Shaukat Ali
Chief Research Scientist/Research ProfessorHead of Department
- Department
- Engineering Complex Software Systems
- Organisation
- Simula Research Laboratory
- Research Interests
- Verification and Validation Search-Based Software Engineering Autonomous Driving Cyber-Physical Systems Digital Twins Quantum Software Engineering

- shaukat@simula.no
Publications
2023
Book Chapters
T. Yue, W. Mauerer, S. Ali and D. Taibi
Challenges and Opportunities in Quantum Software Architecture
Software Architecture: Research Roadmaps from the Community
H. Sartaj
HITA: An Architecture for System-level Testing of Healthcare IoT Applications
17th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA)
H. Sartaj
Testing Real-World Healthcare IoT Application: Experiences and Lessons Learned
31st ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE '23)
Q. Xu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Knowledge Distillation-Empowered Digital Twin for Anomaly Detection
The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE)
E. Isaku, H. Sartaj, C. Laaber, T. Yue, S. Ali, T. Schwitalla and J. Nygård
Cost Reduction on Testing Evolving Cancer Registry System
2023 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
QuCAT: A Combinatorial Testing Tool for Quantum Software
the 38th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2023)
M. Zhang, S. Ali and T. Yue
Uncertainty-wise Model Evolution with Genetic Programming
23rd IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (QRS 2023)
T. Yue, S. Ali and P. Arcaini
Towards Quantum Software Requirements Engineering
3rd International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering and Technology
S. Ali and T. Yue
On the Need of Quantum-oriented Paradigm to the Quantum Programming
2nd International Workshop on Quantum Programming for Software Engineering
Journal Articles
Q. Xu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Digital Twin-based Anomaly Detection with Curriculum Learning in Cyber-physical Systems
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
C. Lu, T. Yue, M. Zhang and S. Ali
DeepQTest: Testing Autonomous Driving Systems with Reinforcement Learning and Real-world Weather Data
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
Q. Xu, T. Yue, S. Ali and M. Arratibel
Pretrain, Prompt, and Transfer: Evolving Digital Twins for Time-to-Event Analysis in Cyber-physical Systems
Transaction of Software Engineering
M. Zhang, J. Wu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Uncertainty-Aware Test Prioritization: Approaches and Empirical Evaluation
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Talks, contributed
S. Ali and T. Yue
Quantum Software Testing: A Brief Introduction
2023 International Conference on Software Engineering
S. Ali
Uncertainty Unveiled: Identifying and Classifying Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems' Uncertainties for Testing
Shonan Seminar on DevOps for Cyber-physical Systems
S. Ali
Uncertainty-wise Model Evolution with Genetic Programming
Uncertainty-wise Model Evolution with Genetic Programming
S. Ali
Towards Quantum Software Requirements Engineering
3rd International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering and Technology
S. Ali
Reflections on Quantum Software Testing
Annual meeting of the IFIP Working Group on Foundations of Quantum Computation (WG 1.11 / 2.17).
Proceedings, refereed
C. Laaber, T. Yue, S. Ali, T. Schwitalla and J. F. Nygård
Challenges of Testing an Evolving Cancer Registration Support System in Practice
45th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (ICSE-Companion 2023)
C. Lu, T. Yue and S. Ali
DeepScenario: An Open Driving Scenario Dataset for Autonomous Driving System Testing
2023 IEEE/ACM 20th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR)
C. Laaber, T. Yue, S. Ali, T. Schwitalla and J. F. Nygård
Automated Test Generation for Medical Rules Web Services: A Case Study at the Cancer Registry of Norway
31st ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2023)
C. Lu, Q. Xu, T. Yue, S. Ali, T. Schwitalla and J. Nygård
EvoCLINICAL: Evolving Cyber-Cyber Digital Twin with Active Transfer Learning for Automated Cancer Registry System
the 31st ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE '23)
J. Wu, P. Arcaini, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Zhang
On the Preferences of Quality Indicators for Multi-Objective Search Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering (Hot Off the Press track at GECCO 2023)
GECCO '23 Companion: Proceedings of the Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation
Public outreach
A. M. Bruaset, S. Ali, A. Brodtkorb, G. Bøe, S. Denysov, H. Eide and S. Selstø
QCNorway: Contributions Towards a Norwegian Quantum Computing Strategy
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Present to Future: Forging the Future of Quantum Software Testing
Luxembourg
2022
Edited books
S. Ali and S. Selstø
Quantum Computing - Introduction to the special theme
Journal Articles
S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Abreu
When Software Engineering Meets Quantum Computing
Communications of ACM
T. Yue, P. Arcaini and S. Ali
Quantum Software Testing: Challenges, Early Achievements, and Opportunities
the European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics News
F. O. Catak, T. Yue and S. Ali
Uncertainty-Aware Prediction Validator in Deep Learning Models for Cyber-Physical System Data
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
J. Wu, P. Arcaini, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Zhang
On the Preferences of Quality Indicators for Multi-Objective Search Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering
The Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE)
C. Lu, Y. Shi, H. Zhang, M. Zhang, T. Wang, T. Yue and S. Ali
Learning Configurations of Operating Environment of Autonomous Vehicles to Maximize their Collisions
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
L. Han, S. Ali, T. Yue, A. Arrieta and M. Arratibel
Uncertainty-aware Robustness Assessment of Industrial Elevator Systems
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
C. Laaber, T. Yue and S. Ali
Multi-Objective Search-Based Software Microbenchmark Prioritization
arXiv
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
Uncertainty in Deep Learning
Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
S. Ali
Quantum Software Engineering
Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
S. Ali
Digital Twin for Elevators Use Case
ETSI Event, Berlin, Germany
S. Ali
Automating Test Oracle Generation in DevOps for Industrial Elevators
19TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE (ICSA 2022)
S. Ali
Towards Requirements Engineering for Digital Twins of Cyber-Physical Systems
In 11th International Symposium On Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation
S. Ali
Time for new Simula!
