SANER 2025
Tue 4 - Fri 7 March 2025 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Tue 4 Mar

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07:30 - 08:30
Morning Mingle / Coffee and NetworkingCatering at Atrium Lassonde (M-3500)
07:30
60m
Day opening
Morning Mingle / Coffee and Networking
Catering

09:00 - 10:30
Fairness: Session 1Workshops at M-2101
09:00
20m
Talk
Fairness: Opening Remarks
Workshops

09:20
50m
Talk
Fairness Keynote: Navigating Fairness Challenges in Intelligent Software Systems
Workshops
Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal
10:10
20m
Talk
Fairness: Q&A
Workshops

09:00 - 10:30
VST: Session 1Workshops at M-2103
09:10
20m
Talk
VST: Opening Remarks
Workshops
Martin Pinzger Universität Klagenfurt
09:30
60m
Keynote
How Can Large Language Models Improve Software Testing: Lessons, Challenges, and Opportunities
Workshops
Xin Xia Huawei
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
IWBOSE: Session 2Workshops at M-2107
11:00
25m
Talk
Simulation of Energy Communities Using Simulink and the Ethereum Sepolia Blockchain
Workshops
Azmat Ullah , Giuseppe Pierro University of Cagliari
11:25
25m
Talk
Decoding the Influence: Analyzing the Impact of Crypto Signals on Software Repositories
Workshops
Shawal Khalid Virginia Tech, Huayu Liang Virginia Tech, Chris Brown Virginia Tech
11:50
20m
Talk
Smart contract-based automation for ephemeral team composition
Workshops
Maria Ilaria Lunesu Università degli studi di Cagliari, Andrea Pinna University of Cagliari, Alice Zonca
12:10
20m
Talk
Large Language Models for Synthetic Dataset Generation: A Case Study on Ethereum Smart Contract DoS Vulnerabilities
Workshops
Giacomo Ibba University of Cagliari - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Gavina Baralla , Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University London
11:00 - 12:30
MSR4P&S: Session 2Workshops at M-2401
11:00
15m
Talk
Impact of Identifier Normalization on Vulnerability Detection Techniques
Workshops
Torge Hinrichs Hamburg University of Technology, Tim Diercks , Riccardo Scandariato Hamburg University of Technology
11:15
15m
Talk
SBOM Generation Tools and Formats Affect Compliance with US Standard
Workshops
Redempta Manzi Muneza , Aidan Keefe , Eric O'Donoghue Montana State University, Clemente Izurieta Montana State University, Ann Marie Reinhold Montana State University
11:30
15m
Talk
Links Between Package Popularity, Criticality, and Security in Software Ecosystems
Workshops
Alexis Butler Royal Holloway University of London, Dan O'Keeffe , Santanu Dash University of Surrey
11:45
45m
Talk
Closing Remarks, End of MSR4P&S
Workshops
Nicolás E. Díaz Ferreyra Hamburg University of Technology
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch BreakCatering at Cafeteria
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Fairness: Session 3Workshops at M-2101
14:00
50m
Talk
"Better" AI for Healthcare Applications
Workshops
14:50
20m
Live Q&A
Fairness: Q&A
Workshops

15:10
20m
Talk
Assessing Data Augmentation-Induced Bias in Training and Testing of Machine Learning Models
Workshops
Riddhi More Ontario Tech University, Jeremy Bradbury Ontario Tech University
14:00 - 15:30
SQA4AI: Session 1Workshops at M-2401
14:00
30m
Talk
Welcome to SQA4AI
Workshops

14:30
15m
Talk
A First Look at the Lifecycle of DL-Specific Self-Admitted Technical Debt
Workshops
Gilberto Recupito University of Salerno, Vincenzo De Martino University of Salerno, Dario Di Nucci University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno
14:45
15m
Talk
Unlocking Code Simplicity: The Role of Prompt Patterns in Managing LLM Code Complexity
Workshops
Antonio Della Porta University of Salerno, Gilberto Recupito University of Salerno, Stefano Lambiase University of Salerno, Dario Di Nucci University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno
15:00
15m
Talk
Towards User-Focused Cross-Domain Testing: Disentangling Accessibility, Usability, and Fairness
Workshops
Matheus de Morais Leça University of Calgary, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary
15:30 - 16:00
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:30
Fairness: Session 4Workshops at M-2101
16:00
20m
Talk
Addressing Popularity Bias in Third-Party Library Recommendations Using LLMs
Workshops
Claudio Di Sipio University of l'Aquila, Juri Di Rocco University of L'Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila, Vladyslav Bulhakov
16:20
20m
Talk
AI-Driven Fairness Testing of Large Language Models: A Preliminary Study
Workshops
Miguel Romero-Arjona University of Seville, José Antonio Parejo Maestre Universidad de Sevilla, Juan C. Alonso , Ana B. Sánchez University of Seville, Aitor Arrieta Mondragon University, Sergio Segura University of Seville
16:40
20m
Talk
Towards Fairness in AI: A Systematic Mapping Study on Software Engineering Solutions
Workshops
Kessia Nepomuceno , Fabio Petrillo École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), Montréal -- Université du Québec
17:00
15m
Talk
Session Discussion
Workshops

17:15
15m
Talk
Fairness: Closing Remarks
Workshops

Wed 5 Mar

Displayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change

07:30 - 17:00
RegistrationResearch Papers at Atrium Lassonde (M-3500)

The registration will be available throughout the day, at Atrium Lassonde.

