The ODAI-LIB Challenge 2026 (On-Demand Libraries: Prompting to Generate an Ecosystem Library) is a competition held as part of the FSE-AIWare 2026 Competition Track. The challenge explores how generative AI techniques can be used to dynamically generate software libraries on demand, addressing challenges related to software ecosystem dependencies, security vulnerabilities, and maintenance overhead.

Rather than focusing on traditional benchmarks, the competition emphasizes practical feasibility and real-world applicability. Participants are invited to demonstrate how their AI-based approaches can generate functional, high-quality libraries using real data from multiple software ecosystems. The goal is to better understand the capabilities and limitations of current generative AI techniques when applied to realistic software engineering scenarios.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions must be original and must not be simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

The ODAI-LIB Challenge follows a two-stage submission process:

• Stage 1: Abstract and Video SubmissionEach team must submit a short abstract together with a mandatory demo video (up to 5 minutes).The video must demonstrate the novelty of the approach, the key techniques used, and the end-to-end library generation workflow.Optional links to code repositories or supplementary material are welcome.

• Stage 2: Full Paper SubmissionAfter notification, accepted teams must submit a 2–4 page paper describing their approach in more detail.The paper should explain the generation workflow, AI models and strategies used, and any preliminary evaluation.The mandatory video link must be included in the paper.

Important: Posters and live demos are part of the on-site competition event and are not separate submission categories.

Short papers (2–4 pages) describing AI-based techniques for on-demand library generation, including workflow design, generation strategies, and preliminary results.

List of Topics

• On-demand library generation

• AI for Software Engineering

• Software ecosystems and dependency management

• Generative AI for code and libraries

• Cross-ecosystem and cross-language generation

• Prompting strategies, RAG, and agent-based workflows

• Evaluation of AI-generated software artifacts

• Software supply chain and security considerations

Venue

The ODAI-LIB Challenge 2026 will be held in person as part of the FSE-AIWare 2026 Competition Track at FSE 2026, on July 6th, 2026, in Montreal, Canada.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to: david.morenolu@urjc.es