SANER 2018 – Proceedings

Frontmatter

Keynotes

A Decade of Software Quality Analysis in Practice: Surprises, Anecdotes, and Lessons Learned (Keynote)
Elmar Juergens
(CQSE, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p1, author = {Elmar Juergens}, title = {A Decade of Software Quality Analysis in Practice: Surprises, Anecdotes, and Lessons Learned (Keynote)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {1-0}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Towards a New Digital Business Operating System: Speed, Data, Ecosystems, and Empowerment (Keynote)
Jan Bosch
(Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)


@InProceedings{SANER18p2, author = {Jan Bosch}, title = {Towards a New Digital Business Operating System: Speed, Data, Ecosystems, and Empowerment (Keynote)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {2-1}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Compilers Are Sprinters – IDEs Are Marathoners (Keynote)
Peter Gromov
(JetBrains, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p3, author = {Peter Gromov}, title = {Compilers Are Sprinters – IDEs Are Marathoners (Keynote)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {3-2}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Retrospective Papers
Fri, Mar 23, 16:30 - 17:30, Aula Magna

Ten Years of JDeodorant: Lessons Learned from the Hunt for Smells
Nikolaos Tsantalis, Theodoros Chaikalis, and Alexander Chatzigeorgiou
(Concordia University, Canada; University of Macedonia, Greece)


@InProceedings{SANER18p4, author = {Nikolaos Tsantalis and Theodoros Chaikalis and Alexander Chatzigeorgiou}, title = {Ten Years of JDeodorant: Lessons Learned from the Hunt for Smells}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {4-3}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Design Patterns Impact on Software Quality: Where Are the Theories?
Foutse Khomh and Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc
(Polytechnique Montréal, Canada; Concordia University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p16, author = {Foutse Khomh and Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc}, title = {Design Patterns Impact on Software Quality: Where Are the Theories?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {16-15}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Benchmarks for Software Clone Detection: A Ten-Year Retrospective
Chanchal K. Roy and James R. Cordy
(University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Queen's University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p28, author = {Chanchal K. Roy and James R. Cordy}, title = {Benchmarks for Software Clone Detection: A Ten-Year Retrospective}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {28-27}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Technical Research Papers

Program Analysis
Wed, Mar 21, 10:30 - 11:30, Aula Magna

Context Is King: The Developer Perspective on the Usage of Static Analysis Tools
Carmine Vassallo, Sebastiano Panichella, Fabio Palomba, Sebastian Proksch, Andy Zaidman, and Harald C. Gall
(University of Zurich, Switzerland; Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p40, author = {Carmine Vassallo and Sebastiano Panichella and Fabio Palomba and Sebastian Proksch and Andy Zaidman and Harald C. Gall}, title = {Context Is King: The Developer Perspective on the Usage of Static Analysis Tools}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {40-39}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Micro-clones in Evolving Software
Manishankar Mondal, Chanchal K. Roy, and Kevin A. Schneider
(University of Saskatchewan, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p52, author = {Manishankar Mondal and Chanchal K. Roy and Kevin A. Schneider}, title = {Micro-clones in Evolving Software}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {52-51}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Software Logging
Wed, Mar 21, 11:45 - 12:45, Aula Magna

SMARTLOG: Place Error Log Statement by Deep Understanding of Log Intention
Zhouyang Jia, Shanshan Li, Xiaodong Liu, Xiangke Liao, and Yunhuai Liu
(National University of Defense Technology, China; Peking University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p64, author = {Zhouyang Jia and Shanshan Li and Xiaodong Liu and Xiangke Liao and Yunhuai Liu}, title = {SMARTLOG: Place Error Log Statement by Deep Understanding of Log Intention}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {64-63}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Testing
Wed, Mar 21, 13:45 - 14:45, Aula Magna

Exploring the Integration of User Feedback in Automated Testing of Android Applications
Giovanni Grano, Adelina Ciurumelea, Sebastiano Panichella, Fabio Palomba, and Harald C. Gall
(University of Zurich, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{SANER18p76, author = {Giovanni Grano and Adelina Ciurumelea and Sebastiano Panichella and Fabio Palomba and Harald C. Gall}, title = {Exploring the Integration of User Feedback in Automated Testing of Android Applications}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {76-75}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Structured Random Differential Testing of Instruction Decoders
Nathan Jay and Barton P. Miller
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p88, author = {Nathan Jay and Barton P. Miller}, title = {Structured Random Differential Testing of Instruction Decoders}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {88-87}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Clustering Support for Inadequate Test Suite Reduction
Carmen Coviello, Simone Romano, Giuseppe Scanniello, Alessandro Marchetto, Giuliano Antoniol, and Anna Corazza
(University of Basilicata, Italy; Polytechnique Montréal, Canada; Federico II University of Naples, Italy)


