Message from the General Chair

Message from the Program Chairs (PDF)

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Conference Committee (PDF)

pp. xv

Program Committee (PDF)

pp. xvi

Steering Committee (PDF)

pp. xvii

Referees (PDF)

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Keynotes

Design for Maintenance and Maintaining Design

Keynote

Four Macro Trends in Software Development

Panel 1

Software Evolution: Roadmap

Software Evolution: A Road Map (PDF)

pp. 4

Addressing the Software Evolution Crisis Through a Service-Oriented View of Software: A Roadmap for Software Engineering and Maintenance Research (PDF)

P. Layzell

pp. 5

Software Evolution: A Road Map (PDF)

V. Rajlich

pp. 6

Software Evolution: A Road Map (PDF)

H. Sneed

pp. 7

Panel 2

Maintenance Metrics: Who Are the Different Stakeholders?

S1A: Reverse Engineering, Chair: Mary Jean Harrold

Representing and Accessing Extracted Information (Abstract)

Anthony Cox, University of Waterloo

Charles Clarke, University of Waterloo

pp. 12

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Supporting Software Maintenance by Mining Software Update Records (Abstract)

Jelber Sayyad, University of Ottawa

Shirabad Timothy, University of Ottawa

C. Lethbridge, University of Ottawa

Stan Matwin, University of Ottawa

pp. 22

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Reverse Engineering Legacy Information Systems for Internet Based Interoperation (Abstract)

Michael Johnson, Macquarie University

Robert Rosebrugh, Mount Allison University

pp. 32

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S1B: Program Analysis I, Chair: Jianjun Zhao

A Change Propagation Model and Platform For Multi-Database Applications (Abstract)

Laurent Deruelle, Maison de la Recherche Blaise Pascal

Mourad Bouneffa, Maison de la Recherche Blaise Pascal

Noredine Melab, Maison de la Recherche Blaise Pascal

Henri Basson, Maison de la Recherche Blaise Pascal

pp. 42

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Implementation Techniques for Efficient Data-Flow Analysis of Large Programs (Abstract)

Darren C. Atkinson, Santa Clara University

William G. Griswold, University of California San Diego

pp. 52

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Flow Analysis to Detect Blocked Statements (Abstract)

Giuliano Antoniol, University of Sannio

Bruno Malenfant, Ecole Polytechnique

Ettore Merlo, Ecole Polytechnique

Michel Dagenais, Ecole Polytechnique

pp. 62

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S1C: Change Driven Testing, Chair: Lee White

Incorporating Incremental Validation and Impact Analysis into Spreadsheet Maintenance: An Empirical Study (Abstract)

Vijay B. Krishna, Oregon State University

Curtis R. Cook, Oregon State University

Daniel Keller, Oregon State University

Joshua Cantrell, Oregon State University

Chris Wallace, Oregon State University

Margaret M. Burnett, Oregon State University

Gregg Rothermel, Oregon State University

pp. 72

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An Implementation of and Experiment with Semantic Differencing (Abstract)

D. Binkley, Loyola College

R. Capellini, Loyola College

R. Raszewski, Loyola College

C. Smith, Loyola College

pp. 82

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Test-Suite Reduction and Prioritization for Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (Abstract)

James A. Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Institute of Technology

pp. 92

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Industrial Short Papers, Chair: Harry Sneed

SDS Internet Banking (PDF)

S. Goeschl

pp. 104

An Architecture for Re-engineering of Client/Server Applications (PDF)

A. Furone

pp. 105

Extending the UML to Support Evolution Management (PDF)

pp. 106

Multi-View Architecture Trend Analysis for Medical Imaging (PDF)

pp. 107

An Intranet-Based Application for Supporting Effective Maintenance Activities on Large Software Systems (PDF)

pp. 108

S2A: Metrics, Chair: Taz Daughtrey

Entropies as Measures of Software Information (Abstract)

Salwa K. Abd-El-Hafiz, Cairo University

pp. 110

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The Role of Independent Verification and Validation in Maintaining a Safety Critical Evolutionary Software in a Complex Environment: The NASA Space Shuttle Program (Abstract)

