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Lionel C. Briand

Lionel C. Briand

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Computer Science
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
98
Citations
39354
World Ranking
407
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2020 - ACM Fellow For contributions to automated software testing
  • 2010 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to testing of object-oriented software systems

Overview

Lionel C. Briand is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research primarily lies within the field of Computer Science, encompassing a total of 319 publications. Within this domain, their work covers several subfields, including Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications, and Hardware and Architecture.

The scientist has contributed substantially to topics such as Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Software System Performance and Reliability, Software Reliability and Analysis Research, Software Engineering Research, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, and Software Engineering Techniques and Practices.

Recent papers by Lionel C. Briand include:

  • "Test case selection and prioritization using machine learning: a systematic literature review" (2021, Empirical Software Engineering)
  • "Automatic Generation of Acceptance Test Cases From Use Case Specifications: An NLP-Based Approach" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering)
  • "Black-Box Testing of Deep Neural Networks through Test Case Diversity" (2023, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering)
  • "Efficient online testing for DNN-enabled systems using surrogate-assisted and many-objective optimization" (2022, Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Software Engineering)
  • "Guidelines for assessing the accuracy of log message template identification techniques" (2022, Proceedings of the 44th International Conference on Software Engineering)

They have frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including Fabrizio Pastore, Domenico Bianculli, Seung Yeob Shin, Donghwan Shin, and Shiva Nejati, reflecting a broad collaborative network.

Lionel C. Briand has published extensively in key venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Empirical Software Engineering.

Recognition for their work includes election as an ACM Fellow in 2020, with a noted contribution to automated software testing, and being named IEEE Fellow in 2010 for contributions to the testing of object-oriented software systems.

Best Publications

  • A validation of object-oriented design metrics as quality indicators

    V.R. Basili;L.C. Briand;W.L. Melo

  • A unified framework for coupling measurement in object-oriented systems

    L.C. Briand;J.W. Daly;J.K. Wust

  • Is mutation an appropriate tool for testing experiments

    J. H. Andrews;L. C. Briand;Y. Labiche

  • Property-based software engineering measurement

    L.C. Briand;S. Morasca;V.R. Basili

  • A practical guide for using statistical tests to assess randomized algorithms in software engineering

    Andrea Arcuri;Lionel Briand

  • Exploring the relationship between design measures and software quality in object-oriented systems

    Lionel C. Briand;Jürgen Wüst;John W. Daly;D. Victor Porter

  • A Unified Framework for Cohesion Measurement in Object-OrientedSystems

    Lionel C. Briand;John W. Daly;Jürgen Wüst

  • A Hitchhiker's guide to statistical tests for assessing randomized algorithms in software engineering

    Andrea Arcuri;Lionel Briand

  • Using Mutation Analysis for Assessing and Comparing Testing Coverage Criteria

    J.H. Andrews;L.C. Briand;Y. Labiche;A.S. Namin

  • A Systematic Review of the Application and Empirical Investigation of Search-Based Test Case Generation

    Shaukat Ali;Lionel C Briand;Hadi Hemmati;Rajwinder Kaur Panesar-Walawege

  • A systematic and comprehensive investigation of methods to build and evaluate fault prediction models

    Erik Arisholm;Lionel C. Briand;Eivind B. Johannessen

  • Dynamic coupling measurement for object-oriented software

    E. Arisholm;L.C. Briand;A. Foyen

  • An investigation into coupling measures for C

    Lionel Briand;Prem Devanbu;Walcelio Melo

  • How reuse influences productivity in object-oriented systems

    Victor R. Basili;Lionel C. Briand;Walcélio L. Melo

  • Assessing the applicability of fault-proneness models across object-oriented software projects

    L.C. Briand;W.L. Melo;J. Wust

  • An assessment and comparison of common software cost estimation modeling techniques

    L.C. Briand;K. El Emam;D. Surmann;I. Wieczorek

  • A UML-Based Approach to System Testing

    Lionel C. Briand;Yvan Labiche

  • Investigating quality factors in object-oriented designs: an industrial case study

    Lionel C. Briand;Jürgen Wüst;Stefan V. Ikonomovski;Hakim Lounis

  • A unified framework for cohesion measurement in object-oriented systems

    L.C. Briand;J.W. Daly;J. Wust

  • Is mutation an appropriate tool for testing experiments? [software testing]

    J.H. Andrews;L.C. Briand;Y. Labiche

  • A Unified Framework for Cohesion Measurement in Object-Oriented System

    Lionel C. Briand;John W. Daly;Jurgen Wust

Frequent Co-Authors

Yvan Labiche
Yvan Labiche Carleton University
Mehrdad Sabetzadeh
Mehrdad Sabetzadeh University of Ottawa
Victor R. Basili
Victor R. Basili University of Maryland, College Park
Andrea Arcuri
Andrea Arcuri Kristiania University College
Sandro Morasca
Sandro Morasca University of Insubria
Annibale Panichella
Annibale Panichella Delft University of Technology
Richard Torkar
Richard Torkar University of Gothenburg
André van der Hoek
André van der Hoek University of California, Irvine
Carolyn Seaman
Carolyn Seaman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Shari Lawrence Pfleeger
Shari Lawrence Pfleeger Dartmouth College

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