@InProceedings{SANER18p100, author = {Carmen Coviello and Simone Romano and Giuseppe Scanniello and Alessandro Marchetto and Giuliano Antoniol and Anna Corazza}, title = {Clustering Support for Inadequate Test Suite Reduction}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {100-99}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Program Repair
Wed, Mar 21, 15:00 - 16:00, Aula Magna

Automatically Repairing Dependency-Related Build Breakage
Christian Macho, Shane McIntosh, and Martin Pinzger
(University of Klagenfurt, Austria; McGill University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p112, author = {Christian Macho and Shane McIntosh and Martin Pinzger}, title = {Automatically Repairing Dependency-Related Build Breakage}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {112-111}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Mining StackOverflow for Program Repair
Xuliang Liu and Hao Zhong
(Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p124, author = {Xuliang Liu and Hao Zhong}, title = {Mining StackOverflow for Program Repair}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {124-123}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Dissection of a Bug Dataset: Anatomy of 395 Patches from Defects4J
Victor Sobreira, Thomas Durieux, Fernanda Madeiral, Martin Monperrus, and Marcelo de Almeida Maia
(Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil; Inria, France; University of Lille, France; KTH, Sweden)


@InProceedings{SANER18p136, author = {Victor Sobreira and Thomas Durieux and Fernanda Madeiral and Martin Monperrus and Marcelo de Almeida Maia}, title = {Dissection of a Bug Dataset: Anatomy of 395 Patches from Defects4J}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {136-135}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Mobile Development
Wed, Mar 21, 16:30 - 17:30, Aula Magna

Detecting Third-Party Libraries in Android Applications with High Precision and Recall
Yuan Zhang, Jiarun Dai, Xiaohan Zhang, Sirong Huang, Zhemin Yang, Min Yang, and Hao Chen
(Fudan University, China; Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics and Systems, China; Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, China; University of California at Davis, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p148, author = {Yuan Zhang and Jiarun Dai and Xiaohan Zhang and Sirong Huang and Zhemin Yang and Min Yang and Hao Chen}, title = {Detecting Third-Party Libraries in Android Applications with High Precision and Recall}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {148-147}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Software Quality
Thu, Mar 22, 10:30 - 11:30, Aula Magna

How Do Developers Fix Issues and Pay Back Technical Debt in the Apache Ecosystem?
Georgios Digkas, Mircea Lungu, Paris Avgeriou, Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, and Apostolos Ampatzoglou
(University of Groningen, Netherlands; University of Macedonia, Greece)


@InProceedings{SANER18p160, author = {Georgios Digkas and Mircea Lungu and Paris Avgeriou and Alexander Chatzigeorgiou and Apostolos Ampatzoglou}, title = {How Do Developers Fix Issues and Pay Back Technical Debt in the Apache Ecosystem?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {160-159}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

How Good Is Your Puppet? An Empirically Defined and Validated Quality Model for Puppet
Eduard van der Bent, Jurriaan Hage, Joost Visser, and Georgios Gousios
(Utrecht University, Netherlands; Software Improvement Group, Netherlands; Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p172, author = {Eduard van der Bent and Jurriaan Hage and Joost Visser and Georgios Gousios}, title = {How Good Is Your Puppet? An Empirically Defined and Validated Quality Model for Puppet}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {172-171}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Behavior and Runtime Analysis
Thu, Mar 22, 10:30 - 11:30, Room 2

Maintaining Behaviour Driven Development Specifications: Challenges and Opportunities
Leonard Peter Binamungu, Suzanne M. Embury, and Nikolaos Konstantinou
(University of Manchester, UK)


@InProceedings{SANER18p184, author = {Leonard Peter Binamungu and Suzanne M. Embury and Nikolaos Konstantinou}, title = {Maintaining Behaviour Driven Development Specifications: Challenges and Opportunities}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {184-183}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Recursion Aware Modeling and Discovery for Hierarchical Software Event Log Analysis
Maikel Leemans, Wil M. P. van der Aalst, and Mark G. J. van den Brand
(Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p196, author = {Maikel Leemans and Wil M. P. van der Aalst and Mark G. J. van den Brand}, title = {Recursion Aware Modeling and Discovery for Hierarchical Software Event Log Analysis}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {196-195}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Design Analysis
Thu, Mar 22, 11:45 - 12:45, Aula Magna

