Carlos Esteban Budde

Assistant professor

Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science

Via Sommarive, 9 - 38123 Povo

carlosesteban.budde[at]unitn [dot] it

Expertise:

Formal languages

Modeling and simulation

Monte Carlo methods

Stochastic models

	Education
	National University of Córdoba. Córdoba, Argentina. Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics and Computer Science (FAMAF) PhD in Computer Science (2012–2017) Thesis: Automation of Importance Splitting Techniques for Rare Event Simulation. Area: Rare event simulation with multilevel splitting. Supervisors: Prof. Pedro D'Argenio (UNC, Argentina); Prof. Holger Hermanns (UdS, Germany). MSc in Computer Science (2010–2012) Final project: Fully measurable non-determinism in continuous probabilistic processes. Area: Stochastic and concurrent process semantics. Grade point average: 9,74 / 10. BSc: Computer Analyst (2007–2010) Grade point average: 9,67 / 10.
	Academic career and teaching activities
	Teaching University of Twente, The Netherlands Lecturing Advanced Logic (MSc: 5 ECTS) 2020 Teaching Assistanships Languages & Machines (BSc: 5 ECTS) 2018 & 2019 & 2020 Algorithms, Datastructures & Complexity (BSc: 5 ECTS) 2019 & 2020 Supervision MSc final projects M.J.W. Peppelman (2020): Encoding failure probability dependencies in Bayesian networks; Defeating the Fault Tree Analysis assumption of independent Basic Events H.J. Alblas (2020): Predictive maintenance of Dutch civil infrastructure: a structured approach Supervision BSc final projects Z. Krol (2021): A new approach to visualizing FMEA data M. Klotz (2020): Extending the shunting plan generator of the Dutch Railways with non-service train traﬃc J. Karsten (2020): Crunching Attack Trees: Eﬃcient Algorithms for Computation of Metrics E. Constantinescu (2020): An in-depth approach to ﬁtting probability distributions using Evolutionary Algorithms C. Plentinger (2020): GUI for FIG: Visualising simulation results V. Sudhakar (2019): Implementing topological value iteration for Markov decision processes in the Modest Toolset PJ. Roelofs (2018): Determining Long Run Properties of Complex Models using Statistical Model Checking J. A. de Bie (2018): PTA as an approach to fault tree analysis T. Braams (2018): Modelling Degradation of Physical Objects in Fault Maintenance Trees Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina Teaching Assistanships Parallel computing 2016 Operating systems 2009 & 2010 & 2011 Networks and distributed systems 2011 Introduction to algorithms 2010 Algorithms and data structures II 2009 Supervision MSc final projects M. Hunicken (2018): Simulación de eventos raros con Importance Splitting, extendiendo FIG con Fixed Eﬀort y Fixed Sucess. Professional development Management courses Supervising Students (10 h) 2019 Drs. Marleen de Haan, University of Twente, The Netherlands. Time Management (9 h) 2019 Yvon van Leeuwen, Radboud Universiteit, The Netherlands. Post-graduate courses Modelling and Analysis of Probabilistic Timed Systems (12.5 h) 2015 Prof. Joost-Pieter Katoen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Introduction to Probabilistic Model Checking (12.5 h) 2015 Prof. Christel Baier, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany. Aceleración con GPUs: arquitectura y programación CUDA. (12.5 h) 2014 Prof. Manuel Ujaldón, Universidad de Málaga, España. Artiﬁcial Intelligence (64 h) 2013 Prof. J. Hoﬀmann, Universität des Saarlandes, Germany. Optimization (68 h) 2013 Prof. A. Karrenbauer & Dr. M. Mnich, Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Germany. Introducción a la Computación Heterogénea (12.5 h) 2013 Dr. Nicolás Wolovick and Lic. Carlos Bederián, FAMAF, Argentina. Quantitative Security Analysis. (12.5 h) 2013 Dr. Boris Köpf, IMDEA Software Institute, España. Time series (60 h) 2012 Prof. O.H. Bustos, FAMAF, Argentina. Cryptography (60 h) 2011 Prof. D. Penazzi, FAMAF, Argentina. Primera Escuela Argentina de GPGPU Computing para Aplicaciones Cientíﬁcas. (35 h) 2011 Dr. Nicolás Wolovick, FAMAF, Argentina.
	Research interests
	I evaluate properties formally on mathematical models using Monte Carlo simulation. My goal is to design a theory of automated algorithms for rare event simulation. I take good care to implement my ideas and test their performance in reality, on case studies as diverse as possible and largely focusing on high reliability systems e.g. described as Fault Trees. My techniques have demonstrated good performance for general stochastic models—i.e. any distribution you like—taking the same input as probabilistic model checking. I intend to extend the automated application of importance splitting to rare event analysis on hybrid systems, where currently only ad hoc approaches are applicable. Keywords: • rare event simulation • importance splitting • automation of Monte Carlo simulation techniques • formal methods in Computer Science • modelling of stochastic systems • process semantics • Stochastic Automata • GPGPUs for scientiﬁc computations • HPC.
