James DavisLifelong learning and professional development in software engineering6 min read·May 10, 2024----
James DavisSigning in Four Public Software Package Registries: Quantity, Quality, and Influencing FactorsThis is a brief for the research paper “Signing in Four Public Software Package Registries: Quantity, Quality, and Influencing Factors,”…10 min read·May 10, 2024----
James DavisinStackademicSystematically Detecting Packet Validation Vulnerabilities in Embedded Network StacksThis is a brief for the research paper “Systematically Detecting Packet Validation Vulnerabilities in Embedded Network Stacks”.11 min read·Sep 4, 2023----
James DavisThe Software Engineer as Tool-UserThis essay explores the ways in which software engineers use tools, focused on themes of Efficiency and Responsibility.9 min read·Aug 14, 2023--2--2
James DavisinStackademicReflecting on the use of the policy-process-product theoryWhat do empirical software engineering researchers write papers about? This is a brief of a research paper at ESEC/FSE-IVR’23.6 min read·Aug 2, 2023--1--1
James DavisAn Empirical Study of Pre-Trained Model Reuse in the Hugging Face Deep Learning Model RegistryBrief for ICSE’23 and MSR’23 papers.6 min read·May 26, 2023----
James DavisIncorporating Failure Knowledge into Design Decisions for IoT Systems: A Controlled ExperimentThis is a brief for the research paper “Incorporating Failure Knowledge into Design Decisions for IoT Systems“.6 min read·May 24, 2023----
James DavisReflections on Software Failure AnalysisThis is a brief for the research paper “Reflecting on Software Failure Analysis”, published at ACM’s ESEC/FSE-IVR’22.6 min read·Jan 10, 2023----
James DavisReflecting on Recurring Failures in IoT DevelopmentThis is a brief for the research paper “Reflecting on Recurring Failures in IoT Development”, published at ASE 2022.6 min read·Dec 16, 2022----
James DavisinStackademicSoK: 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”.8 min read·Dec 16, 2022----