The Tools Track seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice, focusing on software testing, verification, and validation. Its main goal is to advance both the state of the art and the state of the practice.
Sun 25 OctDisplayed time zone: Lisbon change
09:00 - 09:15 | Intro & WelcomeResearch Papers / Tool Demos Track / Journal-First Papers / Industry Track / Testing Tools Track at Plenary Room +11h Chair(s): João Pascoal Faria Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto and INESC TEC, Rui Abreu Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal | ||
09:00 15mDay opening | Intro & Welcome Research Papers |
09:15 - 10:45 | RT1 - Fault Localization and Debugging InfanteResearch Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Andreas Zeller CISPA, Germany | ||
09:15 30mTalk | Can We Predict the Quality of Spectrum-based Fault Localization? Research Papers Mojdeh Golagha Technical University of Munich, Alexander Pretschner Technical University of Munich, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI | ||
09:45 30mTalk | Substate Profiling for Enhanced Fault Detection and Localization: An Empirical Study Research Papers Rawad Abou Assi American University of Beirut, Wes Masri American University of Beirut, Chadi Trad American University of Beirut Link to publication DOI | ||
10:15 30mTalk | More Accurate Dynamic Slicing for Better Supporting Software Debugging Research Papers Link to publication DOI |
11:00 - 12:30 | RT3 - Testing Deep Learning and Robotic SystemsResearch Papers at Farfetch (D. Maria) +11h Chair(s): Antonio Filieri Imperial College London | ||
11:00 30mTalk | An Empirical Evaluation of Mutation Operators for Deep Learning Systems Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
11:30 30mTalk | Comparing Offline and Online Testing of Deep Neural Networks: An Autonomous Car Case Study Research Papers Fitash Ul Haq University of Luxembourg, Donghwan Shin University of Luxembourg, Shiva Nejati University of Luxembourg, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI | ||
12:00 30mTalk | A Study on Challenges of Testing Robotic Systems Research Papers Afsoon Afzal Carnegie Mellon University, Claire Le Goues Carnegie Mellon University, Michael Hilton Carnegie Mellon University, USA, Christopher Steven Timperley Carnegie Mellon University Link to publication DOI |
11:00 - 12:30 | RT2 - Test Generation InfanteResearch Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Marcelo d'Amorim Federal University of Pernambuco | ||
11:00 30mTalk | Language-Agnostic Generation of Compilable Test Programs Research Papers Patrick Kreutzer Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Stefan Kraus Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Michael Philippsen Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Link to publication DOI | ||
11:30 30mTalk | MiMIs: Simple, Efficient, and Fast Bounded-Exhaustive Test Case Generators Research Papers Kyle Dewey California State University, Northridge, Shant Hairapetian University of Oregon, Miroslav Gavrilov University of California, Santa Barbara Link to publication DOI | ||
12:00 30mTalk | Learning How to Search: Generating Exception-Triggering Tests Through Adaptive Fitness Function Selection Research Papers Link to publication DOI |
14:00 - 15:00 | RT4 - Misc 1Research Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Andrea Stocco Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) | ||
14:00 30mTalk | Determining Method-Call Sequences for Object Creation in C++ Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
14:30 30mTalk | NodeRacer: Event Race Detection for Node.js Applications Research Papers André T. Endo Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Anders Møller Aarhus University, Denmark Link to publication DOI |
16:15 - 17:15 | Keynote 1Research Papers / Tool Demos Track / Journal-First Papers / Industry Track / Testing Tools Track at Plenary Room Chair(s): João Pascoal Faria Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto and INESC TEC | ||
16:15 60mKeynote | One-click formal methods Research Papers Liana Hadarean Amazon Link to publication |
20:00 - 20:15 | Intro & WelcomeResearch Papers / Tool Demos Track / Journal-First Papers / Industry Track / Testing Tools Track at Plenary Room Chair(s): João Pascoal Faria Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto and INESC TEC, Rui Abreu Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal | ||
20:00 15mDay opening | Intro & Welcome Research Papers |
20:15 - 21:45 | RT1 - Fault Localization and Debugging InfanteResearch Papers at Infante Chair(s): José Campos University of Lisbon, Portugal | ||
