Genetic improvement (GI) uses automated search to find improved versions of existing
software. We present a comprehensive survey of this nascent field of research with a focus …

Software systems have been using" just-in-time" compilation (JIT) techniques since the
1960s. Broadly, JIT compilation includes any translation performed dynamically, after a …

Machine code disassembly routines form a fundamental component of software systems that
statically analyze or modify executable programs, eg, reverse engineering systems, static …

This dissertation presents an automated system to generate highly efficient, platform-
adapted implementations of sparse matrix kernels. We show that conventional …

With the proliferation of new hardware architectures and ever-evolving user requirements,
the software stack is becoming increasingly bloated. In practice, only a limited subset of the …

Many important applications must run continuously and without interruption, yet must be
changed to fix bugs or upgrade functionality. No prior general-purpose methodology for …

Feedback-directed optimization (FDO) is a general term used to describe any technique that
alters a program's execution based on tendencies observed in its present or past runs. This …

Today's commodity disk drives, the basic unit of storage for computer systems large and
small, are actually small computers, with a processor, memory, and 'network'connection …

Domain-specific languages (DSL) have many potential advantages in terms of software
engineering, ranging from increased productivity to the application of formal methods …

Domain-specific languages (DSLs) can be viewed from both a programming language and
a software architecture perspective. The goal of this paper is to relate the two viewpoints. In …