ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Automated testing of mobile applications remains challenging when the goal is to reproduce realistic user interactions and verify GUI behavior without relying on invasive mechanisms such as instrumentation or ADB-level control. Traditional approaches like DLD and R-DLD detect data loss caused by activity restarts, but their dependence on system-level access limits applicability across real devices and heterogeneous environments.

This doctoral research proposes \textbf{RFNIT}, a multi-modal, non-invasive robotic framework for physical GUI interaction testing on smartphones. RFNIT enables end-to-end automation that perceives the device state through external sensing and performs physical interactions that closely approximate human behavior while preserving reproducibility and precision.

The framework integrates a vision-based perception module, a reasoning agent powered by large language models (LLMs), and a robotic actuator capable of executing taps, swipes, and other gestures. RFNIT collects multimodal signals—external camera feeds, bounding-box detections, and OCR-extracted text—to identify GUI elements and determine subsequent test actions.

Preliminary results show that RFNIT can successfully recognize buttons, text fields, and virtual keyboards from external images, achieving over 85% visual detection accuracy. Future work will focus on improving robustness under varying lighting conditions, enhancing repeatability across long testing sessions, and expanding coverage of complex GUI states.

Tue 14 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change

17:30 - 18:00
Doctoral Symposium Poster Session (Tuesday)Doctoral Symposium at Capri I
17:30
30m
Poster
Rebuilding AI from the Small: The Path Toward Democratized Intelligence
Doctoral Symposium
Antonio Della Porta University of Salerno
Pre-print
17:30
30m
Poster
Trustworthy Resolution of Requirement Conflicts at Runtime
Doctoral Symposium
Antonia Welzel Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg
17:30
30m
Poster
Evolving Artificial Ecosystems: Towards the Infusion of Multi-Agent Systems with Inclusive Inheritance
Doctoral Symposium
Alessandro Giugno University of St. Gallen
17:30
30m
Poster
Towards Behavior-Space Testing of Critical ML-Enabled Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Eunho Cho Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Pre-print
17:30
30m
Poster
System Comprehension and Source Code Manipulation in eXtended Reality
Doctoral Symposium
Mattia Giannaccari REVEAL @ Software Institute – USI, Lugano, Switzerland
17:30
30m
Poster
SE4AI: Structured AI/ML Enabled Software Development Process
Doctoral Symposium
Felipe Sonntag Manzoni Federal University of Amazonas - UFAM
17:30
30m
Poster
Advancing Language Models for Code-related Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Zhao Tian Tianjin University
17:30
30m
Poster
Utilizing LLMs for Industrial Process Automation
Doctoral Symposium
Salim Fares University of Passau, Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics, Chair of AI Engineering
DOI Pre-print
17:30
30m
Poster
The Dynamics of Knowledge Concentration in Long-lived Collaborative Software Codebases
Doctoral Symposium
Arthur Pilone University of São Paulo
Pre-print
17:30
30m
Poster
Green AI by Default: Energy Reduction Techniques for LLMs in SE
Doctoral Symposium
17:30
30m
Poster
Toward a Multi-Agent System for Reliable Mocking of Static Methods and Continuous Integration
Doctoral Symposium
Jasper Stone Mississippi State University
17:30
30m
Talk
Preventing Failures of Smart Human-Centric Ecosystems
Doctoral Symposium
Niccolò Puccinelli Università della Svizzera Italiana
17:30
30m
Poster
Challenging Agile: Empirical method's tailoring validation at large-scale
Doctoral Symposium
Francisco Gracia Ahufinger University of Seville
17:30
30m
Poster