20:15 30mTalk | Can We Predict the Quality of Spectrum-based Fault Localization? Research Papers Mojdeh Golagha Technical University of Munich, Alexander Pretschner Technical University of Munich, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI | ||
20:45 30mTalk | Substate Profiling for Enhanced Fault Detection and Localization: An Empirical Study Research Papers Rawad Abou Assi American University of Beirut, Wes Masri American University of Beirut, Chadi Trad American University of Beirut Link to publication DOI | ||
21:15 30mTalk | More Accurate Dynamic Slicing for Better Supporting Software Debugging Research Papers Link to publication DOI |
22:00 - 23:30 | RT3 - Testing Deep Learning and Robotic SystemsResearch Papers at Farfetch (D. Maria) Chair(s): João Pascoal Faria Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto and INESC TEC | ||
22:00 30mTalk | An Empirical Evaluation of Mutation Operators for Deep Learning Systems Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
22:30 30mTalk | Comparing Offline and Online Testing of Deep Neural Networks: An Autonomous Car Case Study Research Papers Fitash Ul Haq University of Luxembourg, Donghwan Shin University of Luxembourg, Shiva Nejati University of Luxembourg, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI | ||
23:00 30mTalk | A Study on Challenges of Testing Robotic Systems Research Papers Afsoon Afzal Carnegie Mellon University, Claire Le Goues Carnegie Mellon University, Michael Hilton Carnegie Mellon University, USA, Christopher Steven Timperley Carnegie Mellon University Link to publication DOI |
22:00 - 23:30 | RT2 - Test Generation InfanteResearch Papers at Infante Chair(s): Corina S. Pasareanu Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center | ||
22:00 30mTalk | Language-Agnostic Generation of Compilable Test Programs Research Papers Patrick Kreutzer Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Stefan Kraus Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Michael Philippsen Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) Link to publication DOI | ||
22:30 30mTalk | MiMIs: Simple, Efficient, and Fast Bounded-Exhaustive Test Case Generators Research Papers Kyle Dewey California State University, Northridge, Shant Hairapetian University of Oregon, Miroslav Gavrilov University of California, Santa Barbara Link to publication DOI | ||
23:00 30mTalk | Learning How to Search: Generating Exception-Triggering Tests Through Adaptive Fitness Function Selection Research Papers Link to publication DOI |
Mon 26 OctDisplayed time zone: Lisbon change
01:00 - 02:00 | RT4 - Misc 1Research Papers at Infante Chair(s): Corina S. Pasareanu Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center | ||
01:00 30mTalk | Determining Method-Call Sequences for Object Creation in C++ Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
01:30 30mTalk | NodeRacer: Event Race Detection for Node.js Applications Research Papers André T. Endo Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR), Anders Møller Aarhus University, Denmark Link to publication DOI |
09:00 - 09:30 | Most Influential Paper AwardsResearch Papers / Tool Demos Track / Journal-First Papers / Industry Track / Testing Tools Track at Plenary Room +11h Chair(s): Luís Cruz Deflt University of Technology | ||
09:00 15mAwards | Using Mutation to Automatically Suggest Fixes for Faulty Programs Research Papers Media Attached | ||
09:15 15mAwards | Searching for a needle in a haystack predicting security vulnerabilities for Windows Vista Research Papers Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research, Nachiappan Nagappan Microsoft Research, USA, Laurie Williams North Carolina State University Media Attached |
09:30 - 10:30 | |||
10:45 - 12:15 | RT6 - Web TestingResearch Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): José Campos University of Lisbon, Portugal | ||
10:45 30mTalk | Fostering the Diversity of Exploratory Testing in Web Applications Research Papers Julien Leveau LaBRI, Xavier Blanc LaBRI, Laurent Réveillère LaBRI, Jean-Rémy Falleri Bordeaux INP, Romain Rouvoy Univ. Lille / Inria / IUF Link to publication DOI | ||
11:15 30mTalk | Dependency-Aware Web Test Generation Research Papers Matteo Biagiola Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Andrea Stocco Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Filippo Ricca Università di Genova, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
11:45 30mTalk | Metamorphic Security Testing for Web Systems Research Papers Phu X. Mai University of Luxembourg, Fabrizio Pastore University of Luxembourg, Arda Goknil SnT, University of Luxembourg, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI |
13:45 - 15:15 | RT7 - Optimizing TestingResearch Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Fabiano Ferrari Federal University of São Carlos | ||
