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.