The goal of the Early Research Achievements (ERA) track is to provide researchers and practitioners with a forum for presenting great, promising ideas in early stages of research. Ideally, the ICPC ERA track seeks papers challenging the status quo of program comprehension with new research directions and provocative ideas. ERA track is the perfect place for a paper that aims at setting the agenda for a new line of research and a series of future papers!
Mon 13 Jul Times are displayed in time zone: (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time change
13:00 - 13:30: OpeningResearch / Programming Education / Tool Demonstration / ERA / Industry at ICPC Chair(s): Eunjong ChoiKyoto Institute of Technology, Shinpei HayashiTokyo Institute of Technology, Yann-Gaël GuéhéneucConcordia University and Polytechnique Montréal | |||
13:00 - 13:30 | Welcome to ICPC 2020 Research |
13:30 - 14:30: Keynote : Comprehension Challenges at the Level of Software Ecosystems and Global Software EngineeringResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Yann-Gaël GuéhéneucConcordia University and Polytechnique Montréal | |||
13:30 - 14:30 Keynote | Comprehension Challenges at the Level of Software Ecosystems and Global Software Engineering Research Media Attached File Attached |
14:30 - 14:50: Awards CeremonyResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Yann-Gaël GuéhéneucConcordia University and Polytechnique Montréal, Shinpei HayashiTokyo Institute of Technology | |||
Tue 14 Jul Times are displayed in time zone: (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time change
00:00 - 01:00: Session 3: FaultsResearch / ERA at ICPC Chair(s): Mohamed Wiem MkaouerRochester Institute of Technology | |||
00:00 - 00:12 Paper | Exploiting Code Knowledge Graph for Bug Localization via Bi-directional Attention Research Jinglei ZhangPeking University, Rui XiePeking University, Wei YePeking University, Yuhan ZhangPeking University, Shikun ZhangPeking University Media Attached | ||
00:12 - 00:24 Paper | On Combining IR Methods to Improve Bug Localization Research Saket KhatiwadaLouisiana State University, Miroslav TushevLouisiana State University, Nash MahmoudLouisiana State University Media Attached | ||
00:24 - 00:36 Paper | An Empirical Study on Critical Blocking Bugs Research Hao RenDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Yanhui LiDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Lin ChenNanjing University Media Attached | ||
00:36 - 00:48 Paper | Improving the Accuracy of Spectrum-based Fault Localization for Automated Program Repair ERA Tetsushi Kuma Osaka University, Yoshiki HigoOsaka University, Shinsuke MatsumotoOsaka University, Shinji KusumotoOsaka University Media Attached | ||
00:48 - 01:00 Paper | Automatic Android Deprecated-API Usage Update by Learning from Single Updated Example ERA Stefanus Agus HaryonoSingapore Management University, Ferdian ThungSingapore Management University, Kang Hong JinSchool of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, Lucas SerranoSorbonne University/Inria/LIP6, Gilles MullerInria, Julia Lawall INRIA, David LoSingapore Management University, Lingxiao JiangSingapore Management University Media Attached |
01:30 - 02:30: Session 4: SummalizationResearch / ERA at ICPC Chair(s): Venera ArnaoudovaWashington State University | |||
01:30 - 01:45 Paper | Improved Code Summarization via a Graph Neural Network Research Alexander LeClairUniversity Of Notre Dame, Sakib HaqueUniversity of Notre Dame, Lingfei WuIBM Research, Collin McMillanUniversity of Notre Dame Pre-print Media Attached | ||
01:45 - 02:00 Paper | BugSum: Deep Context Understanding for Bug Report Summarization Research Haoran LiuNational University of Defense Technology, Yue YuCollege of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China, Shanshan LiNational University of Defense Technology, Yong GuoNational University of Defense Technology, Deze WangNational University of Defense Technology, Xiaoguang MaoNational University of Defense Technology Media Attached | ||
02:00 - 02:15 Paper | A Human Study of Comprehension and Code Summarization Research Sean StapletonUniversity of Michigan, Yashmeet GambhirUniversity of Michigan, Alexander LeClairUniversity Of Notre Dame, Zachary Eberhart, Westley WeimerUniversity of Michigan, USA, Kevin LeachUniversity of Michigan, Yu HuangUniversity of Michigan Pre-print Media Attached | ||
