VORTEX 2024
Mon 16 - Fri 20 September 2024 Vienna, Austria
co-located with ISSTA/ECOOP 2024
Program

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Tue 17 Sep

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08:50 - 10:00
MET2024 Opening and Keynote TalkMET at EI 9 Hlawka
Chair(s): Huai Liu Swinburne University of Technology
08:50
10m
Day opening
Opening remarks
MET
Huai Liu Swinburne University of Technology
09:00
60m
Keynote
Keynote talk
MET
Arnaud Gotlieb Simula Research Laboratory
10:30 - 12:00
MET2024 Session 1: Applications of Metamorphic TestingMET at EI 9 Hlawka
Chair(s): Kun Qiu Hefei University of Technology
10:30
30m
Paper
Metamorphic Testing of a Steer-by-Wire System: An Intercultural Students-as-Partners Collaboration Experience
MET
Yifan Zhang University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Dave Towey University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Matthew pike University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China, Rui Qiu , Axel Tan Jaya , Sze Huey , Xinyi Zhang , Yuan Wu
11:00
30m
Paper
Metamorphic Testing of Image Processing Applications: A General Framework and Optimization Strategies
MET
Chang-ai Sun University of Science and Technology Beijing, Jiayu Xing , Xiaobei Li , Xiao-Yi Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing, An Fu University of Science and Technology Beijing
11:30
30m
Paper
Evaluating Human Trajectory Prediction with Metamorphic Testing
MET
Helge Spieker Simula Research Laboratory, Norway, Nassim Belmecheri , Arnaud Gotlieb Simula Research Laboratory, Nadjib Lazaar
13:30 - 15:00
MET2024 Session 2: Future Research of MTMET at EI 9 Hlawka
Chair(s): Aitor Arrieta Mondragon University
13:30
30m
Paper
Using Category Partition to Detect Metamorphic Relations
MET
14:00
60m
Panel
Interactive discussion: Key areas for MT’s research
MET

15:30 - 17:00
MET2024 Session 3: MT and AIMET at EI 9 Hlawka
Chair(s): Aldeida Aleti Monash University
15:30
30m
Paper
Using Metamorphic Relations to Improve Accuracy and Robustness of Deep Neural Networks
MET
Kun Qiu Hefei University of Technology, Yu Zhou , Pak-Lok Poon School of Engineering & Technology, Central Queensland University, Australia
16:00
60m
Panel
Panel discussion: MT4AI & AI4MT
MET

