面向缺陷定位的代码搜索引擎

随着软件项目规模的扩大以及软件复杂性的增加,缺陷修复的难度越来越大.其中,绝大多数缺陷问题都是由代码的错误编写导致的,在软件缺陷修复过程中开发维护人员需要花费大量的时间定位并修改缺陷代码.针对这个问题,对缺陷报告以及对应的项目变更信息进行整合,根据代码抽象语法树结构信息计算代码块与缺陷报告之间的关系,从而构建缺陷-代码知识库.在此知识库的基础上构建面向缺陷定位的代码搜索引擎,以向用户推荐更全面的缺陷定位信息,包括相似缺陷报告、相关缺陷代码文件以及缺陷代码块,从而帮助开发和维护人员及时有效地定位缺陷.实验结果说明,相比现有的缺陷定位方法,所提方法能够更准确地定位缺陷代码文件,并且可有效定位到代码粒度.     

代码坏味对软件演化影响的实证研究

代码坏味是指程序设计中存在的不良设计模式或设计缺陷.坏味的存在,被认为会阻碍软件的演化与维护.近年来,研究人员致力于探究坏味产生的影响以及坏味与软件演化之间的关系.已有研究表明,代码坏味会随着软件的演化而不断发生变化.通常,软件的演化将涉及源文件的增加、修改与删除这3类具体操作,了解代码坏味与软件演化中源文件操作的关系,将有助于开发者更好地计划软件开发过程和重构软件代码.因此,针对13种常见的坏味,在8个Java项目共计104个版本中进行了系统的实证研究.研究发现,随着软件版本的演化,含代码坏味的文件在整个项目中的占比在不同的项目中呈现出不同的特征.另外,包含代码坏味的文件更倾向于被修改,而坏味本身与文件的添加或者删除并没有太大的关联.更进一步地,在探究的所有坏味中,有几种特定的坏味对文件的修改产生了显著的影响,且这些坏味文件间存在着明显的重叠.这些发现有助于开发人员更好地了解代码坏味,以便于更好地对软件进行维护.     

基于分层数据筛选的跨项目缺陷预测方法

跨项目缺陷预测旨在解决传统的项目内缺陷预测的历史数据缺失,新项目初期缺乏训练数据等实际问题。然而,在跨项目缺陷预测中,不同项目之间以及实例之间的数据分布差异降低了其预测性能。针对这一问题,提出了基于分层数据筛选的跨项目缺陷预测方法。该方法将训练数据的筛选过程分为项目层筛选和实例层筛选,从源数据集中选出与目标项目数据分布最接近的候选项目集,在候选项目集中选出与目标项目中实例相似度较高的训练数据集,最后在训练数据集上训练朴素贝叶斯模型。在PROMISE数据集进行实验对比。结果表明,与项目内缺陷预测比较,提出的分层数据筛选方法优于项目内缺陷预测,并且有效降低了训练数据和目标项目数据之间的差异性。     

项目上下文增强的自动代码摘要

代码摘要通过生成源代码片段的简短自然语言描述, 可帮助开发人员理解代码并减少文档工作. 近期, 关于代码摘要的研究工作主要采用深度学习模型, 这些模型中的大多数都在由独立代码摘要对组成的大型数据集上进行训练. 尽管取得了良好的效果, 这些工作普遍忽略了代码片段和摘要的项目级上下文信息, 而开发人员在编写文档时往往高度依赖这些信息. 针对该问题, 研究了一种与开发者行为和代码摘要工具实现更加一致的代码摘要场景——项目级代码摘要, 其中, 创建了用于项目特定代码摘要的数据集, 该数据集包含800k方法摘要对及其生命周期信息, 用于构建特定时刻准确的项目项目上下文; 提出了一种新颖的深度学习方法, 利用高度相关的代码片段及其相应的摘要来表征上下文语义, 并通过迁移学习整合从大规模跨项目数据集中学到的常识. 实验结果表明: 基于项目级上下文的代码摘要模型不仅能够比通用代码摘要模型获得显著的性能提升, 同时, 针对特定项目能够生成更一致的摘要.     

