This report summarizes my overview talk on software clone detection research. It first
discusses the notion of software redundancy, cloning, duplication, and similarity. Then, it …

Over the last decade many techniques and tools for software clone detection have been
proposed. In this paper, we provide a qualitative comparison and evaluation of the current …

Code duplication or copying a code fragment and then reuse by pasting with or without any
modifications is a well known code smell in software maintenance. Several studies show …

Many techniques for detecting duplicated source code (software clones) have been
proposed in the past. However, it is not yet clear how these techniques compare in terms of …

The ability to evolve software rapidly and reliably is a major challenge for software
engineering. In this introductory chapter we start with a historic overview of the research …

Reusing software through copying and pasting is a continuous plague in software
development despite the fact that it creates serious maintenance problems. Various …

CONTEXT: While there are many success stories of achieving high reuse and improved
quality using software platforms, there is a need to investigate the issues and challenges …

Code similarity is one promising approach to detect vulnerabilities hidden in software
programs. However, due to the complexity and diversity of source code, current methods …

Software clones are considered harmful in software maintenance and evolution. However,
despite a decade of active research, there is a marked lack of work in the detection and …

Refactoring aims at improving code non-functional attributes without modifying its external
behavior. Previous studies investigated the motivations behind refactoring by surveying …