Towards a Norwegian Quantum Computing Strategy, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
S. Ali
Learning Digital Twin Models
Model-Driven Engineering of Digital Twins Seminar at Dagstuhl, Germany
S. Ali
Building Complex Software Systems in Classical and Quantum Computing Domains
Connecting Education and Research Communities for an Innovative Resource Aware Society, Meeting Denmark
Proceedings, refereed
A. Arrieta, M. Otaegi, L. Han, G. Sagardui, S. Ali and M. Arratibel
Automating Test Oracle Generation in DevOps for Industrial Elevators
29th IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering
N. Oldfield, T. Yue and S. Ali
Investigating Quantum Cause-Effect Graphs
2022 IEEE/ACM 3rd International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (Q-SE)
Q. Xu, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Arratibel
Uncertainty-Aware Transfer Learning to Evolve Digital Twins for Industrial Elevators
The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE)
L. Han, T. Yue, S. Ali, A. Arrieta and M. Arratibel
Are Elevator Software Robust Against Uncertainties? Results and Experiences from an Industrial Case Study
The ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE)
T. Yue, S. Ali, P. Arcaini, F. Ishikawa and C. Â. G. Gomes
Towards Requirements Engineering for Digital Twins of Cyber-Physical Systems
11th International Symposium On Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation
Q. Chen, T. Wang, C. Lu, T. Yue and S. Ali
Enhancing the realism of autonomous driving simulation with real-time co-simulation
4th International Workshop on Multi-Paradigm Modelling for Cyber-Physical Systems (MPM4CPS'22)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
QuSBT: Search-Based Testing of Quantum Programs
2022 IEEE/ACM 44th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (ICSE-Companion)
X. Wang, T. Yu, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Mutation-Based Test Generation for Quantum Programs with Multi-Objective Search
GECCO '22: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Generating Failing Test Suites for Quantum Programs with Search (hot off the press track at GECCO 2022)
GECCO '22: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
Talks, keynote
K. Kousias
WTT4Oslo: Improving Quality of IoT-based Welfare Technology Solutions in the City of Oslo
Simula KA23, Oslo, Norway
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Assuring the Quality of Quantum Programs with Automated Testing
University of Lisbon, Portugal
S. Ali
AI-enabled Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems
EDT Community: Engineering Digital Twins – Seminar Series
S. Ali
Modeling robustness behavior using aspect-oriented modeling to support robustness testing of industrial systems
ACM / IEEE 25th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
S. Ali
Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems: From AI to Quantum Computing
COEMS Forsterk Seminar
S. Ali and X. Wang
Quantum Software Testing Tutorial
NordIQuEst-ENCCS online HPC-QC workshop
S. Ali
Dependable and Noise-Aware Quantum Software Engineering
CREST Center, The University of Adelaide, Australia
S. Ali
Quantum Software Engineering: What, Why, and Where are we now?
Quantum Leap and Mathematics, Soria Moria, Oslo, Norway
Technical reports
L. Han, T. Yue, S. Ali and A. Arrieta
Classifying Uncertainties in an Industrial Elevator with the Cynefin Framework
L. Han, S. Ali, T. Yue, A. Arrieta and M. Arratibel
Uncertainty-aware Robustness Assessment of Industrial Elevator Systems
Q. Xu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Digital Twin-based Anomaly Detection with Curriculum Learning in Cyber-physical Systems
2021
Edited books
2021 IEEE/ACM 2nd International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (Q-SE)
Journal Articles
S. A. Safdar, T. Yue and S. Ali
Recommending Faulty Configurations for Interacting Systems Under Test Using Multi-Objective Search
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
R. Abreu, S. Ali and T. Yue
First International Workshop on Quantum Software Engineering (Q-SE 2020)
ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
R. Abreu, S. Ali, T. Yue, M. Felderer and I. Exman:
Quantum Software: Model-driven or Search-driven? A Q-SE 2021 Workshop Report
ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes
T. Ma, S. Ali and T. Yue
Testing Self-Healing Cyber-Physical Systems under Uncertainty with Reinforcement Learning: An Empirical Study
Empirical Software Engineering
Talks, contributed
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, D. Pradhan, S. A. Safdar and T. Yue
Quality Indicators in Search-Based Software Engineering: An Empirical Evaluation
43rd International Conference on Software Engineering
Q. Xu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Anomaly Detection with Digital Twin in Cyber-Physical Systems
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Ali, P. Arcaini and T. Yue
Do Quality Indicators Prefer Particular Multi-Objective Search Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering? (Hot Off the Press)
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
S. Ali
Genetic Algorithm-based Testing of Industrial Elevators under Passenger Uncertainty
The 32nd International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2021)
S. Ali
Assessing the Effectiveness of Input and Output Coverage Criteria for Testing Quantum Programs
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Ali
Understanding Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Conceptual Model
International Symposium On Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation
Proceedings, refereed
T. Yue, P. Arcaini and S. Ali
Understanding Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Conceptual Model
International Symposium On Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation
Q. Xu, S. Ali and T. Yue
Anomaly Detection with Digital Twin in Cyber-Physical Systems
2021 14th IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, X. Wang and T. Yue
Assessing the Effectiveness of Input and Output Coverage Criteria for Testing Quantum Programs
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
K. Yin, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Analyzing the Impact of Product Configuration Variations on Advanced Driver Assistance Systems with Search
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
P. Arcaini, A. Calň, F. Ishikawa, T. Laurent, X. Zhang, S. Ali, F. Hauer and A. Ventresque
Parameter-Based Testing and Debugging of Autonomous Driving Systems
2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)
A. Gartziandia, A. Arrieta, S. Ali, T. Yue, A. Agirre, G. Sagardui and M. Arratibel
Microservices for Continuous Deployment, Monitoring and Validation in Cyber-Physical Systems: an Industrial Case Study for Elevators Systems
ICSA Software Architecture in Practice (SAIP)
F. O. Catak, T. Yue and S. Ali
Prediction Surface Uncertainty Quantification in Object Detection Models for Autonomous Driving
2021 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Testing (AITest)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Generating Failing Test Suites for Quantum Programs with Search
13th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
C. Lu, H. Zhang, T. Yue and S. Ali
Search-based Selection and Prioritization of Test Scenarios for Autonomous Driving Systems
13th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
Y. Shi, C. Lu, M. Zhang, H. Zhang, T. Yue and S. Ali
Restricted Natural Language and Model-based Adaptive Test Generation for Autonomous Driving
ACM/IEEE 24th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
E. Mendiluze, S. Ali, P. Arcaini and T. Yue
Muskit: A Mutation Analysis Tool for Quantum Software Testing
The 36th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Quito: a Coverage-Guided Test Generator for Quantum Programs
The 36th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering
J. Galarraga, A. Arrieta, S. Ali, G. Sagardui and M. Arratibel
Genetic Algorithm-based Testing of Industrial Elevators under Passenger Uncertainty
The 32nd International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2021)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Application of Combinatorial Testing to Quantum Programs
IEEE International Conference on Software Security and Reliability
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, X. Wang and T. Yue
Assessing the Effectiveness of Input and Output Coverage Criteria for Testing Quantum Programs
2021 14th IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Generating Failing Test Suites for Quantum Programs with Search
Symposium on Search Base Software Engineering 2021
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Application of Combinatorial Testing to Quantum Programs