Automatically Exploiting Implicit Design Knowledge When Solving the Class Responsibility Assignment Problem
Yongrui Xu, Peng Liang, and Muhammad Ali Babar
(Wuhan University, China; University of Adelaide, Australia)


@InProceedings{SANER18p208, author = {Yongrui Xu and Peng Liang and Muhammad Ali Babar}, title = {Automatically Exploiting Implicit Design Knowledge When Solving the Class Responsibility Assignment Problem}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {208-207}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Defect Prediction
Thu, Mar 22, 11:45 - 12:45, Room 2

Cross-Version Defect Prediction via Hybrid Active Learning with Kernel Principal Component Analysis
Zhou Xu, Jin Liu, Xiapu Luo, and Tao Zhang
(Wuhan University, China; Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China; Harbin Engineering University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p220, author = {Zhou Xu and Jin Liu and Xiapu Luo and Tao Zhang}, title = {Cross-Version Defect Prediction via Hybrid Active Learning with Kernel Principal Component Analysis}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {220-219}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Using a Probabilistic Model to Predict Bug Fixes
Mauricio Soto and Claire Le Goues
(Carnegie Mellon University, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p232, author = {Mauricio Soto and Claire Le Goues}, title = {Using a Probabilistic Model to Predict Bug Fixes}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {232-231}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Connecting Software Metrics across Versions to Predict Defects
Yibin Liu, Yanhui Li, Jianbo Guo, Yuming Zhou, and Baowen Xu
(Nanjing University, China; Tsinghua University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p244, author = {Yibin Liu and Yanhui Li and Jianbo Guo and Yuming Zhou and Baowen Xu}, title = {Connecting Software Metrics across Versions to Predict Defects}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {244-243}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

APIs
Thu, Mar 22, 13:45 - 14:45, Aula Magna

Classifying Stack Overflow Posts on API Issues
Md Ahasanuzzaman, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Chanchal K. Roy, and Kevin A. Schneider
(Queen's University, Canada; University of Saskatchewan, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p256, author = {Md Ahasanuzzaman and Muhammad Asaduzzaman and Chanchal K. Roy and Kevin A. Schneider}, title = {Classifying Stack Overflow Posts on API Issues}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {256-255}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Why and How Java Developers Break APIs
Aline Brito, Laerte Xavier, Andre Hora, and Marco Tulio Valente
(Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p268, author = {Aline Brito and Laerte Xavier and Andre Hora and Marco Tulio Valente}, title = {Why and How Java Developers Break APIs}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {268-267}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Mining Accurate Message Formats for Service APIs
Md Arafat Hossain, Steve Versteeg, Jun Han, Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Jiaojiao Jiang, and Jean-Guy Schneider
(Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; CA Technologies, Australia)


@InProceedings{SANER18p280, author = {Md Arafat Hossain and Steve Versteeg and Jun Han and Muhammad Ashad Kabir and Jiaojiao Jiang and Jean-Guy Schneider}, title = {Mining Accurate Message Formats for Service APIs}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {280-279}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Exploring Code Bases
Thu, Mar 22, 15:00 - 16:00, Aula Magna

Mining Framework Usage Graphs from App Corpora
Sergio Mover, Sriram Sankaranarayanan, Rhys Braginton Pettee Olsen, and Bor-Yuh Evan Chang
(University of Colorado at Boulder, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p292, author = {Sergio Mover and Sriram Sankaranarayanan and Rhys Braginton Pettee Olsen and Bor-Yuh Evan Chang}, title = {Mining Framework Usage Graphs from App Corpora}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {292-291}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Generalized Model for Visualizing Library Popularity, Adoption, and Diffusion within a Software Ecosystem
Raula Gaikovina Kula, Coen De Roover, Daniel M. German, Takashi Ishio, and Katsuro Inoue
(NAIST, Japan; Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; University of Victoria, Canada; Osaka University, Japan)


@InProceedings{SANER18p304, author = {Raula Gaikovina Kula and Coen De Roover and Daniel M. German and Takashi Ishio and Katsuro Inoue}, title = {A Generalized Model for Visualizing Library Popularity, Adoption, and Diffusion within a Software Ecosystem}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {304-303}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Supporting Exploratory Code Search with Differencing and Visualization
Wenjian Liu, Xin Peng, Zhenchang Xing, Junyi Li, Bing Xie, and Wenyun Zhao
(Fudan University, China; Shanghai Institute of Intelligent Electronics and Systems, China; Australian National University, Australia; Peking University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p316, author = {Wenjian Liu and Xin Peng and Zhenchang Xing and Junyi Li and Bing Xie and Wenyun Zhao}, title = {Supporting Exploratory Code Search with Differencing and Visualization}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {316-315}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Language Models
Thu, Mar 22, 16:30 - 17:15, Aula Magna

