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Journal article
(*) ArchHypo: Managing Software Architecture Uncertainty Using Hypotheses Engineering
Kelson Silva, Jorge Melegati, Fabio Silveira, Xiaofeng Wang, Mauricio Ferreira, Eduardo Guerra
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2025
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Conference paper
Leveraging Multi-Task Learning to Improve the Detection of SATD and Vulnerability
Barbara Russo, Jorge Melegati, Moritz Mock
33rd International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC 2025), 2025
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Conference paper
Exploratory Test-Driven Development Study with ChatGPT in Different Scenarios
Juliano Cesar Pancher, Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Martins Guerra
26th International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP 2025), 2025
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Conference paper
Exploring Documentation Strategies for NFR in Agile Software Development
Igor Moreira, Luciane Adolfo, Jorge Melegati, Joelma Choma, Eduardo Guerra, LUciana Zaina
26th International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP 2025), 2025
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Conference paper
Applying a Prompt Pattern Sequence for Decision-Making in Microservices Architectures
João José Maranhão Jr., Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra
11th European Conference on Service-Oriented and Cloud Computing (ESOCC 2025), 2025
Journal article
(*) Qualitative Surveys in Software Engineering Research: Definition, Critical Review, and Guidelines
Jorge Melegati, Kieran Conboy, Daniel Graziotin
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2024
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Journal article
Product managers in software startups: A grounded theory
Jorge Melegati, Igor Wiese, Eduardo Guerra, Rafael Chanin, Abdullah Aldaeej, Tommi Mikkonen, Rafael Prikladnicki, Xiaofeng Wang
Information and Software Technology, 2024
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Journal article
Tales from the Trenches: Expectations and Challenges from Practice for Code Review in the Generative AI Era
Nicole Davila, Jorge Melegati, Igor Wiese
IEEE Software, 2024
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Conference paper
(*) Exploring potential implications of intelligent tools for human aspects of software engineering
Jorge Melegati, Nicolas Nascimento, Rafael Chanin, Afonso Sales, Igor Wiese
17th International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE 2024), 2024
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Journal article
Using Hypotheses to Manage Technical Uncertainty and Architecture Evolution in a Software Start-up
Kelson Silva, Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang, Mauricio Ferreira, Eduardo Guerra
IEEE Software, 2024
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Conference paper
MADE-WIC: Multiple Annotated Datasets for Exploring Weaknesses In Code
Moritz Mock, Jorge Melegati, Max Kretschmann, Nicolás E. Díaz Ferreyra, Barbara Russo
39th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2024), 2024
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Book chapter
DAnTE: a taxonomy for the automation degree of software engineering tasks
Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra
Generative AI for Effective Software Development, 2024
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Workshop paper
Generative AI for Test Driven Development: Preliminary Results
Moritz Mock, Jorge Melegati, Barbara Russo
AI for Agile Software (AI4ASE) workshop, 2024
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Conference paper
Experimentation in Early-Stage Video Game Startups: Practices and Challenges
Henry Edison, Jorge Melegati, Elizabeth Bjarnason
14th International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB 2023), 2024
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Conference paper
Anti-patterns in managing uncertain Non-Functional Requirements
Luiz Viviani, Eduardo Guerra, Jorge Melegati, João Daniel
28th European Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (EuroPLoP 2023), 2024
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Journal article
Work-from-home impacts on software project: A global study on software development practices and stakeholder perceptions
Anh Nguyen‐Duc, Dron Khanna, Giang Huong Le, Des Greer, Xiaofeng Wang, Luciana Martinez Zaina, Gerardo Matturro, Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra, Petri Kettunen, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Henry Edison, Afonso Sales, Rafael Chanin, Didzis Rutitis, Kai‐Kristian Kemell, Abdullah Aldaeej, Tommi Mikkonen, Juan Garbajosa, Pekka Abrahamsson
Journal of Software: Practice and Experience, 2023
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Journal article
CADV: A software visualization approach for code annotations distribution
Phyllipe Lima, Jorge Melegati, Everaldo Gomes, Nathalya Stefhany Pereira, Eduardo Guerra, Paulo Meirelles
Information and Software Technology, 2023
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Journal article
Impact in Software Engineering Activities After One Year of COVID-19 Restrictions for Startups and Established Companies
Hosna Hooshyar, Eduardo Guerra, Jorge Melegati, Dron Khanna, Abdullah Aldaeej, Gerardo Matturro, Luciana Zaina, Des Greer, Usman Rafiq, Rafael Chanin,Xiaofeng Wang, Juan Garbajosa, Pekka Abrahamsson, Foutse Khomh, Anh Nguyen-Duc
IEEE Access, 2023
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Conference paper
An Empirical Study About the Instability and Uncertainty of Non-functional Requirements
Luiz Viviani, Eduardo Guerra, Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
