ICPC 2012 – Proceedings

Preface

Invited Papers

Agile Software Assessment (Invited Paper)
Oscar Nierstrasz and Mircea Lungu
(University of Bern, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p3, author = {Oscar Nierstrasz and Mircea Lungu}, title = {Agile Software Assessment (Invited Paper)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {3-2}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Studying Developers for Fun and Profit (Keynote Abstract)
Robert DeLine
(Microsoft Research, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p13, author = {Robert DeLine}, title = {Studying Developers for Fun and Profit (Keynote Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {13-12}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

A Retrospective View on: The Role of Concepts in Program Comprehension (MIP Award)
Václav Rajlich and Norman Wilde
(Wayne State University, USA; University of West Florida, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p23, author = {Václav Rajlich and Norman Wilde}, title = {A Retrospective View on: The Role of Concepts in Program Comprehension (MIP Award)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {23-22}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Main Research Track

Cognitive Processes
Mon, Jun 11, 11:00 - 12:45 (Chair: Chris Parnin)

Program Complexity Metrics and Programmer Opinions
Bernhard Katzmarski and Rainer Koschke
(University of Bremen, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p35, author = {Bernhard Katzmarski and Rainer Koschke}, title = {Program Complexity Metrics and Programmer Opinions}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {35-34}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Women and Men­- Different but Equal: On the Impact of Identifier Style on Source Code Reading
Zohreh Sharafi, Zéphyrin Soh, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, and Giuliano Antoniol
(École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada; University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p45, author = {Zohreh Sharafi and Zéphyrin Soh and Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc and Giuliano Antoniol}, title = {Women and Men­- Different but Equal: On the Impact of Identifier Style on Source Code Reading}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {45-44}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

A Lightweight Visualization of Interprocedural Data-Flow Paths for Source Code Reading
Takashi Ishio, Shogo Etsuda, and Katsuro Inoue
(Osaka University, Japan)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p55, author = {Takashi Ishio and Shogo Etsuda and Katsuro Inoue}, title = {A Lightweight Visualization of Interprocedural Data-Flow Paths for Source Code Reading}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {55-54}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Is the Derivation of a Model Easier to Understand Than the Model Itself?
Janet Feigenspan, Don Batory, and Taylor Riché
(University of Magdeburg, Germany; University of Texas, USA; National Instruments, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p65, author = {Janet Feigenspan and Don Batory and Taylor Riché}, title = {Is the Derivation of a Model Easier to Understand Than the Model Itself?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {65-64}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

The Role of the Developer
Mon, Jun 11, 14:15 - 15:45 (Chair: Andy Begel)

Evaluating Forum Discussions to Inform the Design of an API Critic
Chandan R. Rupakheti and Daqing Hou
(Clarkson University, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p71, author = {Chandan R. Rupakheti and Daqing Hou}, title = {Evaluating Forum Discussions to Inform the Design of an API Critic}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {71-70}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Mining Source Code Descriptions from Developer Communications
Sebastiano Panichella, Jairo Aponte, Massimiliano Di Penta, Andrian Marcus, and Gerardo Canfora
(University of Sannio, Italy; Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia; Wayne State University, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p81, author = {Sebastiano Panichella and Jairo Aponte and Massimiliano Di Penta and Andrian Marcus and Gerardo Canfora}, title = {Mining Source Code Descriptions from Developer Communications}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {81-80}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Measuring Programming Experience
Janet Feigenspan, Christian Kästner, Jörg Liebig, Sven Apel, and Stefan Hanenberg
(University of Magdeburg, Germany; Philipps University of Marburg, Germany; University of Passau, Germany; University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p91, author = {Janet Feigenspan and Christian Kästner and Jörg Liebig and Sven Apel and Stefan Hanenberg}, title = {Measuring Programming Experience}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {91-90}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Measurement
Tue, Jun 12, 10:45 - 12:30 (Chair: Denys Poshyvanyk)

High-MCC Functions in the Linux Kernel
Ahmad Jbara, Adam Matan, and Dror G. Feitelson
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p101, author = {Ahmad Jbara and Adam Matan and Dror G. Feitelson}, title = {High-MCC Functions in the Linux Kernel}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {101-100}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Understanding Registration-Based Abstractions: A Quantitative User Study
John-Jose Nuñez and Gregor Kiczales
(University of British Columbia, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p111, author = {John-Jose Nuñez and Gregor Kiczales}, title = {Understanding Registration-Based Abstractions: A Quantitative User Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {111-110}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Concern-Based Cohesion: Unveiling a Hidden Dimension of Cohesion Measurement
Bruno Silva, Claudio Sant'Anna, Christina Chavez, and Alessandro Garcia
(Federal University of Bahia, Brazil; PUC-Rio, Brazil)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p121, author = {Bruno Silva and Claudio Sant'Anna and Christina Chavez and Alessandro Garcia}, title = {Concern-Based Cohesion: Unveiling a Hidden Dimension of Cohesion Measurement}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {121-120}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Understanding Reuse in the Android Market
Israel J. Mojica Ruiz, Meiyappan Nagappan, Bram Adams, and Ahmed E. Hassan
(Queen's University, Canada; École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p131, author = {Israel J. Mojica Ruiz and Meiyappan Nagappan and Bram Adams and Ahmed E. Hassan}, title = {Understanding Reuse in the Android Market}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {131-130}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Understanding and Architecture
Tue, Jun 12, 14:15 - 15:45 (Chair: Abram Hindle)

