Automated transplantation would open many exciting avenues for software development:
suppose we could autotransplant code from one system into another, entirely unrelated …

A method and a corresponding tool is described which assist design recovery and program
understanding by recognising instances of design patterns semi-automatically. The …

As software systems evolve over time, they invariably undergo changes that can lead to a
degeneration of the architecture. Left unchecked, degeneration may reach a level where a …

This paper presents algorithms for isolating reusable functions in large monolithic programs.
The functions to be isolated are specified in terms of either pre-conditions or binding …

The main goal of reuse reengineering processes for existing software is to obtain reusable
software modules by clustering old software components that implement functional or data …

This study generalizes some of the symptoms of ageing of a legacy system. Each symptom
is specified by metrics and the results of the measurements made suggest what operations …

We present a new program slicing process for identifying and extracting code fragments
implementing functional abstractions. The process is driven by the specification of the …

One approach to reverse engineering is to partially automate subcomponent extraction,
improvement and subsequent recombination. Two previously proposed automated …

Automated program repair has excited researchers for more than a decade, yet it has yet to
find full scale deployment in industry. We report our experience with SAPFIX: the first …

We present an approach to reverse engineering source code modules to abstract their
interface and functional specifications. A fine-grained program representation for C …