Wed 18 Sep

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10:30 - 11:50
10:30
20m
Talk
Policy Testing with MDPFuzz (Replicability Study)
ISSTA Technical Papers
Quentin Mazouni Simula Research Laboratory, Helge Spieker Simula Research Laboratory, Norway, Arnaud Gotlieb Simula Research Laboratory, Mathieu Acher University of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France
10:50
20m
Talk
Fuzzing JavaScript Interpreters with Coverage-Guided Reinforcement Learning for LLM-based Mutation
ISSTA Technical Papers
Jueon Eom Yonsei University, Seyeon Jeong Suresofttech Inc., Taekyoung Kwon Yonsei University
11:10
20m
Talk
Enhancing ROS System Fuzzing through Callback Tracing
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yuheng Shen Tsinghua University, Jianzhong Liu ShanghaiTech University, Yiru Xu Tsinghua University, Hao Sun ETH Zurich, Mingzhe Wang Tsinghua University, Heyuan Shi Central South University, Nan Guan City University of Hong Kong, Yu Jiang Tsinghua University
DOI
11:30
20m
Talk
Sleuth: A Switchable Dual-Mode Fuzzer to Investigate Bug Impacts Following a Single PoC
ISSTA Technical Papers
Haolai Wei Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Liwei Chen Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhijie Zhang Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Gang Shi Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Cyber Security, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dan Meng Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
13:30 - 14:50
13:30
20m
Talk
LLM4Fin: Fully Automating LLM-Powered Test Case Generation for FinTech Software Acceptance Testing
ISSTA Technical Papers
Zhiyi Xue East China Normal University, Liangguo East China Normal University, Senyue Tian East China Normal University, Xiaohong Chen ECNU, Pingping Li Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd, Liangyu Chen East China Normal University, Tingting Jiang Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd, Min Zhang East China Normal University
13:50
20m
Talk
Domain Adaptation for Code Model-based Unit Test Case Generation
ISSTA Technical Papers
Jiho Shin York University, Sepehr Hashtroudi , Hadi Hemmati York University, Song Wang York University
14:10
20m
Talk
Practitioners’ Expectations on Automated Test Generation
ISSTA Technical Papers
Xiao Yu Huawei Technologies, Lei Liu Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xing Hu Zhejiang University, Jacky Keung City University of Hong Kong, Xin Xia Huawei Technologies, David Lo Singapore Management University
14:30
20m
Talk
UniTSyn: A Large-Scale Dataset Capable of Enhancing the Prowess of Large Language Models for Program Testing
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yifeng He University of California, Davis, Jiabo Huang Tencent, Yuyang Rong University of California, Davis, Yiwen Guo Unaffiliated, Ethan Wang University of California, Davis, Hao Chen University of California, Davis
15:30 - 17:10
Testing and Repairing Neural NetworksISSTA Technical Papers at EI 9 Hlawka
15:30
20m
Talk
Interoperability in Deep Learning: A User Survey and Failure Analysis of ONNX Model Converters
ISSTA Technical Papers
Purvish Jajal Purdue University, Wenxin Jiang Purdue University, Arav Tewari Purdue University, Erik Kocinare Purdue University, Joseph Woo Purdue University, Anusha Sarraf Purdue University, Yung-Hsiang Lu Purdue University, George K. Thiruvathukal Loyola University Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, James C. Davis Purdue University
Pre-print
15:50
20m
Talk
Interpretability based Neural Network Repair
ISSTA Technical Papers
Zuohui Chen Zhejiang University of Technology, Jun Zhou Zhejiang University of Technology, Youcheng Sun The University of Manchester, Jingyi Wang Zhejiang University, Qi Xuan Zhejiang University of Technology, Xiaoniu Yang Zhejiang University of Technology
16:10
20m
Talk
See the Forest, not Trees: Unveiling and Escaping the Pitfalls of Error-Triggering Inputs in Neural Network Testing
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yuanyuan Yuan The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shuai Wang The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Zhendong Su ETH Zurich
16:30
20m
Talk
Isolation-Based Debugging for Neural Networks
ISSTA Technical Papers
Jialuo Chen Zhejiang University, Jingyi Wang Zhejiang University, Youcheng Sun The University of Manchester, Peng Cheng Zhejiang University, Jiming Chen Zhejiang University
DOI
16:50
20m
Talk
Certified Continual Learning for Neural Network Regression
ISSTA Technical Papers
Long Pham Hong Singapore Management University, Jun Sun School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Singapore

