M.Sc. Chico Sundermann

The main focus of my research lies on analyzing large configurable systems with propositional logic. Hereby, I am especially interested in #SAT, knowledge compilation, and exploiting both techniques to analyze configurable systems. I always aim to find additional applications for #SAT in an industrial context.  In addition, I explore several ways to improve the scalability of such applications to allow analyzing complex systems.

Research Projects

Eclipse Plugin for Feature Oriented Software Development

Materials

  Dateiname Info Geändert
Main.pdf Thesis Topics February 2023 4 MB 01.02.2023 12:47

I served as a (sub-)reviewer for

  • Journals: EMSE, TSE, SCP, JSS
  • Conferences: VaMoS'20, GPCE'21, SPLC'21, VaMoS'21, VaMoS'22

I participated in the following program committees:

  • SPLC2023 - Demo and Tools Track : 27th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2023) - Demo and Tools Track
  • VariVolution@SPLC2023: 6th Intl. Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-Intensive Systems
  • VariVolution@SPLC2022: 5th Intl. Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-Intensive Systems
  • ISSTA2022 AE: ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis - Artifact Evaluation Track

Involved in organization of workshops/conferences:

Summer Term 2023

Software Product Lines: Exercise instructor and main contact

Winter Term 2022/23

Compilerbau: Exercise instructor and main contact

Winter Term 2021/22

Compilerbau: Exercise instructor and main contact

Winter Term 2020/21

Compilerbau: Exercise instructor and main contact

Publications

2024

26.
Sundermann, Chico; Heß, Tobias; Nieke, Michael; Bittner, Paul Maximilian; Young, Jeffrey M.; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Evaluating State-of-the-Art #SAT Solvers on Industrial Configuration Spaces - Summary
Proc. Software Engineering (SE) (To Appear)
Herausgeber: Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn, Germany
Februar 2024
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2024/2024-SE-Sundermann.pdf
25.
Kuiter, Elias; Heß, Tobias; Sundermann, Chico; Krieter, Sebastian; Thüm, Thomas; Saake, Gunter
How Easy Is SAT-Based Analysis of a Feature Model?
Proc. Int'l Working Conf. on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS), Seite 149-151
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Februar 2024
DOI:10.1145/3634713.3634733
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2024/2024-VaMoS-Kuiter.pdf

2023

24.
Sundermann, Chico; Kuiter, Elias; Heß, Tobias; Raab, Heiko; Krieter, Sebastian; Thüm, Thomas
On the Benefits of Knowledge Compilation for Feature-Model Analyses
Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence (AMAI) (To Appear)
Oktober 2023
Herausgeber: Springer
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-AMAI-Sundermann.pdf
23.
Krieter, Sebastian; Feichtinger, Kevin; Galindo, Jose A.; Benavides, David; Rabiser, Rick; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas
Second Tutorial on the Universal Variability Language
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 273
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2023
DOI:10.1145/3579027.3609002
ISBN:9798400700910
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-SPLC-Krieter.pdf
22.
Sundermann, Chico; Vill, Stefan; Thüm, Thomas; Feichtinger, Kevin; Agarwal, Prankur; Rabiser, Rick; Galindo, Jose A.; Benavides, David
UVLParser: Extending UVL With Language Levels and Conversion Strategies
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 39-42
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
August 2023
DOI:10.1145/3579028.3609013
ISBN:9798400700927
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-SPLC-Sundermann.pdf
21.
Loth, Jacob; Sundermann, Chico; Schrull, Tobias; Brugger, Thilo; Rieg, Felix; Thüm, Thomas
UVLS: A Language Server Protocol for UVL
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 43-46
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
August 2023
DOI:10.1145/3579028.3609014
ISBN:9798400700927
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-SPLC-Loth.pdf
20.
Sundermann, Chico; Raab, Heiko; Heß, Tobias; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Exploiting d-DNNFs for Repetitive Counting Queries on Feature Models
Technical Report arXiv:2303.12383
März 2023
DOI:10.48550/arXiv.2303.12383
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-TR-Sundermann.pdf
19.
Feichtinger, Kevin; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Rabiser, Rick
It's Your Loss: Classifying Information Loss During Variability Model Roundtrip Transformations - Summary
Proc. Software Engineering (SE), Seite 51-52
Herausgeber: Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn, Germany
Februar 2023
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-SE-Feichtinger.pdf
18.
Kuiter, Elias; Krieter, Sebastian; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Saake, Gunter
Tseitin or Not Tseitin? The Impact of CNF Transformations on Feature-Model Analyses - Summary
Proc. Software Engineering (SE), Seite 83-84
Herausgeber: Gesellschaft für Informatik, Bonn, Germany
Februar 2023
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-SE-Kuiter-Tseitin.pdf
17.
Sundermann, Chico; Heß, Tobias; Nieke, Michael; Bittner, Paul Maximilian; Young, Jeffrey M.; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Evaluating State-of-the-Art #SAT Solvers on Industrial Configuration Spaces
Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE)
Januar 2023
Herausgeber: Springer
DOI:10.1007/s10664-022-10265-9
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2023/2023-EMSE-Sundermann.pdf

