Hidetake Tanaka

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2ranked-venue papers in the field
1as first author
2since 2021 · last 2026
0009-0003-7766-7639ORCID · reported

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YearPublicationVenuePosition
2026 Why Are Agentic Pull Requests Merged or Rejected? An Empirical Study
Sien Reeve Ordonez Peralta, Fumika Hoshi, Hironori Washizaki, Naoyasu Ubayashi, Inase Kondo, Yoshiki Higo, Hiroki Mukai, Norihiro Yoshida, Kazuki Kusama, Hidetake Tanaka, Youmei Fan
MSR10
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
MSR1