PhD candidate in Refactoring-aware version history analysis for bug finding. Collaborative project with Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

The successful candidate will join the Serval research group by working on the Refactoring-aware version history analysis for bug finding (FNR-funded) project that is in collaboration with Concordia University (Prof. Tsantalis). The subject of the thesis will be “Refactoring-aware version history analysis for bug finding” with supervisor Dr. Mike Papadakis and Dr. Nikolaos Tsantalis. A successful PhD candidate will extensively explore and develop software engineering techniques that include the feasibility, practicality, and success evaluation of prototype implementations.

The team you will be working with:

• Mike Papadakis (University of Luxembourg)
• Nikolaos Tsantalis (Concordia university, Canada)

The position holder will be required to perform the following tasks/will do research on the following topics:

• Define the notions for Refactoring-aware version history analysis, tailored to the needs of software testing and bug finding.
• Implement an automated solution for performing repository mining.

PhD Student Role: Under the direction of a professor, the candidate will carry out research activities and write a thesis with the main goal of obtain a PhD in the area of Software Engineering. This includes conducting literature surveys and establishing state-of-the-art; developing necessary experimental and simulation facilities where required; planning, executing, and analyzing experiments and simulations; conducting joint and independent research activities; contributing to project deliverables, milestones, demonstrations, and meetings; disseminating results at international scientific conferences/workshops and peer reviewed scientific publications.

The PhD training plan involves a close collaboration with Concordia University, and includes an extended work visit there for 12-18 months.