E. Merlo

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Recovering Traceability Links between Code and Documentation
G. Antoniol, G. Canfora, G. Casazza, A. De Lucia +1 more
2002IEEE Trans. Software Eng.1,105 citations Open access
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Comparison and Evaluation of Clone Detection Tools
Stefan Bellon, R. Koschke, G. Antoniol, J. Krinke +1 more
2007IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering866 citations Open access
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Analyzing cloning evolution in the Linux kernel
G. Antoniol, Umberto Villano, E. Merlo, M. D. Di Penta
2002Information and Software Technology155 citations
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An automatic approach to identify class evolution discontinuities
G. Antoniol, M. D. Di Penta, E. Merlo
2004Proceedings. 7th International Workshop on Principles of Software Evolution, 2004.109 citations
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How to certify machine learning based safety-critical systems? A systematic literature review
Florian Tambon, Gabriel Laberge, Le An, Amin Nikanjam +6 more
2021International Conference on Automated Software Engineering106 citations Open access
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Quantitative founder-effect analysis of French Canadian families identifies specific loci contributing to metabolic phenotypes of hypertension.
P. Hamet, E. Merlo, O. Šeda, U. Broeckel +21 more
2005American Journal of Human Genetics84 citations Open access
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Modeling clones evolution through time series
G. Antoniol, G. Casazza, M. D. Di Penta, E. Merlo
2001Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance. ICSM 200183 citations Open access
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A novel approach to optimize clone refactoring activity
S. Bouktif, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo, M. Neteler
2006Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation79 citations
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Detecting buffer overflow via automatic test input data generation
Concettina Del Grosso, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo, Philippe Galinier
2008Computers & Operations Research73 citations
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Mining the Lexicon Used by Programmers during Sofware Evolution
G. Antoniol, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, E. Merlo, P. Tonella
20072007 IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance62 citations
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Improving network applications security: a new heuristic to generate stress testing data
Concettina Del Grosso, G. Antoniol, M. D. Di Penta, Philippe Galinier +1 more
2005Annual Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation56 citations
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Identifying clones in the Linux kernel
G. Antoniol, Umberto Villano, M. D. Di Penta, G. Casazza +1 more
2001Proceedings First IEEE International Workshop on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation53 citations
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Systematic, Genome-Wide, Sex-Specific Linkage of Cardiovascular Traits in French Canadians
O. Šeda, J. Tremblay, D. Gaudet, Pierre-Luc Brunelle +9 more
2008HYPERTENSION50 citations Open access
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A language-independent software renovation framework
M. Di Penta, M. Neteler, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo
2005Journal of Systems and Software44 citations Open access
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Automated Protection of PHP Applications Against SQL-injection Attacks
E. Merlo, Dominic Letarte, G. Antoniol
2007European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering42 citations
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Linear complexity object-oriented similarity for clone detection and software evolution analyses
E. Merlo, G. Antoniol, M. D. Di Penta, Vincenzo Fabio Rollo
200420th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance, 2004. Proceedings.42 citations
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C/C++ conditional compilation analysis using symbolic execution
Ying Hu, E. Merlo, M. Dagenais, Bruno Laguë
2000Proceedings 2000 International Conference on Software Maintenance42 citations
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Detection of Plagiarism in University Projects Using Metrics-based Spectral Similarity
E. Merlo
2006Duplication, Redundancy, and Similarity in Software36 citations
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An accurate estimation of the Levenshtein distance using metric trees and Manhattan distance
Thierry Lavoie, E. Merlo
2012International Workshop on Software Clones33 citations
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A Feedback Based Quality Assessment to Support Open Source Software Evolution: the GRASS Case Study
S. Bouktif, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo, M. Neteler
20062006 22nd IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance33 citations
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Automated type-3 clone oracle using Levenshtein metric
Thierry Lavoie, E. Merlo
2011International Workshop on Software Clones30 citations
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Extraction of Inter-procedural Simple Role Privilege Models from PHP Code
Dominic Letarte, E. Merlo
2009Working Conference on Reverse Engineering27 citations
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Investigating large software system evolution: the Linux kernel
E. Merlo, M. Dagenais, P. Bachand, J. Sormani +2 more
2002Proceedings 26th Annual International Computer Software and Applications27 citations
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Extraction and comprehension of moodle's access control model: A case study
François Gauthier, Dominic Letarte, Thierry Lavoie, E. Merlo
20112011 Ninth Annual International Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust26 citations
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Feed-forward and recurrent neural networks for source code informal information analysis
