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Quality of AI-enabled systems (Q4AI) is recognized as a difficult challenge in both research and practice. Many of these challenges are driven by the data-dependent nature of AI components in which functionality is determined by characteristics (features) of training and operational data and not by traditional component specifications from which test cases are often derived. This data-dependency also causes AI components to drift over time as characteristics of operational data change over time, therefore requiring QA activities, such as runtime monitoring to be essential components of AI-enabled systems. 

A complementary aspect of Quality in the Age of AI is the use of AI to support Quality activities and processes (AI4Q), such as using AI techniques for test data and test case generation, fault localization in source code, and analyzing runtime log data to identify problems and courses of action. Challenges in this area stem from the lack of high quality and quantity of training data and oracles that are important for model performance and accuracy.

With the increase in complexity, size, and ubiquity of AI-enabled systems, as well as advances in AI including the growing popularity of large language models (LLMs), it is necessary to continue exploring Quality in the Age of AI. We therefore seek novel contributions investigating advances in both Q4AI and AI4Q.

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), especially in machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and the underlying data engineering techniques, as well as their integration into software-based systems of all domains raises new challenges to engineering modern AI-based systems. This makes the investigation of quality aspects in machine learning, AI and data analytics an essential topic. AI-based systems are data-intensive, continuously evolving, and self-adapting, which leads to new constructive and analytical quality assurance approaches to guarantee their quality during development and operation in live environments. On the constructive side, for instance, new process models, requirements engineering approaches or continuous integration and deployment models like MLOps are needed. On the analytical side, for instance, new data, offline and online testing approaches are needed for AI-based systems. 

TOPICS

The scope of this track is Quality in the Age of AI. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Quality of AI-enabled Systems:

  • Elicitation and specification of quality requirements for AI systems

  • Testing techniques for AI components and systems

  • Data quality processes

  • Tools to support software quality activities in AI systems

  • Runtime monitoring of AI systems

  • Certification processes for AI components and systems

  • Quality metrics for AI systems and components

• AI Supporting Software Quality Processes  

  • AI for test case generation

  • AI for test data generation

  • AI for quality requirements generation

  • AI for runtime log analysis

  • AI for fault localization

• Analytical and constructive quality assurance for AI-based systems

• System and software architecture of AI-based systems

• Data management and quality for AI-based systems

• Data, offline and online testing approaches

• Runtime monitoring, coverage and trace analysis of data, models and code

• Development processes and organization for machine learning, AI and data analytics

• Non-functional quality aspects of AI-based systems

• Quality models, standards and guidelines for developing AI-based systems

• Empirical studies on quality aspects in machine learning, AI, and data analytics

TRACK COMMITTEE

Chairs:  Gemma Catolino, University of Salerno, Italy and Fabio Palomba, University of Salerno, Italy

Program Committee: 

• Yutaro Kashiwa, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan

• Luana Almeida Martins, University of Salerno, Italy

• Gilberto Recupito, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium 

• Rodrigo Silva Sotolani, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

• Emanuela Guglielmi, University of Molise, Italy

• Daniela Grassi, University of Bari, Italy

• Antonio Della Porta, University of Salerno, Italy