*** First Call for Project Showcases ***

International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, Product Lines,

and Configuration (VARIABILITY 2026)

29 September - 2 October 2026, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina

Limassol, Cyprus

https://conf.researchr.org/home/variability-2026

The VARIABILITY conference series brings together the communities previously served by

ICSR, SPLC, and VaMoS, forming a unified venue for research on variability, configuration,

customization, and related disciplines in software and systems engineering. As part of this

mission, VARIABILITY 2026 invites submissions to its Project Showcase Track, a forum

dedicated to presenting ongoing or recently completed research projects.

The track offers a stage for research teams to share their vision, goals, early outcomes,

intermediate results, final achievements, and lessons learned from funded projects of all

scales, including collaborative research centers, EU projects, and nationally or regionally

funded initiatives. The goal is to encourage interaction, foster collaboration opportunities,

and help disseminate project insights to the broader community.

Objectives and Scope

We welcome submissions on research projects that address reuse, product lines, and

variable/configurable software systems. A list of research topics that are relevant for this

track is available from the call for the papers for the VARIABILITY 2026 Research Track, at:

https://conf.researchr.org/track/variability-2026/variability-2026-papers#Call-for-Papers

Submissions are expected to describe ongoing or recently completed research projects

within this scope. This track is not intended for publishing mature research results.

Instead, it focuses on project summaries and overviews, highlighting goals, structure,

challenges, insights, and project level impact.

Examples of suitable submissions include:

• Ongoing projects focusing on goals, challenges, methodology, or early findings

• Recently completed projects summarizing outcomes, evidence, and impact

• Large scale, collaborative, or multi partner efforts, where visibility and networking are

beneficial

• Smaller or emerging projects that would benefit from early feedback and exposure

PhD thesis projects are not in scope for this track. We warmly encourage PhD candidates to

submit their work to the VARIABILITY 2026 Doctoral Symposium.

Submission Format

• Length: 7 to 10 pages, excluding references

• Format: LNCS (Springer), single blind submissions

Each submission will receive feedback from three reviewers.

All submissions must adhere to the LNCS (Springer) format. Please refer to the official

LNCS template at

https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines .

Submissions must be in PDF format and submitted via EasyChair:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=variability2026 (Select “Projects Showcase

Track”).

Presentation and Publication

Accepted papers will appear in the VARIABILITY 2026 Companion Proceedings published

by Springer in the LNCS series. Accepted submissions will receive a presentation slot.  At

least one author of each accepted paper must:

• Register for the full conference, and

• Present the contribution at the event

Evaluation Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated on:

• Relevance to the conference scope

• Clarity of project goals, context, and contributions

• Potential for impact, collaboration, reuse, or technology transfer

• Value for discussion and interaction at the conference

The focus is on clarity, relevance, and value to the community rather than scientific

novelty.

Important Dates (AoE)

• Submission of Papers: 1 June 2026

• Notification of Acceptance: 21 June 2026

• Camera-Ready Submission: 15 July 2026

• Author Registration: 15 July 2026

Organisation

General Chairs

• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

• Gilles Perrouin, FNRS & University of Namur, Belgium

Research Track Chairs

• Thorsten Berger, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany

• Ina Schaefer, KIT, Germany

Industry Track Chairs

• Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Lab and Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway

• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany

Journal First Track Chairs

• Mathieu Acher, University Rennes, Inria, CNRS, IRISA, France

• Xhevahire Tërnava, LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France

Doctoral Symposium Track Chairs

• Rick Rabiser, LIT CPS, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

• Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel

Demos and Tools Track Chairs

• Sandra Greiner, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

• Leopoldo Teixeira, Federal University of Pernambuco

Projects Showcase Chairs

• Daniel Struber, Chalmers, University of Gothenburg, Radbound University, Sweden

• Dalila Tamzalit, Nantes Université, France

Hall of Fame Chairs

• Martin Becker, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany

• Goetz Botterweck, Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Ireland

• Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan

Workshops Chairs

• Lidia Fuentes, Universidad de Malaga, Spain

• Malte Lochau, University of Siegen, Germany

Tutorials Chairs

• Loek Cleophas, Eindhoven University of Technology and Stellenbosch University, The Netherlands

• Mahsa Varshosaz, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Proceedings Chair

• Sophie Fortz, King's College London, UK

Publicity Chairs

• Wesley Assunção, North Carolina State University, USA

• Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi Ltd, Japan

Local Organiser and Finance Chair

• George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus