ICST 2026
Mon 18 - Fri 22 May 2026 Daejeon, South Korea
VenueDaejeon Convention Center (DCC)
Room nameRoom 103
Floor1
Room InformationNo extra information available
Program

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Mon 18 May

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09:00 - 10:30
Session IITEQS at Room 103
Chair(s): Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Fitash Ul Haq Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
09:00
10m
Day opening
ITEQS 2026 Opening
ITEQS
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Fitash Ul Haq Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
09:10
45m
Keynote
Language in the Loop, Promise and Risk in Verifying Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems
ITEQS
K: Khouloud Gaaloul University of Michigan - Dearborn
09:55
20m
Talk
Do LLM and Human Reviewers Agree? Evaluation and Setup
ITEQS
Fitash Ul Haq Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
11:00 - 12:30
Session IIITEQS at Room 103
Chair(s): Sarmad Bashir RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Ibéria Medeiros LaSIGE, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
11:00
22m
Talk
Verifying an Elevator Scheduling Control System
ITEQS
A: HUAN ZHANG Maynooth university, A: Haoyang Lu Maynooth University, Long Cheng North China Electric Power University, A: Hao Wu Maynooth University
11:22
22m
Talk
Efficient Software Security Evaluation: A Human-in-the-Loop ApproachBest Paper
ITEQS
A: Christian Banse Fraunhofer AISEC, A: Immanuel Kunz Fraunhofer AISEC, A: Alexander Küchler Fraunhofer AISEC, A: Shala Leutrim Fraunhofer AISEC, A: Konrad Weiss , A: Maximilian Kaul Fraunhofer AISEC
11:45
22m
Talk
SafeBound: A Modular Toolchain for End-to-End Safety Evaluation of ADS
ITEQS
A: Fauzia Khan University of Tartu, Estonia, A: Ali Gullu University of Tartu, A: Hina Anwar University of Tartu, A: Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
12:07
22m
Talk
Test Design and Review Argumentation in AI-Assisted Test Generation
ITEQS
A: Eduard Paul Enoiu Malardalen University, A: Robert Feldt Chalmers | University of Gothenburg
14:00 - 15:30
Session IIIITEQS at Room 103
Chair(s): Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Fitash Ul Haq Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
14:00
22m
Talk
Friends or Foes? Combining Static Analysis Tools and LLMs for Vulnerability Detection
ITEQS
A: Rafael Ramires LASIGE, DI, Faculdade de Ciencias da Universidade de Lisboa, A: Sarmad Bashir RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, A: Muhammad Abbas Khan RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, A: Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, A: Ibéria Medeiros LaSIGE, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Pre-print
14:22
22m
Talk
Comp-AFL: Towards Complete Fuzzing
ITEQS
A: Sangharatna Godboley NIT Warangal, A: Kanika Gupta National Institute of Technology, Warangal, A: Golla Monika Rani , A: P. Radha Krishna National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal
14:44
16m
Day closing
ITEQS 2026 Workshop Closing
ITEQS

