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30Sep 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Esther Rocío Valladolid presents UVL-based variability modelling of drone propellers at MODEVAR 2026

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On 29 September 2026, Esther Rocío Valladolid Ortíz presented "Towards UVL-based variability modelling of drone propellers" at MODEVAR 2026, the International Workshop on Languages for Modelling Variability, held as part of VARIABILITY 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus. The work is co-authored with David Romero-Organvidez, José Antonio Pérez Castellanos and David Benavides, from the University of Seville.Feature models are usually applied to software, where a feature is a choice that is either included in a configuration or not. Physical engineering domains are just as variable, but their variability is often continuous and bound by physics. The design of a drone propeller depends on numeric parameters such as radius and pitch, together with discrete choices such as the number of blades or the tip shape, and these parameters are linked by physical relations…

30Sep 2026 by diversolab No Comments

UVL-driven configuration of YOLOv11 at MODEVAR 2026

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On 29 September 2026, the work "UVL-Supported Configuration for YOLOv11 Face Detection" was presented at MODEVAR 2026, the International Workshop on Languages for Modelling Variability, held as part of VARIABILITY 2026 in Limassol, Cyprus. The research was led by Haya Alhadramy (Al al-Bayt University, Jordan), in collaboration with Francisco S. Benítez, David Romero-Organvidez and José A. Galindo from the University of Seville.The work addresses a common problem in deep learning practice: choosing a model configuration. Training a face detector involves dozens of interdependent decisions, from backbone scale and attention blocks to input resolution, augmentation, precision and post-processing. These choices are usually made by hand, often copied from previous projects, with nothing to check that the resulting combination is coherent.The authors apply software product line engineering to this problem. They model…

30Sep 2026 by diversolab No Comments

David Romero-Organvidez presents the Test of Variability Thinking at VARIABILITY 2026

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David Romero-Organvidez has presented "An Instrument for Measuring Variability Thinking" at VARIABILITY 2026, held in Limassol, Cyprus. The work is co-authored with Jesús Moreno-León, José A. Galindo and David Benavides, all from the I3US Institute at the University of Seville.Variability is a central concept in software product lines. Engineers must identify options, understand dependencies and analyze configurations. However, while the community has produced a wide range of techniques, tools and analyses, there was no instrument to measure the ability to reason about variation. Without it, it is difficult to compare profiles, assess skills or evaluate the impact of teaching.To address this gap, the authors propose the Test of Variability Thinking (TVT), a brief visual test of ten questions that takes around 15 minutes and requires no prior technical knowledge. Inspired…

29Sep 2026 by diversolab No Comments

David Benavides delivers a keynote at ICI2ST 2026 in Quito on the relationship between AI and Software Engineering

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Prof. David Benavides, director of Diverso Lab, travelled to Quito, Ecuador, to deliver a keynote at the Sixth International Conference on Information Systems and Software Technologies (ICI2ST 2026), held from 23 to 25 September 2026 at the Hemiciclo Politécnico. The conference was organized by the Faculty of Systems Engineering of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), together with a consortium of Ecuadorian and Colombian universities.His keynote, "Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering: Friends or Enemies?", addressed one of the most pressing questions in the discipline today. Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing the way software is conceived, built and maintained, raising both opportunities and concerns across the community. The talk explored whether these two fields are competing or complementary, and what role software engineering must play in ensuring that AI-based systems are reliable,…

15Jul 2026 by diversolab No Comments

David Romero Organvídez Defends His Doctoral Thesis on the UVL Ecosystem

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On 14 July 2026, David Romero Organvídez successfully defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Seville, earning his PhD with International Doctorate Mention with the maximum grade. The thesis, titled "UVLHub: An Open Science Ecosystem for the Universal Variability Language", was supervised by Dr. David Benavides and Dr. José A. Galindo, both members of Diverso Lab.The work addresses a long-standing problem in software product line engineering: feature models, the de facto standard for representing variability and commonalities in software systems, have often been scattered across private repositories, incompatible formats, or discontinued projects. This dispersion has made it difficult for researchers and practitioners to find, reuse, and study these artefacts.At the core of the thesis is UVLHub, a repository of feature models built on the Universal Variability Language (UVL), a…

22Jun 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Structured knowledge for multi-agent academic support: Diverso Lab at the UCA Doctoral Consortium