Syntax and Sensibility: Using Language Models to Detect and Correct Syntax Errors
Eddie Antonio Santos, Joshua Charles Campbell, Dhvani Patel, Abram Hindle, and José Nelson Amaral
(University of Alberta, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p328, author = {Eddie Antonio Santos and Joshua Charles Campbell and Dhvani Patel and Abram Hindle and José Nelson Amaral}, title = {Syntax and Sensibility: Using Language Models to Detect and Correct Syntax Errors}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {328-327}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Deep Neural Network Language Model with Contexts for Source Code
Anh Tuan Nguyen, Trong Duc Nguyen, Hung Dang Phan, and Tien N. Nguyen
(Iowa State University, USA; University of Texas at Dallas, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p340, author = {Anh Tuan Nguyen and Trong Duc Nguyen and Hung Dang Phan and Tien N. Nguyen}, title = {A Deep Neural Network Language Model with Contexts for Source Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {340-339}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Binary Analysis
Thu, Mar 22, 16:30 - 17:15, Room 2

Efficient Features for Function Matching between Binary Executables
Chariton Karamitas and Athanasios Kehagias
(CENSUS, Greece; University of Thessaloniki, Greece)


@InProceedings{SANER18p352, author = {Chariton Karamitas and Athanasios Kehagias}, title = {Efficient Features for Function Matching between Binary Executables}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {352-351}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Using Recurrent Neural Networks for Decompilation
Deborah S. Katz, Jason Ruchti, and Eric Schulte
(Carnegie Mellon University, USA; GrammaTech, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p364, author = {Deborah S. Katz and Jason Ruchti and Eric Schulte}, title = {Using Recurrent Neural Networks for Decompilation}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {364-363}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Developers' Collaboration
Fri, Mar 23, 10:30 - 11:30, Aula Magna

How Do Developers Discuss Rationale?
Rana Alkadhi, Manuel Nonnenmacher, Emitza Guzman, and Bernd Bruegge
(TU Munich, Germany; University of Zurich, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{SANER18p376, author = {Rana Alkadhi and Manuel Nonnenmacher and Emitza Guzman and Bernd Bruegge}, title = {How Do Developers Discuss Rationale?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {376-375}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Automated Quality Assessment for Crowdsourced Test Reports of Mobile Applications
Xin Chen, He Jiang, Xiaochen Li, Tieke He, and Zhenyu Chen
(Dalian University of Technology, China; Nanjing University, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p388, author = {Xin Chen and He Jiang and Xiaochen Li and Tieke He and Zhenyu Chen}, title = {Automated Quality Assessment for Crowdsourced Test Reports of Mobile Applications}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {388-387}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Refactoring
Fri, Mar 23, 11:45 - 12:45, Aula Magna

The Impact of Refactoring Changes on the SZZ Algorithm: An Empirical Study
Edmilson Campos Neto, Daniel Alencar da Costa, and Uirá Kulesza
(Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; Queen's University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p400, author = {Edmilson Campos Neto and Daniel Alencar da Costa and Uirá Kulesza}, title = {The Impact of Refactoring Changes on the SZZ Algorithm: An Empirical Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {400-399}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

An Extensible Approach for Taming the Challenges of JavaScript Dead Code Elimination
Niels Groot Obbink, Ivano Malavolta, Gian Luca Scoccia, and Patricia Lago
(VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands; Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy)


@InProceedings{SANER18p412, author = {Niels Groot Obbink and Ivano Malavolta and Gian Luca Scoccia and Patricia Lago}, title = {An Extensible Approach for Taming the Challenges of JavaScript Dead Code Elimination}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {412-411}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Automated Refactoring of Client-Side JavaScript Code to ES6 Modules
Aikaterini Paltoglou, Vassilis E. Zafeiris, E. A. Giakoumakis, and N. A. Diamantidis
(Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)


@InProceedings{SANER18p424, author = {Aikaterini Paltoglou and Vassilis E. Zafeiris and E. A. Giakoumakis and N. A. Diamantidis}, title = {Automated Refactoring of Client-Side JavaScript Code to ES6 Modules}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {424-423}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Recommender Systems
Fri, Mar 23, 13:45 - 14:45, Aula Magna