Tue 19 May

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11:00 - 12:30
Deep Learning Model VerificationJournal-First Papers / Research Papers / Education at Room 103
Chair(s): Hamid Parsazadeh University of Toronto
11:00
25m
Talk
DeepNaqqal: Human-Aligned Automated Validation of Test Inputs for Deep Learning
Research Papers
Maryam Maryam Lero, University of Limerick, Matteo Biagiola University of St. Gallen and Università della Svizzera italiana, Paolo Tonella USI Lugano, Vincenzo Riccio University of Udine
11:25
25m
Talk
How Effective Is Coverage-Guided Fuzzing to Test Deep Learning Library APIs?Artifact ReviewedArtifact AvailableBest Student Award
Research Papers
Feiran Qin North Carolina State University, M M Abid Naziri North Carolina State University, Hengyu Ai ShanghaiTech University, Saikat Dutta Cornell University, Marcelo d'Amorim North Carolina State University
Pre-print
11:50
25m
Talk
An Empirical Study of Fault Localisation Techniques for Deep Neural Networks
Journal-First Papers
Nargiz Humbatova Università della Svizzera italiana, Jinhan Kim Università della Svizzera italiana, Gunel Jahangirova King's College London, Shin Yoo KAIST, Paolo Tonella USI Lugano
DOI
12:05
25m
Talk
Testing Literacy for the Era of Self-Software Systems: Rethinking Software Testing Education for AI-Mediated Development
Education
Nuno Pombo University of Beira Interior & Instituto de Telecomunicaçōes, Covilhã, Portugal
14:00 - 15:30
Mutation & Constrained-Based TestingResearch Papers / Industry at Room 103
Chair(s): Nargiz Humbatova Università della Svizzera italiana
14:00
25m
Talk
Dynamic Mutation Scheduling: Highly Parallel, Efficient Evaluation of Mutations for Rust Programs through Program SplittingArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Zalán Lévai University of Sheffield, Donghwan Shin University of Sheffield, Phil McMinn University of Sheffield
14:25
25m
Talk
How Effective are Coverage- and Diversity-Based Test Selection at Killing Stubborn Mutants?Artifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Islam Elgendy The University of Sheffield, Robert Hierons The University of Sheffield, Phil McMinn University of Sheffield
14:50
25m
Talk
Combining Input Constraints with Execution GoalsArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Leon Bettscheider CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Marius Smytzek CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Andreas Zeller CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
Pre-print
15:15
15m
Talk
Industrial Application of Deep Learning based Fault Localization with Mutation Features
Industry
Heechan Yang KAIST, Ahcheong Lee KAIST, Kyutae Cho LIG Nex1, Yunsam Kim VPlusLab Inc.
16:00 - 17:30
Machine Learning for Code Analysis & ReviewResearch Papers / Industry at Room 103
Chair(s): Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
16:00
25m
Talk
Understanding and Improving ML-based Static Analysis Result Classification via Explainable AI
Research Papers
Sai Yerramreddy University of Maryland, Mohammad Rafieian The University of Texas at Dallas, Shiyi Wei University of Texas at Dallas, Adam Porter University of Maryland, College Park
16:25
25m
Talk
Adaptive Mixing of Embeddings from Multiple Code Language Models for Fault Localization
Research Papers
Juyoung Yang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Eunchan Park Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), In-Young Ko Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
16:50
25m
Talk
Assessing the Impact of Code Changes on the Fault Localizability of Large Language ModelsArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Sabaat Haroon Virginia tech, Ahmand Faraz Khan Virginia Tech, Ahmad Humayun Virginia Tech, Waris Gill Virginia Tech, Abdul Haddi Amjad Palo Alto Networks, Ali R. Butt Virginia Tech, Mohammad Taha Khan Carnegie Mellon University, Muhammad Ali Gulzar Virginia Tech
17:15
15m
Talk
When Less Is More: Monolingual Fine-Tuning of Language Models for Industrial C# Code Review
Industry
Igli Begolli Technical University Dortmund, Lovion GmbH, Meltem Aksoy TU Dortmund University, Daniel Neider Technical University of Dortmund, Germany

Wed 20 May

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10:30 - 12:00
Specification Inference & Model CheckingJournal-First Papers / Research Papers at Room 103
Chair(s): Eunkyoung Jee KAIST, South Korea
10:30
25m
Talk
GRANDSLAM: Linearly Scalable Model SynthesisArtifact Available
Research Papers
Alexander Boll University of Bern
10:55
25m
Talk
Improving Dynamic Specification Inference with LLM-Generated CounterexamplesArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Agustín Balestra University of Rio Cuarto, Argentina, Agustin Nolasco University of Rio Cuarto, Facundo Molina Complutense University of Madrid, Diego Garbervetsky Departamento de Computación, FCEyN, UBA, Renzo Degiovanni Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Nazareno Aguirre University of Rio Cuarto/CONICET, Argentina, and Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, China
11:15
25m
Talk
Systematic API Testing Through Model Checking and Executable ContractsArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Ana Catarina Ribeiro NOVA FCT, Margarida Mamede NOVA FCT, Carla Ferreira NOVA University Lisbon
Pre-print
11:40
15m
Talk
Simulation-based Safety Assessment of Vehicle Characteristics Variations in Autonomous Driving Systems
Journal-First Papers
Qi Pan Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Tiexin Wang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jianwei Ma Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Paolo Arcaini National Institute of Informatics, Tao Yue Beihang University
Link to publication DOI
13:30 - 15:00
Complex System & Protocol ValidationShort Papers, Vision and Emerging Results / Research Papers at Room 103
Chair(s): Ajay Kumar Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
13:30
25m
Talk
In Perfect Harmony: Orchestrating Causality in Actor-Based SystemsArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Vladyslav Mikytiv NOVA University Lisbon, Bernardo Toninho Instituto Superior Técnico - University of Lisbon, Carla Ferreira NOVA University Lisbon
Pre-print
13:55
25m
Talk
Isolating Feature Transition Errors in Dynamically Adaptive Systems
Research Papers
Pierre Martou UCLouvain / ICTEAM, Benoît Duhoux Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Kim Mens Université catholique de Louvain, ICTEAM institute, Belgium
14:20
25m
Talk
Synthesizing Precise Protocol Specs from Natural Language for Effective Test Generation
Research Papers
Kuangxiangzi Liu Volkswagen AG / Saarland University, Alexander Liggesmeyer CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, Dhiman Chakraborty Volkswagen AG, Andreas Zeller CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
File Attached
14:45
15m
Talk
MT4DT: Metamorphic Testing for Digital Twins\
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Philipp Zech University of Innsbruck, Austria, Sascha Hammes University of Innsbruck - Unit of Energy Efficient Building, Manuel Núñez Universidad Complutense de Madrid
15:30 - 17:00
Test Prioritization & Build OptimizationResearch Papers / Industry at Room 103
Chair(s): Na Meng Virginia Tech
15:30
25m
Talk
FALCON: Efficient Test Case Prioritization via Submodular OptimizationDistinguished Paper AwardArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Twumasi Mensah-Boateng University of North Texas, Jing Yuan University of North Texas, Hyunsook Do University of North Texas
15:55
25m
Talk
DANTE: Data-Driven Test Case Selection and Prioritization for Long-Running Test SuitesDistinguished Paper AwardArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Simone Reale Politecnico di Milano, Elisabeta di Nitto Politecnico di Milano, Luciano Baresi Politecnico di Milano, Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy, Giovanni Quattrocchi Politecnico di Milano
16:20
25m
Talk
How Effectively Do Large Language Models Help with Build Conflict Resolution?
Research Papers
Sheikh Shadab Towqir Virginia Tech, Xiaoyan Zhang Virginia Tech, Todd Mytkowicz Google, Na Meng Virginia Tech
Pre-print
16:45
15m
Talk
Taming the Variants: Multi-Architecture Continuous Testing at Google
Industry
Pre-print

