The 42nd CREST Open Workshop - CREST Annual Research Review: Recent Results and Research Trends

Date:  15 - 16 June 2015

Venue: Engineering Front Executive Suite, Roberts Building, UCL (Directions, or 'C5' on the map here, or Find it on Google maps.)

 

Overview:

This workshop will be an annual review of work undertaken by research staff, students and faculty in the Centre for Research on Evolution Search and Testing (CREST). We will present and discuss recently published research. We welcome participation from others outside CREST, who might wish to use the workshop as an opportunity to find out more about our research, and possibly also to start collaboration with the Centre.

 

Speakers:

Afnan A. Al-Subaihin, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Alexandru Marginean, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Bill Langdon, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Chaiyong Ragkhitwetsagul, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

David Clark, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Fan Wu, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Hector D Menendez, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Iman Hemati Moghadam, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Justyna Petke, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Mark Harman, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Matheus Paixao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy and CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

Yuanyuan Zhang, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

Yue Jia, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

Zheng Gao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

Schedule:

+++++++++ 15 June 2015 – DAY 1+++++++++

10:00   Arrival, Coffee and Pastries

10:30   Welcome and Introductions (Videos: 360p, 480p)

 10:50  Inferring Test Models from Kate's Bug Reports using Multi-objective Search

            Yuanyuan Zhang, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

11:10     Discussion  

11:25  Search Based Techniques for Test Case Generation, Oracle Assessment and Equivalent Method Sequence Synthesis

            Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy and CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

11:45   Discussion

12:00   Malware Detection Through Pre-Static Analysis

             Hector D Menendez, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Videos: 360p, 480p)

12:20   Discussion

12:35   Sandwich lunch at the venue

13:35   Feature Lifecycles as They Spread, Migrate, Remain and Die in App Stores

             Afnan A. Al-Subaihin, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

13:55   Discussion

14:10   Genetic Programming for Software Transplant

             Iman Hemati Moghadam, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides)

14:30   Discussion

14:45   Mutation Testing of Memory-Related Operators

             Fan Wu, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

15:05   Discussion

15:20   Supporting Software Design Through Multi-objective Module Clustering

            Matheus Paixao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

15:40   Discussion

15:55   Refreshments

16:25   Genetically Improved BarraCUDA

              Bill Langdon, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

16:45   Discussion

17:00   Hyperheuristic Search for CIT

             Yue Jia, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Videos: 360p, 480p)

17:20   Discussion

17:35   Wrap-up

18:00   Close

 

+++++++++ 16 June 2015 – DAY 2 +++++++++

9:30     Arrival, Coffee and Pastries

10:00   Automated Software Transplantation

             Alexandru Marginean, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

10:20   Discussion

10:35   Why Types Matter

             Zheng Gao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

10:55   Discussion

11:10   CloPlag: A Study of Effects of Code Obfuscation to Code Similarity Detection Tools

             Chaiyong Ragkhitwetsagul, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Slides, Videos: 360p, 480p)

11:30   Discussion

11:45 Breakout groups

12:45   Lunch at the venue     

13:45   Plenary and feedback for groups

14:45   Test Suite Diversity via Information Complexity

             David Clark, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK (Videos: 360p, 480p)

15:05   Discussion

15:20   Refreshments

15:50   Genetic Improvement

             Justyna Petke, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

16:10   Discussion

16:25   Overview of CREST

              Mark Harman, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

16:45   Discussion

17:00   Wrap-up

17:30   Close

 

This workshop is supported by the following sponsors:

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This workshop is supported by the following sponsors:

 

Registered Attendees: 

1. Adeniji Adedayo Adeolu, Computer Science, North West University of South Africa, South Africa 

2. Alexandru Marginean, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

3. Bill Langdon, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

4. Bobby Bruce, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

5. Chaiyong Ragkhitwetsagul, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

6. Chris Simons, Computer Science and Creative Technologies, UWE, Bristol, UK 

7. David Clark, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

8. DongGyun Han, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

9. Ciro Esposito, University of Salerno, Italy 

10. Fan Wu, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

11. Afnan A. Al-Subaihin, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

12. Geoffrey Neumann, Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, UK

13. Hamzeh Aljawawdeh, UWE, Bristol, UK

14. Hector D Menendez, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

15. Iman Hemati Moghadam, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

16. Justyna Petke, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

17. Ke Mao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

18. Lamya Abdullah, Birmingham City Univeristy, UK 

19. Lingbo Li, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

20. Mark Harman, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

21. Matheus Paixao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

22. Mattia Pignalosa, University of Salerno, Italy 

23. Mike Papadakis, SnT, University of Luxembourg 

24. Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Italy and CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

25. Saheed Busari, Software Systems Engineering, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

26. Sara Alotaishan, Software Systems Engineering, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

27. Simon Martin, Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, UK

28. Wesley Klewerton, Informatics Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brazil

29. Yi Bian, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK and  Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

30. Yuanyuan Zhang, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

31. Yue Jia, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK 

32. Zheng Gao, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK

33. José Miguel Rojas, Department of Computer Science, The University of Sheffield, UK

34. John R. Woodward, Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling, UK

35. Jens Krinke, CREST Centre, SSE Group, Department of Computer Science, UCL, UK