2026 8th The Spring School on Engineering Trustworthy Software Systems

Program / Schedule

Monday, May 11
08:30 - 09:00
Opening Session
Chair: Prof. Zhiming Liu
Welcome Speech by President (or Vice President) of SWU
Welcome Speech by Dean of CIS
SETSS Briefing by Prof. Zhiming Liu
School Photo Taking
09:00 - 10:00
Lecture: Are AI minds genuine minds?
Speaker: Prof. Moshe Y. Vardi
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
10:00 - 10:30Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture: Digital Twins: Connecting Models with The Real World
Speaker: Prof. Einar Broch Johnsen
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Lecture: Digital Twins: Connecting Models with The Real World
Speaker: Prof. Einar Broch Johnsen
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
15:30 - 16:00Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture: Digital Twins: Connecting Models with The Real World
Speaker: Prof. Einar Broch Johnsen
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
Tuesday, May 12
08:30 - 10:00
Lecture: Digital Twins: Connecting Models with The Real World
Speaker: Prof. Einar Broch Johnsen
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
10:00 - 10:30Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture: Model Checking, Monitoring, Performance Analysis, Synthesis and Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems
Speaker: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Lecture: Model Checking, Monitoring, Performance Analysis, Synthesis and Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems
Speaker: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
15:30 - 16:00Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture: Model Checking, Monitoring, Performance Analysis, Synthesis and Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems
Speaker: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
Wednesday, May 13
08:30 - 10:00
Lecture: Model Checking, Monitoring, Performance Analysis, Synthesis and Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems
Speaker: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
Chair: Prof. Tyszberowicz Shmuel
10:00 - 10:30Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture: Trustworthy Systems through Automated Reasoning, Certificates, and Runtime Monitoring
Speaker: Prof. Emily Yu
Chair: Prof. Tyszberowicz Shmuel
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Lecture: Trustworthy Systems through Automated Reasoning, Certificates, and Runtime Monitoring
Speaker: Prof. Emily Yu
Chair: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
15:30 - 16:00Coffee break
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture: Trustworthy Systems through Automated Reasoning, Certificates, and Runtime Monitoring
Speaker: Prof. Emily Yu
Chair: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
18:00 - 21:00
Social Activity: Hot Pot Feast
Thursday, May 14
08:30 - 10:00
Lecture: Formal and intelligent synthesis for high confidence HCPS software
Speaker: Prof. Wei Dong
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
10:00 - 10:30Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture: Formal and intelligent synthesis for high confidence HCPS software
Speaker: Prof. Wei Dong
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Lecture: Bringing AI to Autonomous Systems
Speaker: Prof. Joseph Sifakis
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
15:00 - 15:30Coffee break
15:30 - 17:30
Lecture: Learning and Verifying Timed Systems
Speaker: Prof. Miaomiao Zhang
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
Friday, May 15
08:30 - 10:00
Lecture: Automata Learning and Testing with AALpy
Speaker: Prof. DI Dr. Bernhard Aichernig
Chair: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
10:00 - 10:30Coffee break
10:30 - 12:00
Lecture: Automata Learning and Testing with AALpy
Speaker: Prof. DI Dr. Bernhard Aichernig
Chair: Prof. Kim Guldstrand Larsen
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Lecture: Automata Learning and Testing with AALpy
Speaker: Prof. DI Dr. Bernhard Aichernig
Chair: Prof. Tyszberowicz Shmuel
14:00 - 14:15Break
14:15 - 15:30
Lecture: Automata Learning and Testing with AALpy
Speaker: Prof. DI Dr. Bernhard Aichernig
Chair: Prof. Tyszberowicz Shmuel
15:30 - 21:00
Social Activity: Chongqing Liangjiang Night Cruise
Saturday, May 16
08:30 - 09:30
Lecture: Tony Hoare: A Life of Logic, Theory, and Practice
Speaker: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
09:30 - 10:00Coffee break
10:00 - 11:00
Lecture: Making Template Polyhedral Domain Practical for Real-World Programs
Speaker: Prof. Liqian Chen
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
11:00 - 12:00
Lecture: Trustworthiness Assurance and Intelligence of Compilers
Speaker: Prof. He Jiang
Chair: Dr. Tianhai Liu
12:00 - 14:00Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Lecture: Semantic Consistency in Model-Driven Development
Speaker: Dr. Tianhai Liu
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
15:00 - 15:30Coffee break
15:30 - 16:30
Lecture: Automata-Based Steering of Large Language Models for Diverse Structured Generation
Speaker: Prof. Meng Sun
Chair: Prof. Xinxin Liu
Sunday, May 17
08:30 - 09:30
Lecture: A Formally Verified Procedure for Width Inference in FIRRTL
Speaker: Prof. Zhilin Wu
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
09:30 - 10:00Coffee break
10:00 - 11:00
Lecture: Code Transformation and Defect Detection for Heterogeneous Programming Design: Trials and Thoughts
Speaker: Prof. Jifeng Xuan
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
11:00 - 12:00
Lecture: From Specification Understanding to Verification: Formal Specifications as a Bridge Between LLMs and Trustworthy Software
Speaker: Prof. Lei Bu
Chair: Prof. Jonathan P. Bowen
12:00 - 14:00Lunch