Author

I’m the author of academic papers published in reputable journals and conferences. My work can be found in Google Scholar , Reseachgate, and dblp; with ORCID 0000-0003-0541-6411. The following is an updated list of my published work (in reverse chronological order).

Legend: Conference; Journal; Thesis.

2024

• Highly Available Blockchain Nodes With N-Version Design. Javier Ron, César Soto-Valero, Long Zhang, Benoit Baudry, and Martin Monperrus. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing. 10.1109/TDSC.2023.3346195 Preprint Experiments

2023

• Automatic Specialization of Third-Party Java Dependencies. César Soto-Valero, Deepika Tiwari, Tim Toady, and Benoit Baudry. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 10.1109/TSE.2023.3324950 Tool Experiments Slides

• Debloating Java Dependencies. César Soto-Valero. Doctoral Thesis in Computer Science. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Department of Software and Computer Systems, June 2023. Text Slides Video

• Challenges of Producing Software Bill Of Materials for Java. Musard Balliu, Benoit Baudry, Sofia Bobadilla, Mathias Ekstedt, Martin Monperrus, Javier Ron, Aman Sharma, Gabriel Skoglund, César Soto-Valero, and Martin Wittlinger. IEEE Security & Privacy. 10.1109/MSEC.2023.3302956 Preprint Experiments

2022

• Coverage-Based Debloating for Java Bytecode. César Soto-Valero, Thomas Durieux, Nicolas Harrand, and Benoit Baudry. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM). 10.1145/3546948 Tool Experiments Video

• The Multibillion Dollar Software Supply Chain of Ethereum. César Soto-Valero, Martin Monperrus, and Benoit Baudry. IEEE Computer. 10.1109/MC.2022.3175542 Experiments

• API Beauty Is in the Eye of the Clients: 2.2 Million Maven Dependencies Reveal the Spectrum of Client-API Usages. Nicolas Harrand, Amine Benelallam, César Soto-Valero, François Bettega, Olivier Barais, and Benoit Baudry. Journal of Systems and Software (JSS). 10.1016/j.jss.2021.111134 Tool Experiments Blog post

2021

• A Longitudinal Analysis of Bloated Java Dependencies. César Soto-Valero, Thomas Durieux, and Benoit Baudry. Proceeding of the ACM Joint European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE), Athens, Greece. 10.1145/3468264.3468589 Tool Experiments Video

• DUETS: A Dataset of Reproducible Pairs of Java Library-Clients. Thomas Durieux, César Soto-Valero, and Benoit Baudry. 18th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), Madrid, Spain. 10.1109/MSR52588.2021.00071 Dataset

• Interpretation of Swedish Sign Language using Convolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning. Gustaf Halvardsson, Johanna Peterson, César Soto-Valero, and Benoit Baudry. SN Computer Science. 10.1007/s42979-021-00612-w Tool

• A Comprehensive Study of Bloated Dependencies in the Maven Ecosystem. César Soto-Valero, Nicolas Harrand, Martin Monperrus, and Benoit Baudry. Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE). Video Tool Experiments 10.1007/s10664-020-09914-8 Blog post

2020

• Java Decompiler Diversity and its Application to Meta-decompilation. Nicolas Harrand, César Soto-Valero, Martin Monperrus, and Benoit Baudry. Journal of Systems and Software (JSS). 10.1016/j.jss.2020.110645 Tool

• Evaluation of the Bilateral Function in Para-athletes with Spastic Hemiplegia: a Model-based Clustering Approach. Raúl Reina, David Barbado, César Soto-Valero, José M. Sarabia, and Alba Roldán. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport (JSMS). 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.01.003

• Pronóstico de las Condiciones del Ganado Vacuno en Cuba a Través de Modelos ARIMA. Ismabel María Domínguez-Hurtado, and César Soto-Valero. Revista Cubana de Meteorología. Link

2019

• The Strengths and Behavioral Quirks of Java Bytecode Decompilers. Nicolas Harrand, César Soto-Valero, Martin Monperrus, and Benoit Baudry. 19th International Working Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM), Cleveland, OH, USA. 10.1109/scam.2019.00019