Marvin V. Zelkowitz, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering

Ioana Rus, Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering

pp. 118

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Investigation of the Risk to Software Reliability and Maintainability of Requirements Changes (Abstract)

Norman F. Schneidewind, Naval Postgraduate School

pp. 127

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S2B: Slicing, Chair: Jeffrey Voas

Pre/Post Conditioned Slicing (Abstract)

Mark Harman, Brunel University

Rob Hierons, Brunel University

Chris Fox, University of London

Sebastian Danicic, University of London

John Howroyd, University of London

pp. 138

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Web Application Slicing (Abstract)

Filippo Ricca, ITC-irst

Paolo Tonella, ITC-irst

pp. 148

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Incremental Slicing Based on Data-Dependences Types (Abstract)

Alessandro Orso, Georgia Institute of Technology

Saurabh Sinha, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Institute of Technology

pp. 158

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S2C: Impact Analysis, Chair: Shawn Bohner

The Impact of Software Evolution on Code Coverage Information (Abstract)

Sebastian Elbaum, University of Nebraska Lincoln

David Gable, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Gregg Rothermel, Oregon State University

pp. 170

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Impact Analysis of Maintenance Tasks for a Distributed Object-oriented System (Abstract)

Harry M. Sneed, Software Daten Service GmbH

pp. 180

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Analyzing the Impact of Changing Requirements (Abstract)

James S. O'Neal, Louisiana State University

Doris L. Carver, Louisiana State University

pp. 190

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Demos, Chair: Panos Linos

Object-Oriented Repository Services (PDF)

H. Sneed

pp. 198

Understanding Legacy Systems with OSK (PDF)

pp. 199

WebFabIS: A WEB Based Information System for Microelectronics Manufacturing (PDF)

pp. 200

S3A: Effort Analysis, Chair: Fabrizio Fioravanti

Using Code Metrics to Predict Maintenance of Legacy Programs: A Case Study (Abstract)

Macario Polo, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Mario Piattini, University of Castilla-La Mancha

Francisco Ruiz, University of Castilla-La Mancha

pp. 202

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Software Renewal Process Comprehension Using Dynamic Effort Estimation (Abstract)

Danilo Caivano, Universit? di Bari

Filippo Lanubile, Universit? di Bari

Giuseppe Visaggio, Universit? di Bari

pp. 209

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An Approach to Modelling Long-Term Growth Trends in Software Systems (Abstract)

M.M. Lehman, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

J.F. Ramil, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

U. Sandler, Jerusalem College of Technology

pp. 219

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S3B: Tools, Chair: Panos Linos

RIPPLES: Tool for Change in Legacy Software (Abstract)

Kunrong Chen, Wayne State University

Vaclav Rajlich, Wayne State University

pp. 230

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Cost-Effective Maintenance Tools for Proprietary Languages (Abstract)

Merijn de Jonge, CWI

Ramin Monajemi, Lucent Technologies

pp. 240

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Integrating Information Sources for Visualizing Java Programs (Abstract)

Jeff Michaud, University of Victoria

Margaret-Anne Storey, University of Victoria

Hausi Muller, University of Victoria

pp. 250

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S3C: Case Studies, Chair: Loredana Mancini

Defect Prevention through Defect Prediction: A Case Study at Infosys (Abstract)

Sanjay Mohapatra, Infosys Technologies Limited

B. Mohanty, Utkal University

pp. 260

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Modeling clones evolution through time series (Abstract)

G. Antoniol, University of Sannio at Benevento

M. Di Penta, University of Sannio at Benevento

G. Casazza, University of Naples "Federico II"

E. Merlo, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal

pp. 273

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Does The Modern Code Inspection Have Value? (Abstract)

Harvey Siy, Lucent Technologies

Lawrence Votta, Motorola, Inc.

pp. 281

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S4A: Rapid Evolution, Chair: Ned Chapin

An Architectural Model for Service-Based Software with Ultra Rapid Evolution (Abstract)