Toward Intelligent, Reliable, and Secure Automation of CI/CD Workflows
Doctoral Symposium
Jiangnan Huang Radboud University
17:30
30m
Poster
An Empirical Perspective on the Lifecycle and Quality Attributes of AI Artifacts
Doctoral Symposium
Joel Castaño Fernández Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
17:30
30m
Poster
Toward Intelligent Feedback Systems in Programming Education: AI Tutors, Large Language Models, and Future Directions
Doctoral Symposium
Eduard Frankford University of Innsbruck
17:30
30m
Poster
Architecture Conformance Checking for Microservice-based Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Ednilson Geraldo Rossi Federal Institute of São Paulo
17:30
30m
Poster
Shifting the Maintenance Burden: Towards Data-Driven Dependency Management
Doctoral Symposium
Cathrine Paulsen Delft University of Technology
17:30
30m
Poster
Toward Self-Adaptive and Decentralized Intelligent Software Systems: A Federated Learning Perspective
Doctoral Symposium
Xiangchi Song Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
17:30
30m
Poster
Reinforcement Learning from Testing Targets for Effective SLM Test Generation
Doctoral Symposium
Kevin Céspedes-Arancibia Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
17:30
30m
Poster
Plan4code: Planning Code Changes with Chain-of-Thought and Ontologies
Doctoral Symposium
Andrey Justo Microsoft, Jefferson Seide Molléri Kristiania University of Applied Sciences, Luiz Eduardo G. Martins Universidade Federal de São Paulo
17:30
30m
Poster
Information Flow-Based Quantification of Timing-Based Software Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Fatma Chebbi Karlsruhe Institut of Technology
17:30
30m
Poster
Trustworthiness of Continuous Integration Practices
Doctoral Symposium
Pablo Valenzuela-Toledo University of Bern, Universidad de La Frontera
17:30
30m
Poster
Towards a Software Supply Chain Security Barometer: A Model to Assess and Guide Community Efforts
Doctoral Symposium
Sivana Hamer North Carolina State University
17:30
30m
Poster
Mapping and Mitigating Bottlenecks in the Linux Kernel Development Model
Doctoral Symposium
David Tadokoro University of São Paulo
17:30
30m
Poster
Transformative Impact of Agentic AI on Software Project Management
Doctoral Symposium
Lakshana Assalaarachchi Monash University, Australia
17:30
30m
Poster
Studying and Automating Issue Resolution for Software Quality
Doctoral Symposium
Antu Saha William & Mary
Pre-print
17:30
30m
Poster
SoS Governance in Smart Cities: A Tertiary Review Highlighting Research Gaps in the Global South
Doctoral Symposium
Gilmar Teixeira Junior Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG
17:30
30m
Poster
Human-Centered AI for Software Engineering
Doctoral Symposium
Theocharis Tavantzis Aalborg University in Copenhagen
17:30
30m
Poster
Towards Systematic Treatment of Community-Driven Variability
Doctoral Symposium
Roman Bögli University of Bern
DOI Pre-print Media Attached
17:30
30m
Poster
A Multi-Modal Robotic Framework for Physical GUI Interaction Testing
Doctoral Symposium
Davi Simoes Freitas Federal University of Pernambuco, Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Juliano Iyoda Centro de Informática at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
17:30
30m
Poster
Execution-Aware Code Documentation through Semantic Data Differences
Doctoral Symposium
Giacomo Fantino Politecnico di Torino, Italy
17:30
30m
Poster
A Methodological Framework for Intelligent Vulnerability Management in Microservice Architectures
Doctoral Symposium
Danelys Brito Gonzalez Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
17:30
30m
Poster
Next Level: a maturity model in construction for the evolution of software teams based on performance indicators
Doctoral Symposium
Sergio Ricardo de Oliveira Cavalcante Universidade Federal do Amazonas
17:30
30m
Poster
Power Relationships Effects on Social Sustainability Goals in Software Ecosystems
