Sebastiano Panichella
@spanichella
Computer Science Researcher | Teacher | Philanthropist | Free-time Actor | Tennis Lover | Storyteller. Projects: https://spanichella.github.io/projects.html
Our paper "When Uncertainty Leads to Unsafety" has been accepted in Empirical Software Engineering! We studied how UAV decision uncertainty predicts unsafe behavior. Read our article at this link: 📄 arxiv.org/abs/2501.08908 @SajadKhatiri @spanichella @paolo_tonella @uniber


PhD in Software Engineering & Robotics (innoguard.eu) @unibern | Start: Fall 2025 International applicants only Shape the future of autonomous UAVs w/ AI, MLOps & cyber-physical systems! Apply here: ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs… Contact: [email protected]

🚨 We’re hiring! Join the Innosuisse-funded BioAI4LCSM project @unibern. 💼 Post-Master’s/Postdoc position in Bioinformatics, AI & Software Engineering 🔗ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs… 📧 Contact: Dr. Sebastiano Panichella (@spanichella) #AI #Bioinformatics #SoftwareEngineering

The best paper award by @pozlasio presented at @sbftworkshop @ICSEconf


The tool competition chairs of @NLBSE_workshop chairing the comments competition session. :)


🚀 The countdown is on! @ICSTconf kicks off next week in beautiful Naples 🇮🇹! Join us March 31–April 4 for: ✨ Cutting-edge research & industry talks ✨ Tool competitions (Self-driving cars & UAVs!) ✨ Workshops, keynotes, & more! Details 👉 conf.researchr.org/home/icst-2025


🚀 Excited to represent COST Action CA22137 as a Management Committee Member at the Second General Meeting in Sarajevo! From Feb 18-19, 2025, I'll join discussions on randomized optimization algorithms at IUS. Looking forward to insightful exchanges! 🔗 cost.eu/actions/CA2213…

🚀 Our paper "Explaining GitHub Actions Failures with LLMs" has been accepted at @icpcconf! We explore how LLMs help diagnose GitHub Actions failures, revealing key challenges & insights. 🔗 Read it: lnkd.in/dWcB4uJB Huge thanks to all co-authors! #GitHubActions #LLM


I am honored to share that our paper, "How developers engage with static analysis tools in different contexts" (link.springer.com/article/10.100…), published in @emsejournal, has been awarded the Most Influential 5-Years J1 Paper on Software Testing by the @ICSTconf #SoftwareTesting

Are you interested in future software engineering research on simulation-based testing for autonomous systems? Our position paper has been accepted for the special issue "A 2030 Roadmap for Software Engineering" @acm_tosem ! 🙏@SajadKhatiri Pooja Rani, Timo Kehrer @spanichella
Due to requests, we are extending the submission to the 4th edition of the @NLBSE_workshop by one week. The new deadline is Nov 18th, 2024. Co-located with the @ICSEconf More info: nlbse2025.github.io/index.html
🗣 Call for Papers! 🗣 Are you working on #NLP methods that address #SoftwareEngineering challenges & would like to submit your work to a specialized workshop? We invite you to submit your work to the 4th edition of the NLBSE workshop co-located w/ the @ICSEconf '25, in Canada!
Our tool competition for testing self-driving cars (SDCs) is now also part of the Intl. Workshop on Search-Based and Fuzz Testing (SBFT) co-located @ICSEconf in Ottawa, Canada! Checkout the the call: lnkd.in/gUzfZ_QH 🙏: @guneli_j , Matteo Biagiola, and @p1ndsvin!
I am excited to announce that we are organizing a tool competition for self-driving car testing @ICSTconf. Check it out! conf.researchr.org/track/icst-202… GitHub: github.com/christianbirch… The competition is organized by @BirchlerChris, @mattiafazzini, @stklik, and @spanichella.
(Reminder) At the University of Bern (UniBe) we have several PhD student positions in Software Engineering & Robotics concerning MLOps for AI-enabled Cyber-Physical Systems. The the link on how to apply to the positions: lnkd.in/dzNdQg_y

⏳ The #ICST2025 Research Track paper deadline is fast approaching! 📅 Submit your abstract by Wed Sep 25, 2024, and full papers by Wed Oct 2, 2024. Don’t miss the chance to share your cutting-edge work in #SoftwareTesting! 🌍 🔗 conf.researchr.org/track/icst-202… #CFP #IEEE
The recently accepted InnoGuard (EU) and SwarmOps (SNF) projects will welcome 4 PhD students in Software Engineering & Robotics. Apply to the positions by sending the documents indicated here seg.inf.unibe.ch/pages/jobs-mlo… to [email protected] [email protected]

Thrilled to announce the return of the UAV Testing Competition! 🚁 Join us at @ICSTconf and @sbftworkshop. Learn more: ICST 2025 Tool Competition GitHub: skhatiri/UAV-Testing-Competition Organized by: @SajadKhatiri, @Prasun_Saurabh, @zohditara, @dmytro_humeniuk, @spanichella.