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Thesis Defense Xhujla Shahini

Congratulations to Dr. Xhulja Shahini on successfully completing her PhD!

People and Awards

Xhulja pursued her PhD in the Software Systems Engineering (SSE) research group with Prof. Pohl. In her work, she addressed the question of how AI-supported predictions in software quality assurance can be made more reliable and thus more suitable for practical use.

Prof. Dr. Lucas Davi

Lucas Davi Honored with ACM AsiaCCS Test of Time Award

People and Awards

Information and System Security

The paper “ROPdefender: A Detection Tool to Defend Against Return-Oriented Programming Attacks” has received the Test of Time Award from ACM AsiaCCS, one of the leading international conferences in cybersecurity. Published in 2011, the work originated from Lucas Davi’s master’s thesis, which he wrote under the supervision of Dr. Marcel Winandy and Prof. Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi. Today, Lucas Davi is a professor and director of paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software...

From the Command Line to Calm Technology: The Evolution Toward a Seamless Human–AI Symbiosis

On June 18, the Essen Science Summer kicks off with an opening event on the topic of Future Skills. Stefan Schneegaß will give a talk and contribute to the discussion from the perspective of human–computer interaction.

Participants of the Dagstuhl seminar "AUTOBIZ: Pushing the Boundaries of AI-Driven Process Execution and Adaptation"

Research manifesto defines “Agentic Business Process Management” as the future of process management

Digital Key Technologies

As part of a Dagstuhl seminar in May 2026, international researchers — including Andreas Metzger from the Software Systems Engineering group — explored what the future of process management will look like.

On the Future of GenAI-Augmented Software Engineering Processes and Products

Digital Key Technologies

Development Methods and Tools

Generative AI is profoundly changing software engineering – not only how we write code, but also how entire software systems are developed and operated. In a new paper, Prof. Andreas Metzger and his co-authors develop a structured research roadmap.

When Browser Memory Becomes a Bento Box

Information and System Security

Google Earth, Zoom, Twitch.tv, or Photoshop – thanks to the WebAssembly standard, many powerful applications now run directly in the browser without installation. However, some of these web apps have serious security vulnerabilities. Researchers from paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen have developed a solution to secure COTS applications by automatically reorganizing their memory.

Inaugural Celebration: Academia Meets the Summer Sun

People and Awards

The Software Engineering department cordially invites you to the inaugural lectures of Prof. Vogelsang, Prof. Dmitrienko, and Prof. Sobania on June 23, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Following the talks, a summery get-together is planned from 4:00 PM onwards.

Fabiano Dalpiaz

Invitation to the Distinguished Lecture by Prof. Dr. Fabiano Dalpiaz

How much AI is in tomorrow’s requirements? Fabiano Dalpiaz shows how GenAI is advancing requirements engineering and why many teams already work well beyond traditional specifications.

Andreas Vogelsang, Alexander Korn, Daniel Pöttgen, Max Unterbusch and Adrian Bajraktari at ICSE in Rio de Janeiro

paluno with a Strong Presence and an Award at ICSE 2026

People and Awards

The paluno research group Software Systems Engineering was represented at the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2026) with four contributions in the conference program and additionally received a Best Paper Award. This success highlights paluno’s research strength at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering.

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