Latest news from the SEG.
27 July 2026
In 2026, joined the Informatics Europe Board of Directors. As a Board Director, he contributes to shaping the strategic direction of Informatics Europe and representing the interests of the European informatics research and education community. He serves as the Board Representative for the .
27 July 2026
Time is running, but still worth to mention that we recently had a quite some successful PhD defenses. Congratulations to , , and !
27 July 2026
At ICSE 2026, we presented our NIER paper . The paper explores a new perspective on merge conflicts: instead of resolving them immediately, we propose to treat them as explicit variability that can be analyzed, managed, and resolved more systematically. By turning conflicts into first-class variability, developers can postpone resolution, compare alternatives, and make more informed integration decisions.
27 July 2026
It has been almost half a year since we welcomed the (mostly but not exclusively German-speaking) software engineering community to in Bern. Once again, thanks to everyone who joined us and contributed to an inspiring conference!
Looking back at the contributions and discussions from SE 2026, the article has been published in the latest issue (June 2026) of IE Perspectives, the Informatics Europe Magazine. The article reflects on the conferences’ discussions on the evolving landscape of software engineering research, highlighting its strategic importance and discussing key challenges and opportunities that may shape the next generation of software engineering research and innovation.
21 November 2025
We are excited to host the next week on 24th – 28th November 2025 here in Bern, where serves as General Chair and serves as Web Chair. The Winter School is part of the EU-funded project.
This inaugural Winter School brings together academic and industrial researchers, along with Ph.D. students, to explore cutting-edge topics at the intersection of Software Engineering, Hybrid Intelligence, and Generative AI, with a special focus on Large Language Models (LLMs) and their transformative role in next-generation software systems.