PROFES 2025 (series) /
Doctoral Symposium PROFES 2025
Dates
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Mon 1 DecDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Mon 1 Dec
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10:30 - 11:00 | |||
10:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
12:30 - 14:00 | |||
12:30 90mLunch | Lunch Break Catering | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
Tue 2 DecDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Tue 2 Dec
Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
09:30 - 11:00 | Technical Debt and RefactoringShort Papers and Posters / Research Papers at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room) Chair(s): Sousuke Amasaki Nanzan University | ||
09:30 15mTalk | Enhancing Python Code Maintainability through Large Language Model-Based Approaches Research Papers | ||
09:45 15mTalk | Enhancing Software Maintainability through LLM-Assisted Code Refactoring Research Papers Tommaso Fulcini Politecnico di Torino, Riccardo Coppola Politecnico di Torino, Flavio Giobergia Politecnico di Torino, Amirali Changizi Politecnico di Torino, Meelad Dashti Politecnico di Torino, Kimia Dorrani Politecnico di Torino, Domenico Amalfitano University of Naples Federico II, Damiano Distante UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome, Filippo Ricca DIBRIS, Università di Genova | ||
10:00 15mTalk | Temporal Evolution of Architectural Complexity and Technical Debt in Microservices: An Exploratory Case Study Research Papers Bhuwan Paudel Blekinge Institute of Technology, Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
10:15 15mTalk | Detecting Technical Debt in Source Code Changes using Large Language Models Research Papers Merve Astekin SINTEF, Arda Goknil SINTEF Digital, Sagar Sen , Simeon Tverdal SINTEF Digital, Phu Nguyen SINTEF | ||
10:30 7mTalk | LLM-based Multi-Agent System for Intelligent Refactoring of Haskell Code Short Papers and Posters Shahbaz Siddeeq Tampere University, Muhammad Waseem Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Zeeshan Rasheed Tampere University, Md Mahade Hasan Tampere University, Jussi Rasku Tampere University, Mika Saari Tampere University, Henri Terho Eficode Oy, Kalle Mäkelä Eficode Oy, Kai-Kristian Kemell Tampere University, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University | ||
10:37 7mTalk | Architecture Degradation at Scale: Challenges and Insights from Practice Short Papers and Posters Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology, Bhuwan Paudel Blekinge Institute of Technology, Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology DOI Authorizer link File Attached | ||
10:44 7mTalk | How Well Small Language Models Can Be Adapted for Software Maintenance and Refactoring Tasks Short Papers and Posters Gabija Asvydyte University of Groningen, Sushant Kumar Pandey University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Sivajeet Chand Technical University of Munich | ||
11:00 - 11:30 | |||
11:00 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
11:30 - 13:00 | Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in Software EngineeringIndustry Papers / Research Papers / Short Papers and Posters at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room) Chair(s): Antonio Martini University of Oslo, Norway | ||
11:30 15mTalk | Generating Business Process Models with Open Source Large Language Models using Instruction Tuning Research Papers Gökberk Çelikmasat Boğaziçi University, Atay Özgövde Boğaziçi University, Fatma Başak Aydemir Utrecht University | ||
11:45 15mTalk | Application of Large Language Models in Product Management: A Systematic Literature Review Research Papers Vitor Mori Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Jan Bosch Chalmers University of Technology, Helena Holmström Olsson Malmö University | ||
12:00 15mTalk | Towards Understanding Team Congestion in Large-Scale Software Development Research Papers Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology File Attached | ||
12:15 10mTalk | A Small Dataset May Go a Long Way: Process Duration Prediction in Clinical Settings Industry Papers File Attached | ||
12:25 7mTalk | Prompts as Software Engineering Artifacts: A Research Agenda and Preliminary Findings Short Papers and Posters Hugo Villamizar fortiss GmbH, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, 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 DOI File Attached | ||
12:32 7mTalk | MAPS-AI – A Tool for AI-Assisted Model-Driven Generation of IT Project Plan and Scope Short Papers and Posters Oksana Nikiforova Riga Technical University, Rihards Bobkovs Riga Technical University, Megija Krista Miļūne Riga Technical University, Kristaps Babris Riga Technical University, Oscar Pastor Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Jānis Grabis Riga Technical University | ||
12:39 7mTalk | Cost of Artificial Intelligence in Finnish Software Companies: A Survey Short Papers and Posters Antti Klemetti University of Helsinki, Anssi Sorvisto University of Jyväskylä, Mikko Raatikainen University of Helsinki, Jukka K. Nurminen University of Helsinki File Attached | ||
12:46 7mTalk | Exploring the Performance of ML Model Size for Classification in Relation to Energy Consumption Short Papers and Posters Andreas Bexell Ericsson, Lo Heander Lund University, Emma Söderberg Lund University, Sigrid Eldh Ericsson AB, Mälardalen University, Carleton University, Per Runeson Lund University | ||
12:53 7mTalk | On the Use of Agentic Coding Manifests: An Empirical Study of Claude Code Short Papers and Posters Worawalan Chatlatanagulchai Kasetsart University, Kundjanasith Thonglek Kasetsart University, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Pattara Leelaprute Kasetsart University, Arnon Rungsawang Kasetsart University, Bundit Manaskasemsak Kasetsart University, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology File Attached | ||
