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Date: 23-24 November 2026
Location: Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS), Stockholm

Experience inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking discussions and practical insights from leading experts in software engineering. With an exciting line-up of keynote speakers and international presenters already confirmed, STEW 2026 is set to be an unmissable event for anyone passionate about the future of software.

Connect with researchers, industry leaders, innovators and practitioners from around the world while exploring the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping software engineering.

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• Software Engineering and Future Trends
• Software Engineering in Practice
• AI-Assisted Engineering
• Software testing, validation and verification
• Modelling and Simulation

Software Engineering and Future Trends

• The end of software engineering (as we know it) – Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology/Software Center
• Portable Specification and Deployment of Complex Pipeline Workflows for Distributed Parallel Heterogeneous Systems – Christoph Kessler, Linköping University
• Language models using symbolic tools: Push performance, increase trust and slash costs – Elliot Gestrin, Linköping University

Software Engineering in Practice

• Translating Legacy Code at Industrial Scale: Three Strategies from Practise – Tibo Bruneel, Softwerk

AI-Assisted Engineering

• Shaping the future of human-machine teaming: how can we ensure that humans and autonomous systems work well together? – Rebekka Wohlrab, Chalmers University of Technology
• Beyond Correctness: The Non-Functional Quality of LLM-Generated Code – Xin Sun, Linköping University

Software Testing, Validation and Verification

• AI Agents Meet OpenModelica: Making Multidisciplinary Modelling Accessible with LLMs – Martin Sjölund, Linköping University
• AI and Formal Verification: From Verifying Code to Understanding Systems  – Marco Chiesa, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

Modelling and Simulation

• Who Broke a Failing Model? Fault Localization for Modelica Models by Semantic Change-Impact Analysis over Library History – Masoud Sadrnezhaad, Linköping University

More speakers to be announced

Jan Bosch, Professor of Software Engineering

We are proud to announce Jan Bosch as the opening keynote speaker for STEW 2026.
As one of Europe’s leading voices in software engineering, AI-driven innovation and digital transformation, Jan Bosch will share insights into the trends, technologies and strategies that are shaping the next generation of software-intensive businesses.

Tibo Bruneel, Head of AI and an industrial PhD student at Softwerk AB

Tibo Bruneel is Head of AI and an industrial PhD student at Softwerk AB in Växjö, Sweden, where his doctoral research is part of the DIA graduate school at Linnaeus University. His research specializes in LLM-based automatic code translation and MLOps, bridging academic research with industrial application. At Softwerk, he leads the company’s AI division, building applied AI and large language model solutions for enterprise clients across both the public and private sectors.

Masoud Sadrnezhaad, PhD student in the Department of Computer and Information Science at Linköping University

Masoud Sadrnezhaad is a PhD student in the Department of Computer and Information Science at Linköping University, Sweden, affiliated with the Vinnova competence center on Continuous Digitalization (CoDiG). His research combines generative AI, model-driven engineering, and software repository mining to automate the diagnosis and repair of cyber-physical system models, with a specific focus on the Modelica language. Prior to his PhD, he designed a deep learning-based recommender system for software architects during his master’s studies and worked as a team lead, web developer, and Linux server administrator.

Xin Sun, PhD student in Software Engineering at Linköping University

Xin Sun is a PhD student in Software Engineering at Linköping University, Sweden. His research focuses on quality assurance for AI-assisted software development, particularly the evaluation and improvement of the non-functional quality of LLM-generated code. His current work explores repository-level coding agents and continuous autonomous refactoring, with the goal of making AI-generated software more trustworthy, maintainable, secure, and efficient. He holds a master’s degree from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Christoph W. Kessler, professor for Computer Science at Linköping University

Christoph W. Kessler is a professor for Computer Science at Linköping University, Sweden, where he leads the Programming Environment Laboratory’s research group on compiler technology and parallel computing. Since 2015 he also serves as the head of the division for Software and Systems (SaS) at the department of Computer and Information Science (IDA). His research interests include parallel programming, compiler technology, code generation, optimization algorithms, and software composition/synthesis.

Marco Chiesa, Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm

Marco Chiesa is an Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where he leads the MINDS Lab. His research spans computer networks, systems, and AI-driven software, with a recent focus on combining large language models and formal verification to build more reliable and analyzable systems. He is a recipient of the IEEE Communications Society William R. Bennett Prize, the IETF Applied Networking Research Prize, and several best-paper awards, including at ACM CoNEXT and IEEE ICNP. He also collaborates extensively with industry through funded research projects, including partnerships with Saab, Ericsson, Red Hat, and NVIDIA.

Rebekka Wohlrab, Associate Professor (Docent) in Computer Science at Chalmers University of Technology and adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Rebekka Wohlrab is an Associate Professor (Docent) in Computer Science at Chalmers University of Technology and adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, USA. She holds a PhD from Chalmers University of Technology. Her research interests are self-adaptive systems, requirements engineering, and software architecture. Rebekka Wohlrab is a Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) Fellow and recipient of the Future Research Leaders 2025 grant by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).

The networking conference Software Technology Exchange Workshop, STEW, is a yearly conference, organized since 2012 by Swedsoft to create exchange between industry, academia and public sector within software development and research. The emphasis is on two main areas; networking and knowledge exchange. At STEW we want to make research and project results visible and available to stimulate new cooperation in software technology.

Why participate?

From the start, the focus has been on creating exchange between academia, industry and the public sector. Therefore, we focus on two main areas; networking and knowledge exchange.

Networking:

• We facilitate and promote dialogue through workshops and group discussions.
• We endeavor to form groups with participants who are not acquainted with each other, in order to foster new networks and connections.
• We organize multiple networking breaks throughout the event.
• During the conference dinner, our aim is to seat you with individuals you are not familiar with, in order to encourage the establishment of new contacts.

Knowledge exchange:

• The speakers include representatives from various segments of society.
• We maintain a sizable working group that selects speakers capable of contributing their diverse perspectives.
• We extend an invitation to anyone interested to submit suggestions regarding their potential presentations in a specific area.
• We facilitate a dialogue about the presentations, allowing speakers to ask questions and engage in discussions with the audience. Similarly, the audience can interact with the speakers, and participants can connect with other members of the audience.