Coping with evolution in automated production systems implies a cross-disciplinary
challenge along the system's life-cycle for variant-rich systems of high complexity. The …

Adaptive and flexible production systems require modular and reusable software especially
considering their long-term life cycle of up to 50 years. SWMAT4aPS, an approach to …

Although Large Language Models (LLMs) have established predominance in automated
code generation, they are not devoid of shortcomings. The pertinent issues primarily relate …

Internet of Things Operating Systems (IoT OSs) run, manage and control IoT devices.
Therefore, it is important to secure the source code for IoT OSs, especially if they are …

Static code analysis techniques examine programs without actually executing them. The
main benefits lie in improving software quality by detecting problematic code constructs and …

Industrial Control System (ICS) security has become increasingly important as attacks
targeting ICSs are more prominent. Although many off-the-shelf industrial network intrusion …

When changes are performed on an automated production system (aPS), new faults can be
accidentally introduced into the system, which are called regressions. A common method for …

The rapid technological leaps of Industry 4.0 increase the pressure and demands on
humans working in automation, which is one of the main motivators of Industry 5.0. In …

Technical debt (TD) is a critical issue in the software (SW) development industry that
increases development costs over time and needs adaptation for production automation SW …

Industrial plant software is implemented in the programming languages of IEC 61131-3. As
plant software needs to perform many tasks, it is often highly complex and typically …