Katsuro Inoue

Katsuro Inoue is a Professor at Ritsumeikan University within the College of Information Science and Engineering. He holds a Dr. degree of Engineering from Osaka University (1984) and specializes in Software Engineering with a focus on Program Analysis, Code Clone Detection, Software Ecosystem Analysis, and Process Modeling. His work includes developing systems like CCFinder for code clone analysis and SPARS for software component significance ranking.

1. Research Interests

   • Program Analysis: Code Clone Analysis, Origin and Evolution Analysis, Software Ecosystems, Bug Detection, Analysis Tools and Algorithms
   • Program Reuse: Code Search Engines, Program Archives, Searching Mechanisms
   • Software Process: Process Modeling, Process Centered Environments, Process-Based Metrics, Quality Standards

2. Key Publications

   • Code Clone Analysis (2021),
   • Library Dependency Updates (2018),
   • Code Clone Tracking in Open Source (2012),
   • Distributed Code Clone Detection (2007),
   • Software Component Significance Ranking (2005),
   • Compiler Garbage Collection (1991),
   • Code History Tracking (2012)

3. Professional Activities

   • Program Committee Member in over 20 conferences (ICSE, IWPSE, PROFES)
   • Editorial Board Member for IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
   • Co-Chair of multiple workshops (IWSC, IWPSE)
   • Reviewer for SEC Journal

4. Teaching

   • Course: System Architect Course
   • Developed course materials for Compiler Design and Language Processing
   • Created exam problems and optimization examples for language processing courses