Sabato Nocera · Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Italy

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News

Accepted at ASE 2026 - Research Papers: “On the Effects of Customized Configurations of Static Code Analysis Tools: A Prospective Cohort Study of SonarQube Cloud.”
Accepted at ASE 2026 - Tools and Datasets: “AIRBORNE: Augmented fIne-grained softwaRe Bill Of mateRials geNerator for stack ovErflow.”
Accepted at IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE): “Investigating Causality in Software Repositories Using Cohort-Based Methods.”
Accepted at Journal of Systems and Software (JSS): “Securing Web Apps With ChatGPT: A Teaching Plan for Undergraduate Students.”
Accepted at Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE): “Security Issues in Python Open-Source Software: A Mining Study From GitHub.”
Accepted at SEAA 2026: “Cryptography Bill of Materials Generation and Consumption: A Mining Study From GitHub.”
Presentation at ICSE 2026: “Causal or Correlational? A Cohort Study on the Effects of Code Smells on Class Change- and Fault-Proneness.”

Experience and Education

Experience

2026 — Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano SA, Italy

2024 — 2026

Research Fellow

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano SA, Italy

2024

Visiting Researcher

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Education

2022 — 2025

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano SA, Italy

2020 — 2022

M.Sc. in Computer Science

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano SA, Italy

2017 — 2020

B.Sc. in Computer Science

Department of Computer Science, University of Salerno, Fisciano SA, Italy

Services

Conference Services

Organizer

A-SPPI 2025 Website

Web Chair

PROFES 2025 Website
WSESE 2025 Website

Student Volunteer

PROFES 2025 Website
FSE & ISSTA 2025 Website
ICSE 2024 Website

Program Committee

RASE 2026 Website
EMPATH-IA 2025 Website

Journal Services

Reviewer

ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM) Website
Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE) Website
Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP) Website

Teaching

Lecturing Activities

2026

Enterprise Mobile Application DevelopmentMaster's Degree in Computer Science, University of Salerno.
Information Systems for Public Administration and Digital Services for CitizensMaster (II level) in Information Technologies and Public Administration, University of Salerno.

Teaching Assistance

2021–2025

Web Software TechnologiesBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, University of Salerno.

List of Papers

Other Activities

FIRST® LEGO® League

FIRST® LEGO® League is a competition in which teams of 9 to 16-year-olds present scientific projects addressing real-world challenges through robots’ design and programming.

Website

2024 National Final · Judge2023 National Semifinals · Judge

App Challenge «Sfida all'Ultima App»

App Challenge is a competition in which Master’s students in Computer Science present cross-platform applications developed under the supervision of industry coaches.

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2025 Organization2024 Organization2021 Participant