Publications
Found 155 scientific publications (published or accepted for publication in forums with peer review).
Simula has implemented a set of publication guidelines based on the Vancouver Convention, which are enforced for all publications available in our online database.
2012
PhD Theses
A. B. Kanten.
Looking at the World from a Distance: Construal Level in Time Predictions and Counterfactual Thinking,
PhD thesis, Simula Research Laboratory/University of Oslo,
2012.
Articles in International Journals
K. Børte, S. Ludvigsen, and A. Mørch. The role of social interaction in software effort estimation: Unpacking the "magic step" between reasoning and decision-making., Accepted for publication in Information and Software Technology, 2012.
T. Halkjelsvik and M. Jørgensen. From origami to software development: A review of studies on judgment-based predictions of performance time, Accepted for publication in Psychological Bulletin, 2012.
M. Jørgensen.
Relative Estimation of Software Development Effort: It Matters With What and How You Compare ,
Accepted for publication in IEEE Software,
2012.
M. Jørgensen
and
S. Grimstad.
Software Development Estimation Biases: The Role of Interdependence,
Accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering,
2012.
M. Jørgensen,
T. Halkjelsvik,
and
B. Kitchenham.
Is there a magnitude bias in project cost estimation? ,
Accepted for publication in International Journal of Project Management,
2012.
Refereed Proceedings
M. Jørgensen
and
E. Løhre.
First Impressions in Software Development Effort Estimation: Easy to Create and Difficult to Neutralize ,
In: Proceedings of EASE,
2012.
L. Moonen. User Evaluation of a Domain Specific Program Comprehension Tool, In: User Evaluation for Sofware Engineering Researchers (USER), ed. by Caitlin Sadowski and Andrew Begel, IEEE, 2012.
R. Tamrakar
and
M. Jørgensen.
Does the use of Fibonacci numbers in Planning Poker affect effort estimates?,
In: Proceedings of EASE,
2012.
A. Yamashita and L. Moonen. Do code smells reflect important maintainability aspects?, In: Submitted to conference, pp. 1-10, 2012.
A. R. Yazdanshenas and L. Moonen. Tracking and Visualizing Information Flow in Component-Based Systems, In: IEEE International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC), IEEE, 2012.
A. R. Yazdanshenas and L. Moonen. Fine-Grained Change Impact Analysis for Component-Based Product Families, In: Submitted to conference, 2012.
Technical Reports
A. Yamashita
and
L. Moonen.
Do code smells reflect important maintainability aspects?,
Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report(2012-10),
2012.
2011
PhD Theses
K. Børte.
Software Effort Estimation as Collaborative Planning Activity,
PhD thesis, University of Oslo, Department of Educational Research,
2011.
Articles in International Journals
G. Bergersen
and
Jan-E. Gustafsson.
Programming Skill, Knowledge and Working Memory Among Professional Software Developers from an Investment Theory Perspective,
Journal of Individual Differences 32(4):201-209,
2011.
T. Halkjelsvik, M. Jørgensen, and K. H. Teigen. To Read Two Pages, I Need 5 Minutes, but Give Me 5 Minutes and I Will Read Four: How to Change Productivity Estimates by Inverting the Question, Applied Cognitive Psychology 25(2):314-323, 2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Contrasting Ideal and Realistic Conditions as a Means to Improve Judgment-based Software Development Effort Estimation,
Information and Software Technology 53(12):1382-1390,
2011.
M. Jørgensen
and
S. Grimstad.
The Impact of Irrelevant and Misleading Information on Software Development Effort Estimates: A Randomized Controlled Field Experiment,
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 37(5):695-707,
2011.
M. Jørgensen
and
B. Kitchenham.
Is there an economy of scale in software development?,
Submitted to a journal,
2011.
K. H. Teigen, A. B. Kanten, and J. A. Terum. Going to the other extreme: Counterfactual thinking leads to polarized judgments, Thinking & Reasoning 17(1):1-29, 2011.
Refereed Proceedings
H. C. Benestad
and
J. E. Hannay.
A Comparison of Model-based and Judgment-based Release Planning in Incremental Software Projects,
In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering, ed. by , pp. 766-775, ACM New York, NY, USA,
2011.
