AI in Software Engineering (Lecture / Exercise)

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Dominik Sobania
Lecture Time	Wednesdays, 2 pm – 4 pm
Exercise/Tutorial Time	Wednesdays, 4 pm – 6 pm
Moodle	Enrollment key will be announced in the first lecture
Course Catalog (LSF)	Link to entry
Recommended Prerequisites	Basic knowledge of programming and software engineering
Learning Content	• Foundations of Large Language Models (LLMs) • Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE): Local and evolutionary search, Genetic Improvement (GI) • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) • Model Context Protocol (MCP) • Agentic AI in Software Engineering • Requirements Engineering with AI support • Code Generation • Automated Test Generation: LLM-based, Search-Based Software Testing (SBST) • Maintenance: Automated Program Repair, Refactoring • Continuous Delivery with AI support • Documentation and Knowledge Management with AI • Data Protection & Responsibility: EU AI Act, data privacy, security risks

Seminar

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Dominik Sobania
Room	SA 215
Maximum Capacity	20
Dates	• 2026-04-15 - 10 am to 12 pm - Kick-off meeting • 2026-05-05 - 2 pm to 6 pm - Workshop: Scientific Writing • 2026-05-29 - 10 am to 2 pm - Q&A session (online) • 2026-06-29 - 10 am to 2 pm - Q&A session (online) • 2026-07-06 - 10 am to 2 pm - Presentations 1 • 2026-07-07 - 2 pm to 6 pm - Presentations 2
Recommended Prerequisites	Basic knowledge of programming and software engineering.
Learning Content	Changing topics in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence.  A current list of topics can be found in Moodle (Enrollment key: aise).
Registration	Details regarding the specific topic assignment will be announced during the kick-off meeting on 2026-04-15.

Bachelor's Project

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Dominik Sobania
Room	SM 311 (Kick-off meeting)
Maximum Capacity	20
Date	2026-04-16 - 10 am to 12 pm - Kick-off meeting
Recommended Prerequisites	Basic knowledge of programming and software engineering.
Learning Content	Changing topics in the field of Generative Artificial Intelligence. A current list of topics can be found in Moodle (Enrollment key: aise).
Registration	Details regarding the specific topic assignment will be announced during the kick-off meeting on 2026-04-16.