18th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), 2025 edition.
For a whole week, Naples was the international hub of software research, hosting the 18th edition of the IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification, and Validation (ICST 2025). The event took place at the Conference Center of the University of Naples Federico II on Via Partenope, with a record attendance of nearly 300 people from both academia and industry.
The conference, organized with the support of the University of Naples Federico II, represents one of the world's leading events for researchers, engineers, professionals, and industry experts, who discussed the latest developments in software testing, verification, and validation.
The 2025 edition of ICST, led by General Chairs Anna Rita Fasolino, Full Professor of Software Engineering at Federico II University, and Sebastiano Panichella, Senior Researcher in Computer Science at the University of Bern, stood out for its particularly rich and diverse program, which included:
- Research, Industry, and Educational Track
- Poster and Tool and Data Showcase
- Sessions on Emerging Visions and Results
- Doctoral Symposium and Journal-First Presentations
- Innovative Tool Competitions:
- Self-Driving Car Testing
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Testing
- 10 Co-located Workshops, focused on specialized and emerging topics
- Tutorials and technical briefings led by international experts
Among the conference's highlights were the Keynote Lectures by world-renowned speakers, who offered in-depth insights into the future of software engineering and how Artificial Intelligence techniques are innovating and changing this field.
The conference also hosted an engaging roundtable discussion with experts from academia and industry, focusing on emerging challenges and opportunities in software testing (https://conf.researchr.org/info/icst-2025/panel).
ICST 2025 also offered the opportunity to explore the latest advances in the following areas:
- Artificial Intelligence-assisted Software Testing
- AI-based System Testing
- Software Reliability, Security, and Performance
- Validation and Verification Techniques
- Software Testing Teaching
The event was organized with the support of numerous international institutions, including the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering (DIETI) at Federico II University, the University of Bern, CerICT (Regional Center for Information Communication Technology), and the IEEE Computer Society - Technical Community of Software Engineering.