2021 IEEE 21st International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability and Security (QRS)
X. Wang, P. Arcaini, T. Yue and S. Ali
Quito: a Coverage-Guided Test Generator for Quantum Programs
2021 36th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE)
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Requirements Optimization, Learning, and Evolution for Cyber-Physical Systems
An RE'21 Workshop on Environment-Driven Requirements Engineering
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Automated, Systematic, and Optimized Testing of Quantum Programs
Gemini Center
S. Ali
Black Box Testing of Quantum Programs
QC Talks, University of Porto, Portugal
S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Abreu
The Role of Quantum Software Engineering in the Second Quantum Revolution
Communications of the ACM Europe Region Special Section Virtual Workshop
Technical reports
E. Mendiluze, S. Ali, P. Arcaini and T. Yue
Muskit: A Mutation Analysis Tool for Quantum Software Testing
2020
Journal Articles
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, D. Pradhan, S. A. Safdar and T. Yue
Quality Indicators in Search-based Software Engineering
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
S. A. Safdar, H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and K. Nie
A framework for automated multi‑stage and multi‑step product confguration of cyber‑physical systems
Software and Systems Modeling (SoSym)
H. Lu, T. Yue and S. Ali
Pattern-based Interactive Configuration Derivation for Cyber-Physical System Product Lines
ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems
H. Zhang, M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Yan
Uncertainty-wise Requirements Prioritization with Search
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, D. Pradhan, S. A. Safdar and T. Yue
Quality indicators in search-based software engineering: an empirical evaluation
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
Talks, contributed
S. Ali and T. Yue
Specifying Uncertainty in Use Case Models
International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2020)
S. Ali and T. Yue
Handling Uncertainties in Cyber-Physical Systems during TheirOperations with Digital Twins
5th Workshop on Monitoring and Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems (MT-CPS)
T. Ma, S. Ali and T. Yue
Modeling Foundations for Executable Model-Based Testing of Self-Healing Cyber-Physical Systems
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST 2020)
T. Yue and S. Ali
Empowering Model-based Engineering with the CynefinFramework for Systematic Uncertainty Thinking
1st Uncertainty in Modeling Workshop 2020, Co-located with the ACM/IEEE 213rd International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
Proceedings, refereed
A. Calò, P. Arcaini, S. Ali, F. Hauer and F. Ishikawa
Generating Avoidable Collision Scenarios for Testing Autonomous Driving Systems
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST) 2020
A. Calò, P. Arcaini, S. Ali, F. Hauer and F. Ishikawa
Simultaneously Searching and Solving Multiple Avoidable Collisions for Testing Autonomous Driving Systems
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
S. Ali, P. Arcaini and T. Yue
Do Quality Indicators Prefer Particular Multi-Objective Search Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering?
12th Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
S. Ali and T. Yue
Modeling Quantum Programs: Challenges, Initial Results, and Research Directions
1st International Workshop on Architectures and Paradigms for Engineering Quantum Software (APEQS)
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Testing Quantum Programs
Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway
Technical reports
S. Ali and T. Yue
Handling Uncertainties in Cyber-Physical Systems during TheirOperations with Digital Twins
2019
Edited books
S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Abreu
Second International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Internet of Things
V. Garousi and S. Ali
Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering 2019
B. Combemale and S. Ali
The 15th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA)
Journal Articles
T. Ma, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Elaasar
Testing Self-Healing Cyber-Physical Systems under Uncertainty: A Fragility-Oriented Approach
Software Quality Journal
M. Zhang, S. Ali and T. Yue
Uncertainty-wise Test Case Generation and Minimization for CyberPhysical Systems
Journal of Systems and Software
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, T. Yue, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Search-Based Test Case Implantation for Testing Untested Configurations
Information and Software Technology
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
Employing Rule Mining and Multi-Objective Search for Dynamic Test Case Prioritization
Journal of Systems and Software
S. A. Safdar, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Lu
Using multi-objective search and machine learning to infer rules constraining product configurations
Automated Software Engineering
Talks, contributed
M. Zhang, S. Ali and T. Yue
Uncertainty-wise Test Case Generation and Minimization for Cyber-Physical Systems
34th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2019), San Diego (CA), USA
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, T. Yue, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Search-based test case implantation for testing untested configurations
34th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2019), San Diego (CA), USA
Y. Li, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Enabling automated requirements reuse and configuration
23rd International Systems and Software Product Line Conference, Paris, France
Proceedings, refereed
N. Lee, P. Arcaini, S. Ali and F. Ishikawa
Stability Analysis for Safety of Automotive Multi-Product Lines: A Search-Based Approach
The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
J. S. Molléri, I. Nurdiani, F. Fotrousi and K. Petersen
Experiences of studying Attention through EEG in the Context of Review Tasks
EASE '19: Proceedings of the Evaluation and Assessment on Software Engineering
S. Ali, F. Damiani, S. Dustdar, M. Sanseverino, M. Viroli and D. Weyns
Big data from the cloud to the edge: the aggregate computing solution
Proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Software Architecture
S. Ali, P. Arcaini, I. Hasuo, F. Ishikawa and N. Lee
Towards a Framework for the Analysis of Multi-Product Lines in the Automotive Domain
Proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-Intensive Systems
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Practical Cyber-Physical Systems Testing with Artificial Intelligence Techniques
Artificial Intelligence Lab, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
S. Ali
Uncertainty in Requirements
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
S. Ali
Digital Twins for Cyber-Physical Systems, and Quantum Software Engineering: Research Agenda
National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
2018
Edited books
S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Abreu
First International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Internet of Things
M. Papadakis, S. Ali and G. Perrouin
Editorial to the Theme Issue on Model-based Testing
Journal Articles
M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali, B. Selic, O. Okariz, R. Norgren and K. Intxausti
Specifying Uncertainty in Use Case Models
Journal of Systems and Software
T. Ma, S. Ali and T. Yue
Modeling Foundations for Executable Model-Based Testing of Self-Healing Cyber-Physical Systems
Software and Systems Modeling
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
CBGA-ES+: A Cluster-Based Genetic Algorithm with Non-Dominated Elitist Selection for Supporting Multi-Objective Test Optimization
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
Testing Cyber-Physical Systems with Machine Learning and Search Algorithms
National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
REMAP: Using Rule Mining and Multi-Objective Search for Dynamic Test Case Prioritization
IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification (ICST), Västerås, Sweden
S. Ali and T. Yue
Search-based Test Optimization for Software Systems
GECCO 2018, Kyoto, Japan
S. Ali
Presentation on Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2019)
Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE 2018), Montpellier, France
S. Ali
Search-based Test Optimization: A Very Short Introduction
ERATO MMSD Summer Camp, National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Proceedings, refereed
M. Weninger, P. Grünbacher, H. Zhang, T. Yue and S. Ali