02:15 - 02:30 Paper | Linguistic Documentation of Software History ERA Media Attached |
07:00 - 08:00: Session 5: For ResearchersResearch / ERA / Tool Demonstration at ICPC Chair(s): Bin LinUniversità della Svizzera italiana (USI) | |||
07:00 - 07:15 Paper | A Literature Review of Automatic Traceability Links Recovery for Software Change Impact Analysis Research Thazin Win Win AungUniversity of Technology Sydney, Yulei SuiUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia, Huan HuoUniversity of Technology Sydney Media Attached | ||
07:15 - 07:30 Paper | Improving Code Search with Co-Attentive Representation Learning Research Jianhang ShuaiSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Ling XuSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Chao LiuZhejiang University, Meng YanSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Xin XiaMonash University, Yan LeiSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University Media Attached | ||
07:30 - 07:45 Paper | OpenSZZ: A Free, Open-Source, Web-Accessible Implementation of the SZZ Algorithm Tool Demonstration Valentina LenarduzziLUT University, Fabio PalombaUniversity of Salerno, Davide TaibiTampere University, Damian Andrew TamburriJheronimus Academy of Data Science Media Attached | ||
07:45 - 08:00 Paper | Staged Tree Matching for Detecting Code Move across Files ERA Akira Fujimoto Osaka University, Yoshiki HigoOsaka University, Junnosuke Matsumoto, Shinji KusumotoOsaka University Media Attached |
08:30 - 09:30: Session 6: ArtifactsResearch / ERA at ICPC Chair(s): Hironori WashizakiWaseda University | |||
08:30 - 08:42 Paper | A Self-Attentional Neural Architecture for Code Completion with Multi-Task Learning Research Fang LiuPeking University, Ge LiPeking University, Bolin WeiPeking University, Xin XiaMonash University, Zhiyi FuPeking University, Zhi JinPeking University Pre-print Media Attached | ||
08:42 - 08:54 Paper | Knowledge Transfer in Modern Code Review Research Maria CauloUniversity of Basilicata, Bin LinUniversità della Svizzera italiana (USI), Gabriele BavotaUniversità della Svizzera italiana, Giuseppe ScannielloUniversity of Basilicata, Michele LanzaUniversita della Svizzera italiana (USI) Pre-print Media Attached | ||
08:54 - 09:06 Paper | How are Deep Learning Models Similar? An Empirical Study on Clone Analysis of Deep Learning Software Research Xiongfei WuUniversity of Science and Technology of China, Liangyu QinUniversity of Science and Technology of China, Bing YuKyushu University, Xiaofei XieNanyang Technological University, Lei MaKyushu University, Yinxing Xue, Yang LiuNanyang Technological University, Singapore, Jianjun ZhaoKyushu University Media Attached | ||
09:06 - 09:18 Paper | Unified Configuration Setting Access in Configuration Management Systems Research Markus RaabVienna University of Technology, Austria, Bernhard DennerThales, Stefan HanenbergUniversity of Duisburg-Essen, Jürgen CitoMIT Media Attached | ||
09:18 - 09:30 Paper | Inheritance software metrics on smart contracts ERA Ashish Rajendra SaiUniversity of Limerick, Conor HolmesUniversity of Limerick, Jim BuckleyLero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick, Andrew LeGearHorizon Globex Media Attached |
13:00 - 14:00: Keynote : Software Engineering for Industrial AI: A Key Enabler of Digital TransformationResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Eunjong ChoiKyoto Institute of Technology | |||
13:00 - 14:00 Keynote | Software Engineering for Industrial AI: A Key Enabler of Digital Transformation Research K: Chanjin Park |
14:10 - 14:50: Open Steering Committee MeetingResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Foutse KhomhPolytechnique Montréal | |||
16:30 - 17:30: Session 8: AnalysisResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Jinqiu YangConcordia University, Montreal, Canada | |||
16:30 - 16:45 Paper | srcClone: Detecting Code Clones via Decompositional Slicing Research Pre-print Media Attached | ||