07:30 - 08:30
Morning Mingle / Coffee and NetworkingCatering at Galerie Rolland (B-600.16)
07:30
60m
Day opening
Morning Mingle / Coffee and Networking
Catering

08:30 - 09:00
Opening (Welcome from the GCs and PCs)Research Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montréal, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal, Masud Rahman Dalhousie University
09:00 - 10:30
Keynote 1Research Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Masud Rahman Dalhousie University
09:00
90m
Keynote
Keynote 1: AI for Code Generation to Software Engineering
Research Papers
Baishakhi Ray Columbia University, New York;
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Empirical Studies & LLMIndustrial Track / Research Papers / Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track at L-1710
Chair(s): Diego Costa Concordia University, Canada
11:00
15m
Talk
Beyond pip install: Evaluating LLM agents for the automated installation of Python projects
Research Papers
Louis Mark Milliken KAIST, Sungmin Kang National University of Singapore, Shin Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Pre-print
11:18
12m
Talk
On the Compression of Language Models for Code: An Empirical Study on CodeBERT
Research Papers
Giordano d'Aloisio University of L'Aquila, Luca Traini University of L'Aquila, Federica Sarro University College London, Antinisca Di Marco University of L'Aquila
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Can Large Language Models Discover Metamorphic Relations? A Large-Scale Empirical Study
Research Papers
Jiaming Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing, Chang-ai Sun University of Science and Technology Beijing, Huai Liu Swinburne University of Technology, Sijin Dong University of Science and Technology Beijing
11:45
15m
Talk
Revisiting the Non-Determinism of Code Generation by the GPT-3.5 Large Language Model
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Salimata Sawadogo Centre d'Excellence Interdisciplinaire en Intelligence Artificielle pour le Développement (CITADEL), Aminata Sabané Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Centre d'Excellence CITADELLE, Rodrique Kafando Centre d'Excellence Interdisciplinaire en Intelligence Artificielle pour le Développement (CITADEL), Tegawendé F. Bissyandé University of Luxembourg
12:00
15m
Talk
Language Models to Support Multi-Label Classification of Industrial Data
Industrial Track
Waleed Abdeen Blekinge Institute of Technology, Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Krzysztof Wnuk Blekinge Institute of Technology , Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI, Panagiota Chatzipetrou
11:00 - 12:30
Software Maintenance and EvolutionJournal First Track / Industrial Track / Research Papers at L-1720
Chair(s): Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary
11:00
15m
Talk
How Effective are Large Language Models in Generating Software Specifications?
Research Papers
Danning Xie Purdue University, Byoungwoo Yoo UNIST, Nan Jiang Purdue University, Mijung Kim UNIST, Lin Tan Purdue University, Xiangyu Zhang Purdue University, Judy Lee ADP
11:15
15m
Talk
Why Do Developers Engage with ChatGPT in Issue-Tracker? Investigating Usage and Reliance on ChatGPT-Generated CodeBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Joy Krishan Das University of Saskatchewan, Saikat Mondal University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
FSECAM: A Contextual Thematic Approach for Linking Feature to Multi-level Software Architectural Components
Journal First Track
Amit Mondal Associate Professor, Khulna University, Muhammad Mainul Hossain University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan, Canada, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Kevin Schneider University of Saskatchewan
11:45
15m
Talk
Evaluating ReLink for Traceability Link Recovery in Practice
Industrial Track
12:00
15m
Talk
Development of Automated Software Design Document Review Methods Using Large Language Models
Industrial Track
12:15
15m
Talk
Experiences on Using Large Language Models to Re-engineer a Legacy System at Volvo Group
Industrial Track
Vanshika Singh North Carolina State University, Caglar Korlu , Onur Orcun , Wesley Assunção North Carolina State University
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch BreakCatering at Cafeteria
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

13:00 - 14:00
Steering Committee MeetingResearch Papers at M-4225 - Pavillon Lassonde
13:00
60m
Meeting
Steering Committee Meeting
Research Papers

