ICSA 2025
Mon 31 March - Fri 4 April 2025 Odense, Denmark
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Wed 2 Apr

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10:00 - 10:30
ICSA 2025 OpeningResearch Papers / Working Sessions / Software Architecture in Practice / Early Career Track / Journal First / New and Emerging Ideas / Poster Track / Keynote at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Kasper Hallenborg , Mikkel Baun Kjærgaard University of Southern Denmark, Len Bass Carnegie Mellon University, Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Raffaela Mirandola Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Mahyar T. Moghaddam University of Southern Denmark
12:30 - 13:30
Microservices and Cloud-Native Architectures IResearch Papers at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Davide Taibi University of Oulu
12:30
15m
Research paper
Architecture and Performance Antipatterns Correlation in Microservice Architectures
Research Papers
Alberto Avritzer eSulabSolutions, Andrea Janes Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Catia Trubiani Gran Sasso Science Institute, Helena Rodrigues Universidade do Minho, Yuanfang Cai Drexel University, Daniel Sadoc Menasché , Álvaro José Abreu de Oliveira
Pre-print File Attached
12:45
15m
Research paper
Network Centrality as a New Perspective on Microservice Architecture
Research Papers
Alexander Bakhtin University of Oulu, Matteo Esposito University of Oulu, Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Oulu, Davide Taibi University of Oulu
Pre-print
13:00
15m
Research paper
How Does Microservice Granularity Impact Energy Consumption and Performance? A Controlled Experiment
Research Papers
Yiming Zhao Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tiziano De Matteis University of Pisa, Italy, Justus Bogner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
13:15
15m
Research paper
Affinity-aware Serverless Function Scheduling
Research Papers
Giuseppe De Palma Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Università di Bologna, Saverio Giallorenzo Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna / INRIA, Jacopo Mauro University of Southern Denmark, Matteo Trentin Università di Bologna, Gianluigi Zavattaro Department of Computer Science and Engineering - Università di Bologna
Pre-print
12:30 - 13:30
AI and Machine Learning in Software Architecture IResearch Papers / New and Emerging Ideas at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Henry Muccini University of L'Aquila, Italy
12:30
15m
Research paper
LLMs for Generation of Architectural Components: An Exploratory Empirical Study in the Serverless World
Research Papers
Shrikara Arun , Meghana Tedla SERC, IIIT Hyderabad, India, Karthik Vaidhyanathan IIIT Hyderabad
12:45
15m
Research paper
Enabling Architecture Traceability by LLM-based Architecture Component Name Extraction
Research Papers
Dominik Fuchß Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Haoyu Liu Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Tobias Hey Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Jan Keim Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Anne Koziolek Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Link to publication Media Attached
13:00
15m
Paper
A Functional Software Reference Architecture for LLM-Integrated Systems
New and Emerging Ideas
Alessio Bucaioni Mälardalen University, Martin Weyssow DIRO, Université de Montréal, Junda He Singapore Management University, Yunbo Lyu Singapore Management University, David Lo Singapore Management University
Pre-print
13:15
15m
Research paper
Do Large Language Models Contain Software Architectural Knowledge? An Exploratory Case Study with GPT
Research Papers
Mohamed Soliman Paderborn University, Jan Keim Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
16:00 - 17:00
AI and Machine Learning in Software Architecture IIResearch Papers / Journal First / New and Emerging Ideas at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Ingo Weber TU Munich & Fraunhofer, Munich
16:00
15m
Paper
Architecture Exploration and Reflection meet LLM-based Agents
New and Emerging Ideas
Andres Diaz Pace UNICEN University, Antonela Tommasel ISISTAN Research Institute, CONICET-UNCPBA, Rafael Capilla Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Yamid Ramirez
16:15
15m
Research paper
Swiss Cheese Model for AI Safety: A Taxonomy and Reference Architecture for Multi-Layered Guardrails of Foundation Model Based Agents
Research Papers
Md. Shamsujjoha CSIRO's Data61, Qinghua Lu Data61, CSIRO, Dehai Zhao CSIRO's Data61, Liming Zhu CSIRO’s Data61
Link to publication Pre-print
16:30
15m
Paper
Will Generative AI Fill the Automation Gap in Software Architecting?
New and Emerging Ideas
James Ivers Carnegie Mellon University, Ipek Ozkaya Carnegie Mellon University
16:45
15m
Journal Early-Feedback
Toward Responsible AI in the Era of Generative AI: A Reference Architecture for Designing Foundation Model-Based Systems
Journal First
Qinghua Lu Data61, CSIRO, Liming Zhu CSIRO’s Data61, Xiwei (Sherry) Xu Data61, CSIRO, Zhenchang Xing CSIRO’s Data61; Australian National University, Jon Whittle CSIRO's Data61 and Monash University
16:00 - 17:00
19:00 - 21:00
19:00
2h
Talk
Reception
Research Papers

