EASE 2024
Tue 18 - Fri 21 June 2024 Salerno, Italy
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Wed 19 Jun

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09:00 - 10:30
09:00
20m
Social Event
Opening
Social Events

09:20
70m
Keynote
Why Large Language Models will (not) Kill Software Engineering Research
Keynote
K: Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy
11:00 - 12:20
Human AspectsShort Papers, Vision and Emerging Results / Research Papers / Industry at Room Capri
Chair(s): Guilherme Horta Travassos Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
11:00
15m
Talk
Trustworthy AI in practice: an analysis of practitioners' needs and challenges
Research Papers
Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari , Domenico Gigante SER&Practices and University of Bari, Azzurra Ragone University of Bari, Sara Tibidò Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Marcos Kalinowski Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
11:15
15m
Talk
"Looks Good To Me ;-)": Assessing Sentiment Analysis Tools for Pull Request Discussions
Research Papers
Daniel Coutinho Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Luísa Cito Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Maria Vitória Lima Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Beatriz Arantes Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Juliana Alves Pereira PUC-Rio, Johny Arriel PUC-Rio, João Godinho Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Vinícius Martins PUC-Rio, Paulo Vítor C. F. Libório Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Leonardo Leite Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Alessandro Garcia Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Wesley Assunção North Carolina State University, Igor Steinmacher Northern Arizona University, Augusto Baffa PUC-Rio, Baldoino Fonseca Federal University of Alagoas
11:30
15m
Talk
Motivation Research Using Labeling Functions
Research Papers
Idan Amit The Hebrew University, Dror Feitelson Hebrew University
DOI Pre-print
11:45
15m
Talk
Insight AI Risk Detection Model - Vulnerable People Emotional Situation Support
Industry
Diego Gosmar Open Voice Trustmark Ethical use task force Linux Foundation AI & DATA, Elena Peretto Fundaci— Ajuda i Esperanچa, Oita Coleman Open Voice Trustmark Ethical use task force Linux Foundation AI & DATA
12:00
10m
Talk
On the Use of ChatGPT for Code Review
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Miku Watanabe Nara College, National Institute of Technology/Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Bin Lin Radboud University, Toshiki Hirao , Ken'Ichi Yamaguchi , Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Pre-print
12:10
10m
Talk
What You Use is What You Get: Unforced Errors in Studying Cultural Aspects in Agile Software Development
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Michael Neumann University of Applied Sciences & Arts Hannover, Klaus Schmid University of Hildesheim, Lars Baumann
DOI Pre-print
11:00 - 12:20
11:00
15m
Talk
An Empirically Grounded Reference Architecture for Software Supply Chain Metadata Management
Research Papers
Nguyen Khoi Tran The University of Adelaide, Samodha Pallewatta CREST, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, Muhammad Ali Babar School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide
11:15
15m
Talk
Dealing with clinical outcome and fair cost: the FIDCARE platform
Industry
Leopoldo Beneduce Kiranet srl, Raffaele Chianese Kiranet S.r.l, Francesco Gargiulo Createck, Stefano Marrone Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Laura Verde Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
11:30
15m
Talk
Harnessing No-Code Blockchain for DeFi: A Microcredit Case Study on AstraKode Blockchain
Industry
Fabiano Izzo Fabiano Izzo, CEO and co-founder, AstraKode S.r.l., Damiano D'Amici Damiano D'Amici, Head of Product and co-founder, AstraKode S.r.l.
11:45
15m
Talk
Harmonizing DevOps taxonomies — A grounded theory study
Journal-first
Jessica Díaz Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Jorge Perez , Isaque Alves University of Brasilia (UnB), Fabio Kon University of São Paulo, Leonardo Alexandre Ferreira Leite University of São Paulo, Paulo Meirelles University of São Paulo, Carla Silva Rocha Aguiar University of Brasília
12:00
10m
Talk
CLAIM: a Lightweight Approach to Identify Microservices in Dockerized Environments
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Kevin Maggi University of Florence, Roberto Verdecchia University of Florence, Leonardo Scommegna University of Florence, Enrico Vicario University of Florence
DOI Pre-print
12:10
10m
Talk
A Folklore Confirmation on the Removal of Dead Code
