Internship: Benchmarking software development
Description
SIG is continuously developing a benchmark database containing data on software development projects. The factors of interest are (among others) productivity, quality, team size, programming technology, development model, process, and so on. The challenge lies in finding good sources of data and mapping those into a shared model of software development. As this is ongoing work, we are always looking for data-oriented students that want to contribute in this direction. Can you come up with smart ways of collecting benchmarking data from software repositories (e.g., GitHub)? Do you know or want to develop statistical prediction models that infer knowledge from the data? Or do you want to dive into more qualitative data collection methods that provide deeper In all cases we could discuss interesting and challenging research projects.
What will the work environment look like?
You will be embedded in the Research team of the Software Improvement Group. One of SIG's researchers will be appointed as a daily supervisor. Apart from daily supervision, you will interact with the other researchers on a regular basis. SIG is a dynamic, demanding, and rewarding working environment.
Students are expected to perform solid scientific work that is at the same time relevant for practitioners. You will get ample support and supervision and in return we expect you to learn fast and take responsibility for obtaining excellent results.
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