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Fwd: INF Monthly Research Pizza Colloquium — Oct 28, Nov 25, Dec 16 @ 12:15 (Schmiede)
by Timo Kehrer 20 Sep '25

20 Sep '25

Dear all, This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from other groups. According to my experience, such initiatives are hard to sustain when everyone is lost in the daily business with many things that have higher priority. So, it's even more important that we contribute to this in the future, as we are among the biggest groups at INF. I am pretty sure that all of you can give interesting talks here, with moderate preparation effort (through recycling conference talks, etc.). Let's try to keep this running.. Have a sunny Saturday! Best, Timo -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: INF Monthly Research Pizza Colloquium — Oct 28, Nov 25, Dec 16 @ 12:15 (Schmiede) Datum: Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:36:21 +0200 Von: Riesen, Kaspar (INF) <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch> An: mittelbau(a)list.inf.unibe.ch <mittelbau(a)list.inf.unibe.ch>, INF-DG-DOSI <dosi.inf(a)unibe.ch> Kopie (CC): Riesen, Kaspar (INF) <kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch> Dear INF researchers, We’re excited to announce the launch of our INF Monthly Research Pizza Colloquium! 🍕 Each month, PhD students and postdocs will have the opportunity to present their current research in short 15-minute talks (plus Q&A), in a relaxed setting with pizza provided for all attendees. *When & Where* - Dates: October 28, November 25, and December 16 (planned for the last Tuesday of each month; December session is on the 16th) - Time: 12:15 - Location: Schmiede (Schützenmattstrasse 14) *Who can present?* - PhD students and postdocs *Talk format:* - 15 minutes + 5 minutes Q&A - Informal and research-in-progress - friendly If you’re interested in presenting in the upcoming session, please submit a talk title and a short abstract (2–4 sentences) by Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Submit to: kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch (Questions welcome at the same address.) We’ll announce the final program after the deadline. Looking forward to your submissions! Best regards, INF Monthly Colloquium Team ------------------------------------------------------- PD Dr. Kaspar Riesen Head of the Pattern Recognition Group Institute of Computer Science Faculty of Science University of Bern, Switzerland kaspar.riesen(a)unibe.ch -------------------------------------------------------

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Requested Information for INF Annual Report
by van Dok, Yael Annika (INF) 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

Dear all, I need to collect some information for the annual report of the institute. Please respond to me by Monday, 22nd Sept, 12:00 (hard deadline), with the following information about your Activities from 1.08.2024 - 31.07.2025: * Scientific Boards and Steering Committees * Conference Chairing and Organization * Program Committees * Reviewing Activities * Presentations * Outreach and Other Activities Also, include information about the following: * Awards Check the annual report from last year here<https://www.inf.unibe.ch/unibe/portal/fak_naturwis/a_dept_math/c_iinfamath/…>. This will give you some idea on what info is requested from you. INF Annual Report 2023/24 - inf.unibe.ch<https://www.inf.unibe.ch/unibe/portal/fak_naturwis/a_dept_math/c_iinfamath/…> Members Florence Aellen, Jesutofunmi Ajayi, Sigurd Alnes, Orestis Alpos, Dr. Jayamine Alupotha, Ignacio Amores Sesar, Mariarosaria Barbaraci, Jan-Andrea Bard, Michal ... www.inf.unibe.ch If you have very recent publications (from July 2025), please also include them in your response. The rest I (should) have. Best Yael

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Information for INF Annual Report
by van Dok, Yael Annika (INF) 18 Sep '25

18 Sep '25

Dear all, I need to collect some information for the annual report of the institute. Please respond to me by Monday, 22nd Sept, 14:00 (hard deadline), with the following information about your Activities from 1.08.2024 - 31.07.2025: * Scientific Boards and Steering Committees * Conference Chairing and Organization * Program Committees * Reviewing Activities * Presentations * Outreach and Other Activities Also, include information about the following: * Awards In the attachment, you'll find the WIP of our section in the report (which contains information from the report from last year). This will give you some idea on what info is requested from you. If you have very recent publications (from July 2025), please also include them in your response. The rest I (should) have. Best Yael

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VARIABILITY 2026
by Timo Kehrer 17 Sep '25

17 Sep '25

Dear all, research results are not always plannable, so I am usually not a big fan of too much venue-driven paper submission. But here we should submit sth ;-) https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026 It's the successor of SPLC, VAMOS and ICSR which have been unified into a single conference (I have been involved a bit in the unification). Happy about suggestions (we may be creative with relations to reuse, variability, configurability, ...) Best, Timo

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Seminar Topics
by Timo Kehrer 15 Sep '25

15 Sep '25

Dear all, Thanks for updating the seminar/thesis on GitLab https://gitlab.inf.unibe.ch/SEG/team/courses/seminar-software-engineering/s… All the topics with status "open" will be offered this semester, yielding the following list: T0015 Reducing Simulation Overhead in UAV/Drone Test Generation Using Surrogate Models T0039 Animating Virtual Children: Realistic Behaviors for VR Training in Pediatric Care T0047 Automated Test Selection for Simulation-based Testing of UAVs T0048 Empirical Study on Merge Conflict Dynamics: The Role of Personas in Merge Resolutions T0050 Agent-Based Code Repair T0051 Exploration of Self Reflective LLMs for Code T0052 Persistent Risks in GitHub-Actions T0058 Matlab-Python Transpiler T0059 Architecture Design of Distributed Mobile Search Engine based on Nostr Protocol T0060 Human Tracking Integration for Adaptive Robot Behavior in VR/MR Environments T0061 User Interaction Layer for Mixed Reality Robot Programming T0064 Creating a Core Rule Set for Android Taint Analysis Tools T0065 GPU Performance and Energy Trade-offs in Simulation-based Testing of Autonomous Vehicles T0067 RL-based Training for Code in LLMs I kindly ask you to do a final check ** today, until 13:00 ** Thank you! Timo