一种基于主题模型的软件缺陷预测技术研究

软件缺陷预测通常针对代码表面特征训练预测模型并对新样本进行预测,忽视了代码背后隐藏的不同技术方面和主题,从而导致预测不准确。针对这种问题,提出了一种基于主题模型的软件缺陷预测方法。将软件代码库视为不同技术方面和主题的集合,不同的主题或技术方面有不同的缺陷倾向。采用LDA主题模型对不同主题及其缺陷倾向进行建模,根据建模结果计算主题度量,并将传统度量方式和主题度量结合进行模型训练和预测。实验结果显示,该方法相对传统的软件缺陷预测技术有高的准确性,并且可以在软件演化中保证模型相对稳定,可以适用于各种缺陷预测任务。     

基于深度学习的API误用缺陷检测

开发人员经常需要使用各种应用程序编程接口（application programming interface,简称API）来复用已有的软件框架、类库等.由于API自身的复杂性、文档资料的缺失等原因,开发人员经常会误用API,从而导致代码缺陷.为了自动检测API误用缺陷,需要获得API使用规约,并根据规约对API使用代码进行检测.然而,可用于自动检测的API规约难以获得,而人工编写并维护的代价又很高.针对以上问题,将深度学习中的循环神经网络模型应用于API使用规约的学习及API误用缺陷的检测.在大量的开源Java代码基础上,通过静态分析构造API使用规约训练样本,同时利用这些训练样本搭建循环神经网络学习API使用规约.在此基础上,针对API使用代码进行基于上下文的语句预测,并通过预测结果与实际代码的比较发现潜在的API误用缺陷.对所提出的方法进行实现并针对Java加密相关的API及其使用代码进行了实验评估,结果表明,该方法能够在一定程度上实现API误用缺陷的自动发现.     

基于代码自然性的切片粒度缺陷预测方法

软件缺陷预测是软件质量保障领域的一个活跃话题,它可以帮助开发人员发现潜在的缺陷并更好地利用资源.如何为预测系统设计更具判别力的度量元,并兼顾性能与可解释性,一直是人们致力于的研究方向.针对这一挑战,提出了一种基于代码自然性特征的缺陷预测方法——CNDePor.该方法通过正逆双向度量代码和利用质量信息对样本加权的方式改进语言模型,提高了模型所得交叉熵（CE）类度量元的缺陷判别力.针对粗粒度缺陷预测存在难以聚焦缺陷区域、代码审查成本高的不足,研究了一种新的细粒度缺陷预测问题——面向语句的切片级缺陷预测.在此问题上,设计了4种度量元,并在两类安全缺陷数据集上验证了度量元和CNDePor方法的有效性.实验结果表明：CE类度量元具有可学习性,它们蕴涵了语言模型从语料库中学习到的相关知识;改进的CE类度量元的判别力明显优于原始度量元和传统规模度量元;CNDePor方法较传统缺陷预测方法和已有的基于代码自然性的方法有显著优势,较先进的基于深度学习的方法具有可比性性能和更强的可解释性.     

基于代码修改的多目标有监督缺陷预测建模方法

基于代码修改的缺陷预测,具有代码审查量少、缺陷定位和修复快的优点。文中首次将该问题建模为多目标优化问题,其中一个优化目标是最大化识别出的缺陷代码修改数,另一个优化目标是最小化需要审查的代码量。这两个优化目标之间存在一定的冲突,因此提出了MULTI方法,该方法可以生成一组具有非支配关系的预测模型。在实证研究中,考虑了6个大规模开源项目(累计227417个代码修改),以ACC和POPT作为评测预测性能的指标。实验结果表明,MULTI方法的预测性能均显著优于经典的有监督建模方法(EALR和Logistic)和无监督建模方法(LT和AGE)。     

