Our publications

Exploring the Potential of Llama Models in Automated Code Refinement: A Replication Study

A Machine Learning-Based Approach For Detecting Malicious PyPI Package

Early Detection of Performance Regressions by Bridging Local Performance Data and Architectural Models

Opportunities and Security Risks of Technical Leverage: A Replication Study on the NPM Ecosystems

Predicting the First Response Latency of Maintainers and Contributors in Pull Requests

A Transformer-based Approach for Augmenting Software Engineering Chatbots Datasets

The role of library versions in Developer-ChatGPT conversations

Predicting the Impact of Crashes Across Release Channels

SE4AI: A Training Program Considering Technical, Social, and Professional Aspects of AI-based Software Systems

Understanding the Helpfulness of Stale Bot for Pull-based Development

Empirical analysis of security-related code reviews in npm packages

Dependency Update Strategies and Package Characteristics

Empirical analysis of security vulnerabilities in Python packages

Where to Go Now? Finding Alternatives for Declining Packages in the npm Ecosystem

An Empirical Study on Bugs Inside PyTorch: A Replication Study

Diversity Awareness in Software Engineering Participant Research

Can Ensembling Pre-processing Algorithms Lead to Better Machine Learning Fairness?

On the Discoverability of npm Vulnerabilities in Node.js Projects

On Wasted Contributions: Understanding the Dynamics of Contributor-Abandoned Pull Requests

A case study on the stability of performance tests for serverless applications

Toward the Personalization of Biceps Fatigue Detection Model For Gym Activity: An Approach to Utilize Wearables’ Data From The Crowd

Achievement Unlocked: A Case Study on Gamifying DevOps Practices in Industry

Not All Dependencies are Equal: An Empirical Study on Production Dependencies in NPM

Open Source Software: An Approach to Controlling Usage and Risk in Application Ecosystems

Towards Using Package Centrality Trend to Identify Packages in Decline

Human Activity Recognition: A Comparative Study to Assess the Contribution Level of Accelerometer, ECG, and PPG Signals

How do developers use the Java Stream API?

On the Impact of Biceps Muscle Fatigue in Human Activity Recognition

Dependency Smells in JavaScript Projects

A Comparison of Natural Language Understanding Platforms for Chatbots in Software Engineering

On the Use of Dependabot Security Pull Requests

How Effective is Continuous Integration in Indicating Single-Statement Bugs?

Empirical Analysis of Security Vulnerabilities in Python Packages

Breaking Type-Safety in Go: An Empirical Study on the Usage of the unsafe Package

Memory and resource leak defects and their repairs in Java projects

Challenges in Chatbot Development: A Study of Stack Overflow Posts

What’s Wrong With My Benchmark Results? Studying Bad Practices in JMH Benchmarks

Enhancing Commit Graphs with Visual Runtime Clues

Agile construction of data science DSLs (tool demo)

Benchmark-driven Software Performance Optimization

CollectionSwitch: a framework for efficient and dynamic collection selection

Memory and resource leak defects in Java Projects: an empirical study

Heterogeneous subgraph features for information networks

Empirical Study of Usage and Performance of Java Collections

ORPLocator: Identifying Read Points of Configuration Options via Static Analysis

Characterization of Dynamic Memory Allocations in Real-World Applications: An Experimental Study

A Systematic Differential Analysis for Fast and Robust Detection of Software Aging

Experimental and theoretical analyses of memory allocation algorithms