Publications

[2021]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. What Changes in Where? An Empirical Study of Bug-Fixing Change Patterns. ACM Applied Computing Review, 20 (4): 18 - 34, 2021.
[2020]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. How Bugs Are Fixed: Exposing Bug-fix Patterns with Edits and Nesting Levels. In 35th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (SAC), pp. 1523 - 1531, Czech Republic, 2020 (invited at ACM Applied Computing Review).
[2019]
Naw Safrin Sattar, Shaikh Arifuzzaman, Minhaz F. Zibran, and Md Mohiuddin Sakib. Detecting Web Spam in Webgraphs with Predictive Model Analysis. In proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Big Data Analytic for Cyber Crime Investigation and Prevention (BDACCIP), pp. 4299 - 4308, USA, 2019.
[2018]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. On the Characteristics of Buggy Code Clones: A Code Quality Perspective. In proceedings of the 12th IEEE International Workshop on Software Clones (IWSC 2018), pp. 23 - 29, Italy, 2018.
[2018]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. DEVA: Sensing Emotions in the Valence Arousal Space in Software Engineering Text. In proceedings of the 33rd ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (SAC), pp. 1536 - 1543, France, 2018.
[2018]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. Sentiment Analysis of Software Bug Related Commit Messages. In proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE), pp. 03 - 08, USA, 2018. [*Best Paper Award*].
[2018]
Duaa Alwad, Manisha Panta, Minhaz F. Zibran, and Md Rakibul Islam. An Empirical Study of the Relationships between Code Readability and Software Complexity. In proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE), pp. 122 - 127, USA, 2018.
[2018]
Naw Safrin Sattar, Md A. M. Faysal, Minhaz Zibran, Shaikh Arifuzzaman, and Md Rakibul Islam. Data Mining in-IDE Activities: Why Software Developers Fail. In proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Software Engineering and Data Engineering (SEDE), pp. 97 - 102, USA, 2018.
[2018]
M. Islam and M. Zibran. An Empirical Study of Security Vulnerabilities in Software Systems. In 10th EAI International Conference on Digital Forensics & Cyber Crime (ICDF2C 2018), New Orleans, USA, 2018.
[2017]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. Leveraging Automated Sentiment Analysis in Software Engineering. In proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2017), pp. 203 - 214, Argentina, 2017.
[2017]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. Insights into Continuous Integration Build Failures. In proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR 2017), pp. 467 - 470, Argentina, 2017.
[2016]
Minhaz F. Zibran. On the Effectiveness of Labeled Latent Dirichlet Allocation in Automatic Bug-Report Categorization. In proceedings of the 38th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2016), pp. 713 - 715, Austin, Texas, USA, 2016.
[2016]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. Towards Understanding and Exploiting Developers' Emotional Variations in Software Engineering. In proceedings of the 14th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2016), pp. 185 - 192, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2016. [Invited at the International Journal of Software Innovation].
[2016]
Md Rakibul Islam and Minhaz F. Zibran. A Comparative Study on Vulnerabilities in Categories of Clones and Non-Cloned Code. In proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Workshop on Software Clones (IWSC 2016), pp. 8 - 14, Japan, 2016. [*Best Paper Award*].
[2015]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Analysis and Visualization for Clone Refactoring. In proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Workshop on Software Clones (IWSC 2015), pp. 47 - 48, Montreal, Canada, 2015.
[2014]
Chanchal K. Roy, Minhaz F. Zibran, and Rainer Koschke. The Vision of Software Clone Management: Past, Present, and Future". In proceedings of the IEEE CSMR-18/WCRE-21 Software Evolution Week (SEW'14), Vision Keynote, pp. 18 - 33, Belgium, 2014.
[2014]
Minhaz F. Zibran, Chanchal K. Roy, and Kevin A. Schneider. Topic Modeling for Bug-report Categorization. In poster symposium of the Spring Meeting of CSER (Consortium for Softwaere Engineering Research), Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2014. [*2nd Best Poster Award*].
[2014]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran. Management Aspects of Software Clone Detection and Analysis. Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2014.
[2013]
Minhaz F. Zibran, Ripon K. Saha, Chanchal K. Roy, and Kevin A. Schneider. Genealogical Insights into the Facts and Fictions of Clone Removal. ACM Applied Computing Review, 13 (4): 30 - 42, 2013.
[2013]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Conflict-aware Optimal Scheduling of Code Clone Refactoring. IET Software, 7 (3): 167 - 186, 2013.
[2013]
Minhaz F. Zibran, Ripon K. Saha, Chanchal K. Roy, and Kevin A. Schneider. Evaluating the Conventional Wisdom in Clone Removal: A Genealogy-based Empirical Study. In proceedings of the 28th ACM Symposium On Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2013, Software Engineering Track), pp. 1123 - 1130, Coimbra, Portugal, 2013. [Invited at the ACM Applied Computing Review].
[2013]
Tariq Muhammad, Minhaz F. Zibran, Yosuke Yamamoto, Chanchal K. Roy. Near-Miss Clone Patterns in Web Applications: An Empirical Study with Industrial Systems. In proceedings of the 26th IEEE Annual Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2013), pp. 1 - 6, Regina, Canada, 2013.
[2012]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. IDE-based Real-time Focused Search for Near-miss Clones. In proceedings of the 27th ACM Symposium On Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2012, Software Engineering Track), pp. 1235 - 1242, Riva del Garda, Trento, Italy, 2012.
[2012]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. The Road to Software Clone Management: A Survey, Technical Report 2012-03, 62 pp., Department of Computer Science, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2012.