Tool Support for Restricted Use Case Specification: Findings from a Controlled Experiment
The 25th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2018)
A. Iglesias, T. Yue, C. Arellano, S. Ali and G. Sagardui
Model- Based Personalized Visualization System for Monitoring Evolving Industrial Cyber-Physical System
The 25th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2018)
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
REMAP: Using Rule Mining and Multi-Objective Search for Dynamic Test Case Prioritization
11th IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification (ICST)
R. Ji, Z. Li, S. Chen, M. Pan, T. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and X. Li
Uncovering Unknown System Behaviors in Uncertain Networks with Model and Search-based Testing
11th IEEE Conference on Software Testing, Validation and Verification
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Model-Based Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems with Machine Learning and Search Algorithms
International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2018
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Model-Based Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems with Machine Learning and Search Algorithms
DNV-GL, Trondheim, Norway
S. Ali
Practical Cyber-Physical Systems Testing: Results and Future Directions
The 7th Workshop of Advanced Software Engineering, Gold Coast, Australia
Technical reports
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
Employing Rule Mining and Multi-Objective Search for Dynamic Test Case Prioritization
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, T. Yue, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Automated Test Case Implantation to Test Untested Configurations: A Cost-Effective Search-Based Approach
S. A. Safdar, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Lu
Employing Multi-Objective Search and Machine Learning to Mine Cross Product Line Rules: A Technical Report
2017
Book Chapters
S. Ali, H. Lu, S. Wang, T. Yue and M. Zhang
Uncertainty-wise Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems
Advances in Computers
Journal Articles
X. Qiu, S. Ali, T. Yue and L. Zhang
Reliability-Redundancy-Location Allocation with Maximum Reliability and Minimum Cost Using Search Technique
Information and Software Techonology
H. Zhang, S. Wang, T. Yue, S. Ali and C. Liu
Search and similarity based selection of use case scenarios: An empirical study
Empirical Software Engineering
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Norgren
Uncertainty-Wise Evolution of Test Ready Models
Information and Software Technology (IST)
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue, R. Norgren and O. Okariz
Uncertainty-Wise Cyber-Physical System Test Modeling
Software & Systems Modeling
H. Muhammad, T. Yue, S. Wang, S. Ali and J. Nygård
IOCL: An Interactive Tool for Specifying, Validating and Evaluating OCL Constraints
Science of Computer Programming (SCP)
H. Lu, S. Wang, T. Yue, S. Ali and J. Nygård
Automated Refactoring of OCL Constraints with Search
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE)
Y. Li, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Enabling Automated Requirements Reuse and Configuration
Software and Systems Modeling
S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
Integrating Weight Assignment Strategies with NSGA-II for Supporting User Preference Multi-Objective Optimization
IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (TEVC)
Miscellaneous
S. Ali
Uncertainty Modeling Framework Version 2
S. Ali
Uncertainty Testing Framework V.2
S. Ali
Uncertainty Testing Framework V.3
Posters
P. H. Nguyen, S. Ali and T. Yue
SUnCPS: A Taxonomy of Security-related Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Systems
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue and P. H. Nguyen
Uncertainty-wise and Model-based Testing of Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems
Talks, contributed
T. Yue and S. Ali
Uncertainty modeling (UM) – Progress Summary
OMG Technical Meeting at Brussels, Belgium
S. Ali
An Empirical Evaluation of Mutation and Crossover Operators for Multi-Objective Uncertainty-Wise Test Minimization
Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM 10th International Workshop on Search-Based Software Testing under the 2017 IEEE/ACM 39th International Conference on Software Engineering, Buenos Aires, Argentina
S. Ali
Introduction to U-Test: Uncertain CPS behaviour and reliability
Exploitation Event ULMA Handling Systems, Spain
S. Ali
Empowering Testing Activities with Modeling
The International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD), Porto, Portugal
Proceedings, refereed
S. Ali, Y. Li, T. Yue and M. Zhang
An Empirical Evaluation of Mutation and Crossover Operators for Multi-Objective Uncertainty-Wise Test Minimization
10th International Workshop on Search-based Software Testing
S. A. Safdar, H. Lu, T. Yue and S. Ali
Mining Cross Product Line Rules with Multi-Objective Search and Machine Learning
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
CBGA-ES: A Cluster-Based Genetic Algorithm with Elitist Selection for Supporting Multi-objective Test Optimization
10th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST 2017)
S. Ali, M. Liaaen, S. Wang and T. Yue
Empowering Testing Activities with Modeling: Achievements and Insights from Nine Years of Collaboration with Cisco
The International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD)
Y. Li, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
A Multi-objective and Cost-Aware Optimization of Requirements Assignment
EEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation 2017 (CEC)
A. Iglesias, H. Lu, C. Arellano, T. Yue and S. Ali
Product Line Engineering of Monitoring Functionality in Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems: A Domain Analysis
The 21st International Systems and Software Product Line Conference
T. Ma, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Elaasar
Fragility-Oriented Testing with Model Execution and Reinforcement Learning
The 29th International Conference on Testing Software and Systems
S. Wang, T. Schwitalla, T. Yue, S. Ali and J. Nygård
RCIA: Automated Change Impact Analysis to Facilitate a Practical Cancer Registry System
The International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME)
Y. Li, M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Search-based Uncertainty-wise Requirements Prioritization
The 22nd International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems
H. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali, J. Wu and C. Liu
A Restricted Natural Language based Use Case Modeling Methodology for Real-time Systems
9th Workshop on Modelling in Software Engineering (MiSE'2017)
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Uncertainty-Wise Testing
Advances in Model-Based Testing (A-MOST), Tokyo, Japan
S. Ali
Advancing Testing Methods with the Explicit Consideration of Environmental Uncertainty
MBSE Seminar on Uncertainty, Nanjing University, China
Talks, invited
S. Ali
Testing Cyber-Physical Systems under Uncertainty
CPS Concertation Event, Brussels, Belgium
T. Yue and S. Ali
Reusable Use Case and Test Case Specification Modeling
The 16th International Conference on Software Reuse, Salvador, Brazil
S. Ali
Uncertainty-wise Test Case Generation and Minimization for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Multi-Objective Search-based Approach
National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Zhang
Uncertainty-wise Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems
2017 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering, Vienna, Austria
Technical reports
S. Ali, H. Muhammad, H. Lu, J. Nygård, S. Wang and T. Yue
A Pilot Experiment to Assess Interactive OCL Specification in a Real Setting
S. Ali, Y. Li, T. Yue and M. Zhang
An Empirical Evaluation of Mutation and Crossover Operators for Multi-Objective Uncertainty-Wise Test Minimization
M. Zhang, Y. Li, S. Ali and T. Yue
Uncertainty-Wise and Time-Aware Test Case Prioritization for Cyber-Physical Systems
T. Ma, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Elaasar
Fragility-Oriented Testing with Model Execution and Reinforcement Learning
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Hedman
Uncertainty-based Test Case Generation and Minimization for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Multi-Objective Search-based Approach
Y. Li, M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Search-based Uncertainty-wise Requirements Prioritization
2016
Journal Articles
S. Wang, S. Ali, A. Gotlieb and M. Liaaen
A Systematic Test Case Selection Methodology for Product Lines: Results and Insights From an Industrial Case Study
Empirical Software Engineering