Keith Bennett, University of Durham

Malcolm Munro, University of Durham

Nicolas Gold, UMIST

Paul Layzell, UMIST

David Budgen, Keele University

Pearl Brereton, Keele University

pp. 292

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Extreme Maintenance (Abstract)

Charles J. Poole, IONA Technologies PLC

Tim Murphy, IONA Technologies PLC

Jan Willem Huisman, IONA Technologies PLC

Allen Higgins, IONA Technologies PLC

pp. 301

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S4B: Software Architectures I, Chair: Jean-Francois Girard

Aspects of Design and Implementation of a Multi-channel and Multi-modal Information System (Abstract)

V. Demesticha, IBM Hellas

J. Gergic, IBM Praha

J. Kleindienst, IBM Praha

L. Seredi, IBM Praha

M. Mast, IBM Germany

H. Schulz, IBM Germany

L. Polymenakos, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 312

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Describing Evolving Dependable Systems using Co-operative Software Architectures (Abstract)

Rogério de Lemos, University of Kent

pp. 320

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S4C: Behavior of Concurrent Programs, Chair: Ira D. Baxter

Measuring Behavioral Correspondence to a Timed Concurrent Model (Abstract)

Jonathan E. Cook, New Mexico State University

Cha He, New Mexico State University

Changjun Ma, New Mexico State University

pp. 332

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Using Coordination to Restructure Sequential Source Code into a Concurrent Program (Abstract)

C.T.H. Everaars, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica

F. Arbab, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica

B. Koren, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica

pp. 342

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S5A: Documentation, Chair: Nicholas Zvegintzov

The State of Documentation Practice within Corrective Maintenance (Abstract)

Mira Kajko-Mattsson, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology

pp. 354

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CVSSearch: Searching through Source Code using CVS Comments (Abstract)

Annie Chen, University of New South Wales

Eric Chou, University of New South Wales

Joshua Wong, University of New South Wales

Andrew Y. Yao, University of New South Wales

Qing Zhang, University of New South Wales

Shao Zhang, University of New South Wales

Amir Michail, University of New South Wales

pp. 364

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S5B: UML, Chair: Norman Schneidewind

Reverse Engineering of the UML Class Diagram from C++ Code in Presence of Weakly Typed Containers (Abstract)

Paolo Tonella, ITC-irst

Alessandra Potrich, ITC-irst

pp. 376

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Multi-View Software Evolution: A UML-based Framework for Evolving Object-Oriented Software (Abstract)

R. France, Robert France and James M. Bieman

J. Bieman, Robert France and James M. Bieman

pp. 386

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S5C: Software Architectures II, Chair: Filippo Lanubile

The Build-Time Software Architecture View (Abstract)

Qiang Tu, University of Waterloo

Michael W. Godfrey, University of Waterloo

pp. 398

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A Graph Pattern Matching Approach to Software Architecture Recovery (Abstract)

Kamran Sartipi, University of Waterloo

Kostas Kontogiannis, University of Waterloo

pp. 408

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S6A: Maintenance Process Assessment and Improvement, Chair: Raj Sood

An Empirical Study of Maintenance Issues within Process Improvement Programmes in the Software Industry (Abstract)

Tracy Hall, University of Hertfordshire

Austen Rainer, University of Hertfordshire

Nathan Baddoo, University of Hertfordshire

Sarah Beecham, University of Hertfordshire

pp. 422

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Evaluating the Predelivery Phase of ISO/IEC FDIS 14764 in the Swedish Context (Abstract)

Mira Kajko-Mattsson, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology

Anna Grimlund Glassbrook, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology

Maria Nordin, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology

pp. 431

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Introducing Workflow Management in Software Maintenance Processes (Abstract)

Lerina Aversano, University of Sannio

Andrea de Lucia, University of Sannio

Silvio Stefanucci, University of Sannio

Sergio Betti, EDS Italia Software S.p.A.

pp. 441

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Assessing Massive Maintenance Processes: An Empirical Study (Abstract)