14:00 - 15:30
Smart Contracts & MicroservicesResearch Papers / Industrial Track at L-1710
Chair(s): Anthony Cleve University of Namur
14:00
15m
Talk
LLM-based Generation of Solidity Smart Contracts from System Requirements in Natural Language: the AstraKode Case
Industrial Track
Gabriele De Vito Università di Salerno, Damiano D'Amici Damiano D'Amici, Head of Product and co-founder, AstraKode S.r.l., Fabiano Izzo Fabiano Izzo, CEO and co-founder, AstraKode S.r.l., Filomena Ferrucci University of Salerno, Dario Di Nucci University of Salerno
14:15
15m
Talk
Deep Smart Contract Intent Detection
Research Papers
Youwei Huang Institute of Intelligent Computing Technology, Suzhou, CAS, Sen Fang North Carolina State University, Jianwen Li , Bin Hu Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiachun Tao Suzhou City University, Tao Zhang Macau University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
14:30
15m
Talk
Enhancing Microservice Migration Transformation from Monoliths with Graph Neural Networks
Research Papers
Deli Chen hainan university, Chunyang Ye Hainan University, Hui Zhou Hainan University, Shanyan Lai hainan university, Bo Li hainan university
14:45
15m
Talk
Specification Mining for Smart Contracts with Trace Slicing and Predicate Abstraction
Research Papers
Ye Liu , Yixuan Liu Nanyang Technological University, Yi Li Nanyang Technological University, Cyrille Artho KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
15:00
15m
Talk
Towards Change Impact Analysis in Microservices-based System Evolution
Research Papers
Tomas Cerny University of Arizona, Gabriel Goulis Systems and Industrial Engineering, University of Arizona, Amr Elsayed The University of Arizona
Pre-print
15:15
15m
Talk
An Empirical Study on Microservices Deployment Trends, Topics and Challenges in Stack Overflow
Research Papers
Amina Bouaziz Laval University, Mohamed Aymen saied Laval University, Mohammed Sayagh ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Ali Ouni ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer University of Michigan - Flint
14:00 - 15:30
API and Dependency Analysis (Room: L-1720)Research Papers at L-1720
Chair(s): Raula Gaikovina Kula Osaka University
14:00
15m
Talk
Analysing Software Supply Chains of Infrastructure as Code: Extraction of Ansible Plugin Dependencies
Research Papers
Ruben Opdebeeck Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Bram Adams Queen's University, Coen De Roover Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Enhancing Automated Vulnerability Repair through Dependency Embedding and Pattern Store
Research Papers
Qingao Dong Beihang university, Yuanzhang Lin Beihang University, Xiang Gao Beihang University, Hailong Sun Beihang University
14:30
15m
Talk
Improving API Knowledge Comprehensibility: A Context-Dependent Entity Detection and Context Completion Approach using LLM
Research Papers
Zhang Zhang National University of Defense Technology, Xinjun Mao National University of Defense Technology, Shangwen Wang National University of Defense Technology, Kang Yang National University of Defense Technology, Tanghaoran Zhang National University of Defense Technology, Fei Gao National University of Defense Technology, Xunhui Zhang National University of Defense Technology, China
14:45
15m
Talk
Pay Your Attention on Lib! Android Third-Party Library Detection via Feature Language Model
Research Papers
Dahan Pan Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Yi Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Runhan Feng Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Donghui Yu Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Jiawen Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Ya Fang Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Yuanyuan Zhang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
15:00
15m
Talk
THINK: Tackling API Hallucinations in LLMs via Injecting Knowledge
Research Papers
Jiaxin Liu National University of Defense Technology, Yating Zhang National University of Defense Technology, Deze Wang National University of Defense Technology, Yiwei Li National University of Defense Technology, Wei Dong National University of Defense Technology
14:00 - 15:30
Fine-tuning of LLMs for SE tasksTutorials Track at M-2101
14:00
90m
Tutorial
Fine-tuning of LLMs for SE tasks
Tutorials Track
Filipe Cogo Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada
14:00 - 15:30
Extract Method Refactoring: Challenges, Opportunities in the Era of AI and LLMsTutorials Track at M-2103
14:00
90m
Tutorial
Extract Method Refactoring: Challenges, Opportunities in the Era of AI and LLMs
Tutorials Track
Eman Abdullah AlOmar Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer University of Michigan - Flint
15:30 - 16:00
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:00
Townhall MeetingResearch Papers at Atrium Lassonde (M-3500)
Chair(s): Rick Kazman University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
17:00 - 22:00
Social Event + SANER 2025 ReceptionCatering at Atrium Lassonde (M-3500)
17:00
5h
Dinner
Dinner
Catering

20:00 - 22:00
Ice SkatingCatering
20:00
2h
Social Event
Ice Skating
Catering

Thu 6 Mar

Displayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change

07:30 - 08:30
Morning Mingle / Coffee and NetworkingCatering at Galerie Rolland (B-600.16)
07:30
60m
Day opening
Morning Mingle / Coffee and Networking
Catering

