What we study

Our research

Our work brings together program analysis, empirical software engineering, and emerging AI techniques to address real challenges in software development.

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Software analysis
Code clone detection

Detecting, understanding, and managing duplicated and similar code.

Software analytics
Repository mining

Extracting insights from software repositories and unstructured development data.

Software evolution
Maintenance and change

Studying how software evolves and how changes affect large systems.

Developer tools
Program comprehension

Helping developers navigate, understand, and visualize complex programs.

Software quality
Bug analysis and technical debt

Identifying software quality risks and supporting long-term maintainability.

AI for software
Machine learning and LLMs

Investigating AI-powered methods and language models for software engineering.

Research highlights

Featured publications

Selected recent work recognized by the software engineering research community.

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Research support

Funding & partnerships

We gratefully acknowledge the organizations and programs supporting our research, infrastructure, and collaborations.

NSERC Discovery Grants

Core research program support

Canada Foundation for Innovation

John R. Evans Leaders Fund (CFI–JELF)

NSERC CREATE · SOAR ↗

Software Analytics Research training program

Mitacs

Industry research partnerships

We acknowledge the support of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Nous remercions le Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada (CRSNG) de son soutien.

Contributions to CFREF initiatives

Global Water Futures Designing Crops for Global Food Security