Thu 19 Sep

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10:30 - 11:50
Testing Neural NetworksISSTA Technical Papers at EI 9 Hlawka
10:30
20m
Talk
Distance-Aware Test Input Selection for Deep Neural Networks
ISSTA Technical Papers
Zhong Li , Zhengfeng Xu Nanjing University, Ruihua Ji Nanjing University, Minxue Pan Nanjing University, Tian Zhang Nanjing University, Linzhang Wang Nanjing University, Xuandong Li Nanjing University
DOI
10:50
20m
Talk
Test Selection for Deep Neural Networks using Meta-Models with Uncertainty Metrics
ISSTA Technical Papers
Demet Demir Department of Information Systems, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, Aysu Betin Can Department of Information Systems, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, Elif Surer Department of Modeling and Simulation, Graduate School of Informatics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
11:10
20m
Talk
Datactive: Data Fault Localization for Object Detection Systems
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yining Yin Nanjing University, China, Yang Feng Nanjing University, Shihao Weng Nanjing University, Yuan Yao Nanjing University, Jia Liu Nanjing University, Zhihong Zhao
11:30
20m
Talk
TeDA: A Testing Framework for Data Usage Auditing in Deep Learning Model Development
ISSTA Technical Papers
Xiangshan Gao Zhejiang University and Huawei Technology, Jialuo Chen Zhejiang University, Jingyi Wang Zhejiang University, Jie Shi Huawei International, Peng Cheng Zhejiang University, Jiming Chen Zhejiang University
13:30 - 14:50
13:30
20m
Talk
Precise Compositional Buffer Overflow Detection via Heap Disjointness
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yiyuan Guo The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Peisen Yao Zhejiang University, Charles Zhang The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
DOI Pre-print
13:50
20m
Talk
Finding Cuts in Static Analysis Graphs to Debloat Software
ISSTA Technical Papers
Christoph Blumschein Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany, Fabio Niephaus Oracle Labs, Potsdam, Codrut Stancu Oracle Labs, Christian Wimmer Oracle Labs, Jens Lincke University of Potsdam; Hasso Plattner Institute, Robert Hirschfeld University of Potsdam; Hasso Plattner Institute
DOI Pre-print
14:10
20m
Talk
Scalable, Sound and Accurate Jump Table Analysis
ISSTA Technical Papers
Huan Nguyen Stony Brook University, Soumyakant Priyadarshan Stony Brook University, R. Sekar Stony Brook University
14:30
20m
Talk
Synthesis of Sound and Precise Storage Cost Bounds via Unsound Resource Analysis and Max-SMT
ISSTA Technical Papers
Elvira Albert Complutense University of Madrid, Jesús Correas Complutense University of Madrid, Pablo Gordillo Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Guillermo Román-Díez Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Albert Rubio Complutense University of Madrid
15:30 - 17:10
Analyzing Neural ModelsISSTA Technical Papers at EI 9 Hlawka
15:30
20m
Talk
Model-less Is the Best Model: Generating Pure Code Implementations to Replace On-Device DL Models
ISSTA Technical Papers
Mingyi Zhou Monash University, Xiang Gao Beihang University, Pei Liu Data61 at CSIRO, Australia, John Grundy Monash University, Chunyang Chen Monash University, Xiao Chen University of Newcastle, Australia, Li Li Beihang University
DOI
15:50
20m
Talk
Decomposition of Deep Neural Networks into Modules via Mutation Analysis
ISSTA Technical Papers
Ali Ghanbari Auburn University
DOI
16:10
20m
Talk
Large Language Models can Connect the Dots: Exploring Model Optimization Bugs with Domain Knowledge-aware Prompts
ISSTA Technical Papers
Hao Guan University of Queensland, Guangdong Bai University of Queensland, Yepang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
16:30
20m
Talk
DistillSeq: A Framework for Safety Alignment Testing in Large Language Models using Knowledge Distillation
ISSTA Technical Papers
Mingke Yang ShanghaiTech University, Yuqi Chen ShanghaiTech University, China, Yi Liu Nanyang Technological University, Ling Shi Nanyang Technological University
16:50
20m
Talk
Evaluating Deep Neural Networks in Deployment: A Comparative Study (Replicability Study)
ISSTA Technical Papers
Eduard Pinconschi Carnegie Mellon University, Divya Gopinath KBR Inc., NASA Ames, Rui Abreu Meta & University of Porto, Corina Pasareanu

