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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,…

11Jun 2026 by diversolab No Comments

SensOlive Brings AI-Powered Digital Twins to Precision Irrigation in Olive Groves

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Precision irrigation is no longer an option, it's an urgent necessity.Against a backdrop of structural drought and climate change, the agricultural sector needs disruptive solutions capable of breaking down the cost barriers that have long kept advanced monitoring technology out of reach for most farms.The SensOlive team is responding to that challenge with a framework that virtualises dendrometer sensors, overcoming the cost and maintenance limitations that prevent the large-scale deployment of physical hardware across olive estates. The team (Daniel Molina Torres, Miguel Ángel Olivero González, Francisco José Domínguez Mayo, Jorge García Gutiérrez and Jesús Moreno León) shared this work in progress at JIETSII 2026, the research conference of the ETSII, held on 8–9 June.Walking the fine line of deficit irrigationThe agronomic challenge is a delicate one. Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI)…

27May 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Diverso Lab Researcher Dr. Miguel Ángel Olivero Promotes to Associate Professor

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We want to share some great news with our community: Dr. Miguel Ángel Olivero González has successfully passed the competitive selection process for an Associate Professor position, officially joining the university's faculty staff.Yesterday he presented before the evaluation committee with the competence that defines him. A competitive access process is one of the most demanding steps in an academic career: it requires demonstrating a solid research track record, teaching ability, and a clear vision of one's field.We extend our sincere congratulations. This recognition reflects years of serious, committed work. Congratulations!

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…

16May 2026 by diversolab No Comments

DiversoLab Brings Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models to Primary Classrooms

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Yesterday, Diverso Lab visited the CEIP Olivar de Quinto primary school in Dos Hermanas to conduct research with 5th-grade students on how artificial intelligence systems based on Large Language Models (LLMs) work.Specifically, ETSII student Elena Tomás Vela demonstrated the "Glass Parrot" tool, an application she developed as part of her Master's Thesis, supervised by professors Francisco José Domínguez Mayo and Jesús Moreno León. Following the demonstration, the students used Glass Parrot to create their own language models, working on building the training dataset and observing the impact of their decisions on the outputs generated by the model.Throughout the session, we gained tangible familiarity with concepts such as model bias, their stochastic nature, and the critical importance of training data on their performance. Finally, the students completed a survey on the…

08May 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Diverso Lab at the AI Opportunity Fund event in Seville

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A total of forty students enrolled in vocational training programmes and computing specialisation courses at IES Polígono Sur in Seville took part in an artificial intelligence event organised by Programamos, within the framework of a project funded by the AI Opportunity Fund: Europe, an initiative promoted by Google.org and the Centre for Public Impact. Diverso Lab contributed to the event with an experiment focused on prompt variability, developed in collaboration with José Miguel Horcas, a researcher at the University of Málaga (UMA). The experiment analyses how the way instructions are formulated for artificial intelligence systems influences the results obtained — a line of research with significant implications for the development of AI-based applications.The data collected during the activity will be used to continue improving a proprietary tool currently under development,…

05May 2026 by diversolab No Comments

DIVERSO LAB’s Latest Advances in AI, Software Product Lines, and Smart Agriculture

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Following the recent participation of our researchers Francisco José Domínguez-Mayo and Francisco Sesbastián Benítez at the FOSD (Feature-Oriented Software Development) Meeting—a prominent international gathering dedicated to advancing research in software variability and software product lines, see more here —we held an internal seminar at our facilities. Upon their return, Francisco J. and Francisco S. shared their experiences and the presentations they delivered at the conference with the entire DIVERSO LAB team from the University of Seville. This knowledge-sharing session focused on the application of software engineering and Artificial Intelligence to the agricultural sector.Towards the Systematic Engineering of Intelligent SystemsThe first presentation was given by Francisco J. Domínguez-Mayo, who introduced the line of work titled "Toward an Innovation-Oriented SPL Methodology for On-Premise Intelligent Systems". During his exposition, he emphasized the need…

30Apr 2026 by diversolab No Comments

DiversoLab participation in MODEVAR 2026

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Yesterday, April 29, 2026, our team from the University of Seville presented its work in the International Workshop on Languages for Modelling Variability (MODEVAR 2026). The event, hosted online by TU Braunschweig (Germany), brought together international experts to discuss and advance the field of software variability representation. Feature models have been recognized as one of the main contributions to the Software Product Line community since their invention in 1990. Despite several attempts to establish a standard modelling language (such as OVM, CVL, or TVL), reaching a consensus on a simple and universal feature modelling language remains a challenge. With the goal of facilitating information sharing among researchers, tools, and developers, this year's edition of MODEVAR focused on sharing knowledge about building variability representations and, most importantly, fostering open discussions on…

16Apr 2026 by diversolab No Comments

Job Opportunity: Join DiversoLab as a Research Support Technical Staff Member

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The DiversoLab research group at the University of Seville is currently offering a position for a Research Support Technical Staff member. This opportunity is funded through the PEJUS7 call under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027 of Andalusia.If you are passionate about software engineering and artificial intelligence, and you meet the eligibility criteria, we would love to have you on board!What will you work on?You will be directly involved in DiversoLab's core research lines. Your daily work will revolve around:Software variability engineeringFeature modelsVariability management toolsThe application of LLMs (Large Language Models) and Artificial Intelligence to R&DWhat do we offer?Job Stability: A contract of up to 2 years.Great Environment: Integration into a highly active and international team at the University of Seville.Meaningful Work: Direct participation in research projects that have…