Published inStackademic·Sep 4Systematically Detecting Packet Validation Vulnerabilities in Embedded Network StacksThis is a brief for the research paper “Systematically Detecting Packet Validation Vulnerabilities in Embedded Network Stacks”, published in the technical track of the International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2023). This work was led by Paschal Amusuo. The full paper is available here. Paschal wrote this post, which…Cybersecurity11 min readCybersecurity11 min read
Aug 14The Software Engineer as Tool-UserEngineering Tools Engineers develop and use tools to make our work more efficient. Digging dirt with a stick is difficult — a shovel makes things go more quickly. If a large amount of dirt must be moved quickly, a more advanced tool can be employed, such as an excavator. Similarly, joining together…Software Development9 min readSoftware Development9 min read
Published inStackademic·Aug 2Reflecting on the use of the policy-process-product theory in empirical software engineeringThis is a brief for the research paper “Reflecting on the use of the policy-process-product theory in empirical software engineering”, published at the 2023 ESEC/FSE Ideas, Visions and Reflections Track (ESEC/FSE-IVR’23). This work was led by Kelechi G. Kalu. The full paper is available here. Kelechi wrote this post, which…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
May 26An Empirical Study of Pre-Trained Model Reuse in the Hugging Face Deep Learning Model RegistryThis is a brief for two research papers: “An Empirical Study of Pre-Trained Model Reuse in the Hugging Face Deep Learning Model Registry” (published at ICSE 2023). The full paper is available here. The artifact for our code and data is available on GitHub and Zenodo. “PTMTorrent: A Dataset for…Machine Learning6 min readMachine Learning6 min read
May 24Incorporating Failure Knowledge into Design Decisions for IoT Systems: A Controlled Experiment on NovicesThis is a brief for the research paper “Incorporating Failure Knowledge into Design Decisions for IoT Systems: A Controlled Experiment on Novices”, published at the 2023 5th International Workshop on Software Engineering Research & Practices for the Internet of Things (SERP4IoT’23). This work was led by Dharun Anandayuvaraj. …Internet Of Things6 min readInternet Of Things6 min read
Jan 10Reflections on Software Failure AnalysisThis is a brief for the research paper “Reflecting on Software Failure Analysis”, published at the ACM 2022 European Software Engineering Conference / Foundations of Software Engineering conference — Ideas, Visions, and Reflections Track (ESEC/FSE’22-IVR). This work was led by Paschal Amusuo. The full paper is available here. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Dec 16, 2022Reflecting on Recurring Failures in IoT DevelopmentThis is a brief for the research paper “Reflecting on Recurring Failures in IoT Development”, published at the IEEE/ACM 2022 conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE) — New Ideas and Emerging Results Track. This work was led by Dharun Anandayuvaraj. The full paper is available here. …Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Published inStackademic·Dec 16, 2022SoK: Analysis of Software Supply Chain Security by Establishing Secure Design PropertiesThis is a brief for the research paper “SoK: Analysis of Software Supply Chain Security by Establishing Secure Design Properties”, published at ACM:SCORED 2022. This work was led by Chinenye Okafor and Taylor R. Schorlemmer. The full paper is here. Taylor R. …Cybersecurity8 min readCybersecurity8 min read
Nov 2, 2022An Empirical Study of Artifacts and Security Risks in the Pre-trained Model Supply ChainThis is a brief for the research paper “An Empirical Study of Artifacts and Security Risks in the Pre-trained Model Supply Chain”, published at SCORED 2022. The full paper is available here, with code and data available here. The paper was led by my student Wenxin Jiang. …Machine Learning6 min readMachine Learning6 min read
Apr 21, 2022So you didn’t land a summer software engineering internship…Now what?This is my advice for computing students who were hoping for — but did not get — a summer internship in software engineering. Two things not to do First of all, don’t panic. Internships are a helpful way to prepare for a career in computing, but they are certainly not the only way. Second, don’t…Education4 min readEducation4 min read
