2017 8th International Workshop on Empirical Software Engineering in Practice

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Empirical studies of software process and product

• Comparison of cost estimation techniques

• Analysis of the effects of design methods and characteristics

• Evaluation of the readability of coding styles

• Development, derivation and/or comparison of organizational models of software development

• Evaluation of testing methodologies

• Evaluation of automated patch generation techniques.

• Reports on the benefits derived from using software development environments

• Development or comparison of predictive models for software quality (defects, vulnerabilities, and reliability) from real data

• Infrastructure issues, such as measurement theory, experimental design, qualitative modeling and analysis approaches

• Experiences with research methods such as grounded theory, protocol studies or families of experiments

• Industrial experience in process improvement

• Quality measurement

• Process modeling and applications in industry

• Experience management