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08:00 - 17:30	Sunday RegistrationICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms at Main Entrance Registration for ICSE 2026.

08:00 9h30m Registration		ICSE 2026 Registration ICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms

09:00 - 10:30	Opening + Keynote (Prof. Zhi Jin)FORGE Program / Keynotes at Oceania I Chair(s): Gabriele Bavota Software Institute @ Università della Svizzera Italiana, Xing Hu Zhejiang University, Christoph Treude Singapore Management University

09:00 15m Day opening		Opening Message from the Chairs Keynotes
09:15 75m Keynote		Keynote: How to Enable Large Language Models to Accelerate the Process of Requirements Understanding and Analysis Keynotes Zhi Jin Peking University, Wuhan University

10:30 - 11:00	Sunday Morning BreakICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) This break will provide an opportunity for networking and relaxation between sessions.

10:30 30m Coffee break		Break ICSE Catering

11:00 - 12:30	Session I - Testing, Quality, and RefactoringResearch Papers / Data and Benchmarking at Oceania I Chair(s): Rosalia Tufano Università della Svizzera Italiana

11:00 12m Talk		Backporting in Robot Operating System: Identifying Commit Purpose and Propagation Need with Large Language Models Research Papers Pankaj Manoharlal Thakur North Carolina State University, Kyle Thomson North Carolina State University, Wesley K.G. Assunção North Carolina State University, Bowen Xu North Carolina State University
11:12 6m Talk		PatchGPT: Multi-Agent Patch Backporting without Model Fine-Tuning Research Papers Ye Liu Singapore Management University, Ruidong Han Singapore Management University, Chengyan Ma Singapore Management University, Yuqing Niu , David Lo Singapore Management University, Ye Liu Nanyang Technological University
11:18 12m Talk		From Human to Machine Refactoring: Assessing GPT-4’s Impact on Python Class Quality and Readability Research Papers Alessandro Midolo University of Catania, Emiliano Tramontana University of Catania, Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy Pre-print
11:30 12m Talk		XMENTOR: A Rank-Aware Aggregation Approach for Human-Centered Explainable AI in Just-in-Time Software Defect Prediction Research Papers Saumendu Roy University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan, Richard Bassey University of Saskatchewan
11:42 12m Talk		Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models in Simulink-Stateflow Mutant Generation Research Papers Pablo Valle Mondragon University, Shaukat Ali Simula Research Laboratory and Oslo Metropolitan University, Aitor Arrieta Mondragon University Pre-print
11:54 6m Talk		Tricky²: Towards a Benchmark for Evaluating Human and LLM Error Interactions Data and Benchmarking Cole Granger William & Mary, Dipin Khati William & Mary, Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas William & Mary, Denys Poshyvanyk William & Mary
12:00 12m Talk		Reasoning about Multi-hop Fault Propagation with LLM Agents for Root Cause Analysis in Cloud-based Systems Research Papers Evelien Riddell University of Waterloo, James Riddell University of Waterloo, Gengyi Sun University of Waterloo, Michal Antkiewicz University of Waterloo, Canada, Krzysztof Czarnecki University of Waterloo, Canada, Evelien Riddell University of Waterloo Pre-print
12:12 12m Talk		Execution-free Agentic Program Repair for Enterprise-Scale Development Research Papers Saurabh Bodhe Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Sanjukta De Advanced Micro Devices, Subhayan Roy Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Jaydip Pokiya Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Indira Vats University of Toronto; Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Sehajpreet Kaur Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Monica Li Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Lejin Varghese Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Max Kiehn Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Yonas Bedasso Advanced Micro Devices

12:30 - 14:00	Sunday LunchICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) Lunch time with a variety of meal options available for attendees, including vegetarian choices. This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to enjoy a meal while networking with colleagues and discussing the day’s events.

