The AURA Lab

(A)I for (U)nderstandable and (R)esponsible (A)utomation in Software Engineering

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The AURA Lab, founded in Fall 2024, is dedicated to advancing research at the intersection of sustainability, automation, and interpretability in software engineering. Our mission is to create innovative, responsible, and efficient solutions that propel the field forward while addressing the critical challenges of AI transparency and AI sustainability. By leveraging collaboration, state-of-the-art methodologies, and a commitment to impactful research, the AURA Lab aims to make meaningful contributions to the evolution of automated software engineering, benefiting academia, industry, and society at large.

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Jan 13, 2025 πŸŽ‰ Exciting news for Saima! She begins her PhD journey with a publication in the FORGE 2025 Research Track! πŸš€ πŸ‘ Stay tuned for the pre-print, "Resource-Efficient & Effective Code Summarization". 🌟
Jan 12, 2025 🌟 Exciting news! Our paper, "Toward Neuro Symbolic Program Comprehension", has been accepted for publication in the ICPC ERA 2025, part of the 33rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension πŸŽ‰ πŸ‘ A big thank you to my incredible collaborators: Alejandro Velasco, Aya Garryyeva, David Nader Palacio, and Denys Poshyvanyk. πŸš€
Jan 12, 2025 πŸ”₯ Exciting update! Our paper, "Optimizing Datasets for Code Summarization: Is Code-Comment Coherence Enough?", has been accepted to the ICPC 2025 Research Track πŸŽ‰ (33rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Program Comprehension). πŸ‘ Shout out to: Antonio Vitale, Simone Scalabrino, Max Di Penta, and Rocco Oliveto. πŸš€
Dec 01, 2024 πŸ”₯ Exciting news! Our work, β€œFrom Triumph to Uncertainty: The Journey of Software Engineering in the AI Era”, has been officially accepted for publication in TOSEM (ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology) πŸŽ‰
Nov 15, 2024 πŸ”Š Exciting Announcement! We are thrilled to welcome Aya and Joseph to the AURA Lab! Starting in January 2025, they will embark on their research journeys under the guidance of Prof. Mastropaolo. We look forward to their contributions to advancing sustainability, automation, and interpretability in software engineering. Welcome to the team, Aya and Joseph! πŸš€βœ¨