Publications

@inproceedings{Muller2018,

title = {Towards an Open Source Stack to Create a Unified Data Source for Software Analysis and Visualization},

author = {Richard Müller and Dirk Mahler and Michael Hunger and Jens Nerche and Markus Harrer},

doi = {10.1109/VISSOFT.2018.00019},

year  = {2018},

date = {2018-01-01},

booktitle = {6th IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Madrid, Spain},

abstract = {The beginning of every software analysis and visualization process is data acquisition. However, there are various sources of data about a software system. The methods used to extract the relevant data are as diverse as the sources are. Furthermore, integration and storage of heterogeneous data from different software artifacts to form a unified data source are very challenging. In this paper, we introduce an extensible open source stack to take the first step to solve these challenges. We show its feasibility by analyzing and visualizing JUnit and provide answers regarding the schema, selection, and implementation of software artifacts' data.},

keywords = {D3, graph database, Java, JavaScript, jQAssistant, jQAssistant dashboard, Neo4j, open source, query, React, schema, software analysis, software visualization},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{DBLP:conf/vissoft/BaumSKE017,

title = {GETAVIZ: Generating Structural, Behavioral, and Evolutionary Views of Software Systems for Empirical Evaluation},

author = {David Baum and Jan Schilbach and Pascal Kovacs and Ulrich Eisenecker and Richard Müller},

doi = {10.1109/VISSOFT.2017.12},

isbn = {978-1-5386-1003-9},

year  = {2017},

date = {2017-01-01},

booktitle = {5th IEEE Working Conference on Software Visualization},

pages = {114--118},

publisher = {IEEE},

address = {Shanghai, China},

abstract = {Software visualizations are used to support stakeholders in software engineering activities like development, project management, and maintenance. The respective tasks determine which aspects of software, i.e., structural, behavioral and/or evolutionary information, need to be visualized. To promote the usage of software visualizations they have to optimally support the needs of the respective stakeholder for the specific task at hand. Therefore, we see the necessity to create innovative visualizations and to optimize existing ones. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to empirically evaluate the different visualizations and their variants. In this paper, we present GETAVIZ as a toolset to support these processes, i.e., designing visualizations, generating task-and role specific visualizations, and conducting empirical evaluations. The toolset implements the concept of generative and model-driven software visualization and makes it possible to generate different visualizations for all three aspects of software. Its strength lies in its adaptability, so that new visualizations and variations of existing ones can be implemented easily. In addition to the generator this toolset contains several extractors for different programming languages, a browser-based user interface for viewing and interacting with visualizations, and an evaluation server to facilitate the execution of local and remote experiments. The paper illustrates the capabilities of GETAVIZ and it discusses plans for its further development.},

keywords = {empirical evaluation, evaluation process, Getaviz, Java, JavaScript, software visualization, user interface, visualization metaphor, X3D, X3DOM},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}

@inproceedings{Muller2015b,

title = {The Recursive Disk Metaphor - A Glyph-based Approach for Software Visualization},

author = {Richard Müller and Dirk Zeckzer},

doi = {10.5220/0005342701710176},

year  = {2015},

date = {2015-01-01},

booktitle = {6th International Conference on Visualization Theory and Applications},

pages = {171--176},

address = {Berlin, Germany},

abstract = {In this paper, we present the recursive disk metaphor, a glyph-based visualization for software visualization. The metaphor represents all important structural aspects and relations of software using nested circular glyphs. The result is a shape with an inner structural consistency and a completely defined orientation. We compare the recursive disk metaphor to other state-of-the-art 2D approaches that visualize structural aspects and relations of software. Further, a case study shows the feasibility and scalability of the approach by visualizing an open source software system in a browser.},

keywords = {glyph-based visualization, Java, JavaScript, software visualization, X3D, X3DOM},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}