Kazuma Yamasaki

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4ranked-venue papers
1as first author
4since 2021 · last 2026
0009-0001-2657-8682ORCID · corroborated

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Software engineering, systems software and programming languages · 3 · 1 first-author · 3 since 2021Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 3 · 1 first-author · 3 since 2021Graphics, computer vision, multimedia, augmented reality and games · 1 · 1 since 2021Human-computer interaction and ubiquitous computing · 1 · 1 since 2021
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2026 How AI Coding Agents Communicate: A Study of Pull Request Characteristics and Human Review Responses
abstract
The rapid adoption of large language models has led to the emergence of AI coding agents that autonomously create pull requests on GitHub. However, how these agents differ in their pull request description characteristics, and how human reviewers respond to them, remains underexplored. In this study, we conduct an empirical analysis of pull requests created by five AI coding agents using the AIDev dataset. We analyze agent differences in pull request description characteristics, including structural features, and examine human reviewer response in terms of review activity, response timing, sentiment, and merge outcomes. We find that AI coding agents exhibit distinct PR description styles, which are associated with differences in reviewer engagement, response time, and merge outcomes. We observe notable variation across agents in both reviewer interaction metrics and merge rates. These findings highlight the role of pull request presentation and reviewer interaction dynamics in human–AI collaborative software development.
Kan Watanabe, Rikuto Tsuchida, Takahiro Monno, Kazuma Yamasaki, Youmei Fan, Kazumasa Shimari, Ken-ichi Matsumoto
MSR5
2026 Who Writes the Docs in SE 3.0?: Agent vs. Human Documentation Pull Requests
abstract
As software engineering moves toward SE 3.0, AI agents are increasingly used to carry out development tasks and contribute changes to software projects. It is therefore important to understand the extent of these contributions and how human developers review and intervene, since these factors shape the risks of delegating work to AI agents. While recent studies have examined how AI agents support software development tasks (e.g., code generation, issue resolution, and PR automation), their role in documentation tasks remains underexplored–even though documentation is widely consumed and shapes how developers understand and use software.
Kazuma Yamasaki, Joseph Ayobami Joshua, Tasha Settewong, Mahmoud Alfadel, Kazumasa Shimari, Ken-ichi Matsumoto
MSR1
2025 Round Outcome Prediction in VALORANT Using Tactical Features from Video Analysis
abstract
Recently, research on predicting match outcomes in esports has been actively conducted, but much of it is based on match log data and statistical information. This research targets the FPS game VALORANT, which requires complex strategies, and aims to build a round outcome prediction model by analyzing minimap information in match footage. Specifically, based on the video recognition model TimeSformer, we attempt to improve prediction accuracy by incorporating detailed tactical features extracted from minimap information, such as character position information and other in-game events. This paper reports preliminary results showing that a model trained on a dataset augmented with such tactical event labels achieved approximately$\mathbf{8 1 \%}$prediction accuracy, especially from the middle phases of a round onward, significantly outperforming a model trained on a dataset with the minimap information itself. This suggests that leveraging tactical features from match footage is highly effective for predicting round outcomes in VALORANT.
Nirai Hayakawa, Kazumasa Shimari, Kazuma Yamasaki, Hirotatsu Hoshikawa, Rikuto Tsuchida, Ken-ichi Matsumoto
CoG3
2025 Mining for Lags in Updating Critical Security Threats: A Case Study of Log4j Library
abstract
The Log4j-Core vulnerability, known as Log4Shell, exposed significant challenges to dependency management in software ecosystems. When a critical vulnerability is disclosed, it is imperative that dependent packages quickly adopt patched versions to mitigate risks. However, delays in applying these updates can leave client systems exposed to exploitation. Previous research has primarily focused on NPM, but there is a need for similar analysis in other ecosystems, such as Maven. Leveraging the 2025 mining challenge dataset of Java dependencies, we identify factors influencing update lags and categorize them based on version classification (major, minor, patch release cycles). Results show that lags exist, but projects with higher release cycle rates tend to address severe security issues more swiftly. In addition, over half of vulnerability fixes are implemented through patch updates, highlighting the critical role of incremental changes in maintaining software security. Our findings confirm that these lags also appear in the Maven ecosystem, even when migrating away from severe threats.
Hidetake Tanaka, Kazuma Yamasaki, Momoka Hirose, Takashi Nakano, Youmei Fan, Kazumasa Shimari, Raula Gaikovina Kula, Ken-ichi Matsumoto
MSR2