08:30 - 09:00
MIP Announcement & TalkResearch Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Bram Adams Queen's University
09:00 - 10:30
Keynote 2 Research Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Masud Rahman Dalhousie University
09:00
90m
Keynote
Keynote 2: Source Code Diff Revolution
Research Papers
Nikolaos Tsantalis Concordia University
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Software Testing & DebuggingResearch Papers at L-1710
Chair(s): Coen De Roover Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:00
15m
Talk
A Multi-Language Tool for Generating Unit Tests from Execution Traces
Research Papers
Gabriel Darbord Inria, Nicolas Anquetil University of Lille, Lille, France, Anne Etien Université de Lille, CNRS, Inria, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189 –CRIStAL, Benoit Verhaeghe Berger-Levrault
11:15
15m
Talk
CSE-WSS: Code Structure Enhancement Framework with Weighted Semantic Similarity for Changeset-based Bug Localization
Research Papers
Zhenghao Liu School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, Li Yuan School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, Jiexin Wang School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, Yi Cai School of Software Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China
11:30
15m
Talk
From Bug Reports to Workarounds: The Real-World Impact of Compiler Bugs
Research Papers
Zhixing He , Hao Zhong Shanghai Jiao Tong University
11:45
15m
Talk
Optimizing Class Integration Testing with Criticality-Driven Test Order Generation
Research Papers
yanru ding China University of Mining and Technology, Yanmei ZHANG China University of Mining and Technology, Guan Yuan China University of Mining and Technology, Shujuan Jiang China University of Mining and Technology, Wei Dai China University of Mining and Technology, Luciano Baresi Politecnico di Milano
12:00
15m
Talk
Generating and Contributing Test Cases for C Libraries from Client Code: A Case Study
Research Papers
Ahmed Zaki Imperial College London, Arindam Sharma Imperial College London, Cristian Cadar Imperial College London
11:00 - 12:30
Software Analysis & Recommendation SystemsResearch Papers / Industrial Track / Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track at L-1720
Chair(s): Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology
11:00
15m
Talk
A First Look at Package-to-Group Mechanism: An Empirical Study of the Linux Distributions
Research Papers
Dongming Jin Key Lab of High-Confidence of Software Technologies (PKU), Ministry of Education, NIANYU LI ZGC Lab, China, Kai Yang Zhongguancun Laboratory, Minghui Zhou Peking University, Zhi Jin Peking University
11:15
15m
Talk
Preprocessing is All You Need: Boosting the Performance of Log Parsers With a General Preprocessing Framework
Research Papers
Qiaolin Qin Polytechnique Montréal, Roozbeh Aghili Polytechnique Montréal, Heng Li Polytechnique Montréal, Ettore Merlo Polytechnique Montreal
Pre-print
11:30
7m
Talk
Boosting Large Language Models for System Software Retargeting: A Preliminary Study
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Ming Zhong SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, Fang Lv Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lulin Wang , Lei Qiu SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hongna Geng SKLP, Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, Huimin Cui Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiaobing Feng ICT CAS
11:37
15m
Talk
Analyzing Logs of Large-Scale Software Systems using Time Curves Visualization
Industrial Track
11:52
15m
Talk
Building Your Own Product Copilot: Challenges, Opportunities, and Needs
Industrial Track
Chris Parnin Georgia Tech, Gustavo Soares Microsoft, Rahul Pandita GitHub, Inc., Sumit Gulwani Microsoft, Jessica Rich , Austin Henley University of Tennessee
12:07
15m
Talk
Filter-based Repair of Semantic Segmentation in Safety-Critical Systems
Industrial Track
Sebastian Schneider , Tomas Sujovolsky , Paolo Arcaini National Institute of Informatics , Fuyuki Ishikawa National Institute of Informatics, Truong Vinh Truong Duy
11:00 - 12:30
Program AnalysisResearch Papers at M-1410
Chair(s): Rrezarta Krasniqi University of North Carolina at Charlotte
11:00
15m
Talk
Adapting Knowledge Prompt Tuning for Enhanced Automated Program Repair
Research Papers
Xuemeng Cai Singapore Management University, Lingxiao Jiang Singapore Management University
11:15
15m
Talk
A Metric for Measuring the Impact of Rare Paths on Program Coverage
Research Papers
Leo St. Amour Virginia Tech, Eli Tilevich Virginia Tech, Muhammad Ali Gulzar Virginia Tech
11:30
15m
Talk
A Progressive Transformer for Unifying Binary Code Embedding and Knowledge Transfer
Research Papers
Hanxiao Lu Columbia University, Hongyu Cai Purdue University, Yiming Liang Purdue University, Antonio Bianchi Purdue University, Z. Berkay Celik Purdue University
11:45
15m
Talk
Is This You, LLM? Recognizing AI-written Programs with Multilingual Code Stylometry
Research Papers
Andrea Gurioli DISI - University of Bologna, Maurizio Gabbrielli DISI - University of Bologna, Stefano Zacchiroli Télécom Paris, Polytechnic Institute of Paris
Pre-print
12:00
15m
Talk
SpeedGen: Enhancing Code Efficiency through Large Language Model-Based Performance Optimization
Research Papers
Nils Purschke Technical University of Munich, Sven Kirchner Technical University of Munich, Alois Knoll Technical University of Munich
12:15
15m
Talk
StriCT-BJ: A String Constraint Benchmark from Real Java Programs