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Supervising a grammar school pupil
by Bard, Jan-Andrea (INF) 12 Sep '25

12 Sep '25

Dear all Does anybody fancy supervising a grammar school pupil from 12th Jan to 25th Jan 2026? One could give him some easy to intermediate programming tasks in Python. Cheers, Jan-Andrea

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Master thesis defense: Judi Abdullah
by Boll, Marian Alexander (INF) 10 Sep '25

10 Sep '25

Dear group, I would like to invite you to the Master thesis defense of Judi Abdullah. Judi works on a merging topic, that is currently flying under the radar of research, and explores whether we should change this. The meeting will be completely remote. I am sorry for the short notice and hope you can still attend. Cheers Alex Title: An Empirical Study of Context Modifications in Git Merge Conflict Resolutions Abstract: Merge conflicts are a common challenge in collaborative software development. Resolving them often requires edits that go beyond the conflicting lines, affecting surrounding code and even non-conflicting files. While previous work has studied conflict resolution, the role of context modifications remains less explored. To better understand the impact of these changes in this, so called context, we empirically examine the nature, frequency, and distribution of context changes during Git merge conflict resolution. We focus on changes within conflicting files as well as modifications made to non-conflicting files. We first classify the types of changes developers perform—such as substantive additions, deletions, and modifications, as well as comment edits, whitespace adjustments, and con- tent movements—and measure their frequency in Python and Java projects. We find that substantive changes dominate, but comment edits and structural changes are also common, particularly in Java. Next, we analyze how changes are distributed across merge commits, conflict files, and context chunks. Most context changes are small and local, but some involve extensive edits and restructuring, showing a long-tail distribution. We also study modifications in non-conflicting files, where developers add or remove substantive content. A partial correla- tion exists between the stability of conflict and non-conflict files, suggesting that while many conflict resolutions are local, some require broader adjustments across the codebase. Finally, we examine the impact of resolution strategies (e.g., “ours,” “theirs,” “manual”). Manual strategies are linked to more extensive modifications, while canonical strategies tend to yield more stable results. These findings show that conflict context and non-conflicting file changes occur frequently and are important for understanding merge conflict resolution. The results highlight patterns that can inform the design of better automated merge tools, especially those that account for unstable regions and broader edits beyond conflicts. This work contributes both practical guidelines and a dataset for future research. Our study provides a labeled dataset of merge conflicts with detailed information on context stability and resolution strategies. Overall, it includes more than 28,000 conflicting files containing over 37,000 conflict chunks and 72,000 context chunks, as well as more than 13,000 non-conflicting files. ________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Teams Need help?<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting?omkt=en-US> Join the meeting now<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OGQzNDU3M2UtZjNhZS00…> Meeting ID: 337 079 862 127 9 Passcode: 68E3LM79 ________________________________ For organizers: Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=05aca28f-23b8-4ea6-…> [https://unibeidbistoragedeskmgmt.blob.core.windows.net/intune-blob-storage/…] https://serviceportal.unibe.ch/sp ________________________________________________________________________________

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Fwd: Any interested students in volunteering for ICT4S'26?
by Timo Kehrer 28 Aug '25

28 Aug '25

Dear all, If you're interested (s. below), please let me know. Best, Timo -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Any interested students in volunteering for ICT4S'26? Datum: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:36:39 +0000 Von: Nitish Patkar <nitish.patkar(a)fhnw.ch> An: Kehrer, Timo Benjamin (INF) <timo.kehrer(a)unibe.ch> Dear Timo We are checking around to see if there are any students who are interested in volunteering for the ICT4S’26 to be held at BFH in Bern. Attached is preliminary description of tasks and responsibilities for the reference. Could you ask in your group? Best Nitish ------------------------------------------------------------ FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland School of Computer Science Institute for Interactive Technologies IIT Research associate Bahnhofstrasse 6 CH-5210 Windisch, Switzerland ------------------------------------------------------------ Email : _nitish.patkar(a)fhnw.ch_ Web [1]:_https://nitishpatkar.com/ <https://nitishpatkar.com/>_ Web [2]: _https://www.fhnw.ch/en/iit <https://www.fhnw.ch/en/about-fhnw/schools/school-of-engineering/institutes/…>_ Web [3]: _http://scg.unibe.ch/staff/NitishPatkar_ ------------------------------------------------------------

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Seminar Topics for the Fall Semester
by Timo Kehrer 23 Aug '25

23 Aug '25

Dear all, Please make sure to have your seminar projects/topics ready by Sept. 5 (if you want to offer any). I will then do a sanity check on all proposals, and we will publish the approved ones in the week Sept. 8-12 on the website. A template for descriptions is on GitLab, where you should also add your new topics (or re-open existing ones): https://gitlab.inf.unibe.ch/SEG/team/courses/seminar-software-engineering/s… As a reminder: Seminars are meant to be preparations of a student thesis, and ideally closely aligned with your research. https://seg.inf.unibe.ch/teaching/courses/seminar-software-engineering/ Thank you! Best, Timo

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EnhanceR Symposium 2025
by Timo Kehrer 22 Aug '25

22 Aug '25

Dear all, just as a reminder: If anybody is interested in that one, feel free to register and attend https://symposium.enhancer.ch/ Participation is free of charge, and we could pay for travel expenses to Fribourg. Best, Timo

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