Improving Developers Awareness of the Exception Handling Policy
Taiza Montenegro, Hugo Melo, Roberta Coelho, and Eiji Barbosa
(Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p436, author = {Taiza Montenegro and Hugo Melo and Roberta Coelho and Eiji Barbosa}, title = {Improving Developers Awareness of the Exception Handling Policy}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {436-435}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Detecting Faulty Empty Cells in Spreadsheets
Liang Xu, Shuo Wang, Wensheng Dou, Bo Yang, Chushu Gao, Jun Wei, and Tao Huang
(University at Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; North China University of Technology, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p448, author = {Liang Xu and Shuo Wang and Wensheng Dou and Bo Yang and Chushu Gao and Jun Wei and Tao Huang}, title = {Detecting Faulty Empty Cells in Spreadsheets}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {448-447}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Software Security
Fri, Mar 23, 15:00 - 16:00, Aula Magna

Detection of Protection-Impacting Changes during Software Evolution
Marc-André Laverdière and Ettore Merlo
(Tata Consultancy Services, Canada; Polytechnique Montréal, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p460, author = {Marc-André Laverdière and Ettore Merlo}, title = {Detection of Protection-Impacting Changes during Software Evolution}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {460-459}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Mining Sandboxes: Are We There Yet?
Lingfeng Bao, Tien-Duy B. Le, and David Lo
(Singapore Management University, Singapore)


@InProceedings{SANER18p472, author = {Lingfeng Bao and Tien-Duy B. Le and David Lo}, title = {Mining Sandboxes: Are We There Yet?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {472-471}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

DeepWeak: Reasoning Common Software Weaknesses via Knowledge Graph Embedding
Zhuobing Han, Xiaohong Li, Hongtao Liu, Zhenchang Xing, and Zhiyong Feng
(Tianjin University, China; Australian National University, Australia)


@InProceedings{SANER18p484, author = {Zhuobing Han and Xiaohong Li and Hongtao Liu and Zhenchang Xing and Zhiyong Feng}, title = {DeepWeak: Reasoning Common Software Weaknesses via Knowledge Graph Embedding}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {484-483}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Journal-First Abstracts

Towards Just-in-Time Suggestions for Log Changes (Journal-First Abstract)
Heng Li, Weiyi Shang, Ying Zou, and Ahmed E. Hassan
(Queen's University, Canada; Concordia University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p496, author = {Heng Li and Weiyi Shang and Ying Zou and Ahmed E. Hassan}, title = {Towards Just-in-Time Suggestions for Log Changes (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {496-495}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Which Log Level Should Developers Choose for a New Logging Statement? (Journal-First Abstract)
Heng Li, Weiyi Shang, and Ahmed E. Hassan
(Queen's University, Canada; Concordia University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p497, author = {Heng Li and Weiyi Shang and Ahmed E. Hassan}, title = {Which Log Level Should Developers Choose for a New Logging Statement? (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {497-496}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Study of the Relation of Mobile Device Attributes with the User-Perceived Quality of Android Apps (Journal-First Abstract)
Ehsan Noei, Mark D. Syer, Ying Zou, Ahmed E. Hassan, and Iman Keivanloo
(Queen's University, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p498, author = {Ehsan Noei and Mark D. Syer and Ying Zou and Ahmed E. Hassan and Iman Keivanloo}, title = {A Study of the Relation of Mobile Device Attributes with the User-Perceived Quality of Android Apps (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {498-497}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

How Developers Micro-Optimize Android Apps (Journal-First Abstract)
Mario Linares-Vásquez, Christopher Vendome, Michele Tufano, and Denys Poshyvanyk
(Universidad de los Andes, Colombia; College of William and Mary, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p499, author = {Mario Linares-Vásquez and Christopher Vendome and Michele Tufano and Denys Poshyvanyk}, title = {How Developers Micro-Optimize Android Apps (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {499-498}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

The Relationship between Evolutionary Coupling and Defects in Large Industrial Software (Journal-First Abstract)
Serkan Kirbas, Bora Caglayan, Tracy Hall, Steve Counsell, David Bowes, Alper Sen, and Ayse Bener
(Bloomberg, UK; Boğaziçi University, Turkey; Brunel University London, UK; Ryerson University, Canada; University of Hertfordshire, UK)