Thu 3 Apr

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10:30 - 11:30
Security and Privacy in Software ArchitectureResearch Papers at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Andres Diaz Pace UNICEN University
10:30
15m
Research paper
Mining Security Documentation Practices in OpenAPIs Descriptions
Research Papers
Diana Munoz , Souhaila Serbout University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Cesare Pautasso Software Institute, Faculty of Informatics, USI Lugano
Pre-print File Attached
10:45
15m
Research paper
Data-Centric Model for Architecture’s Vulnerabilities Analysis
Research Papers
Michel Bourdelles , Jamal EL HACHEM IRISA (UMR CNRS) - Univ. Bretagne-Sud (UBS), Salah Sadou
11:00
15m
Research paper
An Architecture-Based Approach to Mitigate Confidentiality Violations Using Machine Learning
Research Papers
Nils Niehues Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Sebastian Hahner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Robert Heinrich Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Research paper
TrustMesh: A Blockchain-Enabled Trusted Distributed Computing Framework for Open Heterogeneous IoT Environments
Research Papers
Murtaza Rangwala University of Melbourne, Rajkumar Buyya University of Melbourne, Australia
DOI Pre-print File Attached
10:30 - 11:30
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Software ArchitectureResearch Papers / Software Architecture in Practice at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Vasilios Andrikopoulos University of Groningen
10:30
15m
Research paper
On the Effectiveness of Microservices Tactics and Patterns to Reduce Energy Consumption: An Experimental Study on Trade-Offs
Research Papers
Xingwen Xiao , Chushu Gao Software Improvement Group, Justus Bogner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
10:45
15m
Paper
Using Sustainability Impact Scores for Software Architecture Evaluation
Software Architecture in Practice
Iffat Fatima Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Patricia Lago Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Vasilios Andrikopoulos University of Groningen, Bram van der Waaij TNO
Pre-print
11:00
15m
Research paper
Investigating the Impact of Software Design Patterns on Energy Consumption
Research Papers
Adel Noureddine University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Olivier Le Goaër LIUPPA, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
11:15
15m
Research paper
A Comprehensive Experimentation Framework for Energy-Efficient Design of Cloud-Native Applications
Research Papers
Sebastian Werner TU Berlin, Germany, Karl Wolf , Maria C Borges Technische Universität Berlin, Stefan Tai Technische Universität Berlin
Pre-print
12:30 - 13:30
Industrial IoT, Edge, and Cyber-Physical Systems ISoftware Architecture in Practice / Research Papers / Journal First at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Ralf Reussner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and FZI - Research Center for Information Technology (FZI)
12:30
15m
Paper
Design and Evaluation of An Event-Driven Cloud-Based Architecture for A Remote Patient Monitoring System
Software Architecture in Practice
Pedro Linhares , Pedro Wanderley , Marza Zaranza , Maria Andréia Formico Rodrigues University of Fortaleza, Nabor Mendonca University of Fortaleza
12:45
15m
Journal Early-Feedback
MLOps for Cyberphysical Production Systems: Challenges and Solutions
Journal First
Link to publication
13:00
15m
Paper
Kubernetes High-Availability Software Architecture Options for Two-Node Clusters in IoT Applications
Software Architecture in Practice
Rhaban Amelung née Hark ABB Research, Heiko Koziolek ABB Corporate Research, Vladimir Yussupov ABB Corporate Research, Nafise Eskandani ABB Corporate Research Center
13:15
15m
Research paper
From Legacy to Intelligent IIoT Systems: Automation, Scalability and Elasticity
Research Papers
Gianluca Caiazza Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Teodors Lisovenko Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Pietro Ferrara Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Fabio Berti , Francesca Ferrari , Alessandro Zaupa , Guangzheng Zhang
