- π¬ Research: Investigating the empirical impact of test-code refactoring
- π Current: D1 @ NAIST
- π‘ Interests: Software Testing / Refactoring / Code Quality
- π Looking for: Research internship opportunities (2026-2027)
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Agentic Refactoring: An Empirical Study of AI Coding Agents
Kosei Horikawa, Hao Li, Yutaro Kashiwa, Bram Adams, Hajimu Iida, Ahmed E. Hassan
arXiv:2511.04824 (2026) -
How Does Test Code Differ From Production Code in Terms of Refactoring? An Empirical Study
Kosei Horikawa, Yutaro Kashiwa, Bin Lin, Kenji Fujiwara, Hajimu Iida
ICSME 2025 (NIER Track)
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Do AI Agents Really Improve Code Readability?
Kyogo Horikawa, Kosei Horikawa, Yutaro Kashiwa, Hidetake Uwano, Hajimu Iida
arXiv:2603.13723 (2026) -
Testing with AI Agents: An Empirical Study of Test Generation Frequency, Quality, and Coverage
Suzuka Yoshimoto, Shun Fujita, Kosei Horikawa, Daniel Feitosa, Yutaro Kashiwa, Hajimu Iida
arXiv:2603.13724 (2026) -
An Empirical Investigation into Maintenance of Load Testing Scripts
Ibuki Nakamura, Kosei Horikawa, Brittany Reid, Yutaro Kashiwa, Hajimu Iida
ESEM 2025 (ERVT Track)
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 2025 | π₯ Best International Poster Award, IPSJ/SIGSE Software Engineering Symposium |
| Period | Institution | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 β Nov 2025 | π¨π¦ Queen's University | Visiting Student |
| Jun 2025 β Jul 2025 | π¨π³ Hangzhou Dianzi University | Visiting Student |
| Sep 2024 β Nov 2024 | π³π± Radboud University | Visiting Student |
| Period | Company | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2025 β Apr 2025 | π―π΅ Recruit Co., Ltd. | Part-time QA Engineer |
| Nov 2024 β Dec 2024 | π―π΅ Recruit Co., Ltd. | QA Engineer Intern |
| Year | Institution | Program |
|---|---|---|
| 2026- | Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) | Doctoral, Information Science |
| 2024-2026 | Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) | Master's, Information Science |
| 2022-2024 | NIT, Nara College | Bachelor's, Information Systems |
| 2017-2022 | NIT, Nara College | Associate Degree, Information Engineering |
| Purpose | Technologies |
|---|---|
| Research & Analysis | |
| Development | |
| Exploring |
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