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Simone Romano University of Salerno, Giovanni Toriello , Pietro Cassieri University of Salerno, Rita Francese University of Salerno, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
14:00 - 15:20
Program ComprehensionResearch Papers / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results at Room Capri
Chair(s): Nicole Novielli University of Bari
14:00
15m
Talk
Adversarial Attack and Robustness Improvement on Code Summarization
Research Papers
Xi Ding Sun Yat-Sen University, Yuan Huang Sun Yat-sen University, Xiangping Chen Sun Yat-Sen University, Jing Bian Sun Yat-Sen University
14:15
15m
Talk
Understanding Logical Expressions with Negations: Its Complicated
Research Papers
Aviad Baron Hebrew University, Ilai Granot Hebrew University, Ron Yosef Hebrew University, Dror Feitelson Hebrew University
14:30
15m
Talk
A Quantitative Investigation of Trends in Confusing Variable Pairs Through Commits: Do Confusing Variable Pairs Survive?
Research Papers
Hirohisa Aman Ehime University, Sousuke Amasaki Okayama Prefectural University, Tomoyuki Yokogawa Okayama Prefectural University, Minoru Kawahara Ehime University
14:45
10m
Talk
When simplicity meets effectiveness: Detecting code comments coherence with word embeddings and LSTM
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Michael Dubem Igbomezie University of L'Aquila, Phuong T. Nguyen University of L’Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila
Pre-print
14:55
10m
Talk
Exploring Influence of Feature Toggles on Code Complexity
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Md Tajmilur Rahman Gannon University, Imran Shalabi Gannon University, Tushar Sharma Dalhousie University
15:05
15m
Talk
An Empirical Study on the Energy Usage and Performance of Pandas and Polars Data Analysis Python Libraries
Research Papers
Felix Nahrstedt Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Mehdi Karmouche Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Karolina Bargieł Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Pouyeh Banijamali Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Apoorva Nalini Pradeep Kumar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ivano Malavolta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
14:00 - 15:20
TestingResearch Papers / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results at Room Vietri
Chair(s): Samira Silva Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI)
14:00
13m
Talk
Using Large Language Models to Generate JUnit Tests: An Empirical Study
Research Papers
Mohammed Latif Siddiq University of Notre Dame, Joanna C. S. Santos University of Notre Dame, Ridwanul Hasan Tanvir Pennsylvania State University, Noshin Ulfat IQVIA Inc., Fahmid Al Rifat United International University, Vinicius Carvalho Lopes University of Notre Dame
Pre-print
14:13
13m
Talk
Mutation Testing for Task-Oriented Chatbots
Research Papers
Pablo Gómez-Abajo Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Sara Perez-Soler Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Pablo C Canizares Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, Esther Guerra Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Juan de Lara Autonomous University of Madrid
Pre-print
14:26
13m
Talk
A Catalog of Transformations to Remove Test Smells From Natural Language TestsDistinguished Paper Award
Research Papers
Manoel Aranda III Federal University of Alagoas, Naelson Oliveira Federal University of Alagoas, Elvys Soares Federal Institute of Alagoas (IFAL), Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil, Davi Romão Federal University of Alagoas, Ullyanne Patriota Federal University of Alagoas, Rohit Gheyi Federal University of Campina Grande, Emerson Paulo Soares de Souza Federal University of Pernambuco, Ivan Machado Federal University of Bahia
Pre-print
14:40
13m
Talk
An Empirical Study on Code Coverage of Performance Testing
Research Papers
Muhammad Imran Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Vittorio Cortellessa University of L'Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila, Riccardo Rubei University of L'Aquila, Luca Traini University of L'Aquila
Link to publication DOI
14:53
13m
Talk
AI-Generated Test Scripts for Web E2E Testing with ChatGPT and Copilot: A preliminary study
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Maurizio Leotta DIBRIS, University of Genova, Italy, Hafiz Zeeshan Yousaf Università di Genova, Filippo Ricca Università di Genova, Boni Garcia Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
15:06
13m
Talk
Towards Predicting Fragility in End-to-End Web Tests
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Sergio Di Meglio Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Luigi Libero Lucio Starace Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Thu 20 Jun