Andrea de Lucia, University of Sannio

Antonello Pannella, University of Sannio

Silvio Stefanucci, University of Sannio

Eugenio Pompella, EDS Italia Software S.p.A.

pp. 451

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S6B: Distributed Object Systems, Chair: Scott Tilley

A Customization Method for Network Management Functions without Modification of Off-the-shelf Components (Abstract)

Yoshikazu Yamamoto, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)

Tetsuo Otani, Keio University

pp. 460

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A Framework for Re-use and Maintenance of Quality of Service Mechanisms in Distributed Object Systems (Abstract)

Kurt Geihs, TU Berlin

Christian Becker, Universit?t Stuttgart

pp. 470

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Changing Java Programs (Abstract)

Susan Eisenbach, Imperial College

Chris Sadler, Middlesex University

pp. 479

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Live Upgrades of CORBA Applications Using Object Replication (Abstract)

L.A. Tewksbury, University of California, Santa Barbara

L.E. Moser, University of California, Santa Barbara

P.M. Melliar-Smith, University of California, Santa Barbara

pp. 488

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S6C: Business Models, Chair: Alberigi Quaranta

Towards A Business Maintenance Model (Abstract)

Mira Kajko-Mattsson, Stockholm University/Royal Institute of Technology

pp. 500

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A Queue Theory-Based Approach to Staff Software Maintenance Centers (Abstract)

G. Antoniol, University of Sannio

M. di Penta, University of Sannio

G. Casazza, University of Naples "Federico II"

G.A. di Lucca, University of Naples "Federico II"

F. Rago, EDS Italia Software

pp. 510

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K-Mediator: Towards Evolving Information Systems (Abstract)

H. Zedan, De Montfort University

S. Zhou, De Montfort University

N. Sampat, De Montfort University

X. Chen, De Montfort University

A. Cau, De Montfort University

H. Yang, De Montfort University

pp. 520

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A Client-Benefits Oriented Taxonomy Of ERP Maintenance (Abstract)

Celeste See Pui Ng, Queensland University of Technology

Taizan Chan, Queensland University of Technology

Guy G. Gable, Queensland University of Technology

pp. 528

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Dissertation Forum, Chair: Alessandro Fantechi

Summary of Dynamically discovering likely program invariants (Abstract)

Michael D. Ernst, MIT Laboratory for Computer Science

pp. 540

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Hypothesis-Based Concept Assignment to Support Software Maintenance (Abstract)

Nicolas Gold, UMIST

pp. 545

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A Formal Foundation for Object-Oriented Software Evolution (Abstract)

Tom Mens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

pp. 549

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Perspectives on Improving Software Maintenance (Abstract)

Frank Niessink, Software Engineering Research Centre

pp. 553

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A Metric Framework for the Assessment of Object-Oriented systems (Abstract)

Fabrizio Fioravanti, Finsystem s.r.l.

pp. 557

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A Database Evolution Approach for Object-Oriented Databases (Abstract)

Awais Rashid, Lancaster University

pp. 561

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Bayesian Analysis of Software Cost and Quality Models (Abstract)

Sunita Chulani, IBM Research

pp. 565

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S7C: Design Patterns, Chair: Andrea de Lucia

A Declarative Evolution Framework for Object-Oriented Design Patterns (Abstract)

Tom Mens, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Tom Tourwé, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

pp. 570

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OO Design Patterns, Design Structure, and Program Changes: An Industrial Case Study (Abstract)

James M. Bieman, Colorado State University

Dolly Jain, Colorado State University

Helen J. Yang, Colorado State University

pp. 580

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S8A: Dynamic and Static Analysis, Chair: Mark Harman

Dynamic and Static Views of Software Evolution (Abstract)

Stephen Cook, University of Reading

He Ji, University of Reading

Rachel Harrison, University of Reading

pp. 592

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Aiding Program Comprehension by Static and Dynamic Feature Analysis (Abstract)

Thomas Eisenbarth, Universit?t Stuttgart

Rainer Koschke, Universit?t Stuttgart

Daniel Simon, Universit?t Stuttgart

pp. 602

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Form: A Framework for Creating Views of Program Executions (Abstract)

