CONFEST 2026

QEST+FORMATS Program

8:30 ! Live

Registration & Coffee

! Live

Registration & Coffee

! Live

Registration & Coffee

9:00 ! Live

QEST+FORMATS Opening

Q+F 

! Live

Reasoning About Probabilistic Loops, Moment by Moment

Session chair: Max Tschaikowski

Ezio Bartocci

Joint Room A

! Live

Category Theory for Fast Model Checking Algorithms

Session chair: Ana Sokolova

Ichiro Hasuo

Joint Room A

9:10 ! Live

Monitoring of Timed and Quantitative Systems

Kim G. Larsen

Q+F 

10:00 ! Live

Coffee Break

! Live

Coffee Break

10:10 ! Live

Coffee Break

10:30

Q+F Session 4 - Stochastic Model Checking

Multi-Objective Statistical Model Checking using Lightweight Strategy SamplingPedro R. D'Argenio, Arnd Hartmanns, Patrick Wienhöft, Mark van Wijk
Effective Stochastic Automata Model Checking by Interval AbstractionAnnabell Petri, Arnd Hartmanns, Pedro D'Argenio

Q+F Session 7 - Dependability and Security Analysis

12:00 ! Live

Lunch

! Live

Lunch

! Live

Lunch

13:30 ! Live

Supporting Older Adults Living Independently

Jane Hillston

Q+F 

Q+F Session 5 - Probabilistic and Temporal Logic Semantics

Exact Evaluation of Probabilistic Programs with Cylindrical Algebraic DecompositionMohamed Hamza Bandukara, Fredrik Dahlqvist, Niki Omidvari
Algebraic Robust Semantics for Signal Temporal Logic with Graph OperatorsSheryl Paul, Vidisha Kudalkar, Anand Balakrishnan, Tianhao Wu, Lars Lindemann, Jyotirmoy Deshmukh

Q+F Session 8 - Queueing and Performance Models

14:40 ! Live

Coffee Break

! Live

Coffee Break

! Live

Coffee Break

15:00

Q+F Session 2 - Parametric Games and Automata

State-Space Abstractions for Parametric Timed GamesMikael Bisgaard Dahlsen-Jensen, Jaco van de Pol, Laure Petrucci

Q+F Session 6 - Continuous and Hybrid Systems

Q+F Session 9 - Timed Automata and Languages

Weighing Timed Regular Languages: The Final StepEugene Asarin, Aldric Degorre, Catalin Dima, Bernardo Jacobo Inclán
16:10 ! Live

Coffee Break

! Live

Coffee Break

16:30

Q+F Session 3 - Learning and Quantum Systems

Learning Alternating Real-Time AutomataKazuki Kinoshita, Masaki Waga

Q+F Session 10 - Verification Tools

MightyPPL: Towards model checking MTLHsi-Ming Ho, S Krishna, Khushraj Madnani, Rupak Majumdar, Paritosh Pandya
LF-mc: An Efficient Verifier for Lingua FrancaMario Reja, Mikheil Rukhaia, Kyungmin Bae, Mircea Marin, Peter Csaba Ölveczky
StochasticBarrier.jl: A Toolbox for Stochastic Barrier Function SynthesisRayan Mazouz, Frederik Mathiesen, Luca Laurenti, Morteza Lahijanian
18:00 ! Live

Football

19:00 ! Live

Boat Tour / Dinner (Boarding at 7:15pm)

Wednesday
8:30
! Live

Registration & Coffee

9:00
! Live

QEST+FORMATS Opening

Q+F 

9:10
10:10
! Live

Coffee Break

10:30
12:00
! Live

Lunch

13:30
14:40
! Live

Coffee Break

15:00

Q+F Session 2 - Parametric Games and Automata

Mikael Bisgaard Dahlsen-Jensen, Jaco van de Pol, Laure Petrucci
16:10
! Live

Coffee Break

16:30

Q+F Session 3 - Learning and Quantum Systems

Kazuki Kinoshita, Masaki Waga
Thursday
8:30
! Live

Registration & Coffee

9:00
10:00
! Live

Coffee Break

10:30

Q+F Session 4 - Stochastic Model Checking

Pedro R. D'Argenio, Arnd Hartmanns, Patrick Wienhöft, Mark van Wijk
Annabell Petri, Arnd Hartmanns, Pedro D'Argenio
12:00
! Live

Lunch

13:30

Q+F Session 5 - Probabilistic and Temporal Logic Semantics

Mohamed Hamza Bandukara, Fredrik Dahlqvist, Niki Omidvari
Sheryl Paul, Vidisha Kudalkar, Anand Balakrishnan, Tianhao Wu, Lars Lindemann, Jyotirmoy Deshmukh
14:40
! Live

Coffee Break

15:00

Q+F Session 6 - Continuous and Hybrid Systems

19:00
Friday
8:30
! Live

Registration & Coffee

9:00
10:00
! Live

Coffee Break

10:30

Q+F Session 7 - Dependability and Security Analysis

12:00
! Live

Lunch

13:30

Q+F Session 8 - Queueing and Performance Models

14:40
! Live

Coffee Break

15:00

Q+F Session 9 - Timed Automata and Languages

Eugene Asarin, Aldric Degorre, Catalin Dima, Bernardo Jacobo Inclán
16:10
! Live

Coffee Break

16:30

Q+F Session 10 - Verification Tools

Hsi-Ming Ho, S Krishna, Khushraj Madnani, Rupak Majumdar, Paritosh Pandya
Mario Reja, Mikheil Rukhaia, Kyungmin Bae, Mircea Marin, Peter Csaba Ölveczky
Rayan Mazouz, Frederik Mathiesen, Luca Laurenti, Morteza Lahijanian
18:00
Caption
Invited
Q+F
Social