Seminar “Model-based Engineering”

Summer semester

Event number: 43MBE1015V (Undergraduate seminar, for Bachelor) or 43MBE1016V (Seminar, for Master)

Prerequisites: Module “Software Engineering I” or “Database Systems I” is recommended.

The event can be taken as an undergraduate seminar in the Bachelor’s programme or as a seminar in the Master’s programme. The individual topic will be adapted accordingly in terms of scope and requirement.

Topics in Summer semester 2025

• Large Language Models in Software Engineering

Procedure

Enrol for the undergraduate seminar (Bachelor) or seminar (Master) event in Unisono by 07.04.2025 12 noon. Information on the introduction event on 09.04.2025 at 2 p.m. will follow via Unisono e-mail. The specific topics will be presented at the introductory event. The topics will be selected afterwards.

Each participant receives selected literature (in English) on the chosen topic:

• Undergraduate seminar: 1 – 2 recent research publications.
• Seminar: 2 – 3 recent research publications.

All files are for the Seminar’25 can be found here: https://uni-siegen.sciebo.de/s/DrvdnQiEnBY9lMB

Requirements

• Scientific presentation on the chosen topic as part of a central event at the end of the semester.
  1. Undergraduate seminar: 20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes discussion
  2. Seminar: 30 minutes presentation + 15 minutes discussion

• Written elaboration of the chosen topic, to be handed in by 01.09.2025 at the latest. Also register for the examination in Unisono before submitting it.
  1. Undergraduate seminar: 6 pages (ACM style two columns) / 9 pages (ACM style one column)
  2. Seminar: 10 pages (ACM style two columns) / 15 pages (ACM style one column)

• Further milestones over the course of the semester:
  1. Discussion of the literature and first draft of the outline of the paper (approx. 4 weeks after the beginning of the semester).
  2. Submission of a first interim status of the paper and preparation of reviews for the papers of other participants (approx. 4 weeks before the date of the presentation).
     1. Undergraduate seminar: 1 review
     2. Seminar: 2 reviews
  3. Submission of a first draft of the presentation and rehearsal talk (approx. 2 weeks before the presentation date).

Templates

• Template for the written elaboration of the seminar
• PowerPoint template for the final presentation

Associated persons

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Malte Lochau
• M. Sc. Mathis Weiß