2022

16.
Hentze, Marc; Pett, Tobias; Sundermann, Chico; Krieter, Sebastian; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Generic Solution-Space Sampling for Multi-Domain Product Lines
Proc. Int'l Conf. on Generative Programming: Concepts and Experiences (GPCE)
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Dezember 2022
DOI:10.1145/3564719.3568695
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-GPCE-Hentze.pdf
15.
Kuiter, Elias; Krieter, Sebastian; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Saake, Gunter
Tseitin or not Tseitin? The Impact of CNF Transformations on Feature-Model Analyses
Proc. Int'l Conf. on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), Seite 110:1-110:13
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Oktober 2022
DOI:10.1145/3551349.3556938
ISBN:9781450394758
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-ASE-Kuiter.pdf
14.
Hentze, Marc; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Quantifying the Variability Mismatch Between Problem and Solution Space
Proc. Int'l Conf. on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS), Seite 322-333
Herausgeber: IEEE, Washington, DC, USA
Oktober 2022
DOI:10.1145/3550355.3552411
ISBN:9781450394666
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-MODELS-Hentze.pdf
13.
Feichtinger, Kevin; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Rabiser, Rick
It's Your Loss: Classifying Information Loss During Variability Model Roundtrip Transformations
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 67-78
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2022
DOI:10.1145/3546932.3546990
ISBN:9781450394437
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-SPLC-Feichtinger.pdf
12.
Heß, Tobias; Müller, Tobias; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas
ddueruem: A Wrapper for Feature-Model Analysis Tools
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 54-57
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2022
DOI:10.1145/3503229.3547032
ISBN:9781450392068
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-SPLC-Hess.pdf
11.
Sundermann, Chico; Feichtinger, Kevin; Galindo, Jose A.; Benavides, David; Rabiser, Rick; Krieter, Sebastian; Thüm, Thomas
Tutorial on the Universal Variability Language
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 260:1
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2022
DOI:10.1145/3546932.3547024
ISBN:9781450394437
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2022/2022-SPLC-Sundermann.pdf

2021

10.
Krieter, Sebastian; Arens, Rahel; Nieke, Michael; Sundermann, Chico; Heß, Tobias; Thüm, Thomas; Seidl, Christoph
Incremental Construction of Modal Implication Graphs for Evolving Feature Models
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 64-74
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2021
DOI:10.1145/3461001.3471148
ISBN:9781450384698
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2021/2021-SPLC-Krieter.pdf
9.
Sundermann, Chico; Heß, Tobias; Engelhardt, Dominik; Arens, Rahel; Herschel, Johannes; Jedelhauser, Kevin; Jutz, Benedikt; Krieter, Sebastian; Schaefer, Ina
Integration of UVL in FeatureIDE
Proc. Int'l Workshop on Languages for Modelling Variability (MODEVAR), Seite 73-79
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2021
DOI:10.1145/3461002.3473940
ISBN:9781450384704
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2021/2021-MODEVAR-Sundermann.pdf
8.
Heß, Tobias; Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas
On the Scalability of Building Binary Decision Diagrams for Current Feature Models
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 131-135
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2021
DOI:10.1145/3461001.3474452
ISBN:9781450384698
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2021/2021-SPLC-Hess.pdf
7.
Sundermann, Chico; Feichtinger, Kevin; Engelhardt, Dominik; Rabiser, Rick; Thüm, Thomas
Yet Another Textual Variability Language? A Community Effort Towards a Unified Language
Proc. Int'l Systems and Software Product Line Conf. (SPLC), Seite 136-147
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
September 2021
DOI:10.1145/3461001.3471145
ISBN:9781450384698
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2021/2021-SPLC-Sundermann.pdf
6.
Sundermann, Chico; Nieke, Michael; Bittner, Paul Maximilian; Heß, Tobias; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Applications of #SAT Solvers on Feature Models
Proc. Int'l Working Conf. on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS)
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Februar 2021
DOI:10.1145/3442391.3442404
ISBN:9781450388245
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2021/2021-VaMoS-Sundermann.pdf

2020

4.
Sundermann, Chico; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
Evaluating #SAT Solvers on Industrial Feature Models
Proc. Int'l Working Conf. on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS)
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Februar 2020
DOI:10.1145/3377024.3377025
ISBN:9781450375016
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2020/2020-VaMoS-Sundermann.pdf
3.
Sprey, Joshua; Sundermann, Chico; Krieter, Sebastian; Nieke, Michael; Mauro, Jacopo; Thüm, Thomas; Schaefer, Ina
SMT-Based Variability Analyses in FeatureIDE
Proc. Int'l Working Conf. on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS)
Herausgeber: ACM, New York, NY, USA
Februar 2020
DOI:10.1145/3377024.3377036
ISBN:9781450375016
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2020/2020-VaMoS-Sprey.pdf

2019

2.
Sundermann, Chico
Evaluating #SAT-Solvers on Industrial Feature Models
Project
TU Braunschweig, Germany
Dezember 2019
Datei:pdfhttps://github.com/SoftVarE-Group/Papers/raw/main/2020/2020-VaMoS-Sundermann.pdf