Y. Li, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Zen-ReqOptimizer: A Search-based Approach for Requirements Assignment Optimization
Empirical Software Engineering
J. Wu, S. Ali, T. Yue, J. Tian and C. Liu
Assessing the Quality of Industrial Avionics Software: An Extensive Empirical Evaluation
Empirical Software Engineering
H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Model-based Incremental Conformance Checking to Enable Interactive Product Configuration
Information and Software Technology
P. H. Nguyen, S. Ali and T. Yue
Model-Based Security Engineering for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study
Information and Software Technology
S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Zhang
Tackling Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Systems with Automated Testing
ADA User Journal
Miscellaneous
S. Ali
Uncertainty Taxonomy for Cyber-Physical Systems
S. Ali
Report on Dissemination and Communication plan
S. Ali
Report on Selection of Standardization Bodies
T. Yue, S. Ali and B. Selic
Uncertainty Modeling (Request For Information)
S. Ali
Report on Dissemination and Communication Activities (Year 2)
S. Ali
Uncertainty Modeling Framework Version 1
S. Ali
Uncertainty Modeling Framework V.2
S. Ali
Uncertainty Testing Framework V.1
Talks, contributed
S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Zhang
Tackling Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Systems with Automated Testing
DE-CPS Workshop, Pisa, Italy
T. Yue and S. Ali
Uncertainty modeling (UM) - RFI
OMG ADTF Technical Meeting, Orlando, USA
S. Ali
Generating Boundary Values from OCL Constraints using Constraints Rewriting and Search Algorithms
IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
S. Ali
Model-Driven Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems with the Explicit Consideration of Uncertainty
MPM4CPS WG meetings in Malaga, Spain, 24-25 November 2016
Proceedings, refereed
H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Nonconformity Resolving Recommendations for Product Line Configuration
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue, Ø. Bakkeli and M. Liaaen
Enhancing Test Case Prioritization in an Industrial Setting with Resource Awareness and Multi-Objective Search
The 38th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Software Engineering in Practice (SEIP) track
T. Yue, S. Ali, H. Lu and K. Nie
Search-based Decision Ordering to Facilitate Product Line Engineering of Cyber-Physical System
International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development
T. Yue, H. Zhang, S. Ali and C. Liu
A Practical Use Case Modeling Approach to Specify Crosscutting Concerns: Industrial Applications
International Conference on Software Reuse (ICSR)
S. Ali, T. Yue, X. Qiu and H. Lu
Generating Boundary Values from OCL Constraints using Constraints Rewriting and Search Algorithms
IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence
S. Wang, H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and J. Nygård
MBF4CR: A Model-Based Framework for Supporting An Automated Cancer Registry System
12th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA 2016)
M. Zhang, B. Selic, S. Ali, T. Yue, O. Okariz and R. Norgren
Understanding Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Systems: A Conceptual Model
European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications(ECMFA)
S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue, Y. Li and M. Liaaen
A Practical Guide to Select Quality Indicators for Assessing Pareto-Based Search Algorithms in Search-Based Software Engineering
the 38th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE)
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
STIPI: Using Search to Prioritize Test Cases based on Multi-Objectives Derived from Industrial Practice
The 28th International Conference on Testing Software and Systems (ICTSS)
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali and T. Yue
Search-Based Cost-Effective Test Case Selection within a Time Budget: An Empirical Study
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
S. A. Safdar, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Lu
Evaluating Variability Modeling Techniques for Supporting Cyber-Physical System Product Line Engineering
System Analysis and Modelling (SAM) Conference
H. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and C. Liu
Towards Mutation Analysis for Use Cases
ACM/IEEE 19th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
H. Muhammad, T. Yue, S. Ali and S. Wang
iOCL: A Interactive Tool for Specifying, Validating and Evaluating OCL Constraints
Tool Demonstrations Track, ACM/IEEE 19th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
S. Wang, H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and J. Nygård
A Model-Based Approach with Tool Support to Facilitate the Cancer Registration Process in Cancer Registry of Norway
European Telemedicine Conference (ETC)
Talks, invited
S. Ali and T. Yue
Modeling Uncertainty in Complex Software Systems to Support Testing
Systems Engineering Domain Special Interest Group (SE DSIG), OMG Technical Meeting, Orlando, USA
S. Ali
Uncertainty modeling (UM) - RFI Presentation and voting for RFI issuance
ADTF at OMG. OMG Technical Meeting, Chicago, September
S. Ali
Testing Cyber-Physical Systems in Uncertainty
IEEE 10th International Conference on Open Source Systems & Technologies (ICOSST), Lahore, Pakistan and 14th International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology (FIT) Islamabad Pakistan
Technical reports
P. H. Nguyen, S. Ali and T. Yue
Model-Based Security Engineering for Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue and P. H. Nguyen
Uncertainty Modeling Framework for the Integration Level V.1
H. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and C. Liu
Towards Mutation Analysis for Use Cases
T. Yue, S. Ali, M. Zhang and D. Pradhan
Standardization Bodies and Standards Relevant for Uncertainty Modelling
T. Ma, S. Ali and T. Yue
Conceptually Understanding Uncertainty in Self-Healing Cyber-Physical Systems
D. Pradhan, S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
STIPI: Using Search to Prioritize Test Cases based on Multi-Objectives Derived from Industrial Practice
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue, R. Norgren and O. Okariz
An Integrated Modeling Framework to Facilitate Model-Based Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems under Uncertainty
M. Zhang, S. Ali, T. Yue and R. Norgren
Interactively Evolving Test Ready Models with Uncertainty Developed for Testing Cyber-Physical Systems
T. Ma, S. Ali and T. Yue
Modeling Healing Behaviors of Cyber-Physical Systems with Uncertainty to Support Automated Testing
M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali, B. Selic, O. Okariz, R. Norgren and K. Intxausti
Specifying Uncertainty in Use Case Models in Industrial Settings
2015
Journal Articles
S. Wang, S. Ali and A. Gotlieb
Cost-Effective Test Suite Minimization in Product Lines Using Search Techniques
Journal of Systems and Software
S. Wang, S. Ali, A. Gotlieb and M. Liaaen
Automated Product Line Test Case Selection: Industrial Case Study and Controlled Experiment
Journal of Software and Systems Modeling
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal, M. Khalid and A. Arcuri
Improving the Performance of OCL Constraint Solving with Novel Heuristics for Logical Operations: A Search-Based Approach
The Empirical Software Engineering Journal (EMSE)
Talks, contributed
S. Ali and T. Yue
Testing Cyber-Physical Systems under Realistic and Unknown Uncertainty by Combining Model and Search-Based Approaches
DE-CPS 2015, Madrid, Spain
T. Yue, S. Ali and B. Selic
An Uncertainty Taxonomy
OMG ADTF Technical Meeting, La Jolla, USA
T. Yue and S. Ali
Zen-RUCM
MODELS 2015, Ottawa, Canada
S. Ali
Evolving, Modelling and Testing Realistic Uncertain Behaviours of Cyber-Physical Systems
Testing in Practice track of International Conference on Software Testing (ICST)
S. Ali
Applying A Restricted Natural Language Based Test Case Generation Approach in An Industrial Context
International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA)
S. Ali
Cyber-Physical System Product Line Engineering: Comprehensive Domain Analysis and Experience Report
The 19th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC)
Proceedings, refereed
T. Yue, S. Ali and B. Selic
Cyber-Physical System Product Line Engineering: Comprehensive Domain Analysis and Experience Report
The 19th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC). Nashville, USA, July 20-24
S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
UPMOA: An Improved Search Algorithm to Support User- Preference Multi-Objective Optimization
The 26th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE). Gaithersburg, USA, November 2-5.
H. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and C. Liu
Facilitating Requirements Inspection with Search-Based Selection of Diverse Use Case Scenarios
9th EAI International Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (formerly BIONETICS)
T. Yue, S. Ali and M. Zhang
Applying A Restricted Natural Language Based Test Case Generation Approach in An Industrial Context
International Symposium on Software Testing and Analysis (ISSTA), Maryland, USA, July 14-17
S. Ali and T. Yue
U-Test: Evolving, Modelling and Testing Realistic Uncertain Behaviours of Cyber-Physical Systems
Abstract for the Testing in Practice track of International Conference on Software Testing (ICST)
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Systematic Model and Search-Based Testing of Cyber-Physical Systems
User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing (UCAAT)
Talks, invited
S. Ali and T. Yue
Modelling and Testing Cyber-Physical Systems: Robustness, Product Line and Self * Properties
Ericsson, Sweden
T. Yue and S. Ali
Uncertainty in Complex CPS
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, USA
S. Ali
Model-based engineering (MBE) Of Cyber-Physical Systems
Aker Solutions, Oslo
T. Yue and S. Ali
Research Projects on Modeling Cyber-Physical Systems
OMG Systems Engineering Domain Special Interest Group Meeting, Berlin, Germany
S. Ali
Model-based testing of product lines in an industrial context
University of Waterloo Seminar
Technical reports
M. Zhang, B. Selic, S. Ali, T. Yue, O. Okariz and R. Norgren
Understanding Uncertainty in Cyber-Physical Systems: A Conceptual Model
T. Yue, H. Zhang, S. Ali and C. Liu
A Practical Use Case Modeling Approach to Specify Crosscutting Concerns: Industrial Applications
H. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali and J. Wu
Modelling and Validating Real-Time Properties at the Requirements Level
H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Zhang
Zen-CI: Combining Automated Configuration Inference and Incremental Conformance Checking to Support Interactive Configuration of Product Lines
2014
Book Chapters
T. Yue, S. Ali and S. Wang
An Evolutionary and Automated Virtual Team Making Approach for Crowdsourcing Platforms
Cloud-based Software Crowdsourcing"
Journal Articles
T. Yue and S. Ali
Empirically Evaluating OCL and Java for Specifying Constraints on UML Models
Software and Systems Modeling
J. Wu, T. Yue, S. Ali and H. Zhang
A Modeling Methodology to Facilitate Safety-Oriented Architecture Design of Industrial Avionics Software
Software: Practice and Experience
M. Z. Iqbal, S. Ali, T. Yue and L. C. Briand
Applying UML/MARTE on Industrial Projects: Challenges, Experiences, and Guidelines
Software and Systems Modeling
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
Improved Heuristics for Solving OCL Constraints Using Search Algorithms
ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
S. Ali
Evaluating Normalization Functions With Search Algorithms for Solving OCL Constraints
26th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems, ICTSS
S. Ali
Evaluating Normalization Functions With Search Algorithms for Solving OCL Constraints
26th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems, ICTSS
S. Ali
Insights on the Use of OCL in Diverse Industrial Applications
8th System Analysis and Modelling Conference (SAM)
S. Ali
Mimicking Natural Phenomena to Solve Complex Industrial Problems
Seminar at Beihang University
Proceedings, refereed
T. Yue and S. Ali
A MOF-Based Framework for Defining Metrics to Measure the Quality of Models
10th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA)
S. Ali and H. Hemmati
Model-Based Testing of Video Conferencing Systems: Challenges, Lessons Learnt, and Results
IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation (ICST)
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal and A. Arcuri
Improved Heuristics for Solving OCL Constraints Using Search Algorithms
ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
T. Yue and S. Ali
Applying Search Algorithms for Optimizing Stakeholders Familiarity and Balancing Workload in Requirements Assignment
ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
S. Wang, D. Buchmann, S. Ali, A. Gotlieb, D. Pradhan and M. Liaaen
Multi-Objective Test Prioritization in Software Product Line Testing: an Industrial Case Study
Software Product Line Conference (SPLC14), Florence, Italy
S. Ali and T. Yue
Evaluating Normalization Functions With Search Algorithms for Solving OCL Constraints
26th IFIP International Conference on Testing Software and Systems, ICTSS 2014
S. Ali, T. Yue, M. Z. Iqbal and R. K. Panesar-Walawege
Insights on the Use of OCL in Diverse Industrial Applications
8th System Analysis and Modelling Conference (SAM'14)
M. Zhang, T. Yue, S. Ali, H. Zhang and J. Wu
A Systematic Approach to Automatically Derive Test Cases From Use Cases Specified in Restricted Natural Languages
8th System Analysis and Modelling Conference (SAM'14)
S. Wang, S. Ali and A. Gotlieb
Random-Weighted Search-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Revisited
International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering (SSBSE'14), Fortaleza, Brazil
T. Yue and S. Ali
Exploring Model-Based Repositories for a Broad Range of Industrial Applications and Challenges
The 14th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC)
I. Rubab, S. Ali, L. C. Briand and Y. Le Traon
Model-Based Testing of Obligations
The 14th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC)
S. Ali and T. Yue
Assessing the Modeling of Aspect State Machines for Testing From the Perspective of Modelers
The 14th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC)
S. Ali, T. Yue, A. B. Bagnato, E. Brosse, Z. R. Dai, A. Hoffmann, M. Wendland and M. Schacher
How Does the UML Testing Profile Support Risk-Based Testing?
