This book aims to overcome the barriers in HW-to-SW stack verification, specifically those posed by the test oracle problem and isolated analysis. The authors provide tools and strategies that make it feasible to test and analyze highly complex hardware-software systems more efficiently, covering the entire HW-to-SW stack. The methods discussed address important challenges of modern HW/SW development through versatile test and analysis techniques, promising significant advancements in the efficiency and effectiveness of the verification processes.

Christoph Hazott received the M.Sc. degree in Embedded Systems Design from the University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg, Austria, in 2012. After his master studies, he worked at Infineon Technologies AG for the Test Engineering Department. In 2021, he started as a PhD student with the Institute for Complex Systems, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria and received his PhD in computer science in 2025. He published several papers at international conferences and journals, such as ASP-DAC, ETS, DDECS, FDL, and Integration, the VLSI Journal. His current research interests include RISC-V, SystemC/TLM based Virtual Prototyping as well as test and analysis of embedded HW/SW systems.