24th International Conference on Agile Software Development, 2023
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Conference paper
An Exploratory Study About Non-functional Requirements Documentation Practices in Agile Teams
Shahraz Nasir, Eduardo Guerra, Luciana Zaina, Jorge Melegati
38th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied Computing (ACM SAC 2023), 2023
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Journal article
(*) XPro: a Model to Explain the Limited Adoption and Implementation of Experimentation in Software Startups
Jorge Melegati, Henry Edison, Xiaofeng Wang
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2022
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Journal article
(*) HyMap: Eliciting hypotheses in early-stage software startups using cognitive mapping
Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra, Xiaofeng Wang
Information and Software Technology, 2022
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Conference paper
Generated abstracts: evaluating automatic text summarization for blog posts in gray literature studies
Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra, Igor Scaliante Wiese, Xiaofeng Wang
26th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2022), 2022
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Conference paper
A Framework Model to Support A/B Tests at the Class and Component Level
Wagner S. de Souza, Fernando O. Pereira, Vanessa G. Albuquerque, Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra
IEEE 46th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC 2022), 2022
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Workshop paper
Digital Mentor: towards a conversational bot to identify hypotheses for software startups
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
IEEE/ACM 4th International Workshop on Bots in Software Engineering (BotSE), 2022
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Poster
Startup Digi-Dojo: A Digital Space Supporting Practice and Research of Startup Remote Work
Xiaofeng Wang, Sylvia Hubner, Jorge Melegati, Dron Khanna, Usman Rafiq, Eduardo Martins Guerra, Daniele Morselli
13th International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB 2022), 2022
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Journal article
(*) Understanding Hypotheses Engineering in Software Startups through a Gray Literature Review
Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra, Xiaofeng Wang
Information and Software Technology, 2021
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Conference paper
(*) Surfacing Paradigms Underneath Research on Human and Social Aspects of Software Engineering
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
IEEE/ACM International Conference on Cooperative and Human Aspects of Software Engineering (CHASE 2021), 2021
🏆 Distinguished Paper Award
(link) (preprint) (presentation)
Conference paper
Analytics Mistakes that Derail Software Startups
Usman Rafiq, Jorge Melegati, Dron Khanna, Eduardo Guerra, Xiaofeng Wang
25th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2021), 2021
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Workshop paper
Towards a Framework to Guide the Creation of Development Practices for Software Startups
Jorge Melegati
XP Workshops (4th International Workshop on Software-Intensive Business: Start-ups, Platforms, and Ecosystems (IWSiB 2021)), 2021
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Conference paper
(*) Case Survey Studies in Software Engineering Research
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
ACM / IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM 2020), 2020
(ACM link) (preprint) (presentation)
Conference paper
Hypotheses Elicitation in Early-Stage Software Startups Based on Cognitive Mapping
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
21st International Conference on Agile Software Development (XP 2020), 2020
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Conference paper
MVP and experimentation in software startups: a qualitative survey
Jorge Melegati, Rafael Chanin, Afonso Sales, Rafael Prikladnicki, Xiaofeng Wang
46th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2020), 2020
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Conference paper
Business Model Canvas Should Pay More Attention to the Software Startup Team
Kai-Kristian Kemell, Atte Elonen, Mari Suoranta, Anh Nguyen-Duc, Juan Garbajosa, Rafael Chanin, Jorge Melegati, Usman Rafiq, Abdullah Aldaeej, Nana Assyne, Afonso Sales, Sami Hyrynsalmi, Juhani Risku, Henry Edison, Pekka Abrahamsson
46th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2020), 2020
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Book chapter
Early-Stage Software Startups: Main Challenges and Possible Answers
Jorge Melegati, Fabio Kon
Fundamentals of Software Startups: Essential Engineering and Business Aspects, 2020
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Workshop paper
Towards Specific Software Engineering Practices for Early-Stage Startups
Jorge Melegati, Rafael Chanin, Afonso Sales, Rafael Prikladnicki
XP Workshops (3rd International Workshop on Software-Intensive Business: Start-ups, Platforms, and Ecosystems (IWSiB 2020)), 2020
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Workshop paper
An Approach for Software-Intensive Business Innovation Based on Experimentation in Non-software-Intensive Companies
Kelson Silva, Eduardo Guerra, Jorge Melegati
XP Workshops (3rd International Workshop on Software-Intensive Business: Start-ups, Platforms, and Ecosystems (IWSiB 2020)), 2020
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Conference paper
An Analysis of Students' Perception towards User Involvement in a Software Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum.