12:30 90m Lunch		Lunch ICSE Catering

14:00 - 15:30	Session II - Human-AI Collaboration, Multi-agent Systems, & BenchmarkingData and Benchmarking / Research Papers at Oceania I Chair(s): Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy

14:00 12m Talk		Reporting LLM Prompting in Automated Software Engineering: A Guideline Based on Current Practices and Expectations Research Papers Alexander Korn University of Duisburg-Essen, Lea Zaruchas University of Cologne, Chetan Arora Monash University, Andreas Metzger paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Sven Smolka University of Duisburg-Essen, Fanyu Wang Monash University, Andreas Vogelsang paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Alexander Korn University of Duisburg-Essen
14:12 12m Talk		Impacts of Generative AI on Agile Teams' Productivity: A Multi-Case Longitudinal Study Research Papers Rafael Tomaz Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Paloma Guenes Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) \| University of Bari (UniBa), Allysson Allex Araújo Federal University of Cariri, Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) Pre-print
14:24 6m Talk		Visual Loop: Bridging the Cognitive Gap in Software Development Through Visual-AI Collaboration Research Papers Luis F. Gomes Carnegie Mellon University, Xin Zhou Singapore Management University, Singapore, David Lo Singapore Management University, Rui Abreu Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, Rui Abreu University of Porto
14:30 12m Talk		AutoReSpec: A Framework for Generating Specification using Large Language Models Research Papers Ragib Shahariar Ayon Texas State University, Shibbir Ahmed Texas State University Pre-print Media Attached
14:42 6m Talk		CodeViz: Collaborative Multi-Agent System for Analytical and Visualization Tasks in Data Science Research Papers Sai Sanjna Chintakunta Pennsylvania State University, Nathalia Nascimento Pennsylvania State University, Everton Guimaraes Pennsylvania State University
14:48 6m Talk		SEMODS: A Validated Dataset of Open-Source Software Engineering Models Data and Benchmarking Alexandra González Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona - BarcelonaTech (UPC), Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Silverio Martínez-Fernández UPC-BarcelonaTech DOI
14:54 6m Talk		Towards Comprehensive Benchmarking Infrastructure for LLMs In Software Engineering Data and Benchmarking Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas William & Mary, Xiaochang Li William & Mary, Marcos Macedo Queen's University, Antonio Mastropaolo William and Mary, USA, Dipin Khati William & Mary, Yuan Tian Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Huajie Shao College of William & Mary, Denys Poshyvanyk William & Mary
15:00 6m Talk		OmniBench-RAG: A Multi-Domain Evaluation Platform for Retrieval-Augmented Generation Tools Data and Benchmarking Jiaxuan Liang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, shide zhou Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Kailong Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, JIAXUAN LIANG Huazhong University of Science and Technology

15:30 - 16:00	Sunday Afternoon BreakICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) Afternoon Break with a variety of beverages and snacks available for attendees. This break will provide an opportunity for networking and relaxation between sessions.

15:30 30m Coffee break		Break ICSE Catering

18:30 - 22:00	Informal FORGE DinnerFORGE Program at Tourão Grill

18:30 3h30m Dinner		Informal FORGE Dinner FORGE Program

08:00 - 17:30	Monday RegistrationICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms at Main Entrance Registration for ICSE 2026.

08:00 9h30m Registration		ICSE 2026 Registration ICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms

09:00 - 10:30	Keynote (Prof. Michael Pradel) + AwardsFORGE Program / Keynotes at Oceania I Chair(s): Gabriele Bavota Software Institute @ Università della Svizzera Italiana

09:00 75m Keynote		Keynote: Natural Language as Specification: LLM-Based Validation of Software Evolution Keynotes Michael Pradel CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
10:15 15m Awards		Awards session Keynotes

10:30 - 11:00	Monday Morning BreakICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) This break will provide an opportunity for networking and relaxation between sessions.

