CAIN 2025
Sun 27 - Mon 28 April 2025 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
co-located with ICSE 2025
Sun 27 Apr 2025 14:45 - 14:55 at 208 - Architecting and Testing AI Systems Chair(s): Jan-Philipp Steghöfer

The widespread adoption of machine learning (ML) has brought forth diverse models with varying architectures, data requirements, introducing new challenges in integrating these systems into real-world applications. Traditional solutions often struggle to manage the complexities of connecting heterogeneous models, especially when dealing with varied technical specifications. These limitations are amplified in large-scale, collaborative projects where stakeholders contribute models with different technical specifications. To address these challenges, we developed LoCoML, a low-code framework designed to simplify the integration of diverse ML models within the context of the XYZ Project - a large-scale initiative aimed at integrating AI-driven language technologies such as automatic speech recognition, machine translation, text-to-speech, and optical character recognition to support seamless communication across more than 20 languages. Initial evaluations show that LoCoML adds only a small amount of computational load, making it efficient and effective for large-scale ML integration. Our practical insights shows that a low-code approach can be a practical solution for connecting multiple ML models in a collaborative environment.

Sun 27 Apr

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14:00 - 15:30
Architecting and Testing AI SystemsResearch and Experience Papers at 208
Chair(s): Jan-Philipp Steghöfer XITASO GmbH IT & Software Solutions
14:00
15m
Talk
How Do Model Export Formats Impact the Development of ML-Enabled Systems? A Case Study on Model IntegrationDistinguished paper Award Candidate
Research and Experience Papers
Shreyas Kumar Parida ETH Zurich, Ilias Gerostathopoulos Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Justus Bogner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
RAGProbe: Breaking RAG Pipelines with Evaluation ScenariosDistinguished paper Award Candidate
Research and Experience Papers
Shangeetha Sivasothy Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, Deakin University, Scott Barnett Deakin University, Australia, Stefanus Kurniawan Deakin University, Zafaryab Rasool Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute, Deakin University, Rajesh Vasa Deakin University, Australia
14:30
15m
Talk
On-Device or Remote? On the Energy Efficiency of Fetching LLM-Generated Content
Research and Experience Papers
Vince Nguyen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Hieu Huynh Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Vidya Dhopate Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Anusha Annengala Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Hiba Bouhlal Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gian Luca Scoccia Gran Sasso Science Institute, Matias Martinez Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Vincenzo Stoico Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ivano Malavolta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print Media Attached
14:45
10m
Talk
LoCoML: A Framework for Real-World ML Inference Pipelines
Research and Experience Papers
Kritin Maddireddy IIIT Hyderabad, Santhosh Kotekal Methukula IIIT Hyderabad, Chandrasekar S IIIT Hyderabad, Karthik Vaidhyanathan IIIT Hyderabad
14:55
10m
Talk
Towards Continuous Experiment-driven MLOps
Research and Experience Papers
Keerthiga Rajenthiram Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Milad Abdullah Charles University, Ilias Gerostathopoulos Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Petr Hnětynka Charles University, Tomas Bures Charles University, Czech Republic, Gerard Pons Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Besim Bilalli Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Anna Queralt Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
15:05
25m
Other
Discussion
Research and Experience Papers

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