Dear all,
If anybody has an FOSD topic you would like to discuss in a quite informal setting, please let me know. We should coordinate our Abstracts.
For a bit of inspiration of what an FOSD topic actually is, please see the non-exhaustive list below.
Best, Timo
Requirements & Domain Engineering
Domain analysis and variability modeling Decision modeling and support Customization and personalization specification Requirements variability and traceability
Architecture & Design
Variability-aware software architectures Architecture-centric product line engineering Model-driven engineering (MDE) Multi-product lines, program families, product lines of product lines, software ecosystems
Implementation & Code Generation
Generative programming and code synthesis Modularization techniques for reusable code Programming languages and frameworks for variability Open-source strategies for software reuse
Testing, Verification & Quality Assurance
Testing and analysis of configurable systems Safety and security in variable systems Formal Methods for Software Product Lines Non-functional properties: quality-aware analysis, quality-driven configuration Reuse in testing, verification, and quality assurance
Evolution, Maintenance & Operation
Refactoring and restructuring of configurable systems Reverse engineering, variability mining, and refactoring Runtime variability and dynamic (software) product lines Maintenance strategies for large-scale reused systems Variability in DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
AI and Data-Driven Methods
Machine learning for variability management AI-assisted product configuration Data and repository mining from product lines and configuration histories Recommendation systems for reuse and customization
-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [FOSD'26] Invitation (Odense 24-27 March 2026) Datum: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:13:24 +0200 Von: Tobias Dick tdick@cs.uni-saarland.de Antwort an: fosd26@lists.se.cs.uni-saarland.de An: fosd26@lists.se.cs.uni-saarland.de
Dear colleagues,
We would like to invite you, your students, as well as your collaborators to participate in the 18th Meeting on Feature-Oriented Software Development (FOSD'26) to be held at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Campus Odense, from March 24th to March 27th.
The FOSD Meeting is a yearly informal meeting that aims to bring together the community of researchers working on feature-oriented software development, including but not limited to product lines, software variability, configuration management, and software architecture. The main objective is that researchers at different career stages (including undergraduate and early-career graduate students) come together to present their research, to get feedback from peers, to discuss new directions, and to initiate collaborations.
The FOSD Meeting is very discussion-oriented. There will be no formal proceedings. The program will mainly consist of invited talks by the participants, plenary discussions as well as discussions in smaller groups. We will also have up to three keynote speakers to deliver motivational speeches about current research topics.
FOSD 2026 takes place at the University of Southern Denmark (https://www.sdu.dk/en) at the Odense Campus. For food and beverages (lunches, breaks, dinners) and social events, each participant will be required to contribute to the planned expenses when finally registering. The exact costs will be communicated in due time.
We would appreciate it if you could let as know as soon as possible whether you and/or your students are interested in participating. We do not require any paper submission. We do, however, expect an abstract for each planned talk.
The *deadline* to submit an abstract is:
5th December 2025
Abstract submission is done via e-mail to: fosd26@lists.se.cs.uni-saarland.de
Due to space restrictions, we may have to select participants, but we are committed to maximizing participation. We will send notifications shortly after the abstract deadline before Christmas.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions: fosd26@lists.se.cs.uni-saarland.de
More information will be available at https://fosd.github.io/FOSD2026/.
Looking forward to seeing you in Odense!
Best regards, FOSD '26 organizers
Sandra Greiner, Tobias Dick