Open Source Software Data Analytics Lab@PKU-SEI
We are a research group at School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University.
In the broadest sense, our research belongs to the Software Engineering field, which focuses on improving the efficiency and quality of software development. The software engineering community is diversed in all sorts of ways toward this goal. We often take the empirical approach, by observing things in real life and summarizing best practices from experiences.
More specifically, our current focus is on observing software repositories and measuring how developers live their lives for various purposes, like helping understand and control large complex software systems, society, and universe. We might use a wide spectrum of technologies and interdisplinary methodologies, depending on the specific problem we are tackling with.
See the CCF list for top venues in this field. See Publications for our latest publications. If you want to learn more, see Resources in this website.
Developer Communication
Open Source Sustainbility
Company Open Source Participation
Open Source Software Supply Chain
Currently, Hao He is doing research on the general topic of open source software supply chain. He is now actively investigating how developers manage dependencies in their own projects, in order to make dependency management easier for developers. He is also interested in why developers choose one software technology over another, and how they migrate between libraries.
Mining AI Software Trends
Enhancing Source Code Comments
We are constantly looking for self-motivated students with strong programming skills. Students with strong interest in observing open source ecosystems and improving current software development practices are extremely welcomed. Industry experiences and rich software development skills will be your great advantage. Background in software engineering, statistics, visualization, data mining, machine learning and natural language processing might help you prosper in this field but are not necessarily required.
Contact Professor Zhou for details about PhD openings and undergraduate internship opportunities.