Professor Canfora's research has focused on: Software Engineering, Software Evolution and Maintenance, Empirical Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence for Software Engineering, Software Security, Service-Oriented Systems, Software Quality Assessment, Mining Software Repositories, Data Analytics for Software Systems, Software Process Improvement.
He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications in leading international journals and conferences. A comprehensive and continuously updated bibliography is available through his DBLP Computer Science Bibliography profile.
https://dblp.org/pid/63/4434.html
His scientific production has contributed significantly to the advancement of methods, tools, and empirical approaches for understanding, maintaining, evolving, and securing complex software systems.
Throughout his career he has coordinated or participated in numerous national and international research projects, often acting as scientific coordinator, principal investigator, or senior advisor.