South European Test Seminar 2026

9 – 13
March 2026
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Valfréjus Vacances Hotel
Modane, France

About

The South European Test Seminar (SETS) is a forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of scientific results, emerging ideas, practical applications, hot topics, and new trends in the field of electronic circuit and system testing.
In 2026, SETS'26 will be organized by the University of Montpellier (UM) and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) through the Laboratory of Informatics, Robotics and Microelectronics of Montpellier (LIRMM).

Seminar Topics

Faster-than-at-Speed Test

Low-Power, AMS & Defect-Oriented Test

Design Security

Online Fault Diagnosis & Self-Verification

Design for Reliability & Fault Tolerance

Security in Test & Scan Architecture

Program

The event will take place over five days, from March 9 to 13, 2026. The first and last days will be reserved for the opening and closing formalities of the event. The three days in between will be dedicated to presentations by PhD Students, showcasing their latest research results and fostering discussions around the proposed themes.

You can download the simplified version of the program on the button below, or follow the full description. You can also download each abstract individually by clicking on the Talk's titles.

Monday · 9 March

18:30 : Opening & Welcome Cocktail
Moderator: Arnaud Virazel, LIRMM
19:30 : Dinner (at participants' expense)

Tuesday · 10 March

7:30 : Breakfast
8:30 : Session 1 - Fault Resilience in AI and Embedded Systems
Moderator: Rolf Drechsler, University of Bremen

Rama Mounika Kodamanchili, TalTech

Ashwin Santhosh, TalTech / Testonica Lab / Infineon

Lorenzo Fezza, Politecnico di Torino

10:30 : Team Building & Brainstorming
17:30 : Session 2 - Advances in Cell-Aware Modeling
Moderator: Maksim Jenihhin, TalTech

Reza Khoshzaban, Politecnico di Torino / LIRMM / STMicroelectronics

Gianmarco Mongelli, STMicroelectronics / LIRMM

Sidali Riabi, STMicroelectronics / LIRMM

19:30 : Dinner (at participants' expense)

Wednesday · 11 March

7:30 : Breakfast
8:30 : Session 3 - Memory Testing / Diagnostic and Neuromorphic Hardware Architectures
10:30 : Team Building & Brainstorming
17:30 : Social Event
20:30 : Dinner (at participants' expense)

Thursday · 12 March

7:30 : Breakfast
8:30 : Session 4 - Hardware Security and Side-Channel Analysis
Moderator: Paolo Bernardi, Politecnico di Torino

Vasilii Kulagin, TIMA

Sajjad Parvin, University of Bremen / DFKI

Tarick Welling, University of Stuttgart

10:30 : Team Building & Brainstorming
17:30 : Session 5 - Test Generation and Virtual Prototyping
Moderator: Gianmarco Mongelli, LIRMM

Gustavo Vilar de Farias, Politecnico di Torino

Denis Schwachhofer, University of Stuttgart / Advantest

Caroline Dominik, University of Bremen / DFKI

19:30 : Dinner (at participants' expense)

Friday · 13 March

7:30 : Breakfast
8:30 : Closing

Venue

Venue

Modane is a commune in the Savoie department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is located in the Maurienne Valley, which is part of the Vanoise National Park.

The Valfréjus Vacances Hotel is a two-star hotel and holiday center located in the heart of Valfréjus resort. The establishment features a restaurant, a common lounge, a bar, and several activity and meeting rooms.

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Contact

For further information, please contact us using the details below.

Gianmarco Mongelli
gianmarco.mongelli@lirmm.fr

Arnaud Virazel
arnaud.virazel@lirmm.fr