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Noelia López Durán presents her doctoral research at the 6th Doctoral Consortium in Computer Science (University of Cádiz) Our colleague Noelia López Durán recently took part in the 6th Doctoral Consortium in Computer Science of the University of Cádiz, presenting her ongoing doctoral research, "Structured knowledge modeling for multi-agent academic support systems". Representing Diverso Lab, and as part of a joint doctoral collaboration between the University of Seville and the University of Cádiz, Noelia shared the latest advances of her work on intelligent academic support systems based on Large Language Models (LLMs), Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) and structured knowledge representations. Her proposal addresses one of the main challenges of applying LLMs in universities: ensuring that generated responses align with institutional regulations, degree requirements and each student's specific academic situation. To achieve…

18Jun 2026 by diversolab No Comments

José Manuel Sánchez Presents SensOlive at SISTEDES 2026

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SensOlive brings software variability and digital twins to one of today’s most urgent agricultural challenges: efficient irrigation in olive groves. During SISTEDES 2026, held in Alicante from 16 to 18 June, our colleague José Manuel Sánchez Ruiz presented the work titled “Proyecto - SENSOLIVE: Variability Management and Digital Twins in Deficit Irrigation of Olive Groves”. The conference brought together the Spanish software engineering community and included JISBD, JCIS and PROLE as its main scientific tracks. The article was authored by José Manuel Sánchez Ruiz, Francisco Sebastián Benítez Ruiz Díaz, Noelia López Durán, Miguel Ángel Olivero González, Francisco José Domínguez Mayo, Marta Sánchez Piñero and David Benavides Cuevas. Managing variability in precision irrigation The SensOlive project addresses a key problem in modern agriculture: how to support deficit irrigation strategies in olive…

18Jun 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Francisco Sebastián Benítez Presents a Tool for Variability Management in Irrigation and Agriculture

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DiversoLab continues exploring how software variability can support smarter and more adaptable agricultural systems.At SISTEDES 2026, our colleague Francisco Sebastián Benítez presented the work titled “Herramienta - A Tool for Variability Management in Irrigation and Agriculture”. The conference took place in Alicante from 16 to 18 June 2026 and gathered researchers and professionals from the Spanish software engineering and software development technologies community.The article was authored by Francisco Sebastián Benítez, José Manuel Sánchez Ruiz, David Romero Organvídez, Miguel Ángel Olivero, José A. Galindo, Francisco José Domínguez-Mayo and David Benavides.A tool-oriented contribution for smart agricultureThe presented work focuses on the development of a tool for managing variability in irrigation and agricultural contexts. This is a relevant challenge because agricultural systems are highly configurable: crops, sensors, irrigation strategies, environmental conditions and user…

18Jun 2026 by diversolab No Comments

DiversoLab at SISTEDES 2026: Connecting with the Spanish Software Engineering Community

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From 16 to 18 June 2026, members of DiversoLab attended the Jornadas de la Sociedad de Ingeniería de Software y Tecnologías de Desarrollo de Software, held in Alicante and organised by the University of Alicante. The event brought together researchers and professionals working on software engineering, databases, service engineering, programming languages and related areas. For DiversoLab, participating in SISTEDES is especially relevant because the conference provides a unique opportunity to learn about the state of the art in the community, exchange ideas with other research groups and identify new scientific challenges in software engineering. SISTEDES 2026 included the XXX Jornadas de Ingeniería del Software y Bases de Datos, the XXI Jornadas de Ciencia e Ingeniería de Servicios and the XXV Jornadas de Programación y Lenguajes. A meeting point for research,…

25May 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Challenges and Impact of Disruptive Technologies in Public Administration

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Seminar: Challenges and Impact of Disruptive Technologies in Public Administration"Computer Science at the Crossroads" seminar series — La informática en la encrucijadaDIVERSO LAB is pleased to invite the entire university community to an upcoming seminar delivered by Carmen Rodríguez Quirós, General Manager of INPRO (Diputación de Sevilla).The talk will take place on Monday, June 1, 2026 at 12:30h in the Multiuse Room of the School of Computer Engineering (ETSI Informática), University of Seville.About the speakerCarmen Rodríguez Quirós serves as General Manager of INPRO, the IT company of the Diputación de Sevilla, bringing extensive experience in the digital transformation of local public administration.Summary of the presentationDisruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are rapidly transforming society. Public administrations — and especially local government, the tier closest to citizens — must be…

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