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