• The Emergence of Software Diversity in Maven Central. César Soto-Valero, Amine Benelallam, Nicolas Harrand, Olivier Barais, and Benoit Baudry. 16th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), Montreal, Canada, 2019. 10.1109/MSR.2019.00059 Experiments

• The Maven Dependency Graph: a Temporal Graph-based Representation of Maven Central. Amine Benelallam, Nicolas Harrand, César Soto-Valero, Benoit Baudry, and Olivier Barais. 16th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), Montreal, Canada, 2019. 10.1109/MSR.2019.00060 Tool

• Assessing the Causal Impact of the 3-point Per Victory Scoring System in the Competitive Balance of LaLiga. César Soto-Valero and Miguel Pic. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport (IJCSS). 10.2478/ijcss-2019-0018 Experiments

• Influencia de Factores Meteorológicos en la Acuicultura de Aguas Interiores. Ismabel María Domínguez-Hurtado, César Soto-Valero, Amaury Machado-Montes De Oca, and Yindra Salmón-Cuspinera. Revista Cubana de Meteorología. Link

2018

• Empirical Study of Malware Diversity in Major Android Markets. César Soto-Valero and Mabel González. Journal of Cyber Security Technology. 10.1080/23742917.2018.1483876

• Detection and Analysis of Behavioral T-patterns in Debugging Activities. César Soto-Valero, Yohan Bourcier, and Benoit Baudry. 15th International Conference on Mining Software Repositories (MSR), Gothenburg, Sweden. 10.1145/3196398.3196452

• Application of Machine Learning Methods for Analyzing and Predicting Sport Outcomes. César Soto-Valero. Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Deporte Educación Física y Recreación. 10.47197/retos.v0i34.58506

2017

• Some Notes on Software Diversification and Test Amplification Using Machine Learning Methods. César Soto-Valero. Technical Report. 10.13140/RG.2.2.34270.54083

• A Predictive Model for Analyzing the Starting Pitchers’ Performance Using Time Series Classification Methods. César Soto-Valero, Mabel González, and Irvin Pérez. International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport (IJPAS). 10.1080/24748668.2017.1354544

• A Gaussian Mixture Clustering Model for Characterizing Football Players Using the EA Sports’ FIFA Video Game System. César Soto-Valero. RICYDE. Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte. 10.5232/ricyde2017.04904

2016

• Predictive Models Applied to Baseball. César Soto-Valero. Master Thesis. The Central University of Las Villas, Department of Computer Science, November 2016. 10.13140/RG.2.2.14806.65600

• Predicting Win-Loss Outcomes in MLB Regular Season Games: A Comparative Study Using Data Mining Methods. César Soto-Valero. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport. 10.1515/ijcss-2016-0007

• ACI-Polo: Sistema Computacional para el Análisis de la Actividad Competitiva Individual en Juegos de Polo Acuático. César Soto-Valero, Irvin Pérez, Mabel González, and Alexander de la Celda. Revista Cubana de Ciencias Informáticas. Link

• Paquete para la Clasificación de Series Temporales en Weka. César Soto-Valero and Mabel González. Proceedings of the III Conferencia Internacional en Ciencias Computacionales e Informáticas, La Habana, Cuba. Link

2015

• Sabermetrics and New Trends in the Statistical Analysis of Baseball. César Soto-Valero and Mabel González. Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Deporte Educación Física y Recreación. 10.47197/retos.v0i28.34826

• Propuesta de Ejercicios para Mejorar la Efectividad de las Habilidades Defensivas en Boxeadores Juveniles. María S. Ibarra-Vargas, César Soto-Valero, Yasiel Martínez-Díaz, and R. Felipe Heredia-Torres. Revista Española de Educación Física y Deportes. Link

2013

• Minería de Datos para Series Temporales. Mabel González and César Soto-Valero. Technical Report. 10.13140/RG.2.1.2571.9841

• Minería de Datos para Series Temporales en Weka y su Aplicación en el Pronóstico de Precipitaciones. César Soto-Valero. Bachelor Thesis. The Central University of Las Villas, Department of Computer Science. Link