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09:00 - 10:10
Keynote: Nicole NovielliResearch Papers / Posters / / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results / Industry / Journal-first / at Room Vietri
Chair(s): Alexander Serebrenik Eindhoven University of Technology
09:00
70m
Keynote
Surfing the AI Wave in Software Engineering: Opportunities and Challenges
Keynote
K: Nicole Novielli University of Bari
11:00 - 12:25
DefectsIndustry / Research Papers / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results / Journal-first at Room Capri
Chair(s): Davide Falessi University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
11:00
15m
Talk
Context Switch Sensitive Fault LocalizationDistinguished Paper Award
Research Papers
Ferenc Horv�th University of Szeged, Department of Software Engineering, Roland Aszmann University of Szeged, Department of Software Engineering, Péter Attila Soha Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Árpád Beszédes Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Tibor Gyimothy
11:15
15m
Talk
Improving classifier-based effort-aware software defect prediction by reducing ranking errors
Research Papers
Yuchen GUO Xi'an Jiaotong University, Martin Shepperd Brunel University London, Ning Li School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Issues and Their Causes in WebAssembly Applications: An Empirical Study
Research Papers
Muhammad Waseem University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland, Teerath Das University of Jyväskylä, Aakash Ahmad School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Peng Liang Wuhan University, China, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla
Link to publication Pre-print Media Attached
11:45
15m
Talk
Taming App Reliability: Mobile Analytics ‘in the wild’
Industry
Julian Harty Commercetest Limited, Arosha K Bandara The Open University
DOI File Attached
12:00
15m
Talk
Improving the Quality of Software Issue Report Descriptions in Turkish: An Industrial Case Study at Softtech
Journal-first
Ethem Utku Aktas Softtech Inc., Ebru Cakmak Microsoft EMEA, Mete Cihad Inan Softtech Research and Development, Cemal Yilmaz Sabancı University
12:15
10m
Talk
Unraveling the Influences on Bug Fixing Time: A Comparative Analysis of Causal Inference Model
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Sien Reeve O. Peralta Waseda University, Hironori Washizaki Waseda University, Yoshiaki Fukazawa Waseda University, Yuki Noyori Hitachi, Ltd., Shuhei Nojiri Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Reserch Laboratory, Hideyuki Kanuka Hitachi, Ltd.
File Attached
11:00 - 12:30
Mining Software RepositoriesResearch Papers / Journal-first at Room Vietri
Chair(s): Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University London
11:00
15m
Talk
On the Accuracy of GitHub's Dependency Graph
Research Papers
Daniele Bifolco University of Sannio, Sabato Nocera Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Simone Romano University of Salerno, Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy, Rita Francese University of Salerno, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
11:15
15m
Talk
Towards Semi-Automated Merge Conflict Resolution: Is It Easier Than We Expected?Distinguished Paper Award
Research Papers
Alexander Boll University of Bern, Yael van Dok University of Bern, Manuel Ohrndorf University of Bern, Alexander Schultheiß Paderborn University, Timo Kehrer University of Bern
11:30
15m
Talk
Leveraging Statistical Machine Translation for Code Search
Research Papers
Hung Phan , Ali Jannesari Iowa State University
11:45
15m
Talk
LEGION: Harnessing Pre-trained Language Models for GitHub Topic Recommendations with Distribution-Balance Loss
Research Papers
Yen-Trang Dang Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Le-Cong Thanh The University of Melbourne, Phuc-Thanh Nguyen Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Anh M. T. Bui Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Phuong T. Nguyen University of L’Aquila, Xuan-Bach D. Le University of Melbourne, Quyet Thang Huynh Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
12:00
15m
Talk
LLM-Based Chatbots for Mining Software Repositories: Challenges and Opportunities
Research Papers
Samuel Abedu Concordia University, Ahmad Abdellatif University of Calgary, Emad Shihab Concordia University
Pre-print
12:15
15m
Talk
An exploratory study of software artifacts on GitHub from the lens of documentation
Journal-first
Akhila Sri Manasa Venigalla IIT Tirupati, Sridhar Chimalakonda Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati
14:00 - 15:25
Artificial Intelligence for Software EngineeringIndustry / Research Papers / Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results at Room Capri
Chair(s): Sridhar Chimalakonda Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, Klaus Schmid University of Hildesheim
14:00
15m
Talk
A Performance Study of LLM-Generated Code on Leetcode
Research Papers
Tristan Coignion , Clement Quinton University of Lille, Inria, Romain Rouvoy Univ. Lille / Inria / CNRS
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
How Much Logs Does My Source Code File Need? Learning to Predict the Density of Logs
Research Papers
Mohamed Amine Batoun École de Technologie Supérieure, Mohammed Sayagh ETS Montreal, University of Quebec, Ali Ouni ETS Montreal, University of Quebec
14:30
15m
Talk
The Promise and Challenges of using LLMs to Accelerate the Screening Process of Systematic Reviews
Research Papers
Aleksi Huotala University of Helsinki, Miikka Kuutila Dalhousie University, Paul Ralph Dalhousie University, Mika Mäntylä University of Helsinki and University of Oulu
Link to publication DOI Pre-print
14:45
15m
Talk
AI-enabled efficient PVM performance monitoring
