Career Profile
Kevin Feichtinger is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Dependability of Software-intensive
Systems Group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. He completed his Ph.D. studies in
computer science major software engineering at the LIT Cyber-Physical Systems Lab at Johannes
Kepler University Linz in 2023. His current research interests include software product
lines, variability modeling, model transformations, software evolution, software consistency,
and software development for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).
Experience
Postdoctoral Researcher
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
2024 – Present
Part of the Dependability of Software-intensive Systems Group. Working in the
Collaborative Research Centre Convide on the consistency in the view-based
development of Cyber-Physical Systems. Giving a lecture on software product
line engineering.
Technologies used: Java, LaTeX
University Assistant
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
2020 – 2023
Part of the LIT Cyber-Physical Systems Lab. Working towards transforming variability
artifacts, which is also the topic of the dissertation. Teaching university courses on
systems programming, algorithms and data structures, and product line engineering.
(Co-)Supervising multiple student projects and master thesis.
Technologies used: Java, Python, LaTeX
Researcher
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
2019 – 2020
Part of Module 2 Multi-Modeling and Evolution in Software Ecosystems in the Christian
Doppler Laboratory Monitoring and Evolution of Very-Large-Scale Software Systems. Integrating
a static code analysis toolchain into a feature-oriented software tool was the topic of
the master thesis. Working on case studies for the evaluation of the static code analysis
integration. Providing contributions to scientific publications.
Technologies used: Java, Kotlin, Eclipse RCP Development, IEC 61131-3, LaTeX
Student Researcher
Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
2017 – 2019
Part of Module 2 Multi-Modeling and Evolution in Software Ecosystems in the Christian
Doppler Laboratory Monitoring and Evolution of Very-Large-Scale Software Systems. Mainly
involved in the development of feature-oriented software tools and their integration into
existing environments. Working on case studies for the evaluation of the software tool
and providing contributions to scientific publications.
Technologies used: Java, Kotlin, Eclipse RCP Development, IEC 61131-3, LaTeX
Research Trainee
KDDI Research, Inc., Japan
Summer 2017
Two-month internship in the Information Security Laboratory in Fujimino, Saitama. Studying
the Internet of Things communication protocol LoRaWAN. Providing contributions to scientific
publications.
Volunteering
Board Member, Treasurer, and Internal Auditor
IAESTE Austria
2018 – 2020
Member of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
(IAESTE) Austria. Taking over several roles including board member duties as Treasurer from
2018 – 2019.
Board Member, President, and Project leader
IAESTE Linz
2013 – 2021
Member of the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience
(IAESTE) Linz. Taking over several roles including board member duties as Vice president
(2014 – 2016) and President (2016 – 2018).
Projects
TECONOMY Linz 2016 – 2018
- Part of the organization committee of the annual career fair hosted by IAESTE Linz.
Project lead for the inaugural TECONOMY Linz in 2016. Growing the fair from more than
60 companies to more than 80 participating companies.
Scientific Services
Reviewer for the Journal of Systems and Software
- since 2022.
(Sub-)Reviewer for the Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS)
- in 2021 and 2022
Publications
6th International Workshop on Languages for Modelling Variability (MODEVAR'24), co-located with 18th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2024
Journal of Systems and Software, 2024
OCG Journal, 2024
18th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2024
28th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) 2023
27th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2023
27th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2023
Bd. 65 Nr. 4 (2023): atp magazin
Software Engineering 2023, Fachtagung des GI-Fachbereichs Softwaretechnik, 20.-24. Februar 2023, Paderborn
17th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2023
26th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2022
26th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2022
26th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2022
26th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2022
27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) 2022
20th International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR) 2022
Towards Multidisciplinary Delta-Oriented Variability Management in Cyber-Physical Production Systems
16th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2022
16th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2022
25th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2021
25th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2021
25th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2021
25th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2021
25th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2021
47th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA) 2021
Journal of Computer Languages, 2021
15th International Working Conference on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS) 2021
Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications, 2020
24th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2020
24th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) 2020
46th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA) 2020
18th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Generative Programming: Concepts and Experiences (GPCE) 2019
Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ) 2019