	Research work
	Publications (peer reviewed) Journals Lopuhaä-Zwakenberg et al. (2022). Efficient and Generic Algorithms for Quantitative Attack Tree Analysis. In: IEEE Trans. Dependable Secure Comput. DOI: 10.1109/TDSC.2022.3215752 Budde et al. (2022). Analysis of non-Markovian repairable fault trees through rare event simulation. In: Int. J. Softw. Tools Technol. Transfer. DOI: 10.1007/s10009-022-00675-x Verkuil et al. (2022). Automated fault tree learning from continuous-valued sensor data: a case study on domestic heaters. In: Int. J. Progn. Health Manag. DOI: https://doi.org/10.36001/ijphm.2022.v13i2.3160 Budde (2022). FIG: The Finite Improbability Generator v1.3. In: ACM SIGMETRICS Perform. Eval. Rev. DOI: 10.1145/3543146.3543160 Budde et al. (2020). An efficient statistical model checker for nondeterminism and rare events. In: Int. J. Softw. Tools Technol. Transfer. DOI: 10.1007/s10009-020-00563-2 Budde et al. (2019). Automated compositional importance splitting. In: Sci. Comp. Program. DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2019.01.006 Rojo et al. (2013). Enhanced transport through desorption-mediated diffusion. In: Phys. Rev. E . DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.87.012115 Conferences Vidor & Budde (2022). A Maturity Assessment Model for Cyber Security Education in Europe. In: WISE 15. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-08172-9_5 Budde et al. (2022). Learning to learn HVAC failures: layering ML experiments in the absence of ground truth. In: RSSRail. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05814-1_7 Budde et al. (2021). Attack Trees vs. Fault Trees: two sides of the same coin from different currencies. In: QEST. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85172-9_24 Stoelinga et al. (2021). The Marriage Between Safety and Cybersecurity: Still Practicing. In: SPIN. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-84629-9_1 Budde & Stoelinga (2021). Efficient Algorithms for Quantiative Attack Tree Analysis. In: CSF. DOI: 10.1109/CSF51468.2021.00041 Budde & Hartmanns (2021). Replicating RESTART with Prolonged Retrials: An Experimental Report. In: TACAS. DOI: 10.1007%2F978-3-030-72013-1_21 Arias et al. (2020). Hackers vs. Security: Attack-Defence Trees as Asynchronous Multi-Agent Systems. In: ICFEM. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63406-3_1 Budde et al. (2020). The Dynamic Fault Tree Rare Event Simulator. In: QEST. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59854-9_17 Monti et al (2020). A compositional semantics for Repairable Fault Trees with general distributions. In: LPAR. DOI: 10.29007/p16v Budde & Stoelinga (2020). Automated Rare Event Simulation for Fault Tree Analysis via Minimal Cut Sets. In: MMB. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-43024-5_16 Budde (2020). FIG: The Finite Improbability Generator. In: TACAS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45190-5_27 Budde et al. (2020). Rare Event Simulation for Non-Markovian Repairable Fault Trees. In: TACAS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-45190-5_26 Ruijters et al. (2019). FFORT: A benchmark suite for fault tree analysis. In: ESREL. DOI: 10.3850/978-981-11-2724-3_0641-cd Budde et al. (2018). A Statistical Model Checker for Nondeterminism and Rare Events. In: TACAS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-89963-3_20 Abate et al. (2018). Assessment of Maintenance Policies for Smart Buildings: Application of Formal Methods to Fault Maintenance Trees. In: PHME. DOI: 10.36001/phme.2018.v4i1.385 Budde et al. (2017). Better Automated Importance Splitting for Transient Rare Events. In: SETTA. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69483-2_3 Budde et al. (2017). JANI: Quantitative Model and Tool Interaction. In: TACAS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-54580-5_9 Budde et al. (2016). Compositional Construction of Importance Functions in Fully Automated Importance Splitting. In: VALUETOOLS. DOI: 10.4108/eai.25-10-2016.2266501 Workshops, book chapters, etc. Abate et al. (2018). Modelling Smart Buildings Using Fault Maintenance Trees. In: EPEW. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02227-3_8 D'Argenio et al. (2017). The Road from Stochastic Automata to the Simulation of Rare Events. In: ModelEd, TestEd, TrustEd. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68270-9_14 Budde et al. (2015). Rare Event Simulation with Fully Automated Importance Splitting. In: EPEW. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23267-6_18 Budde et al. (2014). A Theory for the Semantics of Stochastic and Non-deterministic Continuous Systems. In: ROCKS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-45489-3_3 Budde (2012). A theory for the semantics of continuous systems with stochastic and structural non-determinism. In: YR-CONCUR. URL: http://dsg.famaf.unc.edu.ar/sites/default/files/pdf/papers/paper-291.pdf