16:45 - 17:00 Paper | Investigating Near-Miss Micro-Clones in Evolving Software Research Manishankar MondalAssistant Professor, Khulna University, Banani RoyUniversity of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. RoyUniversity of Saskatchewan, Kevin SchneiderUniversity of Saskatchewan Media Attached | ||
17:00 - 17:15 Paper | A Model to Detect Readability Improvements in Incremental Changes Research Devjeet RoyWashington State University, Sarah FakhouryWashington State University, John LeeWashington State University, Venera ArnaoudovaWashington State University Media Attached | ||
17:15 - 17:30 Paper | Supporting Program Comprehension through Fast Query Response in Large-Scale Systems Research Jinfeng LinUniversity of Notre Dame, Yalin LiuUniversity of Notre Dame, Jane Cleland-HuangUniversity of Notre Dame Media Attached |
Wed 15 Jul Times are displayed in time zone: (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time change
00:00 - 01:00: Session 9: For DevelopersResearch / Tool Demonstration / ERA at ICPC Chair(s): Anderson OliveiraPUC-Rio | |||
00:00 - 00:12 Paper | An Empirical Study on Dynamic Typing Related Practices in Python Systems Research Zhifei ChenNanjing University, Yanhui LiDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Nanjing University, Bihuan ChenFudan University, Wanwangying MaNanjing University, Lin ChenNanjing University, Baowen XuNanjing University Media Attached | ||
00:12 - 00:24 Paper | Performing Tasks Can Improve Program Comprehension Mental Model of Novice Research Amal A. ShargabiQassim University, Syed Ahmad AljunidUniversiti Teknologi MARA, Muthukkaruppan AnnamalaiUniversiti Teknologi MARA, Abdullah Mohd ZinUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Media Attached | ||
00:24 - 00:36 Paper | SimplyHover: Improving Comprehension of else Statements Tool Demonstration Ahmad JbaraComputer and Cyber Sciences, Augusta University, Georgia, USA, Bar Ben Michael, Or Shacham, Omer Tavor Media Attached | ||
00:36 - 00:48 Paper | Combining biometric data with focused document types classifies a success of program comprehension ERA Toyomi IshidaNara Institute of Science and Technology, Hidetake UwanoNational Institute of Technology, Nara College, Japan, Yoshiharu Ikutani Nara Institute of Science and Technology Media Attached | ||
00:48 - 01:00 Paper | Program Comprehension in Virtual Reality ERA James DominicClemson University, Brock TubreClemson Universtiy, Jada Houser Clemson University, Charles RitterClemson University, Deborah KunkelClemson University, Paige RodegheroClemson University Media Attached |
08:30 - 08:50 Paper | GGF: A Graph-based Method for Programming Language Syntax Error Correction Research Liwei WuNanjing University, Fei LiNanjing University, Youhua WuNanjing University, Tao ZhengNanjing University Media Attached | ||
08:50 - 09:10 Paper | Adaptive Deep Code Search Research ChunYang LingPeking University, Zeqi LinPeking University, Yanzhen ZouPeking University, Bing XiePeking University Pre-print Media Attached | ||
09:10 - 09:30 Paper | Duplicate Bug Report Detection Using Dual-Channel Convolutional Neural Networks Research Jianjun HeSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Ling XuSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Meng YanSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University, Xin XiaMonash University, Yan LeiSchool of Big Data & Software Engineering, Chongqing University Media Attached |
13:00 - 13:30: Most Influential Paper AwardResearch at ICPC Chair(s): Shinpei HayashiTokyo Institute of Technology | |||
13:00 - 13:30 Talk | On the Equivalence of Information Retrieval Methods for Automated Traceability Link Recovery: A Ten-Year Retrospective Research Rocco OlivetoUniversity of Molise, Malcom Gethers, Denys PoshyvanykWilliam and Mary, Andrea De LuciaUniversity of Salerno |
Call for Papers
The goal of the Early Research Achievements (ERA) track is to provide researchers and practitioners with a forum for presenting great, promising ideas in early stages of research. Ideally, the ICPC ERA track seeks papers challenging the status quo of program comprehension with new research directions and provocative ideas. ERA track is the perfect place for a paper that aims at setting the agenda for a new line of research and a series of future papers!