Industry
Mario Veniero Independent Researcher, Davide Varriale MEDIACOM SRL
DOI
15:00
15m
Talk
Automated evaluation of game content display using deep learning
Industry
Ciprian Paduraru University of Bucharest, Marina Cernat University of Bucharest, Alin Stefanescu University of Bucharest
15:15
10m
Talk
Automated categorization of pre-trained models in software engineering: A case study with a Hugging Face dataset
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Claudio Di Sipio University of L'Aquila, Riccardo Rubei University of L'Aquila, Juri Di Rocco University of L'Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila, Phuong T. Nguyen University of L’Aquila
Pre-print
14:00 - 15:30
14:00
12m
Talk
Analyzing Prerequisites of known Deserialization Vulnerabilities on Java Applications
Research Papers
Bruno Kreyssig Umeå University, Alexandre Bartel Umeå University
14:12
12m
Talk
An Extensive Comparison of Static Application Security Testing Tools
Research Papers
Matteo Esposito University of Rome Tor Vergata, Valentina Falaschi University of Rome Tor Vergata, Davide Falessi University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
Pre-print
14:25
12m
Talk
Detecting Security Fixes in Open-Source Repositories using Static Code Analyzers
Industry
Therese Fehrer JADS, Tilburg University صs-Hertogenbosch, Rocio Cabrera Lozoya SAP Security Research, Antonino Sabetta SAP Labs, Dario Di Nucci University of Salerno, Damian Andrew Tamburri TU/e
14:38
12m
Talk
Analyzing the Accessibility of GitHub Repositories for PyPI and NPM Libraries
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
DOI Pre-print
14:51
12m
Talk
Unveiling iOS Scamwares through Crowdturfing Reviews
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Zhipeng Xu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
15:04
12m
Talk
Mining REST APIs for Potential Mass Assignment Vulnerabilities
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Arash Mazidi , Davide Corradini University of Verona, Mohammad Ghafari TU Clausthal
15:17
12m
Talk
Negative Complement of a Set of Vulnerability-Fixing Commits: Method and Dataset
Industry
Rocio Cabrera Lozoya SAP Security Research, Antonino Sabetta SAP Labs, Tommaso Aiello SAP Security Research
16:00 - 16:40
Data and SustainabilityShort Papers, Vision and Emerging Results / Research Papers at Room Capri
Chair(s): Gemma Catolino University of Salerno
16:00
16m
Talk
Towards Comprehending Energy Consumption of Database Management Systems - A Tool and Empirical Study
Research Papers
Hemasri Sai Lella Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, Rajrupa Chattaraj Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India, Sridhar Chimalakonda Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati, Manasa Kurra
DOI
16:15
15m
Talk
Data Quality Assessment in the Wild: Findings from GitHub
Research Papers
Ipek Ustunboyacioglu JADS/Tilburg University, Indika Kumara Tilburg University, Dario Di Nucci University of Salerno, Willem-Jan van den Heuvel JADS/Tilburg University, Damian Andrew Tamburri TU/e
16:30
10m
Talk
Sustainability in Blockchain Development: A BERT-Based Analysis of Ethereum Developer Discussions
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Matteo Vaccargiu University of Cagliari, Sabrina Aufiero University College London, Silvia Bartolucci University College London, Rumyana Neykova Brunel University London, Roberto Tonelli University of Cagliari, Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University London
DOI Pre-print
16:40
15m
Talk
Code Summarization without Direct Access to Code - Towards Exploring Federated LLMs for Software Engineering
Research Papers
Jahnavi Kumar Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, India, Sridhar Chimalakonda Indian Institute of Technology, Tirupati
16:00 - 17:15
Security (2)Research Papers / Industry at Room Vietri
Chair(s): Muhammad Ali Babar School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide
16:00
15m
Talk
VulDL: Tree-based and Graph-based Neural Networks for Vulnerability Detection and Localization
Research Papers
Jingzheng Wu Institute of Software, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiang Ling Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xu Duan Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianyue Luo Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mutian Yang Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
16:15
15m
Talk
How the Training Procedure Impacts the Performance of Deep Learning-based Vulnerability Patching
Research Papers
Antonio Mastropaolo William and Mary, USA, Vittoria Nardone University of Molise, Gabriele Bavota Software Institute @ Università della Svizzera Italiana, Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy
16:30
15m
Talk
Reality Check: Assessing GPT-4 in Fixing Real-World Software Vulnerabilities
Research Papers
Zoltán Ságodi University of Szeged, Gabor Antal University of Szeged, Bence Bogenfürst University of Szeged, Martin Isztin University of Szeged, Peter Hegedus University of Szeged, Rudolf Ferenc University of Szeged
16:45
15m
Talk
Does trainer gender make a difference when delivering phishing training? A new experimental design to capture bias
Research Papers
André Palheiros Da Silva Vrije Universiteit, Winnie Bahati Mbaka Vrije Universiteit, Johann Mayer University of Twente, Jan-Willem Bullee University of Twente, Katja Tuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
17:00
15m
Talk
Leveraging Large Language Models for Preliminary Security Risk Analysis: A Mission-Critical Case Study
Industry
Matteo Esposito University of Rome Tor Vergata, Francesco Palagiano Multitel di Lerede Alessandro & C. s.a.s.
DOI Pre-print
17:15 - 17:30
Closing at Room Vietri
17:15
15m
Social Event
Closing
Social Events