基于多源域适应和数据增强的跨项目开源软件缺陷预测

通过挖掘软件代码仓库数据预测软件缺陷是提高软件质量和增强软件安全性的重要方法。人们提出了多种基于机器学习的方法挖掘软件代码仓缺陷数据预测软件缺陷。然而,由于从不同代码仓提取的软件缺陷数据具有异质性,因此机器学习的预测效果往往并不理想。为此,本文提出一种基于多源域适应和数据增强的缺陷预测方法。该方法通过挖掘各种源代码仓和目标代码仓之间的特征相似性提高预测的准确性：一方面利用带权重的最大平均方差使特征分布距离最小,另一方面利用注意力机制提高与目标代码仓高度相似的源代码仓权重。对比实验结果表明,本文所提方法在软件缺陷预测效果最佳。     

一种结构信息增强的代码修改自动转换方法

在开发过程中,开发人员在进行缺陷修复、版本更新时,常常需要修改多处相似的代码.如何进行自动代码修改已成为软件工程领域的热点研究问题.一种行之有效的方式是：给定一组代码修改示例,通过抽取其中的代码修改模式,辅助相似代码进行自动转换.在现有工作中,基于深度学习的方法取得了一定进展,但在捕获代码间的长程信息依赖关系时,效果不佳.为此,本文提出了一种结构信息增强的代码修改自动转换方法ExpTrans.ExpTrans在解析代码时采用图的形式来表示修改示例,显式地指出了代码中变量之间的依赖关系,同时结合图卷积网络和Transformer架构,增强了模型对代码的结构信息和依赖信息的捕获能力,从而提升了代码修改自动转换的准确性.实验结果表明,对比同类型基于深度学习的方法,ExpTrans在准确率上提升了11.8%~30.8%;对比基于人工规则的方法,ExpTrans在修改实例的数量和准确率上均有显著提升.     

Only connect: teaching, technology and telesis

Abstract This paper describes an approach to the design of interactive multimedia materials being developed in a European Community project. The developmental process is seen as a dialogue between technologists and teachers. This dialogue is often problematic because of the differences in training, experience and culture between them. Conditions needed for fruitful dialogue are described and the generic model for learning design used in the project is explained.     

European Community policy and the market

Abstract This paper starts with some reflections on the policy considerations and priorities which are shaping European Commission (EC) research programmes. Then it attempts to position the current projects which seek to capitalise on information and communications technologies for learning in relation to these priorities and the apparent realities of the marketplace. It concludes that while there are grounds to be optimistic about the contribution EC programmes can make to the efficiency and standard of education and training, they are still too technology driven.     

一种自适应子融合集成多分类器方法

融合集成方法已经广泛应用在模式识别领域,然而一些基分类器实时性能稳定性较差,导致多分类器融合性能差,针对上述问题本文提出了一种新的基于多分类器的子融合集成分类器系统。该方法考虑在度量层融合层次之上通过对各类基多分类器进行动态选择,票数最多的类别作为融合系统中对特征向量识别的类别,构成一种新的自适应子融合集成分类器方法。实验表明,该方法比传统的分类器以及分类融合方法识别准确率明显更高,具有更好的鲁棒性。     

煤矿井下安全监控分站的设计及其仿真实现

为了设计一种具有低成本、低功耗、易操作、功能强且可靠性高的煤矿井下安全分站,针对煤矿安全生产实际,文章提出了采用MCS-51系列单片机为核心、具有CAN总线通信接口的煤矿井下安全监控分站的设计方案;首先给出煤矿井下安全监控分站的整体构架设计,然后着重阐述模拟量输入信号处理系统的设计过程,最后说明单片机最小系统及其键盘、显示、报警、通信等各个组成部分的设计;为验证设计方案的可行性与有效性,使用Proteus软件对设计内容进行仿真验证,设计的煤矿井下安全监控分站具有瓦斯、温度等模拟量参数超标报警功能和电机开停、风门开闭等开关量指示功能;仿真结果表明:设计的煤矿井下安全监控分站具有一定的实际应用价值.     

