexts
Research Track
Shujun Huang Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Andy Zaidman TU Delft, Sebastian Proksch Delft University of Technology
Pre-print
16:15
15m
Talk
Microservices by Optimization and Experience: Lessons from a Large-Scale Industrial Migration
Industrial Track
Fernando S. Felizardo Universidade Estadual de Maringa - UEM, Vinicius L. Nogueira Universidade Estadual de Maringa - UEM, João V. S. Castanho , Thelma E. Colanzi Lopez State University of Maringá, Aline M. M. M. Amaral State University of Maringá, Wesley K.G. Assunção North Carolina State University
16:30
15m
Talk
Tables or Sankey Diagrams? Investigating User Interaction with Different Representations of Simulation Parameters
Industrial Track
16:45
15m
Talk
Using Large Language Models to Support Automation of Failure Management in CI/CD Pipelines: A Case Study in SAP HANA
Industrial Track
Pre-print
17:00
15m
Talk
Exploring the impact of architectural smells refactoring in microservice projects
Short Papers and Posters Track
Alessandro Messa University of Milano - Bicocca, Matteo Bochicchio University of Milano-Bicocca, Francesca Arcelli Fontana University of Milano-Bicocca
17:15
15m
Talk
The SBOM Gap: Adoption and Compliance in Open Source Software
Research Track
Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, Asif Kamal Turzo University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Arifa Islam Champa Idaho State University, Minhaz Zibran Idaho State University
Pre-print

Thu 19 Mar

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11:00 - 12:30
Session 4C - Log Analysis, Observability, and Software BehaviorTool Demo Track / Journal First Track / Research Track / Industrial Track / Short Papers and Posters Track / Registered Report Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Alexander Berndt Heidelberg University
11:00
15m
Talk
A Story About Cohesion and Separation: Unsupervised Metric for Log Parser Evaluation
Research Track
Qiaolin Qin Polytechnique Montréal, Jianchen Zhao University of Waterloo, Heng Li Polytechnique Montréal, Weiyi Shang University of Waterloo, Ettore Merlo Polytechnique Montreal
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Talk
Impact of log parsing on deep learning-based anomaly detection
Journal First Track
Zanis Ali Khan Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Donghwan Shin University of Sheffield, Domenico Bianculli University of Luxembourg, Lionel Briand University of Ottawa, Canada; Lero centre, University of Limerick, Ireland
11:30
15m
Talk
Empirical Characterization of Logging Smells in Machine Learning Code.
Registered Report Track
Foalem Patrick Loic Polytechnique Montréal, Leuson Da Silva Polytechnique Montreal, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal, Heng Li Polytechnique Montréal
11:45
15m
Talk
Extracting Causal Relations from Log Sequences Using Causal Language Models
Industrial Track
12:00
7m
Talk
VisualLogAnalyzer: An Interactive Web Application for Multi-Level Log Analysis
Tool Demo Track
Jesse Nyyssölä University of Helsinki, Simo Sipilä , Mika Mäntylä University of Helsinki and University of Oulu
12:07
7m
Talk
DumpSuite: A Web-Based Platform for Core Dump Management and Analysis
Tool Demo Track
12:14
7m
Talk
Towards Observation Lakehouses: Living, Interactive Archives of Software Behavior
Tool Demo Track
12:21
7m
Talk
A Lightweight Visual Query System for Resource-Constrained Windows Log Analysis
Short Papers and Posters Track
Feifan Lu University of Glasgow, Burak Kizilkaya University of Glasgow
14:00 - 15:30
Session 5C - Specification-Driven Code and Model DevelopmentIndustrial Track / Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Short Papers and Posters Track / Research Track / Registered Report Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Qiaolin Qin Polytechnique Montréal
14:00
15m
Talk
Requirement Formalization using Large Language Models
Research Track
Zhiyuan Hu National University of Defense Technology, Wei Ma Singapore Management University, Qiang Wang Academy of Military Sciences, Lingxiao Jiang Singapore Management University, Dongsheng Li National University of Defense Technology
14:15
15m
Talk
Understanding Specification-Driven Code Generation with LLMs: An Empirical Study Design
Registered Report Track
Giovanni Rosa Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, David Moreno-Lumbreras Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Gregorio Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Pre-print Media Attached
14:30
15m
Talk
AI-Assisted Requirements Traceability for Large-Scale Optical Network Systems: An Industrial Experience Report
Industrial Track
Yanbing Li iSterna, LLC / Molex LLC, Chengrong Lu , Lifu Gong
14:45
15m
Talk
From Textual Descriptions to Code: A Filtering Approach for Locating Business Rules
Industrial Track
Nour Ayachi Univ. Lille, Inria, CNRS, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189 CRIStAL F-59000 Lille, France, Benoit Verhaeghe Berger-Levrault, Christopher Fuhrman École de technologie supérieure, Nicolas Anquetil University of Lille, Lille, France
15:00
7m
Talk
Generating User Clones from Questionnaires: A Lightweight Approach to Requirements Elicitation
Short Papers and Posters Track
Mai Hirabayashi Waseda University, Hironori Washizaki Waseda University, Naoyasu Ubayashi Waseda University, Juichi Takahashi AGEST, Inc, Yohei Takagi AGEST Inc.
15:07
7m
Talk
How Well Does Knowledge Injection Enhance LLM-aided Formal Protocol Modeling?
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Yajia Lin Xidian University, Jie Su Xidian University, Cheng Wen Xidian University, rong wang , Cong Tian Xidian University, Zhenhua Duan Xidian University, Shengchao Qin Xidian University
Media Attached
15:14
7m
Talk
LLM Driven Business Rule Extraction from Enterprise Applications
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Shrishti Pradhan TCS Research, Aishwarya Malvade TCS Research, Raveendra Kumar Medicherla TCS Research, Tata Consultancy Services, Manasi Patwardhan TCS Research
15:21
7m
Talk
SQL3M: Token Efficient Text-to-SQL Generation
Short Papers and Posters Track
Ibrahim Ücelehan Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Alina Geiger Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Dominik Sobania University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Fri 20 Mar