10:30 30m Coffee break		Break ICSE Catering

11:00 - 12:30	Session III - Code Generation & MigrationData and Benchmarking / Research Papers at Oceania I Chair(s): Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas William & Mary

11:00 6m Talk		Deep Graph-Language Fusion for Structure-Aware Code Generation Research Papers Mert Tiftikci TU Darmstadt; hessian.AI, Amir Molzam Sharifloo TU Darmstadt, Mira Mezini TU Darmstadt; hessian.AI; National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity ATHENE, Mert Tiftikci Technical University of Darmstadt
11:06 12m Talk		Assessing, Exploiting, and Mitigating Syntactic Robustness Failures in LLM-Based Code Generation Research Papers Laboni Sarker University of California at Santa Barbara, Mara Downing , Achintya Desai University of California, Santa Barbara, Tevfik Bultan University of California at Santa Barbara
11:18 6m Talk		Detecting and Correcting Hallucinations in LLM-Generated Code via Deterministic AST Analysis Research Papers Dipin Khati William & Mary, Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas William & Mary, Paul Pantzer William & Mary, Denys Poshyvanyk William & Mary
11:24 12m Talk		Code for Machines, Not Just Humans: Quantifying AI-Friendliness with Code Health Metrics Research Papers Markus Borg CodeScene, Nadim Hagatulah Lund University, Adam Tornhill Codescene AB, Emma Söderberg Lund University Pre-print
11:36 6m Talk		VHDL-Instruct: Training Open Dataset for LLMs Benchmarking and HDL Code Generation Data and Benchmarking Patrik Drazic University of Southern Denmark, Benaoumeur Senouci University of Southern Denmark, Boualem Benatallah Dublin City University Media Attached
11:48 6m Talk		COMPASS: A Psychometrics-Guided Multi-Dimensional Benchmark for Code Generation Evaluation Data and Benchmarking James Meaden Codility, Markus Borg CodeScene Pre-print
11:54 6m Talk		A Hybrid LLM-Guided Approach to Code Migration Using API-Derived Rules Research Papers Gabriel Vitor Klaumann Gubert Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI), Stefan Kugele Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Munir Georges Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) Media Attached
12:00 12m Talk		An Experience Report on LLM-Based Agentic Translation from Android to iOS: Pitfalls and Insights Research Papers Zhili Zeng York University, Kimya Khakzad Shahandashti York University, Alvine Boaye Belle York University, Song Wang York University, Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang York University
12:12 6m Talk		MiG.4: A Curated Dataset of Library Migrations in Java and Python Data and Benchmarking Matheus Barbosa UFMG, Pedro Baptista UFMG, João Eduardo Montandon Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), MATHEUS LIMA Ufmg, Pedro Henrique Fernandes Baptista UFMG
12:18 6m Talk		PromiseAwait: A Dataset of JavaScript Migrations from Promises to Async/Await Data and Benchmarking Rafael Araujo Magesty UFMG, João Eduardo Montandon Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Rafael Magesty

12:30 - 14:00	Monday LunchICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) Lunch time with a variety of meal options available for attendees, including vegetarian choices. This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to enjoy a meal while networking with colleagues and discussing the day’s events.

12:30 90m Lunch		Lunch ICSE Catering

14:00 - 15:30	Industry Keynotes IIFORGE Program / Keynotes at Oceania I Chair(s): Christoph Treude Singapore Management University

14:00 45m Keynote		Lingxi - Towards Domain Knowledge Guided Repo-level Code Generation Practice in Huawei Keynotes Kui Liu Huawei
14:45 45m Keynote		Same Brain, Superpowers: Programming in the Age of AI Keynotes Chris Parnin Microsoft

15:30 - 16:00	Monday Afternoon BreakICSE Catering at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV) Afternoon Break with a variety of beverages and snacks available for attendees. This break will provide an opportunity for networking and relaxation between sessions.