Programmer Information Needs after Memory Failure
Chris Parnin and Spencer Rugaber
(Georgia Tech, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p141, author = {Chris Parnin and Spencer Rugaber}, title = {Programmer Information Needs after Memory Failure}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {141-140}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Identifying Computational Phases from Inter-process Communication Traces of HPC Applications
Luay Alawneh and Abdelwahab Hamou-Lhadj
(Concordia University, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p151, author = {Luay Alawneh and Abdelwahab Hamou-Lhadj}, title = {Identifying Computational Phases from Inter-process Communication Traces of HPC Applications}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {151-150}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Tracking and Visualizing Information Flow in Component-Based Systems
Amir Reza Yazdanshenas and Leon Moonen
(Simula Research Laboratory, Norway)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p161, author = {Amir Reza Yazdanshenas and Leon Moonen}, title = {Tracking and Visualizing Information Flow in Component-Based Systems}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {161-160}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Empirical Studies
Wed, Jun 13, 09:30 - 10:30 (Chair: Thomas Zimmermann)

Do Static Type Systems Improve the Maintainability of Software Systems? An Empirical Study
Sebastian Kleinschmager, Stefan Hanenberg, Romain Robbes, Éric Tanter, and Andreas Stefik
(University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; University of Chile, Chile; Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p171, author = {Sebastian Kleinschmager and Stefan Hanenberg and Romain Robbes and Éric Tanter and Andreas Stefik}, title = {Do Static Type Systems Improve the Maintainability of Software Systems? An Empirical Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {171-170}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Professional Status and Expertise for UML Class Diagram Comprehension: An Empirical Study
Zéphyrin Soh, Zohreh Sharafi, Bertrand Van den Plas, Gerardo Cepeda Porras, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, and Giuliano Antoniol
(École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada; University of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon; University of Namur, Belgium; Université de Montréal, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p181, author = {Zéphyrin Soh and Zohreh Sharafi and Bertrand Van den Plas and Gerardo Cepeda Porras and Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc and Giuliano Antoniol}, title = {Professional Status and Expertise for UML Class Diagram Comprehension: An Empirical Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {181-180}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Semantics and Traceability
Wed, Jun 13, 11:00 - 12:45 (Chair: Andy Kellens)

Modeling the Ownership of Source Code Topics
Christopher S. Corley, Elizabeth A. Kammer, and Nicholas A. Kraft
(University of Alabama, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p191, author = {Christopher S. Corley and Elizabeth A. Kammer and Nicholas A. Kraft}, title = {Modeling the Ownership of Source Code Topics}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {191-190}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

A Semantic Relatedness Approach for Traceability Link Recovery
Anas Mahmoud, Nan Niu, and Songhua Xu
(Mississippi State University, USA; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p201, author = {Anas Mahmoud and Nan Niu and Songhua Xu}, title = {A Semantic Relatedness Approach for Traceability Link Recovery}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {201-200}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Using IR Methods for Labeling Source Code Artifacts: Is It Worthwhile?
Andrea De Lucia, Massimiliano Di Penta, Rocco Oliveto, Annibale Panichella, and Sebastiano Panichella
(University of Salerno, Italy; University of Sannio, Italy; University of Molise, Italy)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p211, author = {Andrea De Lucia and Massimiliano Di Penta and Rocco Oliveto and Annibale Panichella and Sebastiano Panichella}, title = {Using IR Methods for Labeling Source Code Artifacts: Is It Worthwhile?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {211-210}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

A TraceLab-Based Solution for Creating, Conducting, and Sharing Feature Location Experiments
Bogdan Dit, Evan Moritz, and Denys Poshyvanyk
(College of William and Mary, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p221, author = {Bogdan Dit and Evan Moritz and Denys Poshyvanyk}, title = {A TraceLab-Based Solution for Creating, Conducting, and Sharing Feature Location Experiments}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {221-220}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Source-Code Analysis
Wed, Jun 13, 14:15 - 15:45 (Chair: Massimiliano Di Penta)

