Since 2012, STEW has been the unique meeting place where industry, academia, and the public sector come together to exchange knowledge, showcase results, and build collaborations in software technology.

At STEW, the focus is on two things: networking and knowledge exchange. The conference makes research and project results visible and accessible, sparking new collaborations and turning insights into real impact.

Theme of the year

“How to make Software Technology, AI, Modelling and Simulation available for industry to innovate”. Join us as we explore how cutting-edge technologies can be transformed into real innovation – in a forum where research meets practice.

Why attend?

Two days packed with inspiration, learning, and exchange

Build valuable connections across industry, academia, and the public sector

Discover the latest developments in software technology, AI, and simulation

Take part in shaping future needs and solutions

Registration fee:

1 000 SEK excl. VAT for speakers and PhD students
1 500 SEK excl. VAT for members
2 500 SEK excl. VAT for non-members

The registration is binding after the registration period has ended

Register now to secure your place at STEW 2025 – two days of inspiration, collaboration, and innovation that you don’t want to miss!

Link to registration: STEW 2025 registration

Discover the speakers and read their abstracts here: https://www.swedsoft.se/stew-2025/

Program:

Day 1 – 13/11: 

10.00 – 10.30: Coffee and registration

10.30 – 10.40: Welcome and practical information — Stefan Andersson & Stefan Frank, Swedsoft

10.40 – 12.00: Session 1: Learning and competence development

10.40 – 11.20: Keynote: AI and life long learning — Fredrik Heintz, Linköping University

11.20 – 11.40: Expert learning lab incl. pitch (Industry, Academia) — Lovisa Hultberg, Saab

11.40 – 12.00: Sponsorpitch

12.00 – 13.00: Lunch

13.00 – 14.30: Session 2: Software engineering in practice

13.00 – 13.20: Rolling in the Debt: From Technical Debt To Asset Management — Ehsan Zabardast, Blekinge Institute of Technology

13.20 – 13.40: Test automation is so much more than test cases — Torvald Mårtensson, Saab

13.40 – 14.00: State of practice of SBOM adoption in open-source projects from the EU CRA perspective — Oleksii Novikov,  Blekinge Institute of Technology

14.00 – 14.20: Virtual Software Engineering in Automotive — Oscar Klintenberg, Volvo GTT

14.20 – 14.50: Coffee break

14.50 -16.50: Session 3: Software engineering and AI

14.50 – 15.30: Keynote: Recent Progress in Neural Program Repair — Martin Monperrus, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

15.30 – 15.50: How to Rewrite Six Million Lines of Delphi Code in Modern C# Using LLMs — Welf Löwe, Linneaus University

15.50 – 16.10: Ethical AI Alignment in Industrial Collaboration: A step towards a robust AI governance framework — Rushali Gupta, Lund University

16.10 – 16.30: Application of AI in Software Architecture Development at Volvo Construction Equipment — Nils Johansson, Volvo Construction Equipment

16.30 – 16.55: Discussions and take aways day 1

16.55 – 17.00: Closing of day 1

19.00 -: Conference dinner

Day 2 – 14/11:

8.30 – 9.00: Coffee and registration

9.00 – 9.10: Welcome and practical information — Stefan Andersson & Stefan Frank, Swedsoft

9.10 – 10.40: Session 4: Data driven methods and AI

9.10 – 9. 50: Keynote: Cross-Sector AI That Works: Sweden’s Playbook from the Data-Driven Organizations (DDO) Initiative — Kim Henriksson – AI Sweden

9.50 – 10.10: Vibe-engineering – AI Assisted Software Development — Mattias Tiger; Linköping University

10.10 – 10-30: Large Language Models for Processing and Searching through the Archives of a Major Criminal Investigation — Tibo Bruneel, Softwerk

10.30 – 10.40: From Data to Intelligent Agents: Saab’s Secure AI Journey — Stefan Strand, Saab

10.40 – 11.00: Coffee and fruit

11.00 – 12.30: Session 5: Modelling and Simulation

11.00 – 11.40: Keynote:  What Industry is Doing with AI & What You Can Do Too — Azeem Ahmad, Ericsson

11.40 – 12.00: A Reasoning Framework for Architecting Carbon-aware Cloud Applications — Samuele Giussani, Linnaeus University

12.00 – 12.20: Towards Systematic Testing of COLREGS-Compliance for Autonomous Surface Vehicles — Daniel Varro, Linköping University

12.20 – 12.50: Discussion and takeaways day 2

12.50 – 13.00: Closing of day 2

13.00 – 14.00: Lunch