15:30 30m Coffee break		Break ICSE Catering

16:00 - 17:00	Session IV - Security & PrivacyResearch Papers / Data and Benchmarking at Oceania I Chair(s): Zhou Yang University of Alberta, Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute

16:00 12m Talk		PIChecker: Automatic Privacy Detector for Third Party Libraries in Android Apps Research Papers Kerui Huang , Xian Zhan Southern University of Science and Technology, Xin Xia Zhejiang University
16:12 12m Talk		DynamicsLLM: a Dynamic Analysis-based Tool for Generating Intelligent Execution Traces Using LLMs to Detect Android Behavioural Code Smells Research Papers Houcine Abdelkader Cherief Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Florent AVELLANEDA Université du Québec à Montréal, Naouel Moha École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS)
16:24 6m Talk		MIRROR: A Dataset of Structural Metrics for Repackaged Android Apps Data and Benchmarking Sebastian Siedler Florida Polytechnic University, Karim Elish Florida Polytechnic University
16:30 12m Talk		MalCVE: Malware Detection and CVE Association Using Large Language Models Research Papers Eduard Andrei Cristea Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Petter Molnes Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Jingyue Li Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
16:42 6m Talk		Finding Missing Input Validation in TEEs via LLM-Assisted Symbolic Execution Research Papers Chengyan Ma Singapore Management University, Jieke Shi Singapore Management University, Ruidong Han Singapore Management University, Ye Liu Singapore Management University, Yuqing Niu , David Lo Singapore Management University Pre-print
16:48 6m Talk		Jailbreaking Large Language Models via Multi-Task Embedding-based Prompt Research Papers Songrui Li Tianjin university, Hanmo You Tianjin University, Jiajun Jiang Tianjin University, li songrui

17:00 - 17:15	Closing & FORGE 2027FORGE Program at Oceania I

17:00 15m Day closing		Closing & FORGE 2027 FORGE Program

20:00 - 23:00	Social Event for Co-located ConferencesICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms at Rio Scenarium Co-located event participants are invited to join us at Rio Scenarium for an informal evening with live Brazilian music, food, drinks, and great company in the heart of Lapa, a traditional samba region in Rio. Buses depart from the conference venue starting at 18:00.

20:00 3h Dinner		Social Event for Co-located Conferences ICSE Social, Networking and Special Rooms

Accepted Papers

	Title
	A Hybrid LLM-Guided Approach to Code Migration Using API-Derived Rules Research Papers Gabriel Vitor Klaumann Gubert, Stefan Kugele, Munir Georges Media Attached
	An Experience Report on LLM-Based Agentic Translation from Android to iOS: Pitfalls and Insights Research Papers Zhili Zeng, Kimya Khakzad Shahandashti, Alvine Boaye Belle, Song Wang, Zhen Ming (Jack) Jiang
	Assessing, Exploiting, and Mitigating Syntactic Robustness Failures in LLM-Based Code Generation Research Papers Laboni Sarker, Mara Downing, Achintya Desai, Tevfik Bultan
	AutoReSpec: A Framework for Generating Specification using Large Language Models Research Papers Ragib Shahariar Ayon, Shibbir Ahmed Pre-print Media Attached
	Backporting in Robot Operating System: Identifying Commit Purpose and Propagation Need with Large Language Models Research Papers Pankaj Manoharlal Thakur, Kyle Thomson, Wesley K.G. Assunção, Bowen Xu
	Code for Machines, Not Just Humans: Quantifying AI-Friendliness with Code Health Metrics Research Papers Markus Borg, Nadim Hagatulah, Adam Tornhill, Emma Söderberg Pre-print
	CodeViz: Collaborative Multi-Agent System for Analytical and Visualization Tasks in Data Science Research Papers Sai Sanjna Chintakunta, Nathalia Nascimento, Everton Guimaraes
	Deep Graph-Language Fusion for Structure-Aware Code Generation Research Papers Mert Tiftikci, Amir Molzam Sharifloo, Mira Mezini, Mert Tiftikci
	Detecting and Correcting Hallucinations in LLM-Generated Code via Deterministic AST Analysis Research Papers Dipin Khati, Daniel Rodriguez-Cardenas, Paul Pantzer, Denys Poshyvanyk
	DynamicsLLM: a Dynamic Analysis-based Tool for Generating Intelligent Execution Traces Using LLMs to Detect Android Behavioural Code Smells Research Papers Houcine Abdelkader Cherief, Florent AVELLANEDA, Naouel Moha
	Execution-free Agentic Program Repair for Enterprise-Scale Development Research Papers Saurabh Bodhe, Sanjukta De, Subhayan Roy, Jaydip Pokiya, Indira Vats, Sehajpreet Kaur, Monica Li, Lejin Varghese, Max Kiehn, Yonas Bedasso
	Exploring the Potential of Large Language Models in Simulink-Stateflow Mutant Generation Research Papers Pablo Valle, Shaukat Ali, Aitor Arrieta Pre-print
	Finding Missing Input Validation in TEEs via LLM-Assisted Symbolic Execution Research Papers Chengyan Ma, Jieke Shi, Ruidong Han, Ye Liu, Yuqing Niu, David Lo Pre-print
	From Human to Machine Refactoring: Assessing GPT-4’s Impact on Python Class Quality and Readability Research Papers Alessandro Midolo, Emiliano Tramontana, Massimiliano Di Penta Pre-print
	Impacts of Generative AI on Agile Teams' Productivity: A Multi-Case Longitudinal Study Research Papers Rafael Tomaz, Paloma Guenes, Allysson Allex Araújo, Maria Teresa Baldassarre, Marcos Kalinowski Pre-print
	Jailbreaking Large Language Models via Multi-Task Embedding-based Prompt Research Papers Songrui Li, Hanmo You, Jiajun Jiang, li songrui
	MalCVE: Malware Detection and CVE Association Using Large Language Models Research Papers Eduard Andrei Cristea, Petter Molnes, Jingyue Li
	PatchGPT: Multi-Agent Patch Backporting without Model Fine-Tuning Research Papers Ye Liu, Ruidong Han, Chengyan Ma, Yuqing Niu, David Lo, Ye Liu
	PIChecker: Automatic Privacy Detector for Third Party Libraries in Android Apps Research Papers Kerui Huang, Xian Zhan, Xin Xia
	Reasoning about Multi-hop Fault Propagation with LLM Agents for Root Cause Analysis in Cloud-based Systems Research Papers Evelien Riddell, James Riddell, Gengyi Sun, Michal Antkiewicz, Krzysztof Czarnecki, Evelien Riddell Pre-print
	Reporting LLM Prompting in Automated Software Engineering: A Guideline Based on Current Practices and Expectations Research Papers Alexander Korn, Lea Zaruchas, Chetan Arora, Andreas Metzger, Sven Smolka, Fanyu Wang, Andreas Vogelsang, Alexander Korn
	Visual Loop: Bridging the Cognitive Gap in Software Development Through Visual-AI Collaboration Research Papers Luis F. Gomes, Xin Zhou, David Lo, Rui Abreu, Rui Abreu
	XMENTOR: A Rank-Aware Aggregation Approach for Human-Centered Explainable AI in Just-in-Time Software Defect Prediction Research Papers Saumendu Roy, Banani Roy, Chanchal K. Roy, Richard Bassey

Call for Papers

The 3rd ACM International Conference on AI Foundation Models and Software Engineering (FORGE 2026) in ICSE 2026 aims to bring researchers, practitioners, and educators from the AI and Software Engineering community to solve the new challenges that we meet in the era of foundation models.

Foundation models (e.g., ChatGPT and Llama) have attracted great attention from both academia and industry. In Software Engineering, several studies showed that Large-Language Models (LLMs) achieved remarkable performance in various tasks, including code generation, testing, code review, and program repair. Recently, many LLM-based development tools have been released to improve software development and show great potential, for example, GitHub Copilot and Cursor.