Thu 21 May

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13:00 - 14:30
Continuous Integration & DependenciesIndustry / Research Papers at Room 103
Chair(s): Mattia Fazzini University of Minnesota
13:00
25m
Talk
On the Freshness of Pinned Dependencies in Maven
Research Papers
Vasudev Vikram Carnegie Mellon University, Yuvraj Agarwal Carnegie Mellon University, Rohan Padhye Carnegie Mellon University
13:25
25m
Talk
Android Instrumentation Testing in Continuous Integration: Practices, Patterns, and PerformanceArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Hamid Parsazadeh University of Toronto, Taher A. Ghaleb Trent University, Safwat Hassan University of Toronto
Pre-print
13:50
15m
Talk
Predictive Pull Request Batching to Accelerate Merge Pipelines in Continuous Integration at Scale
Industry
Maximilian Jungwirth BMW Group, University of Passau, Martin Gruber BMW Group, Gordon Fraser University of Passau
14:05
15m
Talk
Intelligent resource prediction for SAP HANA continuous integration build workloads
Industry
Stephan Kraft SAP SE, Torsten Mandel SAP SE, Jonathan Bader Technical University of Berlin, Hanyoung Yoo SAP Labs Korea
15:00 - 16:30
Quantum Computing Verification & AI SelectionResearch Papers / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results at Room 103
Chair(s): Ajay Kumar Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
15:00
25m
Talk
An Adaptive Hybrid Quantum-Classical Framework for Test Suite Minimization via Quantum Approximate Optimization AlgorithmArtifact ReviewedArtifact Available
Research Papers
Lakksh Sharma Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Krish Sharma Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Ajay Kumar Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
15:25
25m
Talk
XPJudge: Explanation-Aware Pairwise Judging for Cost-Effective Code LLM Selection
Research Papers
Yasmine Ben Braiek Polytechnique Montreal, Houssem Ben Braiek Polytechnique Montreal, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal
15:50
15m
Talk
Quantum Circuit Repair by Gate Prioritisation
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Eñaut Mendiluze Usandizaga Simula Research Laboratory, Norway, Thomas Laurent Lero@Trinity College Dublin, Paolo Arcaini National Institute of Informatics, Shaukat Ali Simula Research Laboratory and Oslo Metropolitan University
16:05
15m
Talk
Noise Fingerprints for Cross-Platform Quantum Simulator Discrepancy Analysis
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Avner Bensoussan King's College London, Elena Chachkarova Kings College London, Karine Even-Mendoza King’s College London, Sophie Fortz Inria, Univ Rennes, CNRS, IRISA, Vasileios Klimis Queen Mary University of London, Mohammad Reza Mousavi King's College London
Pre-print