12:30 - 13:30
Software Development Practices and Technical Debt IResearch Papers / New and Emerging Ideas at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Torben Worm University of Southern Denmark
12:30
15m
Paper
Axiomatic Software Architecture
New and Emerging Ideas
12:45
15m
Research paper
Debiasing Architectural Decision-Making: An Experiment With Students and Practitioners
Research Papers
Klara Borowa Warsaw University of Technology, Rodrigo Rebouças de Almeida Federal University of Paraiba, Marion Wiese University of Hamburg, Germany
Pre-print
13:00
15m
Research paper
Tracing the Lifecycle of Architecture Technical Debt in Software Systems: A Dependency Approach
Research Papers
Edi Sutoyo Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Paris Avgeriou University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Andrea Capiluppi Brunel University
13:15
15m
Research paper
Architecture as Code
Research Papers
Alessio Bucaioni Mälardalen University, Amleto Di Salle Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), Ludovico Iovino Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy, Patrizio Pelliccione Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy, Franco Raimondi Middlesex University
Pre-print
15:30 - 16:00
15:30
1m
Paper
Toward a non-invasive architecture supporting traditional textile manufacturing systems in their transition to Industry 4.0
Early Career Track
15:31
1m
Poster
SecuRe - An Approach to Recommending Security Design Patterns
Poster Track
Alex R. Mattukat RWTH Aachen University, Dominik Lammers , Horst Lichter RWTH Aachen University
Pre-print
15:33
1m
Paper
Towards Architectural Pen Test Case Generation and Attack Surface Analysis to Support Secure Design
Early Career Track
Mahdi Jafari Sarvejahani Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
15:35
1m
Poster
PRE-Share Data: Assistance Tool for Resource-aware Designing of Data-sharing Pipelines
Poster Track
15:37
1m
Paper
A Measurement-Driven Approach to Enhancing Sustainability in Microservice Architectures
Early Career Track
Eoan O'Dea University of L'Aquila
15:38
1m
Paper
Automated Microservice Pattern Instance Detection Using Infrastructure-as-Code Artifacts and Large Language Models
Early Career Track
Carlos Eduardo Duarte INESC TEC, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto
DOI Pre-print
15:40
1m
Paper
Survey on Operational Metrics for Reliable Machine Learning Systems
Early Career Track
Anders Launer Bæk-Petersen University of Southern Denmark, SDU Software Engineering
Pre-print
15:42
1m
Paper
Energy-efficient Microservice-based Software Architectures in Cloud Environments
Early Career Track
César Perdigão Batista Télécom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Sophie Chabridon Télécom SudParis, Denis Conan SAMOVAR, Télécom SudParis, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
15:44
1m
Poster
Continuous Observability Assurance in Cloud-Native Applications
Poster Track
Maria C Borges Technische Universität Berlin, Sebastian Werner TU Berlin, Germany
Pre-print
15:45
1m
Research paper
From Legacy to Intelligent IIoT Systems: Automation, Scalability and Elasticity
Research Papers
Gianluca Caiazza Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Teodors Lisovenko Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Pietro Ferrara Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Fabio Berti , Francesca Ferrari , Alessandro Zaupa , Guangzheng Zhang
15:47
1m
Research paper
Investigating the Impact of Software Design Patterns on Energy Consumption
Research Papers
Adel Noureddine University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour, Olivier Le Goaër LIUPPA, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
15:49
1m
Research paper
Mining Security Documentation Practices in OpenAPIs Descriptions
Research Papers
Diana Munoz , Souhaila Serbout University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Cesare Pautasso Software Institute, Faculty of Informatics, USI Lugano
Pre-print File Attached
15:51
1m
Research paper
Performance Analysis of Architectural Patterns for Federated Learning Systems
