Reliable DevOps
Feb 1, 2022

We work on methods and tools to increase the reliability of Infrastructure as Code artifacts. See the posts and publications below for more details.

Computer Scientist
My research interests include software reliability, software verification, and formal methods applied to software engineering. For more details, see some of my projects or my selected (or recent) publications. More posts are available in my blog. Follow me on Twitter or add me on LinkedIn. See also the Software Reliability Lab website.
Posts
InfraGov: New Funded Project on Reliable and Secure IT Infrastructure
I am very pleased to announce that we secured funding for the InfraGov project, a new research project funded to address critical challenges in the reliability and security of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) used in Public Administration.
Publications
Nuno Saavedra, João F. Ferreira, Alexandra Mendes
(2025).
InfraFix: Technology-Agnostic Repair of Infrastructure as Code.
In ISSTA 2025, Tool Demonstrations Track.
CORE A conference.
Sogol Masoumzadeh, Nuno Saavedra, Rungroj Maipradit, Lili Wei, João F. Ferreira, Dániel Varró, Shane McIntosh
(2025).
Do Experts Agree About Smelly Infrastructure?.
In TSE 2025.
Q1 journal.
Nuno Saavedra, João Gonçalves, Miguel Henriques, João F. Ferreira, Alexandra Mendes
(2023).
Polyglot Code Smell Detection for Infrastructure as Code with GLITCH.
In ASE 2023, Tool Demo Track.
CORE A* conference.
Nuno Saavedra, João F. Ferreira
(2022).
GLITCH: Automated Polyglot Security Smell Detection in Infrastructure as Code.
In ASE 2022.
CORE A* conference.
🏆 Awarded: Artifact Evaluation Award (Reusable).
🏆 Awarded: Artifact Evaluation Award (Reusable).