Research

I research about how to improve Software Engineering using empirical methods and Evidence-Based Software Engineering. This page provides possible research topics (for BS, MS, or PhD level). Students interested in working with me might be able to think possible solutions to one of these problems. English skills is required for any of them (reading at least).

Current research investigations

• Software Product Lines
• Software Testing Automation
• Recovering Software Architectures
• Software Architecture for Autonomous Service Robotics Systems
• Empirical methods
• Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Human Factors in Computing Systems
• Human-Computer Interaction

Possible projects

1. Developing a Software Architecture for Autonomous Service Robotics Systems
   Questions: What are the main components necessary to compose an autonomous robotic systems? How to improve the existing architectures
   Skills: natural language processing, web programming (e.g., JSON, Java, etc)
   Related work: [Geovani], [Jonas].

2. Mining Software Repositories of COVID-19
   Questions: What are the main programming language of the projects? How many projects are available?
   Skills: script programming (e.g., Python, pyDriller, etc)
   Related Work: MSR’18

3. System to support selective process
   Questions: What are the mandatory features? How to improve the system? How to develop test automation?
   Skills: web programming (e.g., NextJS, Vercel, Java Script, etc)
   Related work: Bem Hur project, Leticia Soares project, Gabriel Dias project.

4. Grey Literature in Software Engineering
   Questions: How to identify the practitioner point-of-view? Where to find the software industry literature?
   Skills: reading skills
   Related work: Preprint
   

5. Mental Health of Software Engineers
   Questions: How anxiety, depression, and stress impact in the software quality?
   Skills: reading skills, script programming (e.g., Python, etc)
   Related work: Paper
   

6. Lay-offs in Software Engineering and Software Development industry due to COVID-19
   Questions: TBD.
   Skills: reading skills
   Related work: TBD.

Research groups

• Sistemas de Hardware e Software
• Grupo de Inovação e Pesquisa em Automação e Robótica - GIPAR
• Grupo de Inovação e Pesquisa em Compatibilidade Eletromagnética e Qualidade de Energia - GIPCEM
• Manejo Integrado de Bacias Hidrográficas

Partnerships

• Jose Alberto Diaz Amado (IFBA, Brazil)
• Fernando Kenji (IFAL, Brazil)
• Igor Wiese (UTFPR, Brazil)
• Ivan Machado (UFBA, Brazil)
• Eduardo Almeida (UFBA, Brazil)
• Christina Chavez (UFBA, Brazil)