13:00 - 14:30 | |||
13:00 90mLunch | Lunch Break Catering | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
Wed 3 DecDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Wed 3 Dec
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09:00 - 11:00 | Testing and Simulation of Software and Cyber-Physical SystemsShort Papers and Posters / Research Papers / Industry Papers at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room) Chair(s): Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
09:00 15mTalk | Coverage Isn’t Enough: SBFL-Driven Insights into Manually Created vs. Automatically Generated Tests Research Papers File Attached | ||
09:15 15mTalk | A Robust LSTM-based Test Selection Method for Self-Driving Cars Research Papers Ali Gullu University of Tartu, Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu | ||
09:30 15mTalk | Generative AI in Simulation-Based Test Environments for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: An Industrial Study Research Papers Masoud Sadrnezhaad Linköping University, José Antonio Hernández López Universidad de Murcia, Torvald Mårtensson Saab AB, Daniel Varro Linköping University / McGill University DOI Pre-print File Attached | ||
09:45 10mTalk | Obtaining Test Data in the Estonian e-Government System: Challenges and Improvement Potential Industry Papers Maj-Annika Tammisto University of Tartu, Rudolf Ramler Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH), Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu | ||
09:55 10mTalk | Software Testing Education and Industry Needs - Report from ENACTEST EU Project Industry Papers Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Muhammad Abbas Khan RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València, Ana Paiva INESC TEC, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Nele Van Asch AE nv, Graham Moran NEXO QA, Felix Cammaerts KU Leuven, Monique Snoeck Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Alexandra Mendes Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto & INESC TEC Pre-print | ||
10:05 10mTalk | STRIPID: Simulation Test Ranking and Interactive Performance Inspection for PID controllers Industry Papers Alejandra Duque-Torres Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) GmbH, Claus Klammer Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Stefan Fischer Software Competence Center Hagenberg File Attached | ||
10:15 7mTalk | Lab Package Development as a Means for Educating Software Engineering Students Short Papers and Posters Eliisabet Kaasik University of Tartu, Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu File Attached | ||
10:22 7mTalk | A Model-Driven Engineering Method for the Development of Digital Twins Short Papers and Posters Emilio Carrión Mercadona Tech, Mercadona - PROS – VRAIN Universitat Politècnica de València, Pedro Valderas Universitat Politècnica de València, Oscar Pastor Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | ||
10:29 7mTalk | From Scenario Selection to Simulation: Safety Testing of an Automated Driving System Short Papers and Posters Fauzia Khan University of Tartu, Estonia, Ali Gullu University of Tartu, Hina Anwar University of Tartu, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu | ||
10:36 7mTalk | An Application of Program Mutations For Generating Negative Test Scripts Mimicking Human Errors on Web Applications Short Papers and Posters Tomoya Yamashita Ehime University, Hirohisa Aman Ehime University, Sousuke Amasaki Nanzan University, Tomoyuki Yokogawa Okayama Prefectural University, Minoru Kawahara Ehime University | ||
10:43 7mTalk | Ticket-Augmented Just-in-Time Defect Prediction Short Papers and Posters Emanuele Gentili Mbda Italy S.p.a., Daniele La Prova University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via del Politecnico 1, Rome, Italy, 00132, Falessi Davide University of Rome Tor Vergata | ||
11:00 - 11:30 | |||
11:00 30mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
11:30 - 13:00 | Software Composition, Compliance, and SecurityResearch Papers / Short Papers and Posters / Industry Papers at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room) Chair(s): Eriks Klotins Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
11:30 15mTalk | AI Alignment for Ethical Compliance and Risk Mitigation in Industrial Applications Research Papers Rushali Gupta Lund University, Qunying Song University College London, Matthias Wagner Lund University, Emelie Engstrom Lund University, Emma Söderberg Lund University, Markus Borg CodeScene, Per Runeson Lund University | ||
11:45 15mTalk | FOSS-chain: using blockchain for Open Source Software license compliance Research Papers Kypros Iacovou University of Cyprus, Georgia Kapitsaki University of Cyprus, Evangelia Vanezi University of Cyprus File Attached | ||
12:00 15mTalk | Pipelines Under Pressure: An Empirical Study of Security Misconfigurations of GitHub Workflows Research Papers Edoardo Riggio Software Institute - USI, Lugano, Cesare Pautasso Software Institute, Faculty of Informatics, USI Lugano DOI | ||
12:15 15mTalk | Policy-driven Software Bill of Materials on GitHub: An Empirical Study Research Papers Oleksii Novikov Blekinge Institute of Technology, Davide Fucci Blekinge Institute of Technology, Oleksandr Adamov Blekinge Institute of Technology, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss | ||
12:30 10mTalk | Cross-Domain Evaluation of Transformer-Based Vulnerability Detection on Open & Industry Data Industry Papers Moritz Mock Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Thomas Forrer Wurth Phoenix S.r.l., Barbara Russo Free University of Bolzano DOI Pre-print File Attached | ||