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11:00 - 12:30
Session 6C - Open Source Communities, Processes, and SustainabilityEarly Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Short Papers and Posters Track / Journal First Track / Registered Report Track / Research Track at Megaron Gamma
Chair(s): Andrea Stocco Technical University of Munich, fortiss
11:00
7m
Talk
What Drives Issue Resolution Speed? An Empirical Study of Scientific Workflow Systems on GitHub
Short Papers and Posters Track
Khairul Alam University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan
11:07
7m
Talk
From Commits to Confidence: Towards Stability-Informed Risk Assessment in Open Source.
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Elijah Kayode Adejumo George Mason University, Mariam Guizani Queen's University, Canada, Brittany Johnson George Mason University
11:15
15m
Talk
Community Tapestry: An actionable tool to track turnover and diversity in OSS
Journal First Track
Mariam Guizani Queen's University, Canada, Zixuan Feng Oregon State University, USA, Emily Judith Arteaga Garcia Oregon State University, Katie Kimura Oregon State University, Diane Mueller Bitergia, Luis Canas Diaz Bitergia, Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology, Anita Sarma Oregon State University
11:30
15m
Talk
The Invisible Hand of AI Libraries Shaping Open Source Projects and Communities
Registered Report Track
Matteo Esposito University of Oulu, Andrea Janes Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Southern Denmark, Davide Taibi University of Oulu
11:45
7m
Talk
A Measurement Study on the Adoption of Pledges and Unveils in the OpenBSD Operating System
Short Papers and Posters Track
Jukka Ruohonen University of Southern Denmark, Krzysztof Sierszecki University of Southern Denmark, Abhishek Tiwari University of Southern Denmark
11:52
7m
Talk
Not Only for Developers}: Exploring Plugin Maintenance for Knowledge-Centric Communities
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Giovanni Rosa Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, David Moreno-Lumbreras Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka
Pre-print Media Attached

Wed 18 Mar

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Thu 19 Mar

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