Research Papers
Ivan Compagnucci Gran Sasso Science Institute, Riccardo Pinciroli Gran Sasso Science Institute, Catia Trubiani Gran Sasso Science Institute
Pre-print
15:52
1m
Journal Early-Feedback
Software architecture-based self-adaptation in robotics
Journal First
Elvin Alberts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Delft University of Technology, Ilias Gerostathopoulos Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ivano Malavolta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Carlos Hernández Corbato Delft University of Technology, Patricia Lago Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Link to publication DOI
15:54
1m
Paper
Axiomatic Software Architecture
New and Emerging Ideas
15:56
1m
Paper
Design and Evaluation of An Event-Driven Cloud-Based Architecture for A Remote Patient Monitoring System
Software Architecture in Practice
Pedro Linhares , Pedro Wanderley , Marza Zaranza , Maria Andréia Formico Rodrigues University of Fortaleza, Nabor Mendonca University of Fortaleza
15:58
1m
Paper
Recovering Gropius Models with the Cluster Architecture Recovery Assistant
Software Architecture in Practice
Sandro Speth Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Elias Müller Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Philipp Recke , Niklas Krieger , Steffen Becker University of Stuttgart, Alexander Poth Volkswagen AG, Olsi Rrjolli Volkswagen AG
File Attached
16:00 - 17:00
Industrial IoT, Edge, and Cyber-Physical Systems IINew and Emerging Ideas / Research Papers / Software Architecture in Practice at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Adel Noureddine University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour
16:00
15m
Research paper
Non-invasive software architecture for data pipelines with legacy support in smart manufacturing
Research Papers
Alberto Ceselli , Giuseppe de Martino , Patrizia Scandurra University of Bergamo, Italy
16:15
15m
Paper
AI Pipelines: A Scalable Architecture for Dynamic Data Processing
Software Architecture in Practice
Jakob Hviid University of Southern Denmark, SDU Software Engineering, Anders Launer Bæk-Petersen University of Southern Denmark, SDU Software Engineering, Emil Stubbe Kolvig-Raun University of Southern Denmark, Universal Robots, Juan Marín-Vega
Pre-print
16:30
15m
Paper
Architectural Proposal for Reproducible, Standardized Deep Learning Research
Software Architecture in Practice
Max Luebbering , Vijul Shah , Moinam Chatterjee Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, Priya Priya , Osama Soliman , Rafet Sifa
16:45
15m
Paper
Scalable Architecture for Intent Based Optimal Control of Composite Systems
New and Emerging Ideas
16:00 - 17:00
Software Development Practices and Technical Debt IIResearch Papers / New and Emerging Ideas at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Patrizio Pelliccione Gran Sasso Science Institute, L'Aquila, Italy
16:00
15m
Research paper
Evaluation of MQTT Bridge Architectures in a Cross-Organizational Context
Research Papers
Keila Lima Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Tosin Daniel Oyetoyan Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Rogardt Heldal Western Norway University of Applied Science, Wilhelm Hasselbring Kiel University
Pre-print
16:15
15m
Research paper
A Map of Cloud-Native Practices and Tools to Address Desirable System Qualities
Research Papers
Haoran Wei University of Western Ontario, Nazim Madhavji Western University, John Steinbacher IBM
16:30
15m
Paper
Toward Organizational Decoupling in Microservices Through Key Developer Allocation
New and Emerging Ideas
Xiaozhou Li Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Noman Ahmad University of Oulu, Tomas Cerny University of Arizona, Andrea Janes Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Oulu, Davide Taibi University of Oulu
16:45
15m
Research paper
Bridging the Gap Between MLOps and RLOps: An Industry 4.0 Case Study on Architectural Design Decisions in Practice
Research Papers
Stephen John Warnett University of Vienna, Uwe Zdun University of Vienna
Link to publication Pre-print

