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We are happy to announce that our paper "Simulating live cloud adaptations prior to a production deployment using a models at runtime approach" was accepted at the 11th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies. The paper presents a models at runtime approach which allows DevOps to test and develop configuration management scripts, as well as cloud orchestration capabilities locally in a simulation environment.

We are happy to announce that our study protocol Exploring the relationship between performance metrics and cost saving potential of defect prediction models was accepted at the registered reports track of the International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), 2021. The protocol specifies how we want to study the relationship between machine learning performance metrics and the cost saving potential of defect prediction models. Our exploratory study received a Continuity Acceptance, which means that our study protocol is already peer reviewed. 

Our article Are Unit and Integration Test Definitions Still Valid for Modern Java Projects? An Empirical Study on Open-Source Projects received one of five best paper awards of the Journal of Systems and Software (JSS). JSS received over 1000 submissions every year, which means that our article is considered by the editors as among the best 0.5% of submitted papers!

During the semester break, our research group will offer a new practical course on agile software development. In this course, students will learn about selected agile software development methods and practices and apply them in dedicated projects with the help of selected tools. The participants will be learning and applying their knowledge on three levels, including processes and practices, project-specific domain knowledge, implementation- and tool-specific aspects.Depending on the specific software projects, the students will get familiar with various state-of-the-art technologies and tools for software engineering and for the realisation of the specific project. The course will offer an insight into real-world software development, as well as other relevant aspects such as self learning, team work, and problem solving.