Can Clone Detection Support Test Comprehension?
Benedikt Hauptmann, Maximilian Junker, Sebastian Eder, Elmar Jürgens, and Rudolf Vaas
(TU Munich, Germany; CQSE, Germany; Munich Re, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p227, author = {Benedikt Hauptmann and Maximilian Junker and Sebastian Eder and Elmar Jürgens and Rudolf Vaas}, title = {Can Clone Detection Support Test Comprehension?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {227-226}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

A Controlled Experiment on Software Clones
Jan Harder and Rebecca Tiarks
(University of Bremen, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p237, author = {Jan Harder and Rebecca Tiarks}, title = {A Controlled Experiment on Software Clones}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {237-236}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Code Querying by UML
Carlos Noguera, Coen De Roover, Andy Kellens, and Viviane Jonckers
(Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p247, author = {Carlos Noguera and Coen De Roover and Andy Kellens and Viviane Jonckers}, title = {Code Querying by UML}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {247-246}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Tool Demonstrations
Tue, Jun 12, 16:15 - 17:00 (Chair: Abram Hindle / Chris Parnin)

CriticAL: A Critic for APIs and Libraries
Chandan R. Rupakheti and Daqing Hou
(Clarkson University, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p259, author = {Chandan R. Rupakheti and Daqing Hou}, title = {CriticAL: A Critic for APIs and Libraries}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {259-258}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Supporting Comprehension Experiments with Human Subjects
Janet Feigenspan and Norbert Siegmund
(University of Magdeburg, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p262, author = {Janet Feigenspan and Norbert Siegmund}, title = {Supporting Comprehension Experiments with Human Subjects}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {262-261}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

SeByte: A Semantic Clone Detection Tool for Intermediate Languages
Iman Keivanloo, Chanchal K. Roy, and Juergen Rilling
(Concordia University, Canada; University of Saskatchewan, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p265, author = {Iman Keivanloo and Chanchal K. Roy and Juergen Rilling}, title = {SeByte: A Semantic Clone Detection Tool for Intermediate Languages}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {265-264}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

CRat: A Refactoring Support Tool for Form Template Method
Keisuke Hotta, Yoshiki Higo, Hiroshi Igaki, and Shinji Kusumoto
(Osaka University, Japan)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p268, author = {Keisuke Hotta and Yoshiki Higo and Hiroshi Igaki and Shinji Kusumoto}, title = {CRat: A Refactoring Support Tool for Form Template Method}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {268-267}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Poster Presentations
Tue, Jun 12, 17:00 - 17:45 (Chair: Chanchal Roy / Stefan Löwe)

Toward Structured Location of Features
Hiroshi Kazato, Shinpei Hayashi, Satoshi Okada, Shunsuke Miyata, Takashi Hoshino, and Motoshi Saeki
(NTT, Japan; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p273, author = {Hiroshi Kazato and Shinpei Hayashi and Satoshi Okada and Shunsuke Miyata and Takashi Hoshino and Motoshi Saeki}, title = {Toward Structured Location of Features}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {273-272}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Extraction and Improvement of Conditionally Compiled Product Line Code
Bo Zhang
(University of Kaiserslautern, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p275, author = {Bo Zhang}, title = {Extraction and Improvement of Conditionally Compiled Product Line Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {275-274}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Applying Bioinformatics in the Analysis of Software Variants
Vasil L. Tenev and Slawomir Duszynski
(Fraunhofer IESE, Germany)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p277, author = {Vasil L. Tenev and Slawomir Duszynski}, title = {Applying Bioinformatics in the Analysis of Software Variants}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {277-276}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Parallel Code Clone Detection Using MapReduce
Hitesh Sajnani, Joel Ossher, and Cristina Lopes
(UC Irvine, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p279, author = {Hitesh Sajnani and Joel Ossher and Cristina Lopes}, title = {Parallel Code Clone Detection Using MapReduce}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {279-278}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Student Research Symposium
Wed, Jun 13, 16:15 - 17:45 (Chair: Massimiliano Di Penta / Denys Poshyvanyk)

Automatic Software Architecture Recovery: A Machine Learning Approach
Hitesh Sajnani
(UC Irvine, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p283, author = {Hitesh Sajnani}, title = {Automatic Software Architecture Recovery: A Machine Learning Approach}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {283-282}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Toward an Effective Automated Tracing Process
Anas Mahmoud
(Mississippi State University, USA)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p287, author = {Anas Mahmoud}, title = {Toward an Effective Automated Tracing Process}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {287-286}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Characterization of the Linux Configuration System
Ahmad Jbara
(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p291, author = {Ahmad Jbara}, title = {Characterization of the Linux Configuration System}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {291-290}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

Leveraging Clone Detection for Internet-Scale Source Code Search
Iman Keivanloo
(Concordia University, Canada)


@InProceedings{ICPC12p295, author = {Iman Keivanloo}, title = {Leveraging Clone Detection for Internet-Scale Source Code Search}, booktitle = {Proc.\ ICPC}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {295-294}, doi = {}, year = {2012}, }

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