13:45 30mTalk | Optimizing Mutation Testing by Discovering Dynamic Mutant Subsumption Relations Research Papers Marcio Augusto Guimarães Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Leo Fernandes Federal Institute of Alagoas (IFAL), Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil, Marcelo d'Amorim Federal University of Pernambuco, Rohit Gheyi Federal University of Campina Grande Link to publication DOI | ||
14:15 30mTalk | Massively Parallel, Highly Efficient, but What About the Test Suite Quality? Applying Mutation Testing to GPU Programs Research Papers Link to publication DOI Pre-print | ||
14:45 30mTalk | STICCER: Fast and Effective Database Test Suite Reduction Through Merging of Similar Test Cases Research Papers Abdullah Alsharif The University of Sheffield, Gregory Kapfhammer Allegheny College, USA, Phil McMinn University of Sheffield Link to publication DOI |
15:30 - 17:00 | RT9 - Empirical Analysis and Program RepairResearch Papers at Farfetch (D. Maria) +11h Chair(s): Corina S. Pasareanu Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center | ||
15:30 30mTalk | An Empirical Analysis of Blind Tests Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
16:00 30mTalk | A Family of Experiments to Assess the Impact of Page Object Pattern in Web Test Suite Development Research Papers Maurizio Leotta Università di Genova, Matteo Biagiola Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Filippo Ricca Università di Genova, Mariano Ceccato University of Verona, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
16:30 30mTalk | Human-In-The-Loop Automatic Program Repair Research Papers Marcel Böhme Monash University, Australia, Charaka Geethal Monash University, Van-Thuan Pham Monash University Link to publication DOI |
15:30 - 17:00 | RT8 - Misc 2Journal-First Papers / Research Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Alin Stefanescu University of Bucharest | ||
15:30 30mTalk | Implementation-induced Inconsistency and Nondeterminism in Deterministic Clustering Algorithms Research Papers Xin Yin New Jersey Institute of Technology, Iulian Neamtiu New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, Saketan Patil New Jersey Institute of Technology, Sean Andrews New Jersey Institute of Technology Link to publication DOI | ||
16:00 30mTalk | CBR: Controlled Burst Recording Research Papers Oscar Cornejo University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, Daniela Briola University of Milano Bicocca, Daniela Micucci University of Milano Bicocca, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano Bicocca Link to publication DOI | ||
16:30 30mTalk | Mahtab: Phase-wise acceleration of regression testing for C Journal-First Papers Link to publication DOI Media Attached |
20:00 - 20:30 | Most Influential Paper AwardsResearch Papers / Tool Demos Track / Journal-First Papers / Industry Track / Testing Tools Track at Plenary Room Chair(s): Rui Abreu Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal, João Pascoal Faria Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto and INESC TEC | ||
20:00 15mAwards | Using Mutation to Automatically Suggest Fixes for Faulty Programs Research Papers Media Attached | ||
20:15 15mAwards | Searching for a needle in a haystack predicting security vulnerabilities for Windows Vista Research Papers Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research, Nachiappan Nagappan Microsoft Research, USA, Laurie Williams North Carolina State University Media Attached |
21:45 - 23:15 | RT6 - Web TestingResearch Papers at Infante Chair(s): Fabiano Ferrari Federal University of São Carlos | ||
21:45 30mTalk | Fostering the Diversity of Exploratory Testing in Web Applications Research Papers Julien Leveau LaBRI, Xavier Blanc LaBRI, Laurent Réveillère LaBRI, Jean-Rémy Falleri Bordeaux INP, Romain Rouvoy Univ. Lille / Inria / IUF Link to publication DOI | ||
22:15 30mTalk | Dependency-Aware Web Test Generation Research Papers Matteo Biagiola Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Andrea Stocco Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Filippo Ricca Università di Genova, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
22:45 30mTalk | Metamorphic Security Testing for Web Systems Research Papers Phu X. Mai University of Luxembourg, Fabrizio Pastore University of Luxembourg, Arda Goknil SnT, University of Luxembourg, Lionel Briand University of Luxembourg, University of Ottawa Link to publication DOI |
Tue 27 OctDisplayed time zone: Lisbon change
02:30 - 04:00 | RT9 - Empirical Analysis and Program RepairResearch Papers at Farfetch (D. Maria) Chair(s): Corina S. Pasareanu Carnegie Mellon University Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center | ||