2nd International Workshop on Risk Assessment and Risk-driven Testing (RISK 2014)
M. U. Khan, M. Z. Iqbal and S. Ali
A Heuristic-Based Approach to Refactor Crosscutting Behaviors in UML State Machines
30th International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME)
H. Lu, T. Yue, S. Ali, K. Nie and L. Zhang
Automated and Incremental Conformance Checking to Support Interactive Product Configuration
The 25th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE)
Talks, invited
S. Ali and T. Yue
Mimicking Natural Phenomena to Solve Complex Industrial Problems
JavaZone, Oslo, Norway
Technical reports
S. Ali and T. Yue
Assessing the Modeling of Aspect State Machines for Testing From the Perspective of Modelers
M. Zhang, T. Yue and S. Ali
A Keyword and Restricted Natural Language Based Test Case Specification Language for Automated Testing
2013
Proceedings, non-refereed
J. Wu, T. Yue and S. Ali
Ensuring Safety of Avionics Software at the Architecture Design Level, An Industrial Case Study
The 13th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC 2013)
T. Yue and S. Ali
An Extensible Use Case Modeling Approach for Cyber-Physical Systems
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 2013)
T. Yue and S. Ali
Zen-RUCM: A Tool for Supporting a Comprehensive and Extensible Use Case Modeling Framework
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS 2013)
T. Yue and S. Ali
Towards a Search-based Interactive Configuration of Cyber Physical System Product Lines_Submmit
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systesm
Journal Articles
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal, A. Arcuri and L. C. Briand
Generating Test Data From OCL Constraints With Search Techniques
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
A Rigorous and Comprehensive Analysis of Effort for Modeling Aspect State Machines: Results From a Series of Controlled Experiments
Annual International Computer Software \& Applications Conference (COMPSAC)
S. Ali
Assessing Quality and Effort of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing: a Controlled Experiment
International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Ali
Empirical Software Engineering in Collaboration with BUAA
Seminar at Beihang University
Proceedings, refereed
G. Zhang, T. Yue and S. Ali
Modeling Crisis Management System With the Restricted Use Case Modeling Approach
Comparing Modeling Approaches (CMA) Workshop at ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
J. Wu, T. Yue and S. Ali
Ensuring Safety of Avionics Software at the Architecture Design Level: an Industrial Case Study
The 13th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC 2013)
S. Ali, T. Yue and L. C. Briand
Assessing Quality and Effort of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing: a Controlled Experiment
International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST)
S. Wang, S. Ali and A. Gotlieb
Automated Product Line Methodologies to Support Model-Based Testing
The ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS), online publication at CEUR
S. Wang, S. Ali and A. Gotlieb
Minimizing Test Suites in Software Product Lines Using Weight-Based Genetic Algorithms
ACM Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO)
S. Wang, S. Ali, T. Yue and M. Liaaen
Using Feature Model to Support Model-Based Testing of Product Lines: an Industrial Case Study
The 13th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC 2013)
S. Wang and S. Ali
Modeling BCMS Product Line Using Feature Model, Component Family Model, and UML
Comparing Modeling Approaches Workshop (MODELS 2013)
S. Wang, A. Gotlieb, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Automated Test Case Selection Using Feature Model: an Industrial Case Study
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS), Best Paper Award
J. Wu, S. Ali, T. Yue and J. Tian
Assessing the Reliability of an Industrial Avionics Software: Results, Insights and Recommendations
The 24th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
K. Nie, T. Yue, S. Ali, L. Zhang and Z. Fan
Constraints: the Core of Supporting Automated Product Configuration of Cyber-Physical Systems
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems
S. Ali and T. Yue
A Rigorous and Comprehensive Analysis of Effort for Modeling Aspect State Machines: Results From a Series of Controlled Experiments
Annual International Computer Software & Applications Conference (COMPSAC)
K. Nie, T. Yue and S. Ali
Towards a Search-Based Interactive Configuration of Cyber Physical System Product Lines
ACM/IEEE 16th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Poster
Technical reports
T. Yue, S. Ali and K. Nie
Towards A Search-based Interactive Configuration of Cyber-Physical System Product Lines
S. Ali, A. Gotlieb and S. Wang
Automated Search-Based Test Suite Minimization in Product Lines: An Empirical Study
T. Yue, S. Hesari, S. Ali and B. Selic
Towards Systematic Requirements Engineering Practices in Product Line Engineering: A Comprehensive Domain Analysis in an Industrial Setting
2012
Journal Articles
S. Ali, T. Yue and L. C. Briand
Does Aspect-Oriented Modeling Help Improve the Readability of UML State Machines?