Doctoral Symposium
Juliana Outão UNIRIO - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
17:30
30m
Poster
From Collaboration to Team Effectiveness: The Role of Emergent States in Distributed and Dynamic Software Teams
Doctoral Symposium
Stella Lo Giudice Eindhoven University of Technology
17:30
30m
Poster
Data-driven Test Generation for Fuzzing AI Compiler
Doctoral Symposium
Qingchao Shen Tianjin University
17:30
30m
Poster
Testing Programs Expecting Highly Constrained Inputs
Doctoral Symposium
Valentin Huber CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
17:30
30m
Poster
Multi-Level Testing of Conversational AI Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Elena Masserini University of Milano - Bicocca
17:30
30m
Poster
An Incident Management Approach Based on Site Reliability Engineering Practices to Support Governance in Proprietary Software Ecosystems
Doctoral Symposium
Luiz Alexandre Costa UNIRIO - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
17:30
30m
Poster
Interpretable AI with MLIR (IAM):A Unified Framework for Neural Network Transparency
Doctoral Symposium
SHAKTHI BACHALA University of Nebraska - Lincoln
17:30
30m
Poster
Towards Task-Agnostic Evaluation Framework for LLM-Embedded Applications
Doctoral Symposium
Dilani Widanapathiranage Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative, Deakin University
17:30
30m
Poster
Tailoring Software Engineering Generative AI Agents to Company Standards and Developers’ Preferences
Doctoral Symposium
Pedro Fiuza Linhares The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, University of Southern Denmark
17:30
30m
Poster
Comprehensibility-guided Automated Code Refactoring
Doctoral Symposium
Nadeeshan De Silva William & Mary
17:30
30m
Poster
Detection of Optimization-introduced Bugs in C CompilersVirtual Attendance
Doctoral Symposium
Abdullah Al Noman Baylor University
17:30
30m
Poster
Intellectual Property Protection in Model-Based Development – The Deltachain Approach
Doctoral Symposium
Thomas Weber Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
17:30
30m
Poster
Comprehensive and Realistic Evaluation on the Code Reasoning Capability of LLMs
Doctoral Symposium
Changshu Liu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
17:30
30m
Poster
A Strategy-based Framework for Exploratory Playtesting in Open-World Games
Doctoral Symposium
Yohan Duarte Federal University of Sao Carlos
17:30
30m
Poster
Human-Centric Integration of Large Language Models into Software Engineering Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Samuel Ferino Monash University
17:30
30m
Poster
Towards Cognitive-Agent-Driven Prompt Optimization for Automated Program Repair
Doctoral Symposium
Felipe Gaia Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology Goiano (IF Goiano), Marcelo De Almeida Maia Federal University of Uberlandia
17:30
30m
Poster
Intelligent Approach for Fostering Research Collaborations between Academia and Industry
Doctoral Symposium
Denis Marques University of Pernambuco, Cleyton Rodrigues University of Pernambuco, Wylliams Santos University of Pernambuco
17:30
30m
Poster
Automating Code-Change Rationale Generation to Support Software Maintenance Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Mehedi Sun William & Mary
17:30
30m
Poster
Toward an ISO-Based Epistemic Capability Framework for Specializing LLMs Through Knowledge and Reasoning Integration for Software Artifact Generation
Doctoral Symposium
Helaine Solange Lins Barreiros University of Pernambuco, Cleyton Rodrigues University of Pernambuco, IVALDIR DE FARIAS JÚNIOR UPE
17:30
30m
Poster
Large Language Models for Code Refactoring
Doctoral Symposium
Henrique Gomes Nunes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
17:30
30m
Poster
An Empirical Study on Maintenance and Evolution Processes of Embedded Software
Doctoral Symposium

