PROFES 2025
Mon 1 - Wed 3 December 2025 Salerno , Italy

Evaluating Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller performance across a wide range of parameter configurations is a complex and time-consuming task, particularly in industrial settings with diverse machine variants and strict control requirements. Engineers must analyse large volumes of simulation data to assess metrics such as rising time, overshoot, and energy consumption—often relying on manual inspection or ad hoc scripts that are error-prone and difficult to scale. In collaboration with an industrial partner, we developed a Python-based analysis and ranking tool to automate this process. STRIPID (Simulation Test Ranking and Interactive Performance Inspection for PID controllers) extracts domain-relevant metrics, applies reference-based normalisation and customisable scoring functions, and enables interactive exploration of simulation results. It supports dynamic adjustment of evaluation thresholds and incorporates expert-informed penalties to refine ranking outcomes. This paper presents STRIPID’s architecture and scoring approach, and shares insights from its development in a real industrial testing context. STRIPID significantly reduces manual effort and enhances the consistency and traceability of PID parameter evaluation, offering a practical solution for tuning support and robustness analysis in control systems engineering.

STRIPID: Simulation Test Ranking and Interactive Performance Inspection for PID controllers (PROFES2025.pptx)3.84MiB

Wed 3 Dec

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09:00 - 11:00
Testing and Simulation of Software and Cyber-Physical SystemsShort Papers and Posters / Research Papers / Industry Papers at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room)
Chair(s): Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology
09:00
15m
Talk
Coverage Isn’t Enough: SBFL-Driven Insights into Manually Created vs. Automatically Generated Tests
Research Papers
Sasara Shimizu The University of Osaka, Yoshiki Higo Osaka University
File Attached
09:15
15m
Talk
A Robust LSTM-based Test Selection Method for Self-Driving Cars
Research Papers
Ali Gullu University of Tartu, Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
09:30
15m
Talk
Generative AI in Simulation-Based Test Environments for Large-Scale Cyber-Physical Systems: An Industrial Study
Research Papers
Masoud Sadrnezhaad Linköping University, José Antonio Hernández López Universidad de Murcia, Torvald Mårtensson Saab AB, Daniel Varro Linköping University / McGill University
DOI Pre-print File Attached
09:45
10m
Talk
Obtaining Test Data in the Estonian e-Government System: Challenges and Improvement Potential
Industry Papers
Maj-Annika Tammisto University of Tartu, Rudolf Ramler Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH), Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
09:55
10m
Talk
Software Testing Education and Industry Needs - Report from ENACTEST EU Project
Industry Papers
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Muhammad Abbas Khan RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València, Ana Paiva INESC TEC, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Nele Van Asch AE nv, Graham Moran NEXO QA, Felix Cammaerts KU Leuven, Monique Snoeck Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Alexandra Mendes Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto & INESC TEC
Pre-print
10:05
10m
Talk
STRIPID: Simulation Test Ranking and Interactive Performance Inspection for PID controllers
Industry Papers
Alejandra Duque-Torres Software Competence Center Hagenberg (SCCH) GmbH, Claus Klammer Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Stefan Fischer Software Competence Center Hagenberg
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10:15
7m
Talk
Lab Package Development as a Means for Educating Software Engineering Students
Short Papers and Posters
Eliisabet Kaasik University of Tartu, Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
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10:22
7m
Talk
A Model-Driven Engineering Method for the Development of Digital Twins
Short Papers and Posters
Emilio Carrión Mercadona Tech, Mercadona - PROS – VRAIN Universitat Politècnica de València, Pedro Valderas Universitat Politècnica de València, Oscar Pastor Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
10:29
7m
Talk
From Scenario Selection to Simulation: Safety Testing of an Automated Driving System
Short Papers and Posters
Fauzia Khan University of Tartu, Estonia, Ali Gullu University of Tartu, Hina Anwar University of Tartu, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
10:36
7m
Talk
An Application of Program Mutations For Generating Negative Test Scripts Mimicking Human Errors on Web Applications
Short Papers and Posters
Tomoya Yamashita Ehime University, Hirohisa Aman Ehime University, Sousuke Amasaki Nanzan University, Tomoyuki Yokogawa Okayama Prefectural University, Minoru Kawahara Ehime University
10:43
7m
Talk
Ticket-Augmented Just-in-Time Defect Prediction
Short Papers and Posters
Emanuele Gentili Mbda Italy S.p.a., Daniele La Prova University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via del Politecnico 1, Rome, Italy, 00132, Falessi Davide University of Rome Tor Vergata