12:40 7mTalk | Detecting and Characterizing Low and No Functionality Packages in the NPM Ecosystem Short Papers and Posters Napasorn Tevarut Kasetsart University, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Pattara Leelaprute Kasetsart University, Arnon Rungsawang Kasetsart University, Bundit Manaskasemsak Kasetsart University, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology File Attached | ||
12:47 7mTalk | An Empirical Study of Security-Policy Related Issues in Open Source Projects Short Papers and Posters Rintaro Kanaji Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology File Attached | ||
13:00 - 14:30 | |||
13:00 90mLunch | Lunch Break Catering | ||
14:00 - 14:30 | |||
14:00 30mTalk | Enhancing Regulation-Adherent Requirement Engineering with Contextual AI: An industrial study Industry Papers Orhan Sirin Solita Oy, Malik Sami Tampere University, Tuomas Granlund Solita Oy, Jussi Rasku Tampere University, Zheying Zhang Tampere University, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University | ||
14:00 30mTalk | An Empirical Study of Security-Policy Related Issues in Open Source Projects Short Papers and Posters Rintaro Kanaji Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology File Attached | ||
14:00 30mTalk | Towards Understanding the Developer Experience in Quantum Software Development Short Papers and Posters Ronja Heikkinen University of Jyväskylä, Majid Haghparast University of Jyväskylä, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:45 15mCoffee break | Coffee Break Catering | ||
Accepted Papers
| Title | |
|---|---|
| Development of a Model-Driven DevOps Solution Based on Context-Engineered LLM Code Generation: PROFES Doctoral Symposium Doctoral Symposium Media Attached File Attached |
Call for Paper
The 2025 Doctoral Symposium provides a forum for PhD students, at both early and late stage of their research, to present their research and obtain feedback and advice. The Doctoral Symposium is intended for students who have not yet completed their dissertation research and do not expect to write up their dissertation before the conference. The Doctoral Symposium has the same scope of technical topics as the main PROFES conference.
The Symposium provides Ph.D. students with an opportunity to present and discuss their research with senior researchers in a constructive and friendly atmosphere. The main objectives of this event are to:
- Provide a forum whereby students receive constructive feedback from other researchers on their research and guidance on future directions
- Provide students with a forum for building a network of other Ph.D. students as well as with more senior researchers
- Assist Ph.D. students to practice writing clearly and effectively present their research proposal
- Assist students in the selection of an adequate research methodology for their Ph.D. work
- Build bridges for potential research collaboration
- Contribute to the PROFES 2025 conference goals.
Each student is given 15 minutes to present their PhD research, followed by another 15 minutes of questions and feedback. In addition to scientific matters, students will also receive feedback on various aspects of completing a Ph.D. and performing research as young professionals in software engineering.
Submissions and Evaluation
To participate, please submit:
Part 1: Research proposal (6 pages in PROFES submission format) submitted through EasyChair link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=profes2025
Be sure to include “PROFES Doctoral Symposium” in the subject line.
- Your name and contact information (you and dissertation advisor)
- Title describing your research
- Short abstract
- Research area and sub-area of your work
- What is the problem?
- What is the significance of this problem?
- Brief literature review, as well as current solutions/approaches
- Description of proposed research methodology
- Results achieved so far (if any)
- The expected contributions of your research
Part 2: Letter of Support (from your research advisor), submitted by email to the Doctoral Symposium Chairs, indicating that the research advisor both supports the paper submission and will fund the student in attending the conference. This letter should include an assessment of the current status of your dissertation research and an expected date for dissertation submission.
Review criteria Submissions will be reviewed by the Symposium Panel and selected for inclusion in the symposium on the following criteria:
- Quality of the research proposal which includes a clear, concise statement of the research questions or problem and why it is important
- Discussion on what related work is already published, and how your research will add to that field
- Relevance to conference topics
- Quality of references used
- Quality of proposal presentation
- Students at different stages in their PhD may address these issues in different ways.
Presentation and publication of research proposal
Students are expected to present their proposal during the Symposium, and to also prepare a poster to foster discussion among participants during the symposium. Subject to meeting a publishable standard as adjudged by the Doctoral Symposium Chairs, 6-page proposals will be included in the Conference Proceedings. Registration at the conference is required for the proposal to be printed in the Proceedings.
Important Dates
- Submission: August 9th
- Notification: September 9th
- Camera-ready: September 23th
Important Dates AoE (UTC-12h)
| Tue 23 Sep 2025 Camera-ready |
| Tue 9 Sep 2025 Notification |
| Sat 9 Aug 2025 Submission |
Submission Link
