Software Engineering Research

The Software Engineering Group at the University of Sydney embodies a dynamic and innovative team of leading researchers dedicated to revolutionizing the field of software development. We have a strong focus on practical, industry-relevant tools and techniques backed by formal underpinnings. The group pursues cutting-edge research in areas, such as software design, system architecture and cybersecurity, along with application-driven sectors such as machine learning and artificial intelligence.

  • Dr. DD: 1-Minimal Isolation of Failure Causes via Deferred Restarts

    Authors: Aarush Kumbhakern, Feiyang Chen, Danushka Liyanage, Xi Wu, Mohammad Amin Alipour, Rahul GopinathVenue: IEEE ISSRE 2026 Delta debugging is a widely used algorithm to reduce failure-inducing inputs in software…

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  • Maximal Format-Free Data Repair

    Authors: Zijian Luo, Xi Wu, Hong Jin Kang, Alan Fekete, Rahul GopinathVenue: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE), 2026. Modern data-processing pipelines rely on input records conforming to…

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