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Computer Science
Japan
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
45
Citations
9280
World Ranking
7146
National Ranking
100

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Japan Leader Award

Overview

Katsuro Inoue is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has a significant body of research primarily in the field of Computer Science. Their work spans several subfields including Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications, Software, Signal Processing, and Computer Science Applications.

Their research topics cover areas related to Software Engineering Research, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Open Source Software Innovations, and Software System Performance and Reliability. Additional topics include Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, and Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies.

Inoue's recent publications showcase active engagement with contemporary issues in software engineering and debugging. Notable recent papers include:

  • "WhoReview: A multi-objective search-based approach for code reviewers recommendation in modern code review," 2020, Applied Soft Computing
  • "NOD4J: Near-omniscient debugging tool for Java using size-limited execution trace," 2021, Science of Computer Programming
  • "Code Clone Matching: A Practical and Effective Approach to Find Code Snippets," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Historical perspective of code clone refactorings in evolving software," 2022, PLoS ONE
  • "Evaluating the effectiveness of size-limited execution trace with near-omniscient debugging," 2024, Science of Computer Programming

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Inoue include Takashi Ishio, Kazumasa Shimari, Tetsuya Kanda, Daniel M. Germán, and Raula Gaikovina Kula. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers involved in software engineering and program analysis topics.

Inoue's research appears regularly in several publication venues, illustrating an ongoing contribution to multiple scholarly outlets. These venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems
  • Science of Computer Programming
  • Technische Universität Berlin - Universitätsbibliothek
  • Applied Soft Computing

Best Publications

  • CCFinder: a multilinguistic token-based code clone detection system for large scale source code

    T. Kamiya;S. Kusumoto;K. Inoue

  • Do developers update their library dependencies

    Raula Gaikovina Kula;Daniel M. German;Ali Ouni;Ali Ouni;Takashi Ishio

  • Ranking significance of software components based on use relations

    K. Inoue;R. Yokomori;T. Yamamoto;M. Matsushita

  • MUDABlue: an automatic categorization system for open source repositories

    Shinji Kawaguchi;Pankaj K. Garg;Makoto Matsushita;Katsuro Inoue

  • Very-Large Scale Code Clone Analysis and Visualization of Open Source Programs Using Distributed CCFinder: D-CCFinder

    Simone Livieri;Yoshiki Higo;Makoto Matushita;Katsuro Inoue

  • A practical method for watermarking Java programs

    A. Monden;H. Iida;K. Matsumoto;K. Inoue

  • Multi-Criteria Code Refactoring Using Search-Based Software Engineering: An Industrial Case Study

    Ali Ouni;Marouane Kessentini;Houari Sahraoui;Katsuro Inoue

  • Component rank: relative significance rank for software component search

    Katsuro Inoue;Reishi Yokomori;Hikaru Fujiwara;Tetsuo Yamamoto

  • Measuring similarity of large software systems based on source code correspondence

    Tetsuo Yamamoto;Makoto Matsushita;Toshihiro Kamiya;Katsuro Inoue

  • How do developers utilize source code from stack overflow

    Yuhao Wu;Shaowei Wang;Cor-Paul Bezemer;Katsuro Inoue

  • A sentence-matching method for automatic license identification of source code files

    Daniel M. German;Yuki Manabe;Katsuro Inoue

  • Gemini: maintenance support environment based on code clone analysis

    Y. Ueda;T. Kamiya;S. Kusumoto;K. Inoue

  • Function point measurement tool for UML design specification

    T. Uemura;S. Kusumoto;K. Inoue

  • Search-Based Web Service Antipatterns Detection

    Ali Ouni;Marouane Kessentini;Katsuro Inoue;Mel O Cinneide

  • A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system

    Yoshiki Higo;Shinji Kusumoto;Katsuro Inoue

  • Search-based software library recommendation using multi-objective optimization

    Ali Ouni;Raula Gaikovina Kula;Marouane Kessentini;Takashi Ishio

  • Estimating effort by use case points: method, tool and case study

    S. Kusumoto;F. Matukawa;K. Inoue;S. Hanabusa

  • ARIES: Refactoring support environment based on code clone analysis.

    Yoshiki Higo;Toshihiro Kamiya;Shinji Kusumoto;Katsuro Inoue

  • Refactoring support based on code clone analysis

    Yoshiki Higo;Toshihiro Kamiya;Shinji Kusumoto;Katsuro Inoue

  • Experimental Evaluation of Program Slicing for Fault Localization

    Shinji Kusumoto;Akira Nishimatsu;Keisuke Nishie;Katsuro Inoue

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Ouni
Ali Ouni École de Technologie Supérieure
Kenichi Matsumoto
Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Daniel M. German
Daniel M. German University of Victoria
Marouane Kessentini
Marouane Kessentini University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James R. Cordy
James R. Cordy Queen's University
Rainer Koschke
Rainer Koschke University of Bremen
Houari Sahraoui
Houari Sahraoui University of Montreal
Atsuo Ogura
Atsuo Ogura University of Tsukuba
Jens Krinke
Jens Krinke University College London
Vaclav Rajlich
Vaclav Rajlich Wayne State University

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