@InProceedings{SANER18p500, author = {Serkan Kirbas and Bora Caglayan and Tracy Hall and Steve Counsell and David Bowes and Alper Sen and Ayse Bener}, title = {The Relationship between Evolutionary Coupling and Defects in Large Industrial Software (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {500-499}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Comparison Framework for Runtime Monitoring Approaches (Journal-First Abstract)
Rick Rabiser, Sam Guinea, Michael Vierhauser, Luciano Baresi, and Paul Grünbacher
(JKU Linz, Austria; Politecnico di Milano, Italy; University of Notre Dame, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p501, author = {Rick Rabiser and Sam Guinea and Michael Vierhauser and Luciano Baresi and Paul Grünbacher}, title = {A Comparison Framework for Runtime Monitoring Approaches (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {501-500}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Modularity and Architecture of PLC-Based Software for Automated Production Systems: An Analysis in Industrial Companies (Journal-First Abstract)
Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Juliane Fischer, Stefan Feldmann, Sebastian Ulewicz, and Susanne Rösch
(TU Munich, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p502, author = {Birgit Vogel-Heuser and Juliane Fischer and Stefan Feldmann and Sebastian Ulewicz and Susanne Rösch}, title = {Modularity and Architecture of PLC-Based Software for Automated Production Systems: An Analysis in Industrial Companies (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {502-501}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Mapping Study on Design-Time Quality Attributes and Metrics (Journal-First Abstract)
Elvira Maria Arvanitou, Apostolos Ampatzoglou, Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, Matthias Galster, and Paris Avgeriou
(University of Groningen, Netherlands; University of Macedonia, Greece; University of Canterbury, New Zealand)


@InProceedings{SANER18p503, author = {Elvira Maria Arvanitou and Apostolos Ampatzoglou and Alexander Chatzigeorgiou and Matthias Galster and Paris Avgeriou}, title = {A Mapping Study on Design-Time Quality Attributes and Metrics (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {503-502}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Review Participation in Modern Code Review: An Empirical Study of the Android, Qt, and OpenStack Projects (Journal-First Abstract)
Patanamon Thongtanunam, Shane McIntosh, Ahmed E. Hassan, and Hajimu Iida
(University of Adelaide, Australia; McGill University, Canada; Queen's University, Canada; NAIST, Japan)


@InProceedings{SANER18p504, author = {Patanamon Thongtanunam and Shane McIntosh and Ahmed E. Hassan and Hajimu Iida}, title = {Review Participation in Modern Code Review: An Empirical Study of the Android, Qt, and OpenStack Projects (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {504-503}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Spreadsheet Guardian: An Approach to Protecting Semantic Correctness throughout the Evolution of Spreadsheets (Journal-First Abstract)
Daniel Kulesz, Verena Käfer, and Stefan Wagner
(University of Stuttgart, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p505, author = {Daniel Kulesz and Verena Käfer and Stefan Wagner}, title = {Spreadsheet Guardian: An Approach to Protecting Semantic Correctness throughout the Evolution of Spreadsheets (Journal-First Abstract)}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {505-504}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

ERA Track
Thu, Mar 22, 13:45 - 14:45, Room 2

Extracting Features from Requirements: Achieving Accuracy and Automation with Neural Networks
Yang Li, Sandro Schulze, and Gunter Saake
(Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p506, author = {Yang Li and Sandro Schulze and Gunter Saake}, title = {Extracting Features from Requirements: Achieving Accuracy and Automation with Neural Networks}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {506-505}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

OctoBubbles: A Multi-view Interactive Environment for Concurrent Visualization and Synchronization of UML Models and Code
Rodi Jolak, Khanh-Duy Le, Kaan Burak Sener, and Michel R. V. Chaudron
(Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Gothenburg University, Sweden; National Research University, Russia)


@InProceedings{SANER18p511, author = {Rodi Jolak and Khanh-Duy Le and Kaan Burak Sener and Michel R. V. Chaudron}, title = {OctoBubbles: A Multi-view Interactive Environment for Concurrent Visualization and Synchronization of UML Models and Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {511-510}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

A Comparison of Software Engineering Domain Specific Sentiment Analysis Tools
Md. Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran
(University of New Orleans, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p516, author = {Md. Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran}, title = {A Comparison of Software Engineering Domain Specific Sentiment Analysis Tools}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {516-515}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Generating Descriptions for Screenshots to Assist Crowdsourced Testing
Di Liu, Xiaofang Zhang, Yang Feng, and James A. Jones
(Soochow University, China; University of California at Irvine, USA)


@InProceedings{SANER18p521, author = {Di Liu and Xiaofang Zhang and Yang Feng and James A. Jones}, title = {Generating Descriptions for Screenshots to Assist Crowdsourced Testing}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {521-520}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Reconciling the Past and the Present: An Empirical Study on the Application of Source Code Transformations to Automatically Rejuvenate Java Programs
Reno Dantas, Antônio Carvalho Júnior, Diego Marcílio, Luísa Fantin, Uriel Silva, Walter Lucas, and Rodrigo Bonifácio
(University of Brasília, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p526, author = {Reno Dantas and Antônio Carvalho Júnior and Diego Marcílio and Luísa Fantin and Uriel Silva and Walter Lucas and Rodrigo Bonifácio}, title = {Reconciling the Past and the Present: An Empirical Study on the Application of Source Code Transformations to Automatically Rejuvenate Java Programs}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {526-525}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Tool Demos