In principle, the track addresses the same topics of interest as those of the technical research paper track. ERA submissions are intended to describe a single and well-defined idea at an early stage of investigation. As opposed to regular research papers, ERA papers are not intended to serve as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results. Submissions to the ERA track should describe research in progress. Authors of contributions to other tracks are welcome to also submit a paper to the ERA track if a specific aspect of their research meets the goal of the track. Ideally, ERA authors will combine research topics in new ways, establish connections to other fields outside of classical program comprehension, as well as argue for the importance of program comprehension research in areas not explicitly listed.
The submissions should clearly focus on the new proposed ideas or the emerging results, their impact on the field at large, and future research directions. An ERA paper is not expected to have a solid and complete evaluation as in the main research track. Naturally, preliminary results that provide initial support for the proposed ideas claimed are welcome.
ERA track submissions must explicitly answer the following questions in the submission: What is the new idea? Why is it new? What is the single most related paper by the same author(s)? By others? What feedback do the authors expect from the forum? Addressing these questions in explicit, distinct sections is strongly recommended.
Format and Submission
ERA track submissions must not be longer than 4 pages for the main text, inclusive of figures, tables, and appendices where references may optionally continue on 1 additional page (a.k.a. 4+1 pages). Purchase of additional pages in the proceedings is not allowed. All ERA track submissions must, at the time of submission, conform to the ACM Master Article Template, indifferent of the type-setting system used (LaTeX, Word…). LaTeX users should use the provided class and bibliographic style without modification:
\documentclass[sigconf,review]{acmart}
\bibliographystyle{ACM-Reference-Format}
Submissions must be submitted electronically as PDF files via the HotCRP Submission System. The submissions must comply with the ACM Policy on Plagiarism, Misrepresentation, and Falsification and the IEEE Policy on Authorship, part of the IEEE Plagiarism FAQ. In particular, submissions to the ERA track must not have been accepted previously for publication or submitted for review to another conference, journal, or book while under review for ICPC. Submissions should not disclose the identity of the authors to comply with the double-blind review process employed by ICPC. The authors’ names must be omitted from the submissions and references to their prior work should be in the third person. Further advice, guidance, and explanation about the double-blind review process are available on the Q & A of ICSE 2020.
ICPC 2020 and the ERA track follow the ACM SIGSOFT rules on Conflicts of Interest and Confidentiality of Submissions and all authors, reviewers, and organizers will uphold the ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Review and Evaluation Criteria
ERA papers will be reviewed by at least three members of the ERA Program Committee. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of their originality, importance of contribution, soundness, evaluation, quality, and consistency of presentation, and appropriate comparison to related work. Special emphasis will be put on the originality and timeliness of the proposed contribution, and even though a full evaluation of the proposed ideas is welcomed, it is not required.
Publication and Presentation
Upon notification of acceptance, all authors of accepted papers will be asked to complete a Copyright form and will receive further instructions for preparing their camera-ready versions. At least one author of the paper must register and present the paper at the conference; otherwise the paper will be excluded from both the program and the proceedings. The papers will be presented in a formal setting. More details on the presentations will follow the notifications.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference electronic proceedings, which will also be available in the ACM and IEEE Digital Library. The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM or IEEE Digital Libraries. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of ICSE 2020. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.
Track Chairs
Leon Moonen, Venera Arnaudova