Accepted Papers

Title
A Folklore Confirmation on the Removal of Dead Code
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
AI-Generated Test Scripts for Web E2E Testing with ChatGPT and Copilot: A preliminary study
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Analyzing the Accessibility of GitHub Repositories for PyPI and NPM Libraries
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
DOI Pre-print
Automated categorization of pre-trained models in software engineering: A case study with a Hugging Face dataset
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Pre-print
CLAIM: a Lightweight Approach to Identify Microservices in Dockerized Environments
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
DOI Pre-print
Exploring Influence of Feature Toggles on Code Complexity
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Mining REST APIs for Potential Mass Assignment Vulnerabilities
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
On the Use of ChatGPT for Code Review
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Pre-print
Sustainability in Blockchain Development: A BERT-Based Analysis of Ethereum Developer Discussions
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
DOI Pre-print
Towards Predicting Fragility in End-to-End Web Tests
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Unraveling the Influences on Bug Fixing Time: A Comparative Analysis of Causal Inference Model
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
File Attached
Unveiling iOS Scamwares through Crowdturfing Reviews
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
What You Use is What You Get: Unforced Errors in Studying Cultural Aspects in Agile Software Development
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
DOI Pre-print
When simplicity meets effectiveness: Detecting code comments coherence with word embeddings and LSTM
Short Papers, Vision and Emerging Results
Pre-print

Call for Papers

The Short Papers, Vision, and Emerging Results Track is dedicated to presenting forward-looking perspectives and pioneering concepts that transcend traditional boundaries. We encourage submissions that aim to accelerate the empirical software engineering community’s exposure to novel research results, innovative methodologies, and thought-provoking reflections. In this track, we seek papers that challenge the status quo, push the boundaries of current practices, and explore uncharted territories in software engineering

There are two types of paper submissions in this track:

  1. Vision and Emerging Results Papers should present long-term challenges and opportunities rather than incremental improvements or evaluations of current solutions or practices. Our aim is to accelerate the exposure of the empirical software engineering community to early yet potentially ground-breaking research results on evidence-based software engineering, and to techniques and perspectives that challenge the status quo in the discipline. To broadly capture this goal, this track will publish the following types of papers.

    • Forward-looking ideas: exciting new directions or techniques that may have yet to be supported by solid experimental results but are nonetheless supported by strong and well-argued scientific intuitions as well as concrete plans going forward.

    • Thought-provoking reflections: bold and unexpected results and reflections that can help us look at current research directions under a new light, calling for new directions for future research.

