Identifying high-level dependence structures using slice-based dependence analysis

This thesis presented a framework of the possible combination of approaches for low-level program slicing-baseddependence analysis and high-level concept assignment. Three combination techniques, concept extension, concept abbreviation and concept refinement, are presented and empirical studied to address the problem of program maintenance. The ten C subject programs are studied and more than 600 concept bindings are identified. Dependence based metrics are defined to evaluate three techniques that provides evidence of both advantages and disadvantages.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ICSM
• Authors: Zheng Li
• Keywords: Concept Abbreviation, Concept Refinement, ICSM 2009, Low-level Program Slicing-baseddependence, Software Engineering