Research Papers
Chi Zhang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jian Zhang Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch BreakCatering at Cafeteria
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Defect Prediction & AnalysisResearch Papers / Industrial Track / Journal First Track at L-1710
Chair(s): Rrezarta Krasniqi University of North Carolina at Charlotte
14:00
15m
Talk
An ensemble learning method based on neighborhood granularity discrimination index and its application in software defect prediction
Research Papers
Yuqi Sha College of Information Science and Technology,Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Feng Jiang College of Information Science and Technology,Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qiang Hu College of Information Science and Technology, Qingdao University of Science and technology, Yifan He Institute of Cosmetic Regulatory Science,Beijing Technology and Business University
14:15
15m
Talk
ALOGO: A Novel and Effective Framework for Online Cross-project Defect Prediction
Research Papers
Rongrong Shi Beijing Jiaotong University, Yuxin He Beijing Jiaotong University, Ying Liu Beijing Jiaotong University, Zonghao Li Beijing Jiaotong University, Jingxin Su Beijing Jiaotong University, Haonan Tong Beijing Jiaotong University
14:30
15m
Talk
Cross-System Software Log-based Anomaly Detection Using Meta-Learning
Research Papers
Yuqing Wang University of Helsinki, Finland, Mika Mäntylä University of Helsinki and University of Oulu, Jesse Nyyssölä University of Helsinki, Ke Ping University of Helsinki, Liqiang Wang University of Wyoming
Pre-print
14:45
15m
Talk
RADICE: Causal Graph Based Root Cause Analysis for System Performance Diagnostic
Industrial Track
Andrea Tonon Huawei Ireland Research Center, Meng Zhang Shandong University, Bora Caglayan Huawei Ireland Research Center, Fei Shen Huawei Nanjing Research Center, Tong Gui , Mingxue Wang Huawei Ireland Research Center, Rong Zhou
15:00
15m
Talk
Can We Trust the Actionable Guidance from Explainable AI Techniques in Defect Prediction?
Research Papers
Gichan Lee Hanyang University, Hansae Ju Hanyang University, Scott Uk-Jin Lee Hanyang University
15:15
15m
Talk
Making existing software quantum safe: A case study on IBM Db2
Journal First Track
Lei Zhang , Andriy Miranskyy Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Walid Rjaibi IBM Canada Lab, Greg Stager IBM Canada Lab, Michael Gray IBM, John Peck IBM
14:00 - 15:30
Search & SimilarityResearch Papers / Industrial Track at M-1410
Chair(s): Fatemeh Hendijani Fard University of British Columbia
14:00
15m
Talk
BinEGA: Enhancing DNN-based Binary Code Similarity Detection through Efficient Graph Alignment
Research Papers
Shize Zhou Zhejiang University, Lirong Fu Hangzhou Dianzi University, Peiyu Liu Zhejiang University, Wenhai Wang Zhejiang University
14:15
15m
Talk
Evaluating the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Demonstration Retrievers in RAG for Code Tasks
Research Papers
Pengfei He University of Manitoba, Shaowei Wang University of Manitoba, Shaiful Chowdhury University of Manitoba, Tse-Hsun (Peter) Chen Concordia University
14:30
15m
Talk
Stack Trace Deduplication: Faster, More Accurately, and in More Realistic Scenarios
Research Papers
Egor Shibaev Constructor University, JetBrains, Denis Sushentsev JetBrains, Yaroslav Golubev JetBrains Research, Aleksandr Khvorov JetBrains; Constructor University Bremen
Pre-print
14:45
15m
Talk
Industrial-Scale Neural Network Clone Detection with Disk-Based Similarity Search
Industrial Track
Gul Aftab Ahmed , Muslim Chochlov , Abdul Razzaq , James Vincent Patten , Yuanhua Han , Guoxian Lu , Jim Buckley Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, David Gregg Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
14:00 - 15:30
Tool Demo and ShowcaseTool Demo Track at M-2401
Chair(s): Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology
14:00
7m
Talk
AIOpsArena: Scenario-Oriented Evaluation and Leaderboard for AIOps Algorithms in Microservices
Tool Demo Track
Yongqian Sun Nankai University, Jiaju Wang nankai university, Zhengdan Li Nankai University, Xiaohui Nie Computer Network Information Center at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Minghua Ma Microsoft Research, Shenglin Zhang Nankai University, Yuhe Ji Nankai University, Lu Zhang Peking University, Wen Long Nankai University, Yongnan Luo Nankai University, Hengmao Chen BizSeer, Dan Pei Tsinghua University
14:07
7m
Talk
AutoGuard: Reporting breaking changes of REST APIs from Java Spring Boot source code
Tool Demo Track
Alexander Lercher University of Klagenfurt, Clemens Bauer University of Klagenfurt, Christian Macho University of Klagenfurt, Martin Pinzger Universität Klagenfurt
File Attached
14:14
7m
Talk
ContractViz: Extending Eclipse Trace Compass for Smart Contract Transaction Analysis
Tool Demo Track
Xiaolin Liu KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Adel Belkhiri École Polytechnique de Montréal, Mónica Jin KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Yi Li Nanyang Technological University, Cyrille Artho KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
14:21
7m
Talk
DATSO: A Difficulty Assessment Tool for Stack Overflow Questions
Tool Demo Track
Aman Swaraj Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Neha Gujar Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Manashree Kalode Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Bhoomi Bonal Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Krishna Agarwal Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Sandeep Kumar Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
