International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

ESEM Short Papers Program

ESEM Short Papers
THURSDAY, October 9
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00 Session 1C: Short Papers
Evaluation and Comparison of techniques and models
Chair: Marcela Genero (University of Castilla La Mancha)

A Pilot Study of Comparative Customer Comprehension between Extreme X-Machine and UML Models
C. Thomson , M. Holcombe , T. Cowling , T. Simons , G. Michaelides

Using PCA and Search Based Metric Selection to Improve Software Quality Predictive Models: A Comparative Study
R. Vivanco , D. Jin

Evaluating the Usefulness of Software Visualization in Supporting Software Comprehension Activities
G. Carneiro , R. Magnavita , E. Spinola , F. Spinola , Manoel Mendona

A Hybrid Faulty Module Prediction Using Association Rule Mining and Logistic Regression Analysis
Y. Kamei , A. Monden , S. Morisaki , K. Matsumoto

Mining Software Code Repositories and Bug Databases using Survival Analysis Models
M. Wedel , U. Jensen , P. Gahner

Adding Planned Design to XP Might Help Novices™ Productivity (or Might Not): Two Controlled Experiments
R. Noel , G. Valdes , M. Visconti , H. Astudillo
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 2C: Short Papers
Empirical Studies of processes and products

Chair: Dietmar Winkler (TU Vienna)

Using Students as Subjects - an Empirical Evaluation
M. Svahnberg , A. Aurum , C. Wohlin

Empirical Study of How Personality, Team Processes and Task Characteristics Relate to Satisfaction and Software Quality
S. T. Acua , M. Gomez , J. de Lara

Empirical Evaluation of Analogy-X for Software Cost Estimation
J. Keung

Improving Application and Understanding of Experience Packages through Learning Spaces
E. Ras

Does the Use of Stereotypes Improve the Comprehension of UML Sequence Diagrams?
M. Genero , J. A. Cruz-Lemus , D. Caivano , S. Abrahao , E. Insfrin , J. A. Carsa

Web Application Fault Classification - An Exploratory Study
Y. Guo , S. Sampath 
FRIDAY, October 10
10:00-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-12:00 Session 3C: Short Papers
Development of predictive models

Chair: Oscar Dieste (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)

Exposure Model for Prediction of Number of Customer Reported Defects
K. Raaschou , A. Rainer

Analysis of the Reliability of a Subset of Change Metrics for Defect Prediction
R. Moser , W. Pedrycz , G. Succi

An Over-sampling Method for Analogy-based Software Effort Estimation
Y. Kamei , J. Keung , A. Monden , K. Matsumoto

An Empirical Model to Predict Security Vulnerabilities using Code Complexity Metrics
Y. Shin , L. Williams

Ensemble of Software Defect Predictors: A Case Study
A. Tosun , B. Turhan , A. Bener

Managing Software Quality through a Hybrid Defect Content and Effectiveness Model
M. Klaes , F. Elberzhager , H. Nakao
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Session 4C: Short Papers
Experience in process improvement

Chair: Tony Gorschek (BTH)

Surveying Model Based Testing Approaches Characterization Attributes
A. C. D. Neto , G. H. Travassos

Statistical Process Control for Software:a Systematic Approach
N. Boffoli , G. Bruno , D. Caivano , G. Mastelloni

Issues and Effort in Integrating Data from Heterogeneous Software Repositories and Corporate Databases
R. Ramler , K. Wolfmaier

A Defect-Driven Process for Software Quality Improvement
B. Robinson , P. Francis ,  F. Ekdahl

iMPS: An Experimentation Based Investigation of a Nationwide Software Development Reference Model
M. Kalinowski , K. C. Weber , G. H. Travassos

Using the ProdFLOWTM Approach to Address the Myth of Productivity in R&D Organizations
M. Ruhe , S. Wagner
15:00-15:30 Coffee break
15:30-17:00 Session 5C: Short Papers
Empirical evidence and Systematic review

Chair: Danilo Caivano (University of Bari)

A mapping study on empirical evidence related to the models and forms used in the UML
R. Pretorius , D. Budgen

Software Process Simulation over Decade: Trends Discovery from A Systematic Review
H. Zhang , B. Kitchenham , D. Pfahl

An Empirical Investigation of Scenarios Gained and Lost in Architecture Evaluation Meetings
D. Winkler , S. Biffl , M. A. Babar

Are Good Code Reviewers Also Good at Design Review?
H. Uwano , A. Monden ,  K. Matsumoto

Understandability Measurement in an Early Usability Evaluation for Model-Driven Development: An Empirical Study
J. I. P. Navarrete , N. Condori-Fernandez , F. V. Giromo , N. A.  Salvioni , O. P. Lopez
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