Public defence, Mikael Ebrahimi Salari – Computer Science

The public defence of Mikael Ebrahimi Salari’s doctoral thesis will take place at Mälardalen University, campus Västerås January 22, 2026.

Title: Test Automation for Industrial Programmable Logic Controller Software: From Requirements to Executable Tests

Third-cycle subject: Computer Science

Time: 13:15

Room: Case (and digitally)

External reviewer: Professor Miroslav Bures, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

The examining committee consists of:

• Associate Professor Raluca Lefticaru, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
• Professor Serge Demeyer, University of Antwerp, Belgium
• Professor Ivan Porres Paltor, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Reserve member of the examining committee: Associate Professor Håkan Forsberg, Mälardalen University

Language: The public defence will be held in English.

The doctoral thesis has the serial number: 456