Testing and Verification of Agentic AI Systems
Date: Saturday, 18 July 2026
Venue: IIIT Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Welcome to SERI Industry Day Workshop 2026
Welcome to the SERI (Software Engineering Research and Innovation) Industry Day Workshop 2026, co-hosted by Infosys and IIIT Hyderabad.
This full-day workshop connects academic research with industry practice, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and industry leaders to address critical challenges in modern software engineering.
The workshop focuses on Testing and Verification of Agentic AI Systems — an important area as autonomous AI agents move from research prototypes into real-world production and safety-critical environments.
The event includes:
- 2 keynote speakers
- 5 invited speakers
- 10 industry and academic panelists
- Keynotes, invited talks, and panel discussions
Objectives
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Bridge Academia–Industry Gap
Enable collaboration between researchers and practitioners working on testing and assurance of agentic AI systems. -
Share Practical Experience
Exchange lessons learned from real-world deployment of agentic AI systems. -
Explore Research Directions
Highlight emerging research challenges in testing, robustness, and verification. -
Understand Robustness and Alignment
Discuss dependable agent behavior under uncertainty and changing environments. -
Adversarial and Stress Testing
Evaluate autonomous agents under unexpected or adversarial conditions. -
Systematic Evaluation and Coverage
Develop meaningful evaluation strategies covering real-world behaviors. -
Broader Performance Assessment
Consider reliability, safety, consistency, and robustness beyond simple metrics. -
Survey Testing Approaches
Increase awareness of both research and practitioner testing methodologies. -
Build Professional Networks
Strengthen collaboration across academia and industry.
Motivation
Why Traditional Testing Falls Short for Agentic Systems
Autonomous and agentic AI systems introduce challenges not handled well by conventional software testing:
- Non-deterministic execution — behavior varies across runs
- Emergent system behavior from agent–environment interaction
- High-impact autonomous decisions
- Behavioral drift over time
- Combinatorial state spaces that prevent exhaustive testing
- Evolving regulatory expectations
Why Now: Industry and Research Urgency
Key drivers behind the need for this workshop:
- Rapid transition from research prototypes to production systems
- Increasing accountability and compliance requirements
- Rising expectations for safety and trust
- Need for shared understanding across academia and industry
- Opportunity to shape future research and evaluation practices
Venue
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad
Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana 500032, India
Program Schedule
Date: Saturday, 18 July 2026
Duration: 09:00 – 14:35
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Opening Remarks & Welcome (15 min) |
| 09:15 | Keynote 1 – International Speaker (45 min) |
| 10:00 | Tea Break (15 min) |
| 10:15 | Keynote 2 – India Industry Leader (45 min) |
| 11:00 | Invited Talks 1–3 (3 × 20 min) |
| 12:00 | Lunch Break (45 min) |
| 12:45 | Invited Talks 4–5 (2 × 20 min) |
| 13:25 | Transition & Discussion (10 min) |
| 13:35 | Panel 1 – Industry Challenges in Agentic AI Testing |
| 14:00 | Panel 2 – Future of AI Verification Research and Practice |
| 14:20 | Closing Remarks & Networking |
| 14:35 | End |
Organization
Co-hosts
- Infosys — Industry Co-host
- IIIT Hyderabad — Academic Co-host
Organizing Committee
Details will be announced soon.
Contact
For inquiries, please reach out to the organizing committee.
Sponsorship
The workshop is co-hosted by Infosys and IIIT Hyderabad.
For additional sponsorship opportunities, contact the organizing committee.