Wed 15 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change

15:30 - 16:00
Doctoral Symposium Poster Session (Wednesday)Doctoral Symposium at Catering and Exhibition Hall (Europa I to IV)
15:30
30m
Poster
Execution-Aware Code Documentation through Semantic Data Differences
Doctoral Symposium
Giacomo Fantino Politecnico di Torino, Italy
15:30
30m
Poster
Intelligent Approach for Fostering Research Collaborations between Academia and Industry
Doctoral Symposium
Denis Marques University of Pernambuco, Cleyton Rodrigues University of Pernambuco, Wylliams Santos University of Pernambuco
15:30
30m
Poster
An Incident Management Approach Based on Site Reliability Engineering Practices to Support Governance in Proprietary Software Ecosystems
Doctoral Symposium
Luiz Alexandre Costa UNIRIO - Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
15:30
30m
Poster
A Multi-Modal Robotic Framework for Physical GUI Interaction Testing
Doctoral Symposium
Davi Simoes Freitas Federal University of Pernambuco, Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Juliano Iyoda Centro de Informática at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
15:30
30m
Poster
Comprehensive and Realistic Evaluation on the Code Reasoning Capability of LLMs
Doctoral Symposium
Changshu Liu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15:30
30m
Poster
Automating Code-Change Rationale Generation to Support Software Maintenance Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Mehedi Sun William & Mary
15:30
30m
Poster
Detection of Optimization-introduced Bugs in C CompilersVirtual Attendance
Doctoral Symposium
Abdullah Al Noman Baylor University
15:30
30m
Poster
Green AI by Default: Energy Reduction Techniques for LLMs in SE
Doctoral Symposium
15:30
30m
Poster
Next Level: a maturity model in construction for the evolution of software teams based on performance indicators
Doctoral Symposium
Sergio Ricardo de Oliveira Cavalcante Universidade Federal do Amazonas
15:30
30m
Poster
Data-driven Test Generation for Fuzzing AI Compiler
Doctoral Symposium
Qingchao Shen Tianjin University
15:30
30m
Poster
Architecture Conformance Checking for Microservice-based Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Ednilson Geraldo Rossi Federal Institute of São Paulo
15:30
30m
Poster
Comprehensibility-guided Automated Code Refactoring
Doctoral Symposium
Nadeeshan De Silva William & Mary
15:30
30m
Poster
Large Language Models for Code Refactoring
Doctoral Symposium
Henrique Gomes Nunes Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
15:30
30m
Poster
An Empirical Study on Maintenance and Evolution Processes of Embedded Software
Doctoral Symposium
15:30
30m
Poster
Information Flow-Based Quantification of Timing-Based Software Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Fatma Chebbi Karlsruhe Institut of Technology
15:30
30m
Poster
Challenging Agile: Empirical method's tailoring validation at large-scale
Doctoral Symposium
Francisco Gracia Ahufinger University of Seville
15:30
30m
Poster
From Collaboration to Team Effectiveness: The Role of Emergent States in Distributed and Dynamic Software Teams
Doctoral Symposium
Stella Lo Giudice Eindhoven University of Technology
15:30
30m
Poster
A Strategy-based Framework for Exploratory Playtesting in Open-World Games
Doctoral Symposium
Yohan Duarte Federal University of Sao Carlos
15:30
30m
Poster
Advancing Language Models for Code-related Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Zhao Tian Tianjin University
15:30
30m
Poster
Human-Centered AI for Software Engineering
Doctoral Symposium
Theocharis Tavantzis Aalborg University in Copenhagen
15:30
30m
Poster
Multi-Level Testing of Conversational AI Systems
Doctoral Symposium
Elena Masserini University of Milano - Bicocca
15:30
30m
Poster
An Empirical Perspective on the Lifecycle and Quality Attributes of AI Artifacts
Doctoral Symposium
Joel Castaño Fernández Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
15:30
30m
Poster
Interpretable AI with MLIR (IAM):A Unified Framework for Neural Network Transparency
Doctoral Symposium
SHAKTHI BACHALA University of Nebraska - Lincoln
15:30
30m
Poster
A Methodological Framework for Intelligent Vulnerability Management in Microservice Architectures
Doctoral Symposium
Danelys Brito Gonzalez Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
15:30
30m
Poster
Intellectual Property Protection in Model-Based Development – The Deltachain Approach
Doctoral Symposium
Thomas Weber Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
15:30
30m
Poster
Human-Centric Integration of Large Language Models into Software Engineering Tasks
Doctoral Symposium
Samuel Ferino Monash University
15:30
30m
Poster
Evolving Artificial Ecosystems: Towards the Infusion of Multi-Agent Systems with Inclusive Inheritance
Doctoral Symposium
Alessandro Giugno University of St. Gallen
15:30
30m
Poster
Mapping and Mitigating Bottlenecks in the Linux Kernel Development Model
Doctoral Symposium
David Tadokoro University of São Paulo