14:28
7m
Talk
DragonRadar: Fuzzing Linux Kernel Deployed in Cloud-Native Environment
Tool Demo Track
Heyuan Shi Central South University, Weibo Zhang Central South University, Runzhe Wang Alibaba Group, Xiaohai Shi Alibaba Group, Guoyu Yin Central South University, Shijun Chen Central South University, Yuhan Chen Central South Sniversity, Qiang Zhang Hunan University, Jianzhong Liu Tsinghua University, Yuheng Shen Tsinghua University
14:35
7m
Talk
GHAminer: An Open Source Tool to Extract GitHub Actions Build Metrics
Tool Demo Track
Jasem Khelifi ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Yacine Benzina ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Moataz Chouchen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Ali Ouni ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Mohammed SAYAGH Queen's University, Salah Bouktif United Arab Emirates University
14:42
7m
Talk
IFKG: An Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Tool with Knowledge Graph and Generative LLM
Tool Demo Track
Xixuan Yang School of Software and Microelectronics, Peking University, Tong Jia Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Peking University, Beijing, China, Ying Li School of Software and Microelectronics, Peking University, Beijing, China, Gang Huang School of Software and Microelectronics, Peking University
14:49
7m
Talk
LeakageDetector: An Open Source Data Leakage Analysis Tool in Machine Learning Pipelines
Tool Demo Track
Eman Abdullah AlOmar Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, Catherine DeMario Stevens Institute of Technology, Roger Shagawat Stevens Institute of Technology, Brandon Kreiser Stevens Institute of Technology
14:56
7m
Talk
MDRE-LLM: A Tool for Analysing and Applying LLMs in Software Reverse Engineering
Tool Demo Track
Artur Boronat University of Leicester, Jawad Mustafa University of Leicester
15:30 - 16:00
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:00
Ask Me Anything Session (New Comers Onboarding)Research Papers at L-1710
Chair(s): Jeremy Bradbury Ontario Tech University, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal
16:00 - 17:00
16:00
15m
Talk
CapAssess: An Endeavor to Assess and Enhance Linux Capabilities Utilization
Research Papers
Jingzi Meng Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuewu Wang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lingguang Lei Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jiwu Jing University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pingjian Wang Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chunjing Kou University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wang Peng University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
16:15
7m
Talk
Service Extraction from Object-Oriented Monolithic Systems: Supporting Incremental Migration
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Soufyane Labsari Université Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, Inria, UMR 9189 - CRIStAL, Imen Sayar Univ. Lille, CNRS, Inria, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189 CRIStAL, F-59000 Lille, France, Nicolas Anquetil University of Lille, Lille, France, Benoit Verhaeghe Berger-Levrault, Anne Etien Université de Lille, CNRS, Inria, Centrale Lille, UMR 9189 –CRIStAL
16:22
15m
Talk
GitHub Marketplace for Automation and Innovation in Software Production
Journal First Track
Sk Golam Saroar York University, Waseefa Ahmed York University, Elmira Onagh York University, Maleknaz Nayebi York University
16:37
15m
Talk
Protect Your Secrets: Understanding and Measuring Data Exposure in VSCode Extensions
Research Papers
Yue Liu Monash University, Kla Tantithamthavorn Monash University, Li Li Beihang University
Pre-print
16:00 - 17:00
Short Paper & PostersShort Papers and Posters Track at M-2401
Chair(s): Leuson Da Silva Polytechnique Montreal
16:00
7m
Talk
An Exploratory Study on the Impact of Change-proneness as a Metric in Black-box Test Suite Minimization
Short Papers and Posters Track
Md Siam University of Dhaka, Mridha Md. Nafis Fuad University of Dhaka, Kazi Sakib
Media Attached
16:07
7m
Talk
Evaluating Multi-Modal LLMs for Automatically Recognizing Semantic Elements in UML Use Case Diagram Images
Short Papers and Posters Track
16:14
7m
Talk
MultiMal: Multimodal Fusion Combining Graph and Entropy Features for Malware Detection
Short Papers and Posters Track
He Kaiyan Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Haining Lu Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dawu Gu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
16:21
7m
Talk
Reduce before you repair: advantages of combining program slicing with automated program repair
Short Papers and Posters Track
Omar I. Al Bataineh Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
File Attached
16:28
7m
Talk
Towards Developing Effective Oracles to Reduce Patch Overfitting in Automated Program Repair
Short Papers and Posters Track
Omar I. Al Bataineh Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
File Attached
16:35
7m
Talk
Towards Using LLMs in the Reverse Engineering of Software Systems to Object Constraint Language
Short Papers and Posters Track
Hanan Abdulwahab Siala PhD Student in King's College London, Dr Kevin Lano King's College London
Media Attached File Attached
18:00 - 22:00
18:00
4h
Dinner
Dinner
Catering

