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Revisiting the size effect in software fault prediction models
Amjed Tahir, Kwabena E. Bennin, Stephen G. MacDonell +1
BACKGROUND: In object oriented (OO) software systems, class size has been acknowledged as having an indirect effect on the relationship between certain artifact characteristics, ca…
Exploring the links between software development task type, team attitudes and task completion performance: Insights from the Jazz repository
Sherlock A. Licorish, Stephen G. MacDonell
Context: In seeking to better understand the impact of various human factors in software development, and how teams' attitudes relate to their performance, increasing attention is…
On Design-time Security in IEC 61499 Systems: Conceptualisation, Implementation, and Feasibility
Awais Tanveer, Roopak Sinha, Stephen G. MacDonell
Cyber-attacks on Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS) are rising in numbers and sophistication. Embedded controller devices such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs…
3rd Workshop on Hybrid Development Approaches in Software System Development
Paolo Tell, Stephen MacDonell, Sherlock A. Licorish
Evidence shows that software development methods, frameworks, and even practices are seldom applied in companies by following the book. Combinations of different methodologies into…
Evolving a Model for Software Process Context: An Exploratory Study
Diana Kirk, Stephen G. MacDonell
In the domain of software engineering, our efforts as researchers to advise industry on which software practices might be applied most effectively are limited by our lack of eviden…
Exploring software developers' work practices: Task differences, participation, engagement, and speed of task resolution
Sherlock A. Licorish, Stephen G. MacDonell
In seeking to understand the processes enacted during software development, an increasing number of studies have mined software repositories. In particular, studies have endeavored…