Avoiding semantic and temporal gaps in developing software intensive systems

Development of software intensive systems (systems) in practice involves a series of self-contained phases for the lifecycle of a system. Semantic and temporal gaps, which occur among phases and among developer disciplines within and across phases, hinder the ongoing development of a system because of the interdependencies among phases and among disciplines. Such gaps are magnified among systems that are developed at different times by different development teams, which may limit reuse of artifacts of systems development and interoperability among the systems. This article discusses such gaps and a systems development process for avoiding them.     

Designing economic np control charts: A programmed simulation approach

This paper presents control charts models and the necessary simulation software for the location of economic values of the control parameters. The simulation program is written in FORTRAN, requires only 10K of main storage, and can run on most mini and micro computers. Two models are presented - one describes the process when it is operating at full capacity and the other when the process is operating under capacity. The models allow the product quality to deteriorate to a further level before an existing out-of-control state is detected, and they can also be used in situations where no prior knowledge exists of the out-of-control causes and the resulting proportion defectives.     

The development of robot art

Going through a few examples of robot artists who are recognized worldwide, we try to analyze the deepest meaning of what is called “robot art” and the related art field definition. We also try to highlight its well-marked borders, such as kinetic sculptures, kinetic art, cyber art, and cyberpunk. A brief excursion into the importance of the context, the message, and its semiotics is also provided, case by case, together with a few hints on the history of this discipline in the light of an artistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this article is to try to summarize the main characteristics that might classify robot art as a unique and innovative discipline, and to track down some of the principles by which a robotic artifact can or cannot be considered an art piece in terms of social, cultural, and strictly artistic interest. This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008     

Explanation and prediction: an architecture for default and abductive reasoning

Although there are many arguments that logic is an appropriate tool for artificial intelligence, there has been a perceived problem with the monotonicity of classical logic. This paper elaborates on the idea that reasoning should be viewed as theory formation where logic tells us the consequences of our assumptions. The two activities of predicting what is expected to be true and explaining observations are considered in a simple theory formation framework. Properties of each activity are discussed, along with a number of proposals as to what should be predicted or accepted as reasonable explanations. An architecture is proposed to combine explanation and prediction into one coherent framework. Algorithms used to implement the system as well as examples from a running implementation are given.     

View-based model-driven architecture for enhancing maintainability of data access services

In modern service-oriented architectures, database access is done by a special type of services, the so-called data access services (DAS). Though, particularly in data-intensive applications, using and developing DAS are very common today, the link between the DAS and their implementation, e.g. a layer of data access objects (DAOs) encapsulating the database queries, still is not sufficiently elaborated, yet. As a result, as the number of DAS grows, finding the desired DAS for reuse and/or associated documentation can become an impossible task. In this paper we focus on bridging this gap between the DAS and their implementation by presenting a view-based, model-driven data access architecture (VMDA) managing models of the DAS, DAOs and database queries in a queryable manner. Our models support tailored views of different stakeholders and are scalable with all types of DAS implementations. In this paper we show that our view-based and model driven architecture approach can enhance software development productivity and maintainability by improving DAS documentation. Moreover, our VMDA opens a wide range of applications such as evaluating DAS usage for DAS performance optimization. Furthermore, we provide tool support and illustrate the applicability of our VMDA in a large-scale case study. Finally, we quantitatively prove that our approach performs with acceptable response times.     

A pragmatic multi-method investigation of discrepant technological events: Coping,attributions, and ‘accidental’ learning

Discrepant technological events or situations that entail a problem, a misunderstanding or a difficulty with the Information Technology (IT) being employed, are common in the workplace, and can lead to frustration and avoidance behaviors. Little is known, however, about how individuals cope with these events. This paper examines these events by using a multi-method pragmatic approach informed by coping theory. The results of two studies – a critical incident study and an experiment – serve to build and test, respectively, a theoretical model that posits that individuals use a variety of strategies when dealing with these events: they experience negative emotions, make external attributions, and adopt engagement coping strategies directed at solving the event, eventually switching to a disengagement coping strategy when they feel they have no control over the situation. Furthermore, users’ efforts may result in ‘accidental’ learning as they try to overcome the discrepant IT events through engagement coping. The paper ends with a discussion of the results in light of existing literature, future opportunities for research, and implications for practice.