Tim Souder, Drexel University

Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University

Maher Salah, Drexel University

pp. 612

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S8B: Legacy Systems, Chair: Roberto Ciampoli

Using Design Recovery Techniques to Transform Legacy Systems (Abstract)

Thomas R. Dean, Queen's University

James R. Cordy, Queen's University

Kevin A Schneider, University of Saskatchewan

Andrew J. Malton, University of Waterloo

pp. 622

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Iterative Reengineering of Legacy Functions (Abstract)

Alessandro Bianchi, Universit? di Bari

Danilo Caivano, Universit? di Bari

Vittorio Marengo, Universit? di Bari

Giuseppe Visaggio, Universit? di Bari

pp. 632

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A Decisional Framework for Legacy System Management (Abstract)

Andrea de Lucia, University of Sannio

Anna Rita Fasolino, University of Naples "Federico II"

Eugenio Pompella, EDS Italia Software S.p.A.

pp. 642

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S8C: Short Papers, Chair: Pierfrancesco Bellini

Automating Language Conversion: A Case Study (Abstract)

Andrey A. Terekhov, St. Petersburg State University

pp. 654

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The FermaT Assembler Re-engineering Workbench (Abstract)

M.P. Ward, De Montfort University

pp. 659

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Architecture-Based Semantic Evolution: A Study of Remotely Controlled Embedded Systems (Abstract)

Lawrence Chung, University of Texas

Nary Subramanian, Anritsu Company

pp. 663

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Software maintenance: an approach towards control (Abstract)

Rob J. Kusters, Eindhoven University of Technology

Fred J. Heemstra, Open University The Netherlands

pp. 667

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S9B: Program Analysis II, Chair: Mark Harman

A Program Dependence Model for Concurrent Logic Programs and Its Applications (Abstract)

Jianjun Zhao, Fukuoka Institute of Technology

Jingde Cheng, Saitama University

Kazuo Ushijima, Institute of Systems & Information Technologies/KYUSHU

pp. 672

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Incremental Call Graph Reanalysis for Object-Oriented Software Maintenance (Abstract)

Amie L. Souter, University of Delaware

Lori L. Pollock, University of Delaware

pp. 682

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Syntax-Directed Construction of Value Dependence Graphs (Abstract)

David Byers, Link?pings universitet

Mariam Kamkar, Link?pings universitet

Ture Pålsson, Link?pings universitet

pp. 692

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S10A: Testing, Chair: Maurizio Campanai

A Graphical Class Representation for Integrated Black- and White-Box Testing (Abstract)

Sami Beydeda, University of Dortmund

Volker Gruhn, University of Dortmund

Michael Stachorski, adesso AG

pp. 706

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Using Component Metacontent to Support the Regression Testing of Component-Based Software (Abstract)

Alessandro Orso, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mary Jean Harrold, Georgia Institute of Technology

David Rosenblum, University of California, Irvine

Gregg Rothermel, Oregon State University

Hyunsook Do, Oregon State University

Mary Lou Soffa, University of Pittsburgh

pp. 716

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Managing the Maintenance of Ported, Outsourced, and Legacy Software via Orthogonal Defect Classification (Abstract)

Kathryn Bassin, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

P. Santhanam, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 726

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S10B: Reengineering, Chair: Harry Sneed

Automated Support for Program Refactoring using Invariants (Abstract)

Yoshio Kataoka, University of Washington

David Notkin, University of Washington

Michael D. Ernst, MIT Lab for Computer Science

William G. Griswold, University of California San Diego

pp. 736

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Comparing the Decompositions Produced by Software Clustering Algorithms using Similarity Measurements (Abstract)

Brian S. Mitchell, Drexel University

Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University

pp. 744

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The Method Replacement Indicator: A Metric for Analyzing Behavioral Substitution (Abstract)

Reinhard Schauer, Universit? de Montr?al

Rudolf K. Keller, Z?hlke Engineering AG

pp. 754

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Author Index (PDF)

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