02:30 30mTalk | An Empirical Analysis of Blind Tests Research Papers Link to publication DOI | ||
03:00 30mTalk | A Family of Experiments to Assess the Impact of Page Object Pattern in Web Test Suite Development Research Papers Maurizio Leotta Università di Genova, Matteo Biagiola Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Filippo Ricca Università di Genova, Mariano Ceccato University of Verona, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
03:30 30mTalk | Human-In-The-Loop Automatic Program Repair Research Papers Marcel Böhme Monash University, Australia, Charaka Geethal Monash University, Van-Thuan Pham Monash University Link to publication DOI |
02:30 - 04:00 | |||
02:30 30mTalk | Implementation-induced Inconsistency and Nondeterminism in Deterministic Clustering Algorithms Research Papers Xin Yin New Jersey Institute of Technology, Iulian Neamtiu New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, Saketan Patil New Jersey Institute of Technology, Sean Andrews New Jersey Institute of Technology Link to publication DOI | ||
03:00 30mTalk | CBR: Controlled Burst Recording Research Papers Oscar Cornejo University of Milano Bicocca, Italy, Daniela Briola University of Milano Bicocca, Daniela Micucci University of Milano Bicocca, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano Bicocca Link to publication DOI | ||
03:30 30mTalk | Mahtab: Phase-wise acceleration of regression testing for C Journal-First Papers Link to publication DOI Media Attached |
09:00 - 10:00 | RT10 - Misc 3Research Papers at Infante +11h Chair(s): Thomas Durieux KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden | ||
09:00 30mTalk | A Framework for In-Vivo Testing of Mobile Applications Research Papers Mariano Ceccato University of Verona, Davide Corradini Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Luca Gazzola Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Fitsum Kifetew Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano Bicocca, Matteo Orru University of Milano Bicocca, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
09:30 30mTalk | Prioritizing Runtime Verification Violations Research Papers Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Igor Lima Federal University of Pernambuco, Owolabi Legunsen Cornell University, Marcelo d'Amorim Federal University of Pernambuco Link to publication DOI |
10:00 - 11:00 | Testing toolsTesting Tools Track at Infante +11h Chair(s): René Just University of Washington, USA, Andy Zaidman Delft University of Technology | ||
10:00 15mTalk | Callisto: Entropy-based Test Generation and Data Quality Assessment for Machine Learning Systems Testing Tools Track Sakshi Udeshi , Xingbin Jiang Singapore University of Technology and Design, Sudipta Chattopadhyay Singapore University of Technology and Design Link to publication DOI | ||
10:15 15mTalk | Run Java Applications and Test Them In-Vivo Meantime Testing Tools Track Antonia Bertolino CNR-ISTI, Guglielmo De Angelis CNR-IASI, CNR-ISTI, Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
10:30 15mTalk | AFLNet: A Greybox Fuzzer for Network Protocols Testing Tools Track Van-Thuan Pham Monash University, Marcel Böhme Monash University, Australia, Abhik Roychoudhury National University of Singapore, Singapore Link to publication DOI | ||
10:45 15mTalk | ct-fuzz: Fuzzing for Timing Leaks Testing Tools Track Shaobo He University of Utah, Michael Emmi Amazon Web Services, Gabriela Ciocarlie SRI International Link to publication DOI |
11:15 - 12:15 | Open Steering Commitee & ICST 2021 PresentationResearch Papers at Plenary Room Chair(s): Shin Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | ||
11:15 60mMeeting | Open Steering Commitee & ICST 2021 Presentation Research Papers |
13:45 - 14:45 | Keynote 3Research Papers at Plenary Room Chair(s): Rui Abreu Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal | ||
13:45 60mKeynote | SunDew: Systematic Automated Security Testing Research Papers Franjo Ivancic Google |
20:00 - 21:00 | |||
20:00 30mTalk | A Framework for In-Vivo Testing of Mobile Applications Research Papers Mariano Ceccato University of Verona, Davide Corradini Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Luca Gazzola Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Fitsum Kifetew Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Leonardo Mariani University of Milano Bicocca, Matteo Orru University of Milano Bicocca, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
20:30 30mTalk | Prioritizing Runtime Verification Violations Research Papers Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Igor Lima Federal University of Pernambuco, Owolabi Legunsen Cornell University, Marcelo d'Amorim Federal University of Pernambuco Link to publication DOI |