Mining
Wed, Mar 21, 10:30 - 11:30, Room 2

The Statechart Workbench: Enabling Scalable Software Event Log Analysis using Process Mining
Maikel Leemans, Wil M. P. van der Aalst, and Mark G. J. van den Brand
(Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p531, author = {Maikel Leemans and Wil M. P. van der Aalst and Mark G. J. van den Brand}, title = {The Statechart Workbench: Enabling Scalable Software Event Log Analysis using Process Mining}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {531-530}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

APIDiff: Detecting API Breaking Changes
Aline Brito, Laerte Xavier, Andre Hora, and Marco Tulio Valente
(Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil; Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p536, author = {Aline Brito and Laerte Xavier and Andre Hora and Marco Tulio Valente}, title = {APIDiff: Detecting API Breaking Changes}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {536-535}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

LICCA: A Tool for Cross-Language Clone Detection
Tijana Vislavski, Gordana Rakić, Nicolás Cardozo, and Zoran Budimac
(University of Novi Sad, Serbia; Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)


@InProceedings{SANER18p541, author = {Tijana Vislavski and Gordana Rakić and Nicolás Cardozo and Zoran Budimac}, title = {LICCA: A Tool for Cross-Language Clone Detection}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {541-540}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

GoldRusher: A Miner for Rapid Identification of Hidden Code
Aleieldin Salem
(TU Munich, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p546, author = {Aleieldin Salem}, title = {GoldRusher: A Miner for Rapid Identification of Hidden Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {546-545}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Software Evolution
Wed, Mar 21, 15:00 - 16:00, Room 2

BECLoMA: Augmenting Stack Traces with User Review Information
Lucas Pelloni, Giovanni Grano, Adelina Ciurumelea, Sebastiano Panichella, Fabio Palomba, and Harald C. Gall
(University of Zurich, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{SANER18p551, author = {Lucas Pelloni and Giovanni Grano and Adelina Ciurumelea and Sebastiano Panichella and Fabio Palomba and Harald C. Gall}, title = {BECLoMA: Augmenting Stack Traces with User Review Information}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {551-550}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Bring Your Own Coding Style
Naoto Ogura, Shinsuke Matsumoto, Hideaki Hata, and Shinji Kusumoto
(Osaka University, Japan; NAIST, Japan)


@InProceedings{SANER18p556, author = {Naoto Ogura and Shinsuke Matsumoto and Hideaki Hata and Shinji Kusumoto}, title = {Bring Your Own Coding Style}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {556-555}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

FINALIsT²: Feature Identification, Localization, and Tracing Tool
Andreas Burger and Sten Grüner
(ABB, Germany)


@InProceedings{SANER18p561, author = {Andreas Burger and Sten Grüner}, title = {FINALIsT²: Feature Identification, Localization, and Tracing Tool}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {561-560}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

ChangeMacroRecorder: Recording Fine-Grained Textual Changes of Source Code
Katsuhisa Maruyama, Shinpei Hayashi, and Takayuki Omori
(Ritsumeikan University, Japan; Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)


@InProceedings{SANER18p566, author = {Katsuhisa Maruyama and Shinpei Hayashi and Takayuki Omori}, title = {ChangeMacroRecorder: Recording Fine-Grained Textual Changes of Source Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {566-565}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

RETICULA: Real-Time Code Quality Assessment
Luigi Frunzio, Bin Lin, Michele Lanza, and Gabriele Bavota
(University of Lugano, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{SANER18p571, author = {Luigi Frunzio and Bin Lin and Michele Lanza and Gabriele Bavota}, title = {RETICULA: Real-Time Code Quality Assessment}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {571-570}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Industry Track

Reengineering
Wed, Mar 21, 11:45 - 12:45, Room 2

Reengineering an Industrial HMI: Approach, Objectives, and Challenges
Bernhard Dorninger, Michael Moser, and Albin Kern
(Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria; ENGEL AUSTRIA, Austria)