Rafael Chanin, Jorge Melegati, Mariana Detoni, Xiaofeng Wang, Rafael Prikladnicki, Afonso Sales
12th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2020), 2020
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Journal article
(*) A model of requirements engineering in software startups
Jorge Melegati, Alfredo Goldman, Fabio Kon, Xiaofeng Wang
Information and Software Technology, 2019
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Conference paper
Enablers and Inhibitors of Experimentation in Early-Stage Software Startups
Jorge Melegati, Rafael Chanin, Xiaofeng Wang, Afonso Sales, Rafael Prikladnicki
20th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES 2019), 2019
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Conference paper
Perceived benefits and challenges of learning startup methodologies for software engineering students
Jorge Melegati, Rafael Chanin, Xiaofeng Wang, Afonso Sales, Rafael Prikladnicki
50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2019), 2019
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Poster
Incorporating real projects into a software engineering undergraduate curriculum
Rafael Chanin, Jorge Melegati, Afonso Sales, Mariana Detoni, Xiaofeng Wang, Rafael Prikladnicki
IEEE/ACM 41st International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (ICSE 2019), 2019
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Workshop paper
Hypotheses Engineering: first essential steps of experiment-driven software development
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang, Pekka Abrahamsson
2019 IEEE/ACM Joint 4th International Workshop on Rapid Continuous Software Engineering and 1st International Workshop on Data-Driven Decisions, Experimentation and Evolution (RCoSE/DDrEE 2019), 2019
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Others
Improving requirements engineering practices to support experimentation in software startups
Jorge Melegati
27th ACM Joint Meeting on European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (Doctoral Symposium, ESEC/FSE 2019), 2019
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Workshop paper
QUESt: new practices to represent hypotheses in experiment-driven software development
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
2nd ACM SIGSOFT International Workshop on Software-Intensive Business: Start-ups, Platforms, and Ecosystems (IWSiB 2019), 2019
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Conference paper
A Board Game to Teach Team Composition in Software Startups
Jorge Melegati, Eduardo Guerra, Igor Knop, Xiaofeng Wang
10th International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB 2019), 2019
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Workshop paper
Do software startups innovate in the same way? A case survey study
Jorge Melegati, Xiaofeng Wang
International Workshop on Software-intensive Business: Start-ups, Ecosystems and Platforms (SiBW 2018), 2018
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Others
What influences software startups to use lean startup?
Jorge Melegati
19th International Conference on Agile Software Development: Companion (Doctoral Symposium, XP 2018), 2018
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Conference paper
Requirements Engineering in Software Startups: a Grounded Theory approach
Jorge Melegati, Alfredo Goldman;
2016 International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation/IEEE lnternational Technology Management Conference (ICE/ITMC 2016), 2016
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Journal article
GEDAE-LaB: a free software to calculate the energy system contributions during exercise
Romulo Bertuzzi, Jorge Melegati, Salomao Bueno, Thaysa Ghiarone, Leonardo A Pasqua, Arthur Fernandes Gáspari, Adriano E Lima-Silva, Alfredo Goldman
PloS one, 2016
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Conference paper
Early-stage software startup patterns: towards a pattern language
Daniel Cukier, Fabio Kon, Jorge Melegati
11th Latin-American Conference on Pattern Languages of Programming (SugarLoafPLoP 2016), 2016
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Conference paper
Seven patterns for software startups
Jorge Melegati, Alfredo Goldman
22nd Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs (PLoP 2015), 2015
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