Denini Silva — Ph.D. Candidate
Welcome! I’m Denini Silva, a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the Federal University of Pernambuco (Recife, PE – Brazil), advised by Prof. Dr. Marcelo d’Amorim. I’m 27 years old and passionate about computing, particularly software engineering.
Since 2020, I’ve been involved in academic research. After completing my M.Sc. in Computer Science (2022), I started my Ph.D. with a focus on software testing, especially in the Android ecosystem.
My research interests include:
- Software Engineering
- Programming Languages
- Software Testing
- Software Development
📰 News
- March 2023 — Admitted to the Ph.D. program ranked 1st in the selection process.
📄 Publications
The Effects of Computational Resources on Flaky Tests
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Denini Silva, Martin Gruber, Satyajit Gokhale, Ellen Arteca, Alexi Turcotte, Marcelo d’Amorim, Wing Lam, Stefan Winter, and Jonathan Bell
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE), September 2024
Shaker: a Tool for Detecting More Flaky Tests Faster
PDF • Web • Video
Marcello Cordeiro, Denini Silva, Leopoldo Teixeira, Breno Miranda, Marcelo d’Amorim
IEEE/ACM ASE Tool Demonstrations — Melbourne City, Australia (Remote COVID-19)
Acceptance rate: 47.2% (17/36)
Soundy: Automated Parallelization of Test Execution
PDF • Web
Shouvick Mondal, Denini Silva, Marcelo d’Amorim
IEEE ICSME — Luxembourg City (Remote COVID-19)
Acceptance rate: 24% (43/179)
Shipwright: A Human-in-the-Loop System for Dockerfile Repair
PDF • Web
Jordan Henkel, Denini Silva, Leopoldo Teixeira, Marcelo d’Amorim, Thomas Reps
ICSE — Madrid, Spain (Remote COVID-19)
Acceptance rate: 23% (138/602)
Shake It! Detecting Flaky Tests Caused by Concurrency with Shaker
PDF • Web
Denini Silva, Leopoldo Teixeira, Marcelo d’Amorim
IEEE ICSME — Adelaide, Australia (Remote COVID-19)
Acceptance rate: 28.9% (58/201)
🎓 Education
- Ph.D. Student, Computer Science, Federal University of Pernambuco (2022–present)
- M.Sc., Computer Science, Federal University of Pernambuco (2020–2022)
- B.Sc., Information Systems, University of Pernambuco (2016–2019)
📬 Contact
Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in collaboration, research discussions, or just want to connect.