Richard Torkar

Head of Department at Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers)

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Publications (48)
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2026

Replications, Revisions, and Reanalyses: Managing Empirical Evidence in Software Engineering

Julian Frattini, Jannik Fischbach, Davide Fucci et al

FRONTIERS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE. Vol. 8

Journal article

2026

Mitigating omitted variable bias in empirical software engineering

Carlo A Furia, Richard Torkar

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 31 (5)

Journal article

2025

Applying bayesian data analysis for causal inference about requirements quality: a controlled experiment

Julian Frattini, Davide Fucci, Richard Torkar et al

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 30 (1)

Journal article

2025

Governing the commons: code ownership and code-clones in large-scale software development

Anders Sundelin, Javier Gonzalez-Huerta, Richard Torkar et al

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 30 (2)

Journal article

2024

The broken windows theory applies to technical debt

William Levén, Hampus Broman, Terese Besker et al

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 29 (4)

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2024

A Second Look at the Impact of Passive Voice Requirements on Domain Modeling: Bayesian Reanalysis of an Experiment

Julian Frattini, Davide Fucci, Richard Torkar et al

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2024 IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES WITH EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, WSESE 2024, p. 27-33

Paper in proceeding

2024

Not all requirements prioritization criteria are equal at all times: A quantitative analysis

Richard Berntsson Svensson, Richard Torkar

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 209

Journal article

2023

Towards Causal Analysis of Empirical Software Engineering Data: The Impact of Programming Languages on Coding Competitions

Carlo A Furia, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. Vol. 33 (1)

Journal article

2022

Take a deep breath: Benefits of neuroplasticity practices for software developers and computer workers in a family of experiments

Birgit Penzenstadler, Richard Torkar, Cristina Martinez Montes

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 27 (4)

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2022

Applying Bayesian Analysis Guidelines to Empirical Software Engineering Data: The Case of Programming Languages and Code Quality

Carlo A Furia, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. Vol. 31 (3)

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2022

A Method to Assess and Argue for Practical Significance in Software Engineering

Richard Torkar, Carlo A Furia, Robert Feldt et al

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 48 (6), p. 2053-2065

Journal article

2022

Empirical AI Transformation Research: A Systematic Mapping Study and Future Agenda

Einav Peretz-Andersson, Richard Torkar

E-Informatica Software Engineering Journal. Vol. 16 (1)

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2021

Early detection of sepsis using artificial intelligence: a scoping review protocol

Ivana Pepic, Robert Feldt, Lars Ljungström et al

Systematic Reviews. Vol. 10 (1)

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2021

Bayesian Data Analysis for Software Engineering

Richard Torkar, Carlo A Furia, Robert Feldt

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering, p. 328-329

Paper in proceeding

2021

Measuring affective states from technical debt: A psychoempirical software engineering experiment

Jesper Olsson, Erik Risfelt, Terese Besker et al

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 26 (5)

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2021

An empirical study of Linespots: A novel past-fault algorithm

Maximilian Scholz, Richard Torkar

Software Testing Verification and Reliability. Vol. 31 (8)

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2021

Bayesian Data Analysis in Empirical Software Engineering Research

Carlo A Furia, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 47 (9), p. 1786-1810

Journal article

2020

The impact of a proposal for innovation measurement in the software industry

Nauman Bin Ali, Henry Edison, Richard Torkar

International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

Paper in proceeding

2020

Pandemic programming: How COVID-19 affects software developers and how their organizations can help

Paul Ralph, Sebastian Baltes, Gianisa Adisaputri et al

Empirical Software Engineering. Vol. 25 (6), p. 4927-4961

Journal article

2019

Prediction of undetected faults in safety-critical software

Johan Sundell, Richard Torkar, Kristina Lundqvist et al

Proceedings - 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation Workshops, ICSTW 2019, p. 296-304

Paper in proceeding

2019

Estimating Return on Investment for GUI Test Automation Frameworks

Felix Dobslaw, Robert Feldt, David Michaëlsson et al

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE. Vol. 2019-October

Paper in proceeding

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2019

The unfulfilled potential of data-driven decision making in agile software development

Richard Berntsson Svensson, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing. Vol. 355, p. 69-85

Paper in proceeding

2019

Evolution of statistical analysis in empirical software engineering research: Current state and steps forward

Francisco Gomes, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt et al

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 156, p. 246-267

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2019

The Connection between Burnout and Personality Types in Software Developers

Emanuel Mellblom, Isar Arason, Lucas Gren et al

IEEE Software. Vol. 36 (5), p. 57-64

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2018

A testability analysis framework for non-functional properties

Michael Felderer, Bogdan Marculescu, Francisco Gomes et al

Proceedings - 2018 IEEE 11th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation Workshops, ICSTW 2018, p. 54-58

Paper in proceeding

2018

Transferring interactive search-based software testing to industry

Bogdan Marculescu, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar et al

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 142, p. 156-170

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2018

Ways of applying artificial intelligence in software engineering

Robert Feldt, Francisco Gomes, Richard Torkar

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering. Vol. Part F137725, p. 35-41