    Typically, these papers include creative ways to extend the applicability of techniques in empirical software engineering and/or challenge the existing explicit or implicit assumptions or paradigms in the field. Bold calls to action for potential novel directions supported by a well-motivated scientific intuition or argument, as well as well-grounded well grounded predictions of how empirical software engineering research and practice will look in the far future are welcome. Potential areas may include (but not limited to):

    • Emerging ideas for software engineering infrastructures (Cloud Computing, DevOps, Healthcare, Smart Cities, Digital Twins, Quantum Computing and IoT)

    • Cross- and multi-disciplinary methods and studies

    • New applications and advances in design science, case studies, action-research, and field studies, including multilevel and/or mixed methods research designs

    • Simulation-based studies in software engineering as an empirical method

    • New models of technology transfer to the industry

    • Using AI as a research method in software engineering

    • Cohort studies for large-scale research initiatives

    • Software engineering for data science advances

    • Incorporating virtual and augmented reality into software engineering research

    • Empirical assessments of sustainability in software engineering

  2. Short Paper regard the submission of insightful research that can often go unrecognised under the standard review process. This includes, but is not limited to, for instance:

    • Critique of established methodology and/or practice.

    • Research on controversial topics.

    • “Folklore confirmations”: when a sound researcher finds “what everyone knows already”. We will consider “common sense” findings that may not have been scientifically proven, but might be considered “not new enough” under traditional peer review.

    • Unexpected results: when an empirical evaluation results diverge dramatically from the expectations, and the researchers do not find what they were looking for.

    • Confirmation studies, when a new study confirms previously well-known results.

    • Methodological failure reports, where poor design invalidates otherwise interesting findings (both the findings and study design flaws need to be discussed).

    • Preliminary results: the early results of an on-going research.

How to Submit

All papers must be submitted in PDF format through the web-based submission system https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ease2024.

Submissions must not exceed 6 pages, including all figures, tables, references, and appendices.

All submissions should use the official ACM Primary Article Template (https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). Deviating from the ACM formatting instructions may lead to a desk rejection. LaTeX users should use the following options:

\documentclass[sigconf,review,anonymous]{acmart}
\acmConference[EASE 2024]{The 28th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering}{18–21 June, 2024}{Salerno, Italy}

Authors must comply with the SIGSOFT Open Science Policy https://github.com/acmsigsoft/open-science-policies/blob/master/sigsoft-open-science-policies.md (i.e., to archive data and artifacts in a permanent repository—e.g., Zenodo, not GitHub—to the extent ethically and practically possible, and include links in a Data Availability section in their manuscripts).

EASE 2024 will employ a double-anonymous review process. Do not include author names or affiliations in submissions. All references to the author’s prior work should be in the third person. Any online supplements, replication packages, etc., referred to in the work should also be anonymized. Advice for sharing supplements anonymously can be found here https://ineed.coffee/post/how-to-disclose-data-for-double-blind-review-and-make-it-archived-open-data-upon-acceptance

By submitting to EASE, authors agree to the ACM Policy and Procedures on Plagiarism, Misrepresentation, and Falsification https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/plagiarism-overview. Papers submitted to EASE must not be published or under review elsewhere. The Program Chairs may use plagiarism detection software under contract to the ACM. If the research involves human participants/subjects, the authors must adhere to the ACM Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects https://www.acm.org/publications/policies/research-involving-human-participants-and-subjects.

Review Criteria

Papers selected for the field experiment will receive two standards-based reviews. To see the criteria for standards-based reviews will use this tool. https://www2.sigsoft.org/EmpiricalStandards/form_generator/Checklist.html?role=author . Read the introductory paragraph carefully. Select the method(s) used in your submission. Click “submit.” Going through this checklist is a great way to optimize your paper for EASE.

All papers will receive free-text reviews like in previous years. These reviews will evaluate submissions against the following criteria:

  • Soundness: The extent to which the paper’s contributions and/or innovations address its research questions and are supported by rigorous application of appropriate research methods

  • Significance: The extent to which the paper’s contributions can impact the field of software engineering and under which assumptions (if any)

  • Novelty: The extent to which the contributions are sufficiently original with respect to the state-of-the-art

  • Verifiability and Transparency: The extent to which the paper includes sufficient information to understand how an innovation works; how data was obtained, analyzed, and interpreted; and how the paper supports independent verification or replication of the paper’s claimed contributions.

  • Presentation: The extent to which the paper’s quality of writing meets the high standards of EASE, including clear descriptions, as well as adequate use of the English language, absence of major ambiguity, clearly readable figures and tables, and adherence to the formatting instructions provided above.

Important Dates

Abstract Submission deadline: 8 March 2024, AoE
Submission deadline: 10 March 2024, AoE
Notification: 19 April 2024, AoE
Camera-ready: 26 April 2024, AoE
Early registration deadline: 5 May 2024, AoE

Conference Attendance Expectation

If a submission is accepted, at least one author of the paper is required to register for the conference and present the paper.