Fri 4 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris change

10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:30
Software Architecture Experimentation and Practice INew and Emerging Ideas / Software Architecture in Practice / Research Papers at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Sebastian Werner TU Berlin, Germany
10:30
15m
Research paper
Performance Analysis of Architectural Patterns for Federated Learning Systems
Research Papers
Ivan Compagnucci Gran Sasso Science Institute, Riccardo Pinciroli Gran Sasso Science Institute, Catia Trubiani Gran Sasso Science Institute
Pre-print
10:45
15m
Paper
An Architecture and Protocol for Decentralized Retrieval Augmented Generation
New and Emerging Ideas
Tobias Hecking , Thorsten Sommer , Michael Felderer German Aerospace Center (DLR) & University of Cologne
11:00
15m
Paper
Fast and Efficient What-If Analyses of Invocation Overhead and Transactional Boundaries to Support the Migration to Microservices
New and Emerging Ideas
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Paper
Extensible Experimentation Platform: Effective A/B Test Analysis at Scale
Software Architecture in Practice
10:30 - 11:30
Software Patterns and Architectural Design Principles ISoftware Architecture in Practice / Journal First / Research Papers at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Valentina Lenarduzzi University of Oulu
10:30
15m
Journal Early-Feedback
Agent design pattern catalogue: A collection of architectural patterns for foundation model based agents
Journal First
Yue Liu Data61, CSIRO, Sin Kit Lo CSIRO Data61, Qinghua Lu Data61, CSIRO, Liming Zhu CSIRO’s Data61, Dehai Zhao CSIRO's Data61, Xiwei (Sherry) Xu Data61, CSIRO, Stefan Harrer CSIRO's Data61, Jon Whittle CSIRO's Data61 and Monash University
10:45
15m
Paper
Recovering Gropius Models with the Cluster Architecture Recovery Assistant
Software Architecture in Practice
Sandro Speth Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Elias Müller Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Philipp Recke , Niklas Krieger , Steffen Becker University of Stuttgart, Alexander Poth Volkswagen AG, Olsi Rrjolli Volkswagen AG
File Attached
11:00
15m
Paper
SAPlugin: Management and Extraction of Software Architecture Descriptions in Visual Paradigm
Software Architecture in Practice
Laurens Sion DistriNet, KU Leuven, Dimitri Van Landuyt KU Leuven, Belgium, Koen Yskout imec - DistriNet, KU Leuven, Wouter Joosen Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
11:15
15m
Research paper
Deicide: Decomposing Complex Classes Into Responsibility Modules
Research Papers
Jason Lefever Drexel University, Yuanfang Cai Drexel University, Rick Kazman University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Ernst Pisch Drexel University
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
Software Architecture Experimentation and Practice IISoftware Architecture in Practice / Journal First / Research Papers at Hall 2 (U82)
Chair(s): Aleksander Fabijan Microsoft
12:30
15m
Research paper
Architecture Optimization using Surrogate-based Incremental Learning for Quality-attribute Analyses
Research Papers
Vadim Isakov Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Andres Diaz Pace UNICEN University, Sebastian Frank University of Hamburg, André van Hoorn University of Hamburg, Germany
12:45
15m
Paper
A Train Dispatcher in the Cloud generated from RDF Models
Software Architecture in Practice
Link to publication
13:00
15m
Paper
Comparative Analysis of Three IoT Data Storage System Architectures on AWS Cloud
Software Architecture in Practice
Dominik Rohal University of Helsinki;Finland, Lucy Ellen Lwakatare University of Helsinki, Yusheng Wu , Jesse Haataja , Jukka K. Nurminen , Juha Kangasluoma
13:15
15m
Journal Early-Feedback
Microservice API Evolution in Practice: A Study on Strategies and Challenges
Journal First
Alexander Lercher University of Klagenfurt, Johann Glock University of Klagenfurt, Christian Macho University of Klagenfurt, Martin Pinzger Universität Klagenfurt
Link to publication DOI
12:30 - 13:30
Software Patterns and Architectural Design Principles IIResearch Papers / New and Emerging Ideas / Journal First at Main Hall (O100)
Chair(s): Jens Bæk Jørgensen Mjølner Informatics
12:30
20m
Paper
Toward Bundler-Independent Module Federations: Enabling Typed Micro-Frontend Architectures
New and Emerging Ideas
Pre-print
12:50
20m
Journal Early-Feedback
Software architecture-based self-adaptation in robotics
Journal First
Elvin Alberts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam & Delft University of Technology, Ilias Gerostathopoulos Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ivano Malavolta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Carlos Hernández Corbato Delft University of Technology, Patricia Lago Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Link to publication DOI
13:10
20m
Research paper
Improving Clinical Decision Support: Architecture Design of a Multi-agent System based on an Argument Quality Assessment Ontology
Research Papers
13:30 - 14:00

Call for Papers

The goal of the New and Emerging Ideas (NEMI) track at ICSA is to encourage the software architecture community to propose new software architecture research visions and ideas, which can potentially challenge the status quo of the software architecture discipline (research and practice) and point to new directions and opportunities.

The ICSA 2025 NEMI track seeks the following types of contributions:

New Ideas

  • Visions or exciting new directions supported by a robust and well-motivated scientific foundation or practical application with concrete plans going forward
  • Arguments or results that challenge established results or beliefs, providing evidence that calls for fundamentally new directions, opening up new research avenues or software architecture practices
  • Thought-provoking reflections, bold and unexpected results, and reflections that can help us look at current research directions in a new light, calling for new directions for future research; bold revisits of current research directions that may be somehow misguided
  • Radically new approaches, techniques, or theories that can bring new results to software architecture research or practice; may have yet to be supported by solid experimental results, but are nonetheless supported by strong and well-argued scientific intuitions as well as concrete plans going forward

Emerging Results

  • Not yet fully mature research results, which may lack full validation however they should be supported by initial evidence. These initial results should point to important scientific novelty or gaps that can stimulate reflection.
  • Startling new results that come in conflict with established results or beliefs, supporting a call for fundamentally new research directions
  • Papers that trigger discussion and raise awareness and reflection on specific topics in research and/or practice

Scope of NEMI Track

NEMI provides a forum for innovative, thought-provoking insights in software architecture to accelerate the exposure of the community to early and ongoing yet promising and potentially inspiring innovations in both industry and academia. A NEMI track paper is not just a scaled-down version of an ICSA research track paper. The NEMI track is reserved for first-class contributions that provide novel, soundly motivated directions and emerging results in research and practice.

