Yang Zhang

Yang Zhang

Young, forever

Publications

🚩: Selected Papers

2025

  • An Empirical Study of Transformer Models on Automatically Templating GitHub Issue Reports [C].
    Jin Zhang, Maoqi Peng, and Yang Zhang (Corresponding author)
    The 32nd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering, Technical track (SANER 2025).
    CCF-B; CORE-A. Accepted.

2024

  • How do Developers Talk about GitHub Actions? Evidence from Online Software Development Community [C]. 🚩
    Yang Zhang, Yiwen Wu, Tingting Chen, Tao Wang, Hui Liu and Huaimin Wang
    The 46th International Conference on Software Engineering, Technical track (ICSE 2024).
    CCF-A; CORE-A*. Accepted.

  • A Transformer-based Model for Assisting Dockerfile Revising [C].
    Yiwen Wu, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    The 46th International Conference on Software Engineering, Poster track (ICSE 2024).
    CCF-A; CORE-A*. Accepted.

  • How do Developers Adapt Code Snippets to Their Contexts? An Empirical Study of Context-Based Code Snippet Adaptations [J].
    Tanghaoran Zhang, Yao Lu, Yue Yu, Xinjun Mao, Yang Zhang, and Yuxin Zhao
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE). Impact factor: 7.4.
    CCF-A; CORE-A*. pdf.

  • Enhancing Collaborative Software Development: A Deep Learning Approach for Bot Recommendation [C].
    Jin Zhang, Xingjin Wu, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Shunyu Xu, and Maoqi Peng
    The IEEE 48nd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2024), Japan. Full paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B; QUALIS-A2. pdf

  • Empirical Study on GitHub Issue Report Templates [C].
    Jin Zhang, Maoqi Peng, and Yang Zhang (Corresponding author)
    The IEEE 48nd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2024), Japan. Short paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B; QUALIS-A2. pdf

  • GHA-BFP: Framework for Automated Build Failure Prediction in GitHub Actions [C].
    Jiatai Li, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Tao Wang, Yiwen Wu
    The 31st Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, ERA-track (APSEC 2024), China. Short paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. Accepted.

  • Understanding the Challenges of Data Management in the AI Application Development [C].
    Junchen Li, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Kele Xu, Tao Wang, Huaimin Wang
    The 15th IEEE International Conference on Joint-Cloud Computing, Technical track (JCC 2024), China. Full paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. Accepted.

2023

  • TLDBERT: Leveraging Further Pre-trained Model for Issue Typed Links Detection [C].
    Huaian Zhou, Tao Wang, Yang Zhang, Yang Shen
    The 30th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, ERA-track (APSEC 2023).
    CCF-C; CORE-B. Accepted.

  • Detecting Bot on GitHub Leveraging Transformer-based Models [C].
    Jin Zhang, Xingjin Wu, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), and Shunyu Xu
    The 30th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, Poster (APSEC 2023).
    CCF-C; CORE-B. Accepted.

2022

  • Understanding and Predicting Docker Build Duration: An Empirical Study of Containerized Workflow of OSS Projects [C]. 🚩
    Yiwen Wu, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Kele Xu, Tao Wang and Huaimin Wang
    The 37th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Technical track (ASE 2022).
    CCF-A; CORE-A*. Accepted.

  • Exploring the Development of Container Technology through Docker Containers: A Systematic Literature Review Perspective [J].
    (从Docker容器看容器技术的发展:一种系统文献综述的视角)
    Yiwen Wu, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    Journal of Software (软件学报). In Chinese.
    CCF-A. Accepted.

  • How Does Bot Affect Developer’s Sentiment: An Empirical Study on GitHub Issues and PRs [C].
    Anze Gao, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Tao Wang, Sihao Chen, and Jinsheng Deng
    The 19th IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC 2022)
    CCF-C. Accepted.

  • On the Way to Microservices: Exploring Problems and Solutions from Online Q&A Community [C]. 🚩
    Menghan Wu*, Yang Zhang*, Jiakun Liu, Shangwen Wang, Zhang Zhang, Xin Xia and Xinjun Mao
    (*both are first authors and contributed equally to the work)
    The 29th IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering, Technical track (SANER 2022).
    CCF-B; CORE-A. Distinguished Paper Award pdf.

  • Recommending Base Image for Docker Containers based on Deep Configuration Comprehension [C].
    Yinyuan Zhang, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Xinjun Mao, Yiwen Wu, Bo Lin and Shangwen Wang
    The 29th IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering, ERA track (SANER 2022-ERA).
    CCF-B; CORE-A. pdf.

  • A Preliminary Study of Bots Usage in Open Source Community [C].
    Xinjun Wu, Anze Gao, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Tao Wang
    The 13th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2022).
    CCF-C. pdf.

2021

  • Motivation under Gamification: An Empirical Study of Developers’ Motivations and Contributions in Stack Overflow [J]. 🚩
    Yao Lu, Xinjun Mao, Minghui Zhou, Yang Zhang, Zude Li, Tao Wang, Gang Yin, and Huaimin Wang
    IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE). Impact factor: 6.226.
    CCF-A; CORE-A*. pdf.