	Memberships in societies and scientific committees
	Events organisation and chairs Artifact evaluation chair of FormaliSE 2022 Artifact evaluation co-chair of QEST 2022 Co-organiser of the PM 2021 workshop, co-located with QONFEST 2021 Publicity chair of QEST 2020 PC member in conferences and workshops FMICS 2020: 25° International Conference on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems QEST 2020: 17° International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems GraMSec 2020: 7° International Workshop on Graphical Models for Security Other contributions to the scientific community Artifact Evaluation committee member of TACAS 2020
	Awards and honours
	Awarded an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022) Projection of Security Vulnerabilities caused by Exploits in Dependencies Best short-paper award in QEST 2020 Contribution: The Dynamic Fault Tree Rare Event Simulator. Best MSc grade point average of the National University of Córdoba Award year: 2012. Flag bearer of the Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, and Computer Science On ground of holding the best grade point average across the four careers. Award year: 2011.
	Conferences and lectures
	Outreach & teaching extra-curricula Invited talk in the Risk & Resilience festival (data track) 2019 University of Twente, The Netherlands Co-organiser in the CuriousU summer school (Risk Management track) 2019 University of Twente, The Netherlands Participation in scientific events Conferences Privacy Symposium 2022 QEST 2021: 18° International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTem CSF 2021: 34° IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium ETAPS 2021 (including TACAS 2021): 24° edition of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software QEST 2020: 17° International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTem ETAPS 2020 (including TACAS 2020): 23° edition of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software PHME 2018: 4° European Conference of the Prognostics and Health Management ETAPS 2018 (including TACAS 2018): 21° edition of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software SETTA 2017: 5° Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools and Applications VALUETOOLS 2016: 10° International Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools CONCUR 2015: 26° International Conference on Concurrency Theory QEST 2013: 17° International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTem CONCUR 2013: 24° International Conference on Concurrency Theory Workshops TOSME @ Performance 2021: Tools for Stochastic Modelling and Evaluation (performance, dependability, security and verification) EPEW 2018: 15° European Workshop on Performance Engineering Lorentz workshop (2018) "Safety of Future Systems: Science meets Industry" FACAS 2013–2016: Argentinean Workshops on Foundations for the Automatic Analysis and Construction of Software EPEW 2015: 12° European Workshop on Performance Engineering
	Other work
	Participation in scientific projects CS4E: Cyber Security for Europe Funding: H2020 (EU) SEQUOIA: Smart maintenance optimization via big data & fault tree analysis Funding: NWO & ProRail & NS (The Netherlands) SUCCESS: SecUre aCCESSibility for the Internet of Things Funding: CHIST-ERA (EU) PAMPAS2: Parallel Algorithms for Model-checking and Parameter Synthesis Funding: NUFFIC—Van Gogh Programme (The Netherlands) MEALS: Mobility between Europe and Argentina applying Logic to Systems Funding: F7P (EU) Foundations, algorithms and tools for the development of dependable distributed systems Funding: FONCYT—ANPCyT (Argentina) Foundations and techniques for the reliability analysis of concurrent stochastic systems Funding: SeCyT—UNC (Argentina) Peer-reviewer in journals IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation Reliability Engineering and System Safety International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer Progress in Nuclear Energy Journal of Risk and Reliability PeerJ Computer Science Journal of Operations Research Perspectives Peer-reviewer in conferences TACAS: Intl. Conf. on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (2020–2021) ICCPS: ACM/IEEE Intl. Conf. on Cyber-Physical Systems (2021) FORMATS: Intl. Conf. on Formal Modeling and Anal. of Timed Systems (2021) QEST: Intl. Conf. on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (2018–2021) ESREL\|PSAM: European Safety and Reliability Conference \| Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management Conference (2019–2020) SETTA: Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering (2019) PHM: Annual Conference of the PHM Society (2018) FORTE: IFIP International Conference on Formal Techniques for Distributed Objects, Components and Systems (2014) Peer-reviewer in workshops MARS: Workshop on Models for Formal Analysis of Real Systems (2020) GraMSec: Intl. Workshop on Graphical Models for Security (2020)
	Attachments
	CV_CEB.pdf (781.77 KB)