Test-based automated program repair has been a prolific field of research in software
engineering in the last decade. Many approaches have indeed been proposed, which …

To improve software quality, just-in-time defect prediction (JIT-DP)(identifying defect-
inducing commits) and just-in-time defect localization (JIT-DL)(identifying defect-inducing …

Developers write logging statements to generate logs and record system execution
behaviors to assist in debugging and software maintenance. However, deciding where to …

Vulnerabilities publicly disclosed in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) are assigned
with CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) IDs and associated with specific …

Spectrum-based fault localization (SBFL) techniques are widely studied and have been
evaluated to be effective in locating faults. Recent studies also showed that developers from …

Quantum computing is a rapidly growing field attracting the interest of both researchers and
software developers. Supported by its numerous open-source tools, developers can now …

Smart contracts are pieces of code that reside inside the blockchains and can be triggered to
execute any transaction when specifically predefined conditions are satisfied. Being …

Software errors are a major nuisance in software development and can lead not only to
reputation damages, but also to considerable financial losses for companies. Therefore …

Continuous integration (CI) is the process in which code changes are automatically
integrated, built, and tested in a shared repository. In CI, developers frequently merge and …

The most common use of data visualization is to minimize the complexity for proper
understanding. A graph is one of the most commonly used representations for …