[2012]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Evaluating Test Quality, Technical Report 2012-01, 14 pp., Department of Computer Science, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2012.
[2012]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Biometric Authentication: The Security Issues, Technical Report 2012-02, 09 pp., Department of Computer Science, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2012.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. A Constraint Programming Approach to Conflict-aware Optimal Scheduling of Prioritized Code Clone Refactoring. In proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2011), pp. 105 - 114, Williamsburg, VA, USA, 2011. [one of the seven best papers invited for publication at a special issue of the IET Software journal].
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran, Farjana Z. Eishita, and Chanchal K. Roy. Useful, but usable? Factors Affecting the Usability of APIs. In proceedings of the 18th IEEE Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE 2011), pp. 151 - 155, 2011, Lero, Limerick, Ireland, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Analysis and Management of Code Clones. In doctoral symposium of the 27th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM 2011), 4 pp., Williamsburg, VA, USA, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Conflict-aware Optimal Scheduling of Code Clone Refactoring: A Constraint Programming Approach. In proceedings (student symposium) of the 19th IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC 2011) pp. 266 - 269, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz Zibran, Ripon Saha, Muhammad Asaduzzaman and Chanchal Roy. Analyzing and Forecasting Near-miss Clones in Evolving Software: An Empirical Study. In proceedings of the 16th IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems (ICECCS 2011), pp. 295 - 304, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Towards Flexible Code Clone Detection, Management, and Refactoring in IDE. In proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Workshop on Software Clones (IWSC 2011), pp. 75 - 76, Waikiki, Hawaii, USA, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Diagnosis and Treatment of Code Clones. In poster symposium of the 27th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM 2011), Williamsburg, VA, USA, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Code Clones: Etiology, Effects, and Treatment?. In the CSER (Consortium for Software Engineering Research) 2011 Spring Meeting (poster session), Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Cloning in Software: Why, When, and How?. In the College of Arts and Science Graduate Students Poster Symposium, University of Sasktachewan, Saskatoon, Canada, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Cryptographic Security for Emails: A Focus on S/MIME, Technical Report 2011-03, 19 pp., Department of Computer Science, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2011.
[2011]
Minhaz F. Zibran. Eye Based Authentication: Iris and Retina Detection, Technical Report 2011-04, 56 pp., Department of Computer Science, The University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 2011.
[2010]
Ripon Saha, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Minhaz Zibran, Chanchal Roy, and Kevin Schneider. Evaluating Code Clone Genealogies at Release level: An Empirical Study. In proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2010), pp. 87 - 96, Timisoara, Romania, 2010.
[2010]
Minhaz F. Zibran and Chanchal K. Roy. Flexible Code Clone Detection and Management in IDE. Technology showcase in the 20th Annual Conference (CASCON 2010), Centre for Advanced Studies Research, IBM Canada Software Laboratory , Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2010.
[2008]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran. What Makes APIs Difficult to Use?. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security (IJCSNS), 8 (4): 255-261, ISSN: 1738-7906, 2008.
[2008]
Shahadat Hossain and Minhaz F. Zibran. M-Sched: A University Course Timetabler. In the Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Automated Timetabling (PATAT 2008), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, 2008.
[2007]
Shahadat Hossain and Minhaz F. Zibran. A Multi-phase Approach to the University Course Timetabling Problem. In the proceedings of the 6th Cologne-Twente Workshop on Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization, J.L. Hurink, W. Kern, G.F. Post, and G.J. Still (Eds), pp. 73 - 76, ISSN: 1574 0846, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, 2007.
[2007]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran. A Multi-phase Approach to Automated Course Timetabling. Poster session in the 2007 CMS-MITACS Joint Conference, Manitoba, pp. 129, Canada, 2007.
[2007]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran. A Multi-phase Approach to University Course Timetabling. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lethbridge, Canada, 2007.
[2006]
Al-Mukaddim Khan Pathan, Prof. Dr. M. A. Mottalib, and Minhaz Fahim Zibran. An Internet Framework to Bring Coherence Between WAP and HTTP Ensuring Better Mobile Internet Security. In the proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology, vol. 1, pp. 215 - 220, Republic of Korea, 2006.
[2005]
Al-Mukaddim Khan Pathan and Minhaz Fahim Zibran. Ensuring Security in WAP and Usability in WAP Applications. In the proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, pp. 780 - 785, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005.
[2005]
M. Pathan, M. F. Zibran, and M. A. Mottalib. An HTTP-WAP Framework to Bring Coherence in Wired and Wireless Internet Ensuring Better Mobile Internet Security. In the 1st Workshop on Prospects and Problems of Mobile and Land Phones in Bangladesh, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), pp. 53-60, 2005.
[2005]
Anwarul Azim, A.F.M. Sultanul Kabir, and Minhaz Fahim Zibran. Alternative Frameworks of E-Commerce and Electronic Payment Systems Specially Suitable for the Developing Countries Like Bangladesh. In the poster session of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, ISBN: 984-32-2873-1, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2005.
[2002]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran, Arif Tanvir, Mohammad Rajiullah, and Md. Abdus Sattar. Computer Representation of Bangla Characters and Sorting of Bangla Words. In the proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology, pp. 191-195, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2002.
[2002]
Minhaz Fahim Zibran, Arif Tanvir, and Mohammad Rajiullah. "Computer Representation of Bangla Characters and Sorting of Bangla Words". B.Sc. Thesis, Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh, 2002.