In principle, the track addresses the same software architecture topics of interest as those of the research track. However, NEMI authors are encouraged to combine those topics in new ways to establish connections to other fields outside of classical software architecture, push the boundaries of software architecture to new avenues, as well as to argue for the importance of software architecture research and practice in areas not explicitly listed.

Out of Scope

A NEMI submission should not be just incremental results on existing research, nor disguised advertisements for previously published results, products, tools or methods, or experience reports. ICSA 2025 offers several tracks and workshops where such work can be submitted for the benefits of the ICSA community.

Expected Content

NEMI papers must clearly motivate and illustrate a rationale for changing current practice and/or research in software architecture. Evaluation results are not required for NEMI papers (but if such results exist, they may be presented if only to give the reviewers insights into the evaluation plan). Strong argumentation and reasoning are expected to inspire the readers.

Papers must include, in the abstract and the introduction, a clear statement about the claimed contribution, i.e., “New Ideas”or “Emerging Results”.

NEMI submissions must include a section titled “Discussion”, including a critical reflection on the new idea or emerging results that explicitly addresses relevant aspects for discussion during the conference. These aspects include, for example, the potential societal impact of the vision, ideas, and/or results proposed; alternatives and their pros and cons in comparison with the proposal; aspects going beyond technical barriers that may affect the feasibility of the submitted proposal, and others. Finally, we require all submissions to the NEMI track to include a section titled “Future Plans”, where the authors outline the work they plan on doing to turn their new idea or emerging results into a full-length paper in the future.

Evaluation

Each submission will be reviewed and evaluated in terms of the following quality criteria:
  • Value: the problem is worth exploring, ideally inspired by real-world use;
  • Impact: the potential for disruption of current practice and/or research;
  • Originality: the novelty of insights or ideas/visions; the extent to which the contributions are sufficiently original with respect to the state-of-the-art;
  • Scholarship: appropriate consideration of the current literature;
  • Evaluation: appropriate consideration of relevant literature and/or research evaluation to demonstrate originality, arguments, and limitations; and
  • Quality: overall manuscript quality and how the paper’s quality of writing meets the high standards of ICSA, including explicit descriptions, as well as adequate use of the English language, absence of major ambiguity, clearly readable figures and tables, and adherence to the formatting instructions

New Ideas will also be evaluated based on: Rationale: soundness of the justification, reasoning, and argumentation

Emerging Results will also be evaluated based on: Evaluation: initial evidence; appropriate consideration of relevant literature and/or research evaluation to demonstrate originality, arguments, and limitations

Formatting and Submission

All NEMI submissions must conform to the author Instructions (including the instructions under “Expected Content” above) and must not exceed 5 pages, including all text, references, appendices, and figures. No double-blind, but single-blind review will apply to NEMI papers. All papers must be submitted electronically via EasyChair (track: ICSA 2025 New and Emerging Ideas) , by the submission deadline. Submissions must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review or submitted for review elsewhere while under consideration for ICSA 2023 NEMI track. Note that in addition to an oral plenary presentation at the conference, authors of accepted papers may also bring a poster describing their work further to showcase their work to a broader ICSA audience.

Important Dates

  • Paper Submission: Dec 20, 2024
  • Notification of Acceptance: Jan 20, 2025
  • Camera-ready Submission: Jan 27, 2025

Publication and Attendance

All accepted contributions will be published in ICSA 2025 Companion proceedings and will appear in IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Note that at least one author of an accepted contribution is required to register and present the work at the conference. In the absence of restrictions, an in-person presentation is required. All submissions must conform to the IEEE paper formatting and submission instructions and must not exceed 5 pages. The submissions must conform to the author instructions as well as to the IEEE Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Generated Text

All papers are to be submitted electronically via the EasyChair (track: ICSA 2025 New and Emerging Ideas) submission system by the submission deadline, and must not have been published before or be submitted for review elsewhere while under consideration at ICSA. All submissions will be checked with an anti-plagiarism tool.

New and Emerging Ideas Track Chairs

Patrizia Scandurra, University of Bergamo, Italy
Antonio Martini, University of Oslo, Norway