Software and Systems Modeling
S. Ali, L. C. Briand and H. Hemmati
Modeling Robustness Behavior Using Aspect-Oriented Modeling to Support Robustness Testing of Industrial Systems
Software and Systems Modeling
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
Comprehensively Evaluating Conformance Error Rates of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing
Aspect Oriented Software Development Conference, Potsdam Germany
S. Ali
Comprehensively Evaluating Conformance Error Rates of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing
International Conference on Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD)
S. Ali
A Product Line Modeling and Configuration Methodology to Support Model-Based Testing: an Industrial Case Study
ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages \& Systems (MODELS)
S. Ali
Modeling Crosscutting Behaviors (Robustness) using AspectSM Profile to Support Model-based Testing
Bellairs Workshop on (Aspect-Oriented) Model-Driven Software Development
Proceedings, refereed
S. Ali and T. Yue
Studying the Understandability of Aspect State Machines Through the Weaving Activity
The 19th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2012)
M. Z. Iqbal, S. Ali, T. Yue and L. C. Briand
Experiences of Applying UML/MARTE on Three Industrial Projects
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS)
S. Ali and T. Yue
Comprehensively Evaluating Conformance Error Rates of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing
International Conference on Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD 2012)
T. Yue and S. Ali
Bridging the Gap Between Requirements and Aspect State Machines to Support Non-Functional Testing: Industrial Case Studies
8th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA)
S. Ali, T. Yue, L. C. Briand and S. Walawege
A Product Line Modeling and Configuration Methodology to Support Model-Based Testing: an Industrial Case Study
ACM/IEEE 15th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages & Systems (MODELS)
G. Mussbacher, O. Alam, M. Alhaj and S. Ali
Assessing Composition in Modeling Approaches
Proceedings of the CMA 2012 Workshop
Talks, keynote
S. Ali
Industry-Driven Testing: Past, Present, and Future Activities at Simula
CIO Forum, Oslo Norway
Technical reports
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal and A. Arcuri
Empirically Evaluating Improved Heuristics for Test Data Generation From OCL Constraints Using Search Algorithms
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal, A. Arcuri and L. C. Briand
Generating Test Data From OCL Constraints With Search Techniques
I. Hajra, S. Andleeb, S. Ali and Z. Malik
Categorizing and Assessing Empirical Investigations in Aspect-Oriented Modeling: a Systematic Review
M. Z. Iqbal, S. Ali, T. Yue and L. Briand
Experiences of Applying UML/MARTE on Three Industrial Projects
S. Ali, T. Yue, L. Briand and S. Walawege
A Product Line Modeling and Configuration Methodology to Support Model-Based Testing: an Industrial Case Study
S. Ali and T. Yue
A Rigorous and Comprehensive Analysis of Effort for Modeling Aspect State Machines
S. Wang, A. Gotlieb, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Automated Selection of Test Cases using Feature Model for Product Lines: An Industrial Case Study
T. Yue, S. Hesari, S. Ali and B. Selic
A Study on Industrial Requirements Engineering Practice of Highly Configurable Systems
S. Wang, S. Ali and T. Yue
Product Line Modeling and Configuration Methodology using Feature Model for Supporting Model-Based Testing
S. Wang, S. Ali and A. Gotlieb
Minimizing Test Suites in Software Product Lines Using Weight-Based Genetic Algorithms
S. Ali, T. Yue, M. Z. Iqbal and R. K. Panesar-Walawege
Myths, Facts, and Misconceptions of OCL: Experiences from Diverse Industrial Applications
S. Wang, A. Gotlieb, S. Ali and M. Liaaen
Automated Test Case Selection using Feature Model: an Industrial Case Study
K. Nie, T. Yue, S. Ali, L. Zhang and Z. Fan
The Core of Supporting Automated Product Configuration of Cyber-Physical Systems
T. Yue and S. Ali
A Practical and Scalable Use Case Modeling Approach to Specify Crosscutting Concerns: Industrial Applications
PhD Thesis
S. Ali
Scalable Model-Based Robustness Testing: Novel Methodologies and Industrial Application
University of Oslo
2011
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
An Industrial Application of Robustness Testing Using Aspect-Oriented Modeling, UML/MARTE, and Search Algorithms
ACM/IEEE 14th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (Models 2011)
S. Ali
A Search-Based OCL Constraint Solver for Model-Based Test Data Generation
11th International Conference On Quality Software (QSIC 2011)
S. Ali
An Industrial Application of AOM for Robustness Testing
Bellairs Workshop on Developing End-to-End AOSD Artifacts for REMODD
Proceedings, refereed
S. Ali, L. C. Briand, A. Arcuri and S. Walawege
An Industrial Application of Robustness Testing Using Aspect-Oriented Modeling, UML/MARTE, and Search Algorithms
ACM/IEEE 14th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (Models 2011)
T. Yue, S. Ali and L. Briand
Automated Transition From Use Cases to UML State Machines to Support State-Based Testing
In Seventh European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications (ECMFA) 2011
G. Mussbacher, W. A. Abed, O. Alam, S. Ali, A. Beugnard and V. Bonnet
Comparing Six Modeling Approaches
Models in Software Engineering
S. Ali, M. Z. Iqbal, A. Arcuri and L. Briand
A Search-Based OCL Constraint Solver for Model-Based Test Data Generation
Proceedings of the 11th International Conference On Quality Software (QSIC 2011)
Technical reports
S. Ali, T. Yue and Z. Malik
On Understandability of Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing: A Controlled Experiment
S. Ali, T. Yue and Z. Malik
Comprehensively Evaluating Conformance Error Rates of Applying Aspect State Machines for Robustness Testing
T. Yue and S. Ali
A Use Case Modeling Approach for Industrial, Network-based, Distributed, Real-Time Embedded Systems
S. Ali and T. Yue
Automated Transition from Use Cases to UML State Machines for State-based Testing
T. Yue and S. Ali
A Use Case Modeling Approach for Large-scale, Industrial, Network-based, Distributed, Real-Time Embedded Systems
S. Ali, T. Yue and L. Briand
Empirically Evaluating the Impact of Applying Aspect State Machines on Modeling Quality and Effort
S. Ali, T. Yue and L. Briand
Does Aspect-Oriented Modeling Help Improve the Readability of UML State Machines?
2010
Journal Articles
S. Ali, L. Briand, H. Hemmati and R. K. Panesar-Walawege
A Systematic Review of the Application and Empirical Investigation of Search-Based Test-Case Generation
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
Proceedings, refereed
H. Hemmati, L. Briand, A. Arcuri and S. Ali
An Enhanced Test Case Selection Approach for Model-Based Testing: an Industrial Case Study
18th ACM SIGSOFT international symposium on Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE)
Technical reports
S. Ali, H. Hemmati, N. E. Holt, E. Arisholm and L. Briand
Model Transformations As a Strategy to Automate Model-Based Testing - a Tool and Industrial Case Studies
T. Yue and S. Ali
A Framework for Measuring Quality of Models: Experiences from a Series of Controlled Experiments
S. Ali, L. Briand and H. Hemmati
Modeling Robustness Behavior Using Aspect-Oriented Modeling to Support Robustness Testing of Industrial Systems
2009
Talks, contributed
S. Ali
Model-based Testing of Video Conferencing Systems: Automation Solution
D-Mint Project Meeting
2008
Technical reports
S. Ali, L. Briand, H. Hemmati and R. K. Panesar-Walawege
A Systematic Review of the Application and Empirical Investigation of Search-Based Test-Case Generation
2007
Journal Articles
N. Walkinshaw, K. Bogdanov, S. Ali and M. Holcombe
Automated Discovery of State Transitions and Their Functions in Source Code
Software Testing, Verification and Reliability
S. Ali, L. Briand, M. J. Rehman, H. Asghar, M. Z. Iqbal and A. Nadeem
A State-Based Approach to Integration Testing Based on UML Models
Information and Software Technology
Technical reports
S. Ali, K. Bogdanov and N. Walkinshaw
A Comparative Study of Methods for Dynamic Reverse-Engineering of State Models
2006
Proceedings, refereed
A. Mejía, J. Flich, J. Duato, S. Reinemo and T. Skeie
Segment-Based Routing: an Efficient Fault-Tolerant Routing Algorithm for Meshes and Tori
20th IEEE International Parallel & Distributed Processing Symposium