G. Bergersen,
J. E. Hannay,
D. Sjøberg,
T. Dybå,
and
A. Karahasanovic.
Inferring Skill from Tests of Programming Performance: Combining Time and Quality,
In: Proc. 5th Int'l Symp.Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM), ed. by , pp. 305 - 314 , IEEE Computer Society,
2011.
L. Moonen.
Robust Parsing using Island Grammars Revisited,
In: Proceedings of the 18th Working Conference on Reverse Engineering (WCRE), ed. by Martin Pinzger and Denys Poshyvanyk, IEEE CS,
2011.
M. T. Sletholt,
J. E. Hannay,
D. Pfahl,
H. C. Benestad,
and
H. P. Langtangen.
A Literature Review of Agile Practices and Their Effects in Scientific Software Development,
In: Proceedings of SE-CSE11, ed. by J. Carver,
2011.
A. R. Yazdanshenas
and
L. Moonen.
Crossing the Boundaries while Analyzing Heterogeneous Component-Based Software Systems ,
In: Proceedings of the 27th IEEE International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM 2011), ed. by , pp. 193 - 202 , IEEE,
2011.
Chapters in Books
M. Jørgensen.
Overconfidence in the accuracy of own work effort predictions: The role of interval width,
In: Perspectives on thinking, judging, and decision making, ed. by Wibecke Brun, Gideon Keren, Geir Kirkebøen and Henry Montogomery. Universitetsforlaget, chap. 3, pp. 47-56,
2011.
Keynote Talks
M. Jørgensen.
From fashion and opinion-based to evidence-based software and knowledge engineering,
ICKE 2011 (India),
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Lønner det seg å investere i IT-prosjekter? Hva vet vi om ROI-prediksjoner?,
IDG seminar,
2011.
L. Moonen. Evaluating and Guiding the Use of Coding Standards to Reduce Software Faults, Keynote address, Embedded Source Code Quality Control, Antwerp, Belgium, 2011.
L. Moonen. Building a Better Map: Wayfinding in Software Systems, Keynote address, IEEE 19th International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC), 2011.
Invited Talks
M. Jørgensen.
Human judgment in planning and estimation of software projects,
ICKE 2011 (India),
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Estimering av IT-prosjekter: Hva vet vi? Hvordan bli bedre?,
Sparebank 1-seminar,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Software Development Effort Estimation: Why it fails and how to improve it,
Seminar held for various companies in Ukraine, Mexico and Nepal,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Du er mer lik meg enn jeg er lik deg: Asymmetri i relativ estimering,
XP-meeting,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Identification and management of IT-projects with high risk of cost overrun,
ABB seminar,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Vinnerens forbannelse, informasjonsasymmetri, utvalgsrisiko, moralsk risiko og IT-kontrakter,
Confex Seminar,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
How we know what isn't so: Common myths in daily life and software development. Why do we believe in myths?,
Chalmers-seminar,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Identification and management of IT-projects with high risk of cost overrun,
Bearing Point-seminar,
2011.
Public Outreaches)
M. Jørgensen.
Lønner det seg å følge IT-moten?,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Å svare på hvor fornøyd du er gjør deg mindre fornøyd,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Huleboere bodde ikke i huler men i telt,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
FLOSS, flott eller flopp,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Du er mer lik meg enn jeg er lik deg,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
Testere bør være destruktive,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
M. Jørgensen.
IT-fiaskoer: Djevelen er i detaljene,
Article in Computerworld,
2011.
2010
Articles in International Journals
H. C. Benestad,
B. C. D. Anda,
and
E. Arisholm.
Understanding the cost of software change: A quantitative and qualitative investigation of change effort during evolution of two software systems,
Empirical Software Engineering 15(2):166-203,
2010.
K. Børte. Challenges when utilizing historical information in present working tasks: an analysis of analogy-based top-down estimation in teams of software professionals, Submitted to a journal, 2010.
K. Børte and M. Nerland. Software effort estimation as collective accomplishment: An analysis of estimation practice in a multi-specialist team, Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems 22(2):65-98, 2010.
M. Jørgensen.
Selection of Effort Estimation Strategies,
Journal of Systems and Software 83(6):1039-1050,
2010.
M. Jørgensen.
Identification of More Risks Can Lead to Increased Over-Optimism of and Over-Confidence in Software Development Effort Estimates,
Information and Software Technology 52(5):506-516,
2010.
