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Institute of Software Engineering and Programming Languages
Ulm University
James-Franck-Ring
D-89069 Ulm
Building O27, Level 4
Phone: +49 (0)731 / 50 - 24161
Email: in.sp-office@uni-ulm.de
Institute of Software Engineering and Programming Languages
Research
Our research covers many aspects of software engineering and programming languages. In particular, we focus on domain-specific languages, software configuration, and constraint programming. We employ formalized theories, develop open-source tools, and apply empirical research methods.
Teaching
The institute represents the areas software engineering and programming languages in the bachelor and master programs of computer science and related fields. We offer the following mandatory courses in the Bachelor's program:
- Interactive Systems Programming
- Software Engineering
- Software Project
Furthermore, we are responsible for the bachelor and master program Software Engineering.
Overview of the courses in the bachelor and master programs
News
"Rethinking Pivot Programming Languages in Code Language Models" accepted in Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing (EMNLP 2026)
We are pleased to announce that our paper "Rethinking Pivot Programming Languages in Code Language Models" has been accepted in Empirical Methods in…
"EditQL: A query language for evolving models" accepted in Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM)
We are pleased to announce that our paper "EditQL: A query language for evolving models" has been published in the Journal of Software and Systems…
"Inferring the Shape of Data Frames in R Programs using Abstract Interpretation" accepted at ASE '26
Our paper "Inferring the Shape of Data Frames in R Programs using Abstract Interpretation" by Oliver Gerstl, Florian Sihler and Matthias Tichy got…
New research area unlocked: Jun.-Prof. Bianca Wiesmayr joined the institute.
We are pleased to share that Bianca Wiesmayr has joined our institute as a new junior professor for software engineering (effective April 1, 2026).
Waddle at LaWi 2026
We participated in the Langer Abend der Wissenschaft 2026 at Ulm University.
Newest publications
2026
754.
Wiesmayr,
Bianca;
Garmendia,
Antonio;
Zoitl,
Alois;
Wimmer,
Manuel
An Interpreter-Based Execution Framework for IEC 61499 Function Block Networks
The Journal of Object Technology, 25 (3), Seite 239-252
Juni 2026
An Interpreter-Based Execution Framework for IEC 61499 Function Block Networks
The Journal of Object Technology, 25 (3), Seite 239-252
Juni 2026
| DOI: | 10.5381/jot.2026.25.3.a17 |
| Weblink: | https://www.jot.fm/issues/issue_2026_03/a19.pdf |
753.
Wiesmayr,
Bianca;
Zoitl,
Alois;
Walter,
Jörg;
Hästbacka,
David
Modeling service choreographies and collaborations for autonomous mixed-fleet systems: using BPMN, IEC 61499, and SysML
Springer Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, S.I.: MODEVAA/SAM 2024, 22 (18)
Juni 2026
Modeling service choreographies and collaborations for autonomous mixed-fleet systems: using BPMN, IEC 61499, and SysML
Springer Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, S.I.: MODEVAA/SAM 2024, 22 (18)
Juni 2026
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11334-026-00641-9 |
| Weblink: | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11334-026-00641-9.pdf |
752.
Niehues,
Nils;
Hahner,
Sebastian;
Heinrich,
Robert
Mitigation strategies for confidentiality violations in software architecture using ranked feature importance
Journal of Systems and Software, Volume 235
Mai 2026
Herausgeber: Elsevier
Mitigation strategies for confidentiality violations in software architecture using ranked feature importance
Journal of Systems and Software, Volume 235
Mai 2026
Herausgeber: Elsevier
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jss.2025.112761 |
| ISBN: | 0164-1212 |
751.
Neumüller,
Denis;
Boll,
Sebastian;
Schüler,
David;
Tichy,
Matthias
Combining Static Code Analysis and Large Language Models Improves Correctness and Performance of Algorithm Recognition
33. International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER)
Herausgeber: IEEE
2026
Combining Static Code Analysis and Large Language Models Improves Correctness and Performance of Algorithm Recognition
33. International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering (SANER)
Herausgeber: IEEE
2026
| ISBN: | 979-8-3315-8582-2 |
| Datei: | http://arxiv.org/abs/2604.03048 |
750.
Schultheiß,
Alexander;
Boll,
Alexander;
Bittner,
Paul Maximilian;
Greiner,
Sandra;
Thüm,
Thomas;
Kehrer,
Timo
Decades of GNU Patch and Git Cherry-Pick: Can We Do Better?
Proc. Int'l Conf. on Software Engineering (ICSE) (To Appear)
2026
Decades of GNU Patch and Git Cherry-Pick: Can We Do Better?
Proc. Int'l Conf. on Software Engineering (ICSE) (To Appear)
2026