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263-2100-00L 2 Credits DR , MSC , WBZ D-INFK
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Research Topics in Software Engineering

Number of participants limited to 22. The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.
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Abstract

This seminar is an opportunity to become familiar with current research in software engineering and more generally with the methods and challenges of scientific research.

Objective

Each student will be asked to study some papers from the recent software engineering literature and review them. This is an exercise in critical review and analysis. Active participation is required (a presentation of a paper as well as participation in discussions).

Content

The aim of this seminar is to introduce students to recent research results in the area of programming languages and software engineering. To accomplish that, students will study and present research papers in the area as well as participate in paper discussions. The papers will span topics in both theory and practice, including papers on program verification, program analysis, testing, programming language design, and development tools.

Resources

Literature

The publications to be presented will be announced on the seminar home page at least one week before the first session.

Learning Materials (Links)

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR , MSC , WBZ
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
The deadline for deregistering expires at the end of the second week of the semester. Students who are still registered after that date, but do not attend the seminar, will officially fail the seminar.

Registration & Places

Max Places
22

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
seminar Research Topics in Software Engineering
The lecturers will communicate the exact lesson times of ONLINE courses.
  • Tue 14:00-16:00 (ON LI NE)
2 h weekly

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