Fri 7 Mar

Displayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change

07:30 - 08:30
Morning Mingle / Coffee and NetworkingCatering at Galerie Rolland (B-600.16)
07:30
60m
Day opening
Morning Mingle / Coffee and Networking
Catering

09:00 - 10:30
Keynote 3: IVADOResearch Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal
09:00
10m
Talk
IVADO Presentation
Research Papers

09:10
40m
Keynote
Keynote 3: Advances and Challenges in Foundation Agents: From Brain-Inspired Intelligence to Evolutionary, Collaborative, and Safe Systems
Research Papers
Bang Liu DIRO & Mila, Université de Montréal
09:50
40m
Talk
Keynote 4: LLMs: Facts, Lies, Reasoning and Software Agents in the Real World
Research Papers
Chris Pal Polytechnique Montreal
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
11:00
15m
Talk
AdvFusion: Adapter-based Knowledge Transfer for Code Summarization on Code Language ModelsBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Iman Saberi University of British Columbia Okanagan, Amirreza Esmaeili University of British Columbia, Fatemeh Hendijani Fard University of British Columbia, Chen Fuxiang University of Leicester
11:15
15m
Talk
EarlyPR: Early Prediction of Potential Pull-Requests from Forks
Research Papers
XiangChen Wu , Liang Wang Nanjing University, Xianping Tao Nanjing University
11:30
15m
Talk
The Hidden Challenges of Merging: A Tool-Based Exploration
Research Papers
Luciana Gomes UFCG, Melina Mongiovi Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil, Sabrina Souto UEPB, Everton L. G. Alves Federal University of Campina Grande
11:45
7m
Talk
On the Performance of Large Language Models for Code Change Intent Classification
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Issam Oukay Department of Software and IT Engineering, ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada, Moataz Chouchen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Ali Ouni ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Fatemeh Hendijani Fard University of British Columbia
11:52
15m
Talk
Revisiting Method-Level Change Prediction: Comparative Evaluation at Different Granularities
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Hiroto Sugimori School of Computing, Institute of Science Tokyo, Shinpei Hayashi Institute of Science Tokyo
DOI Pre-print
11:00 - 12:30
11:00
15m
Talk
An Empirical Study of Transformer Models on Automatically Templating GitHub Issue Reports
Research Papers
Jin Zhang Hunan Normal University, Maoqi Peng Hunan Normal University, Yang Zhang National University of Defense Technology, China
11:15
15m
Talk
How to Select Pre-Trained Code Models for Reuse? A Learning PerspectiveBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Zhangqian Bi Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Yao Wan Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Zhaoyang Chu Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Yufei Hu Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Junyi Zhang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hongyu Zhang Chongqing University, Guandong Xu University of Technology, Hai Jin Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
11:30
7m
Talk
Uncovering the Challenges: A Study of Corner Cases in Bug-Inducing Commits
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Atakan Şerifoğlu Bilkent University, Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
11:37
15m
Talk
A Bot Identification Model and Tool Based on GitHub Activity Sequences
Journal First Track
Natarajan Chidambaram University of Mons, Alexandre Decan University of Mons; F.R.S.-FNRS, Tom Mens University of Mons
11:52
15m
Talk
Does the Tool Matter? Exploring Some Causes of Threats to Validity in Mining Software Repositories
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Nicole Hoess Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Carlos Paradis No Affiliation, Rick Kazman University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Wolfgang Mauerer Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg
11:00 - 12:30
Code Quality and RefactoringResearch Papers / Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track at M-1410
Chair(s): Wesley Assunção North Carolina State University
11:00
15m
Talk
Evaluating Software Development Agents: Patch Patterns, Code Quality, and Issue Complexity in Real-World GitHub Scenarios
Research Papers
Zhi Chen Singapore Management University, Lingxiao Jiang Singapore Management University
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Talk
Evaluating the Effectiveness of LLMs in Fixing Maintainability Issues in Real-World Projects
Research Papers
Henrique Gomes Nunes Federal University of Minas Gerais, Eduardo Figueiredo Federal University of Minas Gerais, Larissa Rocha State University of Bahia, Sarah Nadi New York University Abu Dhabi, Fischer Ferreira Federal University of Ceará, Geanderson Esteves dos Santos Federal University of Minas Gerais
11:30
15m
Talk
Exploring the Potential of Llama Models in Automated Code Refinement: A Replication Study
Research Papers
Genevieve Caumartin Concordia University, Qiaolin Qin Polytechnique Montréal, Heng Li Polytechnique Montréal, Diego Costa Concordia University, Canada
Pre-print
11:45
15m
Talk
Exploring the Relationship between Technical Debt and Lead Time: An Industrial Case Study
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Bhuwan Paudel Blekinge Institute of Technology, Javier Gonzalez-Huerta Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Eriks Klotins Blekinge Institute of Technology
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch BreakCatering at Cafeteria
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:00
IMC2 - Cyber Security PanelResearch Papers at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
Chair(s): Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montréal
15:00 - 15:30
15:00
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