FORGE 2026 will be held on Sun 12 - Mon 13 April 2026, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Topic of Interests

We solicit submissions describing original and unpublished results of theoretical, empirical, conceptual, and experimental software engineering research related to Software Engineering with Foundation Models. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

FM for Requirement Engineering and Software Design
FM for Code Generation/Reuse
FM for Software Quality Assurance (e.g., including code review, analysis, testing, and debugging)
FM to Support Software Evolution (e.g., refactoring, technical debt management)
FM for Software Security and Privacy
FM for AIOps
FM for Software Supply Chain Management, e.g., FM-based vulnerability identification, software composition analysis
LLM Agents for SE tasks, e.g., how to use various FMs (e.g., LangChain) to complete a SE task.
Prompt Engineering for Software Development
Legal and Human Aspects of using FM
Software Engineering for FM (e.g., Testing and verification of FM or FM-based systems)

Note that the aforementioned topics may not be limited to FM, but may also refer to new technology based on how AI models evolve.

Awards

The best papers will be awarded with an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at FORGE. A selection of the best papers will be invited to a Special Issue of Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE).

How to Submit

We accept both full and new idea papers:

Full Papers are expected to present new techniques, and/or provide research results, and/or report industry/open-source practice when applying foundation models for SE, and should be evaluated in a scientific way. Full Paper must not exceed 10 pages for the main text, inclusive of all figures, tables, appendices, etc. Two more pages containing only references are permitted.
New Idea Papers should present new ideas in the field, e.g., new directions or techniques that are not yet fully developed and/or evaluated, or visions that show the future of AI foundation models and SE. Accepted new idea papers will present their ideas in a short lightning talk. New Idea Paper must not exceed 4 pages for the main text, inclusive of all figures, tables, appendices, etc. Two more pages containing only references are permitted.

All submissions must be in PDF. The page limit is strict, and it will not be possible to purchase additional pages at any point in the process (including after acceptance). We employ a double-anonymous review process. Thus, no submission may reveal its authors’ identities. The authors must make every effort to honor the double-anonymous review process. Advice, guidance, and explanation about the double-anonymous review process can be found on the ICSE Q&A page.

All submissions must conform to the official “ACM Primary Article Template”, which can be obtained from the ACM Proceedings Template page. LaTeX users should use the sigconf option, as well as the review (to produce line numbers for easy reference by the reviewers) and anonymous (omitting author names) options. To that end, the following LaTeX code can be placed at the start of the LaTeX document: \documentclass[sigconf,review,anonymous]{acmart}.

All papers must be written in English. The authors are strongly encouraged to use the HotCRP format checker on their submissions. Note that the format checker is not perfect. In particular, it can complain about small fonts in figures, footnotes, or references. As long as the main text follows the requested format, and the figures are readable, the paper will not be rejected for format violations. If you have any concerns, please contact the program chairs.

All papers should be made accessible to people with disabilities. Some guidelines from the SIGACCESS community are available here: https://assets21.sigaccess.org/creating_accessible_pdfs.html.

Please submit your paper on HotCRP: https://forge2026.hotcrp.com/.

Review Criteria

Following the review criteria of ICSE 2026, each paper submitted to the FORGE 2026 will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

Novelty: The novelty and innovativeness of contributed solutions, problem formulations, methodologies, theories, and/or evaluations, i.e., the extent to which the paper is sufficiently original with respect to the state-of-the-art.
Rigor: The soundness, clarity, and depth of a technical or theoretical contribution, and the level of thoroughness and completeness of an evaluation. For “New Idea Papers”, a preliminary evaluation is welcome, but not required.
Relevance: The significance and/or potential impact of the research on the field of foundation models and software engineering.
Verifiability and Transparency: The extent to which the paper includes sufficient information to understand how an innovation works; to understand how data was obtained, analyzed, and interpreted; and how the paper supports independent verification or replication of the paper’s claimed contributions. Any artifacts attached to or linked from the paper will be checked by one reviewer.
Presentation: The clarity of the exposition in the paper.

Reviewers will carefully consider all of the above criteria during the review process, and authors should take great care in clearly addressing them all. The paper should clearly explain and justify the claimed contributions.

Important Dates (AOE)

Full paper submission deadline: Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025.

Author notification: Monday, Jan 5, 2026

Camera-ready deadline: Monday, Jan 26, 2026