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News
July 2026
Paper accepted at ESEM 2026
The paper “Characterising Meeting Practices in Software Engineering Teams: A Mixed-Methods Study of Perceptions, Objective Patterns, and Impacts” has been accepted in the Technical Track of the International Conference on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM 2026).
2026
Paper accepted in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
The paper “Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Precision Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control: Adaptive Transformers with Safety Guarantees” has been accepted for publication in Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
The work contributes to the development of AI-based approaches for reliable and safety-aware autonomous UAV control.
2026
Paper accepted in Information and Software Technology
The paper “The Role of Road Features and Vehicle Dynamics in Cost-Effective Autonomous Vehicles Safety Testing: Insights from Instance Space Analysis” has been accepted for publication in Information and Software Technology.
The research investigates how road characteristics and vehicle dynamics can inform more effective and cost-efficient safety testing for autonomous vehicles.
2026
National Scientific Habilitation in Computer Science
Dr. Sebastiano Panichella obtained the Italian National Scientific Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale – ASN), I Fascia, for 01/B1 – Informatica.
The qualification recognizes scientific maturity and research contributions across Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, intelligent software systems, Data Science, and autonomous cyber-physical systems.
Official ASN Result
2026
Paper accepted at ICPC
The paper “Understanding CI/CD Workflow Runs Through Interactive and Animated Visualizations” has been accepted at the International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC 2026).
The work investigates new ways of helping developers understand complex Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery workflows through interactive visualization.
2026
Research contributions recognized among the Most Cited Papers in Software Engineering
Several research contributions co-authored by Dr. Panichella have been included in the compilation “Most Cited Papers in Software Engineering 2013–2023”, highlighting the sustained impact and visibility of the research.
2025
New Book on DevOps for Cyber-Physical Systems
Dr. Panichella edited the book “Roadmap for DevOps in Cyber-physical Systems: Challenges and Future Directions”.
The book brings together research perspectives on the challenges and future directions involved in developing, testing, deploying, and operating complex cyber-physical systems.
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