E. Merlo, Ian McAdam, R. De Mori
2003J. Softw. Maintenance Res. Pract.25 citations
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A method to re-organize legacy systems via concept analysis
G. Antoniol, M. D. Di Penta, G. Casazza, E. Merlo
2001Proceedings 9th International Workshop on Program Comprehension. IWPC 200125 citations
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Uncovering access control weaknesses and flaws with security-discordant software clones
François Gauthier, Thierry Lavoie, E. Merlo
2013Asia-Pacific Computer Systems Architecture Conference24 citations
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Fast Detection of Access Control Vulnerabilities in PHP Applications
François Gauthier, E. Merlo
2012Working Conference on Reverse Engineering23 citations
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Challenging cloning related problems with GPU-based algorithms
Thierry Lavoie, Michael Eilers-Smith, E. Merlo
2010International Workshop on Software Clones22 citations
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On feature traceability in object oriented programs
G. Antoniol, E. Merlo, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, H. Sahraoui
2005TEFSE '0521 citations Open access
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Modeling Web maintenance centers through queue models
M. D. Di Penta, G. Casazza, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo
2001Proceedings Fifth European Conference on Software Maintenance and Reengineering21 citations
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06301 Summary -- Duplication, Redundancy, and Similarity in Software
A. Walenstein, R. Koschke, E. Merlo
2006Duplication, Redundancy, and Similarity in Software20 citations
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Insider and Ousider Threat-Sensitive SQL Injection Vulnerability Analysis in PHP
E. Merlo, Dominic Letarte, G. Antoniol
2006Working Conference on Reverse Engineering19 citations
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Knowledge-based library re-factoring for an open source project
M. Di Penta, M. Neteler, G. Antoniol, E. Merlo
2002Ninth Working Conference on Reverse Engineering, 2002. Proceedings.19 citations
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Predicting Web site access: an application of time series
G. Antoniol, G. Casazza, G. A. Di Lucca, M. D. Di Penta +1 more
2001Proceedings 3rd International Workshop on Web Site Evolution. WSE 200118 citations Open access
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Inferring Repository File Structure Modifications Using Nearest-Neighbor Clone Detection
Thierry Lavoie, F. Khomh, E. Merlo, Ying Zou
2012Working Conference on Reverse Engineering16 citations
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Engineering Safety in Swarm Robotics
G. Beltrame, E. Merlo, Jacopo Panerati, Carlo Pinciroli
2018International Symposium on Robotic and Sensors Environments13 citations
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Security Model Evolution of PHP Web Applications
Dominic Letarte, François Gauthier, E. Merlo
20112011 Fourth IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation13 citations
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An Effective Evolutionary Analysis Scheme for Industrial Software Access Control Models
Zhuobing Han, Xiaohong Li, Guangquan Xu, Nai-Xue N. Xiong +2 more
2020IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics10 citations
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Computing Structural Types of Clone Syntactic Blocks
E. Merlo, Thierry Lavoie
2009Working Conference on Reverse Engineering10 citations
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Phishing Kits Source Code Similarity Distribution: A Case Study
E. Merlo, Mathieu Margier, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, Iosif-Viorel Onut
2022IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering9 citations
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Adapting Software Product Lines for complex certifiable avionics software
N. Sozen, E. Merlo
20122012 Third International Workshop on Product LinE Approaches in Software Engineering (PLEASE)9 citations
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Alias-Aware Propagation of Simple Pattern-Based Properties in PHP Applications
François Gauthier, E. Merlo
20122012 IEEE 12th International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation9 citations
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Duplication , Redundancy , and Similarity in Software : Summary of Dagstuhl Seminar 06301
A. Walenstein, R. Koschke, E. Merlo
20079 citations
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A DevOps framework for quality-driven self-protection in web software systems
Nasim Beigi Mohammadi, Marin Litoiu, Mahsa Emami-Taba, L. Tahvildari +3 more
2018Conference of the Centre for Advanced Studies on Collaborative Research8 citations
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Computing counter-examples for privilege protection losses using security models
Marc-André Laverdière, E. Merlo
2017IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution, and Reengineering8 citations
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Dynamic genetic linkage of intermediate blood pressure phenotypes during postural adaptations in a founder population.
I. Arenas, J. Tremblay, B. Deslauriers, J. Sandoval +6 more
2013Physiological Genomics8 citations Open access
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SQL-Injection Security Evolution Analysis in PHP
E. Merlo, Dominic Letarte, G. Antoniol
20072007 9th IEEE International Workshop on Web Site Evolution8 citations
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Recovering Traceability Links Between Code and Documentation: A Retrospective
G. Antoniol, Gerardo Canfora, G. Casazza, A. De Lucia +1 more
2025IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering6 citations
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A case study of TTCN-3 test scripts clone analysis in an industrial telecommunication setting
Thierry Lavoie, Mathieu Mérineau, E. Merlo, Pascal Potvin
2017Information and Software Technology6 citations
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