  • Let’s Supercharge the Workflows: An Empirical Study of GitHub Actions [C].
    Tingting Chen, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Shu Chen, Tao Wang and Yiwen Wu
    The 21st IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (QRS-Workshop).
    CCF-C. pdf.

  • Big data of open source ecosystem for intelligent software development [J].
    (面向智能化软件开发的开源生态大数据)
    Yang Zhang, Tao Wang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, Jinquan Huang
    Big Data Research (大数据). In Chinese.
    CCF-C. pdf.

2020

  • Using Configuration Semantic Features and Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Build Result in Cloud-Based Container Environment [C].
    Yiwen Wu*, Yang Zhang*, Bo Ding, Tao Wang and Huaimin Wang
    (*both are first authors and contributed equally to the work)
    The 26th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2020).
    CCF-C; CORE-B; QUALIS-B1. pdf

  • Dockerfile Changes in Practice: A Large-Scale Empirical Study of 4,110 Projects on GitHub [C].
    Yiwen Wu*, Yang Zhang*, Tao Wang and Huaimin Wang
    (*both are first authors and contributed equally to the work)
    The 27th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2020).
    CCF-C; CORE-B. pdf

  • Exploring the Dependency Network of Docker Containers: Structure, Diversity, and Relationship [C].
    Yinyuan Zhang*, Yang Zhang*, Yiwen Wu, Yao Lu, Tao Wang and Xinjun Mao
    (*both are first authors and contributed equally to the work)
    The 12th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2020). Accpeted.
    CCF-C. pdf

  • Haste Makes Waste: An Empirical Study of Fast Answers in Stack Overflow [C].
    Yao Lu, Xinjun Mao, Minghui Zhou, Yang Zhang, Tao Wang, and Zude Li
    The 36th International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME).
    CCF-B; CORE-A; QUALIS-A2. pdf

  • Improving Deep Item-Based Collaborative Filtering with Bayesian Personalized Ranking for MOOC Course Recommendation [C].
    Xiao Li, Xiang Li, Jintao Tang, Ting Wang, Yang Zhang, and Hongyi Chen
    The 13th International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management (KSEM).
    CCF-C; CORE-B; QUALIS-B3. pdf

  • An Empirical Study of Build Failures in the Docker Context [C]. 🚩
    Yiwen Wu*, Yang Zhang*, Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    (*both are first authors and contributed equally to the work)
    The 17th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR).
    CCF-C; CORE-A; QUALIS-B1. pdf

  • Exploring the Relationship between Dockerfile Quality and Project Characteristics [C].
    Yiwen Wu (Supervisor: Yang Zhang)
    The 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering, Student Research Competition (ICSE 2020-SRC).
    CCF-A; CORE-A*; QUALIS-A1. pdf.

  • NiCad+: Speeding the Detecting Process of NiCad [C].
    Chenhui Feng, Tao Wang, Jinze Liu, Yang Zhang, Kele Xu, and Yijie Wang
    The 14th IEEE International Conference on Service-Oriented System Engineering (SOSE).
    QUALIS-B2. pdf

  • Characterizing the Occurrence of Dockerfile Smells in Open-Source Software: An Empirical Study [J].
    Yiwen Wu, Yang Zhang(Corresponding author), Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    IEEE Access. Impact factor: 4.098.
    pdf.

  • Crowd-intelligence-based software development method and practices [J].
    (基于群智的软件开发群体化方法与实践)
    Tao Wang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, Yang Zhang, and Huaimin Wang
    SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences (中国科学:信息科学). In Chinese.
    CCF-A. pdf

2019

  • Exploring the Relationship Between Developer Activities and Profile Images on GitHub [C].
    Yiwen Wu, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    The 11th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2019), Fukuoka, Japan. Full paper.
    CCF-C. pdf

  • iLinker: A Novel Approach for Issue Knowledge Acquisition in GitHub Projects [J].
    Yang Zhang, Yiwen Wu, Tao Wang, and Huaimin Wang
    World Wide Web Journal. Impact factor: 1.770.
    CCF-B. pdf.

  • GitHub’s milestone tool: a mixed-methods analysis on its use [J]. 🚩
    Yang Zhang, Huaimin Wang, Yiwen Wu, Dongyang Hu, and Tao Wang
    Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. Impact factor: 1.305.
    CCF-B. pdf.

  • Multi-reviewing Pull-requests: An Exploratory Study on GitHub OSS Projects [J].
    Dongyang Hu, Yang Zhang (Corresponding author), Junsheng Chang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, and Tao Wang
    Information and Software Technology. Impact factor: 2.921.
    CCF-B. pdf.

  • A Novel Approach for Recommending Semantically Linkable Issues in GitHub Projects [J].
    Yang Zhang, Yiwen Wu, Tao Wang, Huaimin Wang
    SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences. Impact factor: 2.731.
    CCF-A. pdf.