Paper in proceeding

2017

Group development and group maturity when building agile teams: A qualitative and quantitative investigation at eight large companies

Lucas Gren, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 124, p. 104-119

Journal article

2017

A Controlled Experiment on Coverage Maximization of Automated Model-Based Software Test Cases in the Automotive Industry

Rashid Darwish, Nakyanzi Lynnie Gwosuta, Richard Torkar

Proceedings - 10th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2017, p. 546-547

Paper in proceeding

2017

Statistical and practical significance of empirical software engineering research: A maturity model

Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt, Francisco Gomes et al

Preprint

2016

Systematic Literature Review on risk management in agile and plan driven software development

Laleh Pirzadeh Irannezhad, Richard Torkar, Ana Magazinius

Report

2016

Software Test Process Improvement Approaches: A Systematic Literature Review and an Industrial Case Study

Wasif Afzal, Snehal Alone, Kerstin Glocksien et al

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 111, p. 1-33

Journal article

2016

Using exploration focused techniques to augment search-based software testing: an experimental evaluation

Bogdan Marculescu, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

2016 IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), p. 69-79

Paper in proceeding

2015

An initial industrial evaluation of interactive search-based testing for embedded software

Bogdan Marculescu, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar et al

Applied Soft Computing Journal. Vol. 29, p. 26-39

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2015

The Prospects of a Quantitative Measurement of Agility: A Validation Study on an Agile Maturity Model

Lucas Gren, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

Journal of Systems and Software. Vol. 107, p. 38-49

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2015

Group Maturity and Agility, Are They Connected? - A Survey Study

Lucas Gren, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2015), August 26-28. Vol. 41, p. 1-8

Paper in proceeding

2014

Prediction of faults-slip-through in large software projects: An empirical evaluation

Richard Torkar, Wasif Afzal, Robert Feldt et al

Software Quality Journal. Vol. 22 (1), p. 51-86

Journal article

2014

Work Motivational Challenges Regarding the Interface Between Agile Teams and a Non-Agile Surrounding Organization: A case study

Lucas Gren, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

Agile Conference (AGILE), 2014. July 28 2014-Aug., p. 11-15

Paper in proceeding

2014

Outliers and Replication in Software Engineering

Erik Lindqvist, Henrik Larsson, Richard Torkar

Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC. Vol. 1, p. 207-214

Paper in proceeding

2013

Searching for models to evaluate software technology

Francisco Gomes, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar et al

2013 1st International Workshop on Combining Modelling and Search-Based Software Engineering, CMSBSE 2013 - Proceedings, p. 12-15

Paper in proceeding

2013

Objective re-weighting to guide an interactive search based software testing system

Bogdan Marculescu, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

2013 12th International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, ICMLA 2013; Miami, FL; United States; 4 December 2013 through 7 December 2013. Vol. 2, p. 102-107

Paper in proceeding

2013

Practitioner-oriented visualization in an interactive search-based software test creation tool

Bogdan Marculescu, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

Proceedings - Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference, APSEC. Vol. 2, p. 87-92

Paper in proceeding

2012

Indirect effects in evidential assessment: A case study on regression test technology adoption

E. Engstrom, Robert Feldt, Richard Torkar

2nd International Workshop on Evidential Assessment of Software Technologies, EAST 2012. Lund, 22 September 2012, p. 15-20

Paper in proceeding

2012

Quality Requirements in Industrial Practice-An Extended Interview Study at Eleven Companies

R. B. Svensson, Tony Gorschek, B. Regnell et al

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Vol. 38 (4), p. 923-935

Journal article

2011

Search-based Software Testing and Test Data Generation for a Dynamic Programming Language

Stefan Mairhofer, Richard Torkar, Robert Feldt

Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO), p. 1859--1866-

Paper in proceeding

2011

Prioritization of quality requirements: State of practice in eleven companies

R. B. Svensson, Tony Gorschek, Björn Regnell et al

2011 IEEE 19th International Requirements Engineering Conference, RE 2011; Trento; 29 August 2011 through 2 September 2011, p. 69-78

Paper in proceeding

2011

Quality Requirements in Industrial Practice - An Extended Interview Study at Eleven Companies

R. B. Svensson, Tony Gorschek, Björn Regnell et al

IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Journal article

2010

Optimizing verification and validation activities for software in the space industry

Robert Feldt, Bogdan Marculescu, J. Schulte et al

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP. Conference on DAta Systems in Aerospace, DASIA 2010; Budapest; 1-4 June 2010. Vol. 682 SP, p. 309-313

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Showing 2 research projects

2025–2025

Causal inference with generative neural network models

Moritz Schauer Applied Mathematics and Statistics

Gustav Gille Datateknik

Reza Rezvan Computer Systems

Richard Torkar Computer Science and Engineering (Chalmers)

Computing Science (Chalmers)

2018–2021

Co-ICT

Richard Torkar Software Engineering for Testing, Requirements, Innovation and Psychology

Robert Feldt Software Engineering for Testing, Requirements, Innovation and Psychology

Marianne och Marcus Wallenberg Foundation

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