@InProceedings{SANER18p576, author = {Bernhard Dorninger and Michael Moser and Albin Kern}, title = {Reengineering an Industrial HMI: Approach, Objectives, and Challenges}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {576-575}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Model-Based Software Restructuring: Lessons from Cleaning Up COM Interfaces in Industrial Legacy Code
Dennis Dams, Arjan Mooij, Pepijn Kramer, Andrei Rădulescu, and Jaromír Vaňhara
(ESI, Netherlands; TNO, Netherlands; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p581, author = {Dennis Dams and Arjan Mooij and Pepijn Kramer and Andrei Rădulescu and Jaromír Vaňhara}, title = {Model-Based Software Restructuring: Lessons from Cleaning Up COM Interfaces in Industrial Legacy Code}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {581-580}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Grammatical Inference from Data Exchange Files: An Experiment on Engineering Software
Markus Exler, Michael Moser, Josef Pichler, Günter Fleck, and Bernhard Dorninger
(Software Competence Center Hagenberg, Austria; Siemens, Austria)


@InProceedings{SANER18p586, author = {Markus Exler and Michael Moser and Josef Pichler and Günter Fleck and Bernhard Dorninger}, title = {Grammatical Inference from Data Exchange Files: An Experiment on Engineering Software}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {586-585}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Development and Testing
Fri, Mar 23, 11:45 - 12:45, Room 2

Fuzz Testing in Practice: Obstacles and Solutions
Jie Liang, Mingzhe Wang, Yuanliang Chen, Yu Jiang, and Renwei Zhang
(Tsinghua University, China; Huawei, China)


@InProceedings{SANER18p591, author = {Jie Liang and Mingzhe Wang and Yuanliang Chen and Yu Jiang and Renwei Zhang}, title = {Fuzz Testing in Practice: Obstacles and Solutions}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {591-590}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Diggit: Automated Code Review via Software Repository Mining
Robert Chatley and Lawrence Jones
(Imperial College London, UK; GoCardless, UK)


@InProceedings{SANER18p596, author = {Robert Chatley and Lawrence Jones}, title = {Diggit: Automated Code Review via Software Repository Mining}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {596-595}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

RENE Track

Examining Past Results
Wed, Mar 21, 13:45 - 14:45, Room 2

Duplicate Question Detection in Stack Overflow: A Reproducibility Study
Rodrigo F. G. Silva, Klérisson Paixão, and Marcelo de Almeida Maia
(Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p601, author = {Rodrigo F. G. Silva and Klérisson Paixão and Marcelo de Almeida Maia}, title = {Duplicate Question Detection in Stack Overflow: A Reproducibility Study}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {601-600}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

How Do Scientists Develop Scientific Software? An External Replication
Gustavo Pinto, Igor Wiese, and Luiz Felipe Dias
(Federal University of Pará, Brazil; Federal University of Technology Paraná, Brazil; University of São Paulo, Brazil)


@InProceedings{SANER18p611, author = {Gustavo Pinto and Igor Wiese and Luiz Felipe Dias}, title = {How Do Scientists Develop Scientific Software? An External Replication}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {611-610}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Re-evaluating Method-Level Bug Prediction
Luca Pascarella, Fabio Palomba, and Alberto Bacchelli
(Delft University of Technology, Netherlands; University of Zurich, Switzerland)


@InProceedings{SANER18p621, author = {Luca Pascarella and Fabio Palomba and Alberto Bacchelli}, title = {Re-evaluating Method-Level Bug Prediction}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {621-620}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Code Smells
Fri, Mar 23, 10:30 - 11:30, Room 2

Keep It Simple: Is Deep Learning Good for Linguistic Smell Detection?
Sarah Fakhoury, Venera Arnaoudova, Cedric Noiseux, Foutse Khomh, and Giuliano Antoniol
(Washington State University, USA; Polytechnique Montréal, Canada)


@InProceedings{SANER18p631, author = {Sarah Fakhoury and Venera Arnaoudova and Cedric Noiseux and Foutse Khomh and Giuliano Antoniol}, title = {Keep It Simple: Is Deep Learning Good for Linguistic Smell Detection?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {631-630}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

Detecting Code Smells using Machine Learning Techniques: Are We There Yet?
Dario Di Nucci, Fabio Palomba, Damian A. Tamburri, Alexander Serebrenik, and Andrea De Lucia
(University of Salerno, Italy; Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium; University of Zurich, Switzerland; Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)


@InProceedings{SANER18p641, author = {Dario Di Nucci and Fabio Palomba and Damian A. Tamburri and Alexander Serebrenik and Andrea De Lucia}, title = {Detecting Code Smells using Machine Learning Techniques: Are We There Yet?}, booktitle = {Proc.\ SANER}, publisher = {IEEE}, pages = {641-640}, doi = {}, year = {2018}, }

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