15:30 - 17:00
Software SecurityEarly Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Research Papers at L-1710
Chair(s): Sabbir M. Saleh University of Western Ontario
15:30
15m
Talk
Characterizing Logs in Vulnerability Reports: In-Depth Analysis and Security ImplicationsBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Yao Shu Wuhan University, Lianyu Zheng Wuhan University, Jinfu Chen Wuhan University, Jifeng Xuan Wuhan University
15:45
15m
Talk
Conan: Uncover Consensus Issues in Distributed Databases Using Fuzzing-driven Fault Injection
Research Papers
Haojia Huang Sun Yat-Sen Universty, Pengfei Chen Sun Yat-sen University, Guangba  Yu Sun Yat-sen University, Haiyu Huang Sun Yat-sen University, Jia Chang Huawei, Jun Li Huawei, Jian Han Huawei
16:00
15m
Talk
Dissecting APKs from Google Play: Trends, Insights and Security Implications
Research Papers
Pedro Jesús Ruiz Jiménez University of Luxembourg, Jordan Samhi University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Tegawendé F. Bissyandé University of Luxembourg, Jacques Klein University of Luxembourg
16:15
15m
Talk
WakeMint: Detecting Sleepminting Vulnerabilities in NFT Smart Contracts
Research Papers
Lei Xiao Sun Yat-sen University, Shuo Yang Sun Yat-sen University, Wen Chen Energy Development Research Institute, China Southern Power Grid Company Limited, Zibin Zheng Sun Yat-sen University
16:30
7m
Talk
On Categorizing Open Source Software Security Vulnerability Reporting Mechanisms on GitHub
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Sushawapak Kancharoendee , Thanat Phichitphanphong , Chanikarn Jongyingyos Mahidol University, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula Osaka University, Morakot Choetkiertikul Mahidol University, Thailand, Chaiyong Rakhitwetsagul Mahidol University, Thailand, Thanwadee Sunetnanta Mahidol University
15:30 - 17:00
Software Testing & DebuggingResearch Papers / Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track / Registered Report Track at L-1720
Chair(s): Gilberto Recupito University of Salerno
15:30
15m
Talk
Data Preparation for Fairness-Performance Trade-Offs: A Practitioner-Friendly Alternative?
Registered Report Track
Gianmario Voria University of Salerno, Rebecca Di Matteo , Giammaria Giordano University of Salerno, Gemma Catolino University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno
15:45
15m
Talk
TRACETS4J: A Traceable Unit Test Generation Dataset
Research Papers
Xuancheng Jin , Zhuang Liu Zhejiang University, Junwei Zhang Zhejiang University, Xing Hu Zhejiang University, Xin Xia Huawei
16:00
15m
Talk
Distinguishability-guided Test Program Generation for WebAssembly Runtime Performance Testing
Research Papers
Shuyao Jiang The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Ruiying Zeng Fudan University, Yangfan Zhou Fudan University, Michael Lyu The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Pre-print
16:15
7m
Talk
Quantum Testing in the Wild: A Case Study with Qiskit-Algorithms
Early Research Achievement (ERA) Track
Neilson Carlos Leite Ramalho Universidade de São Paulo, Erico Augusto Da Silva Universidade de São Paulo, Higor Amario de Souza São Paulo State University, Marcos Lordello Chaim
15:30 - 17:00
SE Education and PeopleReproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track / Registered Report Track / Research Papers at M-2101
Chair(s): Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Jeremy Bradbury Ontario Tech University
15:30
15m
Talk
Hidden Figures in Software Engineering: A Replication Study Exploring Undergraduate Software Students’ Awareness of Distinguished Scientists from Underrepresented Groups
Reproducibility Studies and Negative Results (RENE) Track
Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Italo Santos Northern Arizona University, Robson T. de Souza Santos UFPE, Cleyton Vanut Cordeiro de Magalhães UFPE
15:45
15m
Talk
On the Impact of 3D Visualization of Repository Metrics in Software Engineering Education
Registered Report Track
Dario Di Dario University of Salerno, Stefano Lambiase University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno, Carmine Gravino University of Salerno
Pre-print
16:00
15m
Talk
Improving Evidence-Based Tech Hiring with GitHub-Supported Resume Matching
Research Papers
Swanand Vaishampayan Virginia Tech, Muhammad Ali Gulzar Virginia Tech, Chris Brown Virginia Tech
16:15
15m
Talk
Towards Decoding Developer Cognition in the Age of AI Assistants
Registered Report Track
Ebtesam Al Haque George Mason University, Chris Brown Virginia Tech, Thomas LaToza George Mason University, Brittany Johnson George Mason University
17:30 - 18:30
Closing (Introduction to SANER 2026)Catering at Amphithéâtre Bernard Lamarre (C-631)
20:30 - 22:00
20:30
90m
Social Event
Soccer Game
Catering