Message from the General Chair

Message from the Program Chairs (PDF)

pp. x

Conference Organization (PDF)

pp. xi-xii

External Reviewers (PDF)

pp. xiii

Why People Believe Weird Things: Science, Pseudoscience, and Critical Thinking (PDF)

Keynote Address

Michael Shermer, Skeptics Society

pp. 3

Session 1A: Software Changes and Evolution

An Empirical Study of Software Change: Origin, Acceptance Rate, and Functionality vs. Quality Attributes (Abstract)

Parastoo Mohagheghi, Ericsson Norway-Grimstad, NTNU and Simula Research Laboratory

Reidar Conradi, NTNU and Simula Research Laboratory

pp. 7-16

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The Influence of the Level of Abstraction on the Evolvability of Conceptual Models of Information Systems (Abstract)

Jan Verelst, University of Antwerp

pp. 17-26

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The Architectural Change Process (Abstract)

Josef Nedstam, Lund University and visiting: National ICT Australia

Even-Andr? Karlsson, Q-Labs

Martin H?, Lund University

pp. 27-36

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Session 1B: Software Testing

Identifying the Relevant Information for Software Testing Technique Selection (Abstract)

S. Vegas, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid

pp. 39-48

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Comparing the Fault Detection Effectiveness of N-way and Random Test Suites (Abstract)

Patrick J. Schroeder, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Pankaj Bolaki, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Vijayram Gopu, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

pp. 49-59

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Infrastructure Support for Controlled Experimentation with Software Testing and Regression Testing Techniques (Abstract)

Hyunsook Do, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Sebastian Elbaum, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Gregg Rothermel, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

pp. 60-70

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Session 2A: Programming Practices

Extreme Programming: A Survey of Empirical Data from a Controlled Case Study (Abstract)

Pekka Abrahamsson, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Juha Koskela, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

pp. 73-82

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An Ethnographic Study of Copy and Paste Programming Practices in OOPL (Abstract)

Miryung Kim, University of Washington

Lawrence Bergman, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

Tessa Lau, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

David Notkin, University of Washington

pp. 83-92

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Session 2B: Defect Management

Assuring Fault Classification Agreement — An Empirical Evaluation (Abstract)

Kennet Henningsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology

Claes Wohlin, Blekinge Institute of Technology

pp. 95-104

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Analyzing Systems Failures through the Use of Case Histories (Abstract)

John Donaldson, Middlesex University

pp. 105-114

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Session 3: Infrastructure and Tool Support for Empirical Studies

Using Empirical Testbeds to Accelerate Technology Maturity and Transition: The SCRover Experience (Abstract)

Barry Boehm, University of Southern California

Jesal Bhuta, University of Southern California

David Garlan, Carnegie Mellon University

Eric Gradman, University of Southern California

LiGuo Huang, University of Southern California

Alexander Lam, University of Southern California

Ray Madachy, University of Southern California

Nenad Medvidovic, University of Southern California

Kenneth Meyer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Steven Meyers, University of Southern California

Gustavo Perez, University of Southern California

Kirk Reinholtz, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Roshanak Roshandel, University of Southern California

Nicolas Rouquette, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

pp. 117-126

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Tool-Supported Unobtrusive Evaluation of Software Engineering Process Conformance (Abstract)

Lu?s Felipe Santos Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro — COPPE

Guilherme Horta Travassos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro — COPPE

pp. 127-135

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Practical Automated Process and Product Metric Collection and Analysis in a Classroom Setting: Lessons Learned from Hackystat-UH (Abstract)

Philip M. Johnson, University of Hawaii

Hongbing Kou, University of Hawaii

Joy M. Agustin, University of Hawaii

Qin Zhang, University of Hawaii

Aaron Kagawa, University of Hawaii

Takuya Yamashita, University of Hawaii

pp. 136-144

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Increasing the Accuracy and Reliability of Analogy-Based Cost Estimation with Extensive Project Feature Dimension Weighting (Abstract)

Session 4A: Cost Estimation

Martin Auer, Vienna University of Technology

Stefan Biffl, Vienna University of Technology

pp. 147-155

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A Software Product Line Life Cycle Cost Estimation Model (Abstract)

Barry Boehm, University of Southern California

A. Winsor Brown, University of Southern California

Ray Madachy, University of Southern California

Ye Yang, University of Southern California

pp. 156-164

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Session 4B: Software Requirements

Using Students as Subjects in Requirements Prioritization (Abstract)

Patrik Berander, Blekinge Institute of Technology

pp. 167-176

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An Empirical Study of a Qualitative Systematic Approach to Requirements Analysis (QSARA) (Abstract)

Ban Al-Ani, University of Technology Sydney

Keith Edwards, University of Western Ontario

pp. 177-186

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Session 5A: Predictive Models

Assessing the Reproducibility and Accuracy of Functional Size Measurement Methods through Experimentation (Abstract)

Silvia Abrah?, Valencia University of Technology

Geert Poels, Ghent University

Oscar Pastor, Valencia University of Technology

pp. 189-198

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An Empirical Study of eServices Product UML Sizing Metrics (Abstract)

Yue Chen, University of Southern California

Barry W. Boehm, University of Southern California

Ray Madachy, University of Southern California

Ricardo Valerdi, University of Southern California

pp. 199-206

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Finding "Early" Indicators of UML Class Diagrams Understandability and Modifiability (Abstract)

Marcela Genero, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Mario Piatini, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Esperanza Manso, University of Valladolid

pp. 207-216

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Session 5B: Reading Techniques for Inspections

Investigating the Active Guidance Factor in Reading Techniques for Defect Detection (Abstract)

Christian Denger, Fraunhofer IESE

Marcus Ciolkowski, University of Kaiserslautern

Filippo Lanubile, University of Bari

pp. 219-228

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A Case Study of Reading Techniques in a Software Company (Abstract)

Tomas Berling, Ericsson Microwave Systems AB

Thomas Thelin, Lund University

pp. 229-238

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Comparing Code Reading Techniques Applied to Object-Oriented Software Frameworks with Regard to Effectiveness and Defect Detection Rate (Abstract)

Zeiad Abdelnabi, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

Giovanni Cantone, University of Rome "Tor Vergata"

Marcus Ciolkowski, University of Kaiserslautern

Dieter Rombach, University of Kaiserslautern

pp. 239-248

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Session 6: Empirical Studies Methodology

Understanding the Impact of Assumptions on Experimental Validity (Abstract)

Jeff Carver, University of Maryland

John Van Voorhis, University of Maryland

Victor Basili, University of Maryland and Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering

pp. 251-260

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Towards Evidence in Software Engineering (Abstract)

Andreas Jedlitschka, Fraunhofer Institute Experimental Software Engineering

Marcus Ciolkowski, University of Kaiserslautern

pp. 261-270

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Using the Focus Group Method in Software Engineering: Obtaining Practitioner and User Experiences (Abstract)

Jyrki Kontio, Helsinki University of Technology

Laura Lehtola, Helsinki University of Technology

Johanna Bragge, Helsinki School of Economics

pp. 271-280

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Author Index

Author Index (PDF)

pp. 281