21:00 - 22:00 | Testing toolsTesting Tools Track at Infante Chair(s): René Just University of Washington, USA, Andy Zaidman Delft University of Technology | ||
21:00 15mTalk | Callisto: Entropy-based Test Generation and Data Quality Assessment for Machine Learning Systems Testing Tools Track Sakshi Udeshi , Xingbin Jiang Singapore University of Technology and Design, Sudipta Chattopadhyay Singapore University of Technology and Design Link to publication DOI | ||
21:15 15mTalk | Run Java Applications and Test Them In-Vivo Meantime Testing Tools Track Antonia Bertolino CNR-ISTI, Guglielmo De Angelis CNR-IASI, CNR-ISTI, Breno Miranda Federal University of Pernambuco, Paolo Tonella Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI) Link to publication DOI | ||
21:30 15mTalk | AFLNet: A Greybox Fuzzer for Network Protocols Testing Tools Track Van-Thuan Pham Monash University, Marcel Böhme Monash University, Australia, Abhik Roychoudhury National University of Singapore, Singapore Link to publication DOI | ||
21:45 15mTalk | ct-fuzz: Fuzzing for Timing Leaks Testing Tools Track Shaobo He University of Utah, Michael Emmi Amazon Web Services, Gabriela Ciocarlie SRI International Link to publication DOI |
Accepted Papers
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AFLNet: A Greybox Fuzzer for Network Protocols Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI | |
Callisto: Entropy-based Test Generation and Data Quality Assessment for Machine Learning Systems Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI | |
CDST: A Toolkit for Testing Cockpit Display Systems Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI | |
ct-fuzz: Fuzzing for Timing Leaks Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI | |
Open-source Defect Injection Benchmark Testbed for the Evaluation of Testing Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI | |
Run Java Applications and Test Them In-Vivo Meantime Testing Tools Track Link to publication DOI |
Call for Papers
The Tools Track seeks to bridge the gap between research and practice, focusing on software testing, verification, and validation. Its main goal is to advance both the state of the art and the state of the practice.
The Tools Track invites submissions that describe tools at several stages of maturity, including promising research prototypes, widely used research tools, and commercial tools.
A Tools Track submission should clearly describe the complexity of the addressed problem, solved technical challenges, and possibilities for technology transfer into practice. Researchers are welcome to submit papers that describe novel approaches and how these approaches support tool developers in solving challenging problems. Moreover, this track seeks non-academic submissions to foster discussions between researchers and practitioners.
Areas of interest:
The Tools Track invites submissions related, but not limited, to the following areas:
- Design and development of novel tools for software testing, verification, and validation;
- Working prototypes for novel research approaches, reporting on the technical challenges and early feedback obtained from practitioners;
- Strategies and challenges for tool adoption as well as lessons learned from technology transfer of academic approaches into open source or commercial tools;
- Case studies and/or experiments involving tools in particular contexts, reporting on lessons learned and negative results (if any).
Evaluation:
Each submission will be evaluated based on:
- The relevance and significance of the addressed problem.
- The innovation element of the approach.
- The availability, maturity, and adoption of the tool.
- The presence of lessons learned from developing or using the tool.
- The quality of the presentation.
Accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings and the IEEE digital library.
Submission:
Submissions will be handled via easychair (Testing Tools Track): https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icst2020
The Testing Tools Track of ICST 2020 uses single-blind reviewing, which means that papers and tools need not be anonymized. All submitted papers must conform to the two column IEEE conference publication format. Templates for Latex and Word are available at: http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html;
- Use the letter format templates and the “conference” option.
- The paper must be submitted as PDF and m ust not exceed 6 pages.
Presentation format:
Author(s) of an accepted paper will present their work at the ICST conference on two occasions:
- Lightning talk to advertise the tool and talk (~1 minute).
- Paper presentation (~15 minutes).