Biography

Lin Chen is an associate professor of computer science and technology at Nanjing University. His research interests include program analysis, software engineering and programmable matter.

Interests
  • Program Analysis
  • Software Evolution and Maintenance
  • Software Ecosystem
  • Software Testing
Education

  • PhD in Computer Software and Theory, 2009

    Southeast University, China

  • BSc in Computer Science and Technology, 2001

    Southeast University, China

Recent News

ICSE 2021 Paper Accepted
Measuring Discrimination to Boost Comparative Testing for Multiple Deep Learning Models
Feb 25, 2021
TOSEM Paper Accepted
How far have we progressed in identifying self-admitted technical debts? An empirical study
Jan 25, 2021
SANER 2021 Paper Accepted
Towards Understanding Tool-chain Bugs in the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
Jan 2, 2021
ASE 2020, 2 Papers Accepted
ASE 2020, 2 Papers Accepted
Aug 2, 2020
TSE Paper Accepted
CBUA: A probabilistic, predictive, and practical approach for evaluating test suite effectiveness
Jul 15, 2020
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Projects

Dynamic Language and systems
To develop methods and tools for dynamic language systems, especially for Python software ecoystem quality assurance.
Software Ecosystem
To understand software ecosystems, developing methods and tools for software ecoystem quality assurance.
Talk to Code
To understand program semantics and behavior, to support software testing and debugging.
Cost-effective Quality Assurance
Cost-effective Quality Assurance, especially for software metrics, software evolution and maintenance.

Selected Publications

Boundary sampling to boost mutation testing for deep learning models
Weijun Shen, Yanhui Li, Yuanlei Han, Lin Chen, Di Wu, Yuming Zhou, Baowen Xu
Stay Professional and Efficient: Automatically Generate Titles for Your Bug Reports
Songqiang Chen, Xiaoyuan Xie, Bangguo Yin, Yuanxiang Ji, Lin Chen, Baowen Xu
An Empirical Study on Dynamic Typing Related Practices in Python Systems
Zhifei Chen, Yanhui Li, Bihuan Chen, Wanwangying Ma, Lin Chen, Baowen Xu
Boosting crash-inducing change localization with rank-performance-based feature subset selection
Zhaoqiang Guo, Yanhui Li, Wanwangying Ma, Yuming Zhou, Hongmin Lu, Lin Chen, Baowen Xu
Examining the effects of developer familiarity on bug fixing
Chuanqi Wang, Yanhui Li, Lin Chen, Wenchin Huang, Yuming Zhou, Baowen Xu
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Contact

  • lchen@nju.edu.cn
  • 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023
  • Changzhou Building Room 704
  • Monday 10:00 to 13:00
    Wednesday 09:00 to 10:00