  • An Embedding Model based Hybrid Approach for Linking Related Issues [J].
    (基于嵌入模型的混合式相关缺陷关联方法)
    Yang Zhang, Tao Wang, Yiwen Wu, Gang Yin, Huaimin Wang
    Journal of Software (软件学报). In Chinese.
    CCF-A. pdf

2018

  • One Size Does Not Fit All: An Empirical Study of Containerized Continuous Deployment Workflows [C]. 🚩
    Yang Zhang, Bogdan Vasilescu, Huaimin Wang and Vladimir Filkov
    The 26th ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2018), USA. Full paper.
    CCF-A; CORE-A*; QUALIS-A1. pdf

  • Within-Ecosystem Issue Linking: A Large-scale Study of Rails [C].
    Yang Zhang, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang, Bogdan Vasilescu and Vladimir Filkov
    The 7th International Workshop on Software Mining (SoftwareMining@ASE 2018), France. Full paper.
    pdf

  • Who Will Become a Long-Term Contributor? A Prediction Model based on the Early Phase Behaviors [C].
    Tao Wang, Yang Zhang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, and Huaimin Wang
    The 10th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2018), Bei Jing, China. Full paper.
    CCF-C. pdf

  • An Insight Into the Impact of Dockerfile Evolutionary Trajectories on Quality and Latency [C].
    Yang Zhang, Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang
    The IEEE 42nd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2018), Japan. Short paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B; QUALIS-A2. pdf

  • Multi-discussing across Issues in GitHub: a preliminary study [C].
    Dongyang Hu, Tao Wang, Junsheng Chang, Gang Yin, and Yang Zhang (Corresponding author)
    The 25th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2018), Nara, Japan. Full paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. pdf

  • Recommending Similar Bug Reports: A Novel Approach Using Document Embedding Model [C].
    Dongyang Hu, Ming Chen, Tao Wang, Junsheng Chang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, and Yang Zhang (Corresponding author)
    The 25th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2018), Nara, Japan. Poster.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. pdf

  • A Clustering-based Approach for Mining Dockerfile Evolutionary Trajectories [J].
    Yang Zhang, Huaimin Wang, Vladimir Filkov
    SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences. Impact factor: 2.731.
    CCF-A. pdf

  • Correlation-based software search by leveraging software term database [J].
    Zhixing Li, Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Yang Zhang, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang
    Frontiers of Computer Science. Impact factor: 1.129.
    CCF-C. pdf

2017

  • Internal quality assurance for external contributions in GitHub: An empirical investigation [J].
    Yao Lu, Xinjun Mao, Zude Li, Yang Zhang, Tao Wang, Gang Yin
    Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. Impact factor: 1.305.
    CCF-B. pdf

  • Social media in GitHub: the role of @-mention in assisting software development [J].
    Yang Zhang, Huaimin Wang, Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Yue Yu
    SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences. Impact factor: 2.731.
    CCF-A. pdf

2016

  • Does the Role Matter? An Investigation of Casual Contributors’ Code Quality in GitHub [C].
    Yao Lu, Xinjun Mao, Zude Li, Yang Zhang, Tao Wang, Gang Yin
    The 23rd Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2016), Hamilton, New Zealand. Full paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. pdf

  • Query Reformulation by Leveraging Crowd Wisdom for Scenario-based Software Search [C].
    Zhixing Li, Tao Wang, Yang Zhang, Yun Zhan, Gang Yin
    The 8th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2016), Bei Jing, China. Full paper.
    CCF-C. pdf

2015

  • Exploring the Use of @-mention to Assist Software Development in GitHub [C].
    Yang Zhang, Huaimin Wang, Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Yue Yu
    The 7th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2015), Wu Han, China. Full paper. (Nominated for best paper, Recommended to the SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences).
    CCF-C. pdf

  • Evaluating Bug Severity Using Crowd-based Knowledge: An Exploratory Study [C].
    Yang Zhang, Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang
    The 7th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Internetware (Internetware 2015), Wu Han, China. Short paper.
    CCF-C. pdf

  • OSSEAN: Mining Crowd Wisdom in Open Source Communities [C].
    Gang Yin, Tao Wang, Huaimin Wang, Qiang Fan, Yang Zhang, Yue Yu, Cheng Yang
    The 9th International Symposium on Service-Oriented System Engineering (SOSE 2015), San Francisco Bay, USA. Full paper.
    QUALIS-A2. pdf

2014

  • An Exploratory Study of @-mention in GitHub’s Pull-requests [C].
    Yang Zhang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang
    The 21th Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2014), JEJU, KOREA. Full paper.
    CCF-C; CORE-B. pdf

  • Investigating social media in GitHub’s pull-requests: a case study on Ruby on Rails [C].
    Yang Zhang, Gang Yin, Yue Yu, Huaimin Wang
    International Workshop on Crowd-based Software Development Methods and Technologies (CrowdSoft@FSE 2014), Hong Kong, China. Full paper.
    pdf