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Yasutaka Kamei

Yasutaka Kamei

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Computer Science

D-Index
33
Citations
5675
World Ranking
12534
National Ranking
199

Overview

Yasutaka Kamei is affiliated with Kyushu University in Japan and has contributed significantly to the field of computer science, with a focus on software engineering research and related areas. Their body of work spans numerous subfields including information systems, software, artificial intelligence, computer networks and communications, and computer science applications.

Their research covers a broad array of topics prominently centered on software engineering and its practical challenges. Key areas of study include:

  • Software Engineering Research
  • Software Testing and Debugging Techniques
  • Software Reliability and Analysis Research
  • Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Software System Performance and Reliability
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques

Kamei has authored numerous scientific papers published in various reputable venues. Some notable recent publications include:

  • The Impact of Feature Importance Methods on the Interpretation of Defect Classifiers, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
  • An empirical study on self-admitted technical debt in Dockerfiles, 2022, Empirical Software Engineering
  • An empirical study on self-admitted technical debt in modern code review, 2022, Information and Software Technology
  • The Ghost Commit Problem When Identifying Fix-Inducing Changes: An Empirical Study of Apache Projects, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
  • The Human Side of Fuzzing: Challenges Faced by Developers during Fuzzing Activities, 2023, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology

The venues where Kamei frequently publishes include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Empirical Software Engineering
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology
  • Information and Software Technology

Kamei has collaborated extensively with a number of researchers, with the most frequent co-authors being:

  • Naoyasu Ubayashi
  • Masanari Kondo
  • Yutaro Kashiwa
  • Hiroki Kuramoto
  • Olivier Nourry

The collective work of Yasutaka Kamei reflects a concentrated effort in advancing knowledge around software quality, defect analysis, technical debt, and broader software engineering methodologies. Their multidisciplinary approach incorporates elements of artificial intelligence and software systems performance, contributing to a variety of academic and practical discussions in the field.

Best Publications

  • A large-scale empirical study of just-in-time quality assurance

    Y. Kamei;E. Shihab;B. Adams;A. E. Hassan

  • The impact of code review coverage and code review participation on software quality: a case study of the qt, VTK, and ITK projects

    Shane McIntosh;Yasutaka Kamei;Bram Adams;Ahmed E. Hassan

  • An empirical study of the impact of modern code review practices on software quality

    Shane Mcintosh;Yasutaka Kamei;Bram Adams;Ahmed E. Hassan

  • Revisiting common bug prediction findings using effort-aware models

    Yasutaka Kamei;Shinsuke Matsumoto;Akito Monden;Ken-ichi Matsumoto

  • Studying just-in-time defect prediction using cross-project models

    Yasutaka Kamei;Takafumi Fukushima;Shane Mcintosh;Kazuhiro Yamashita

  • Are Fix-Inducing Changes a Moving Target? A Longitudinal Case Study of Just-In-Time Defect Prediction

    Shane McIntosh;Yasutaka Kamei

  • An empirical study of just-in-time defect prediction using cross-project models

    Takafumi Fukushima;Yasutaka Kamei;Shane McIntosh;Kazuhiro Yamashita

  • DeepJIT: an end-to-end deep learning framework for just-in-time defect prediction

    Thong Hoang;Hoa Khanh Dam;Yasutaka Kamei;David Lo

  • An empirical study of build maintenance effort

    Shane McIntosh;Bram Adams;Thanh H.D. Nguyen;Yasutaka Kamei

  • Studying re-opened bugs in open source software

    Emad Shihab;Akinori Ihara;Yasutaka Kamei;Walid M. Ibrahim

  • The Effects of Over and Under Sampling on Fault-prone Module Detection

    Y. Kamei;A. Monden;S. Matsumoto;T. Kakimoto

  • Predicting Re-opened Bugs: A Case Study on the Eclipse Project

    Emad Shihab;Akinori Ihara;Yasutaka Kamei;Walid M. Ibrahim

  • Defect Prediction: Accomplishments and Future Challenges

    Yasutaka Kamei;Emad Shihab

  • An analysis of developer metrics for fault prediction

    Shinsuke Matsumoto;Yasutaka Kamei;Akito Monden;Ken-ichi Matsumoto

  • High-impact defects: a study of breakage and surprise defects

    Emad Shihab;Audris Mockus;Yasutaka Kamei;Bram Adams

  • The impact of feature importance methods on the interpretation of defect classifiers

    Gopi Krishnan Rajbahadur;Shaowei Wang;Gustavo Ansaldi;Yasutaka Kamei

  • Characterizing Software Architecture Changes: An Initial Study

    B.J. Williams;J.C. Carver

  • Towards effective AI-powered agile project management

    Hoa Khanh Dam;Truyen Tran;John Grundy;Aditya Ghose

  • The impact of feature reduction techniques on defect prediction models

    Masanari Kondo;Cor Paul Bezemer;Yasutaka Kamei;Ahmed E. Hassan

  • Quantifying programmers' mental workload during program comprehension based on cerebral blood flow measurement: a controlled experiment

    Takao Nakagawa;Yasutaka Kamei;Hidetake Uwano;Akito Monden

  • Revisiting the applicability of the pareto principle to core development teams in open source software projects

    Kazuhiro Yamashita;Shane McIntosh;Yasutaka Kamei;Ahmed E. Hassan

  • SHINOBI: A Tool for Automatic Code Clone Detection in the IDE

    Shinji Kawaguchi;Takanobu Yamashina;Hidetake Uwano;Kyohei Fushida

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenichi Matsumoto
Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Ahmed E. Hassan
Ahmed E. Hassan Queen's University
Shane McIntosh
Shane McIntosh McGill University
Bram Adams
Bram Adams Queen's University
Emad Shihab
Emad Shihab Concordia University
Meiyappan Nagappan
Meiyappan Nagappan University of Waterloo
Audris Mockus
Audris Mockus University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jacky Keung
Jacky Keung City University of Hong Kong
Abram Hindle
Abram Hindle University of Alberta
Éric Tanter
Éric Tanter University of Chile

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