Fri 20 Sep

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10:30 - 11:50
Call Graphs and Static AnalysisISSTA Technical Papers at EI 9 Hlawka
10:30
20m
Talk
Total Recall? How Good Are Static Call Graphs Really?
ISSTA Technical Papers
Dominik Helm TU Darmstadt | ATHENE - National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity, Darmstadt, Sven Keidel TU Darmstadt, Germany, Anemone Kampkötter TU Dortmund, Johannes Düsing TU Dortmund University, Tobias Roth Technische Universität Darmstadt, Ben Hermann TU Dortmund, Mira Mezini TU Darmstadt
DOI Pre-print
10:50
20m
Talk
Unimocg: Modular Call-Graph Algorithms for Consistent Handling of Language Features
ISSTA Technical Papers
Dominik Helm TU Darmstadt | ATHENE - National Research Center for Applied Cybersecurity, Darmstadt, Tobias Roth Technische Universität Darmstadt, Sven Keidel TU Darmstadt, Germany, Michael Reif CQSE, Mira Mezini TU Darmstadt
DOI
11:10
20m
Talk
Better Not Together: Staged Solving for Context-Free Language Reachability
ISSTA Technical Papers
Chenghang Shi SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, Haofeng Li Institute of Computing Technology at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jie Lu SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, Lian Li Institute of Computing Technology at Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zhongguancun Laboratory
11:30
20m
Talk
Call Graph Soundness in Android Static Analysis
ISSTA Technical Papers
Jordan Samhi CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security, René Just University of Washington, Tegawendé F. Bissyandé University of Luxembourg, Michael D. Ernst University of Washington, Jacques Klein University of Luxembourg
13:30 - 14:50
13:30
20m
Talk
Segment-based Test Case Prioritization: a Multi-objective Approach
ISSTA Technical Papers
Hieu Huynh Katalon LLC., Nhu Pham University of Science, VNU-HCM; Katalon LLC., Vu Nguyen University of Science, VNU-HCM; Katalon LLC., Tien N. Nguyen University of Texas at Dallas
13:50
20m
Talk
Beyond Pairwise Testing: Advancing 3-wise Combinatorial Interaction Testing for Highly Configurable Systems
ISSTA Technical Papers
Chuan Luo Beihang University, Shuangyu Lyu Beihang University, Qiyuan Zhao National University of Singapore, Wei Wu L3S Research Center, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany, Hongyu Zhang Chongqing University, Chunming Hu Beihang University
14:10
20m
Talk
Synthesis-based Enhancement for GUI Test Case Migration
ISSTA Technical Papers
Yakun Zhang Peking University, Qihao Zhu Peking University, Jiwei Yan Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, Chen Liu Clarkson University, Wenjie Zhang Peking University, Yifan Zhao Peking University, Dan Hao Peking University, Lu Zhang Peking University
14:30
20m
Talk
Revisiting Test-Case Prioritization on Long-Running Test Suites
ISSTA Technical Papers
Runxiang Cheng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Shuai Wang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Reyhaneh Jabbarvand University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Darko Marinov University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
15:30 - 16:30
Builds and TestingISSTA Technical Papers at EI 9 Hlawka
15:30
20m
Talk
Enhancing Multi-Agent System Testing with Diversity-Guided Exploration and Adaptive Critical State Exploitation
ISSTA Technical Papers
Ma Xuyan University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; Laboratory for Internet Software Technologies, Institute of Software Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;, Yawen Wang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Junjie Wang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiaofei Xie Singapore Management University, Boyu Wu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, Shoubin Li Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fanjiang Xu Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qing Wang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
15:50
20m
Talk
Commit Artifact Preserving Build Prediction
ISSTA Technical Papers
Guoqing Wang Peking University, Zeyu Sun Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yizhou Chen Peking University, Yifan Zhao Peking University, Qingyuan Liang Peking University, Dan Hao Peking University
16:10
20m
Talk
Detecting Build Dependency Errors in Incremental Builds
ISSTA Technical Papers
Jun Lyu Nanjing University, Shanshan Li Software Institute, Nanjing University, He Zhang Nanjing University, Yang Zhang Nanjing University, Guoping Rong Nanjing University, Manuel Rigger National University of Singapore
DOI

Tue 17 Sep

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Wed 18 Sep

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Thu 19 Sep

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Fri 20 Sep

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Thu 19 Sep

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