OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Automated Software Engineering is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Large language models for qualitative research in software engineering: exploring opportunities and challenges	114
$$AI^{2}$$: the next leap toward native language-based and explainable machine learning framework	77
Enhancing mutation testing for deep neural networks: a novel approach to generating high-quality mutants	46
Augmenting software quality assurance with AI and automation using PyTest-BDD	37
Parallelization of genetic algorithms for software architecture recovery	30
Optimized design refactoring (ODR): a generic framework for automated search-based refactoring to optimize object-oriented software architectures	29
A study on prompt design, advantages and limitations of ChatGPT for deep learning program repair	29
DL4SC: a novel deep learning-based vulnerability detection framework for smart contracts	28
On-the-fly unfolding with optimal exploration for linear temporal logic model checking of concurrent software and systems	27
Graph based transfer learning with orthogonal tunning for functionality size insights	26
Enhancing the ability of LLMs for spaceborne equipment code generation via retrieval-augmented generation and contrastive learning	24
Machine learning approach for software defect prediction using multi-core parallel computing	22
Multi-view adaptive contrastive learning for information retrieval based fault localization	20
Synthetic versus real: an analysis of critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle testing	20
Enhancing embedded systems development with TS$$^-$$	20
EmoReflex: an AI-powered emotion-centric developer insights platform	19
Intelligent test case generation method for fuzzing IoT protocols based on LLM	18
Challenges of deploying code embeddings: an industrial case study on method name generation	18
Navigating bug cold start with contextual multi-armed bandits: an enhanced approach to developer assignment in software bug repositories	18
Semantic context based coincidental correct test cases detection for fault localization	17
Enhanced neighborhood metric for spreadsheet fault prediction	16
Technology adoption performance evaluation applied to testing industrial REST APIs	16
Detecting non-natural language artifacts for de-noising bug reports	16
Structural contrastive learning based automatic bug triaging	16
Reinforcement learning for mutation operator selection in automated program repair	15

Tips: towards automating patch suggestion for vulnerable smart contracts	15
The arts and crafts of android adware across a decade	15
Knowledge distillation-driven commit-aware multimodal learning for software vulnerability detection	15
Test case selection and prioritization approach for automated regression testing using ontology and COSMIC measurement	14
Multidimensional modeling driven from a domain language	14
A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	14
PIONEER: improving the robustness of student models when compressing pre-trained models of code	13
Revisiting file context for source code summarization	12
Graph neural networks for precise bug localization through structural program analysis	12
Test-suite-guided discovery of least privilege for cloud infrastructure as code	11
Quality assessment framework to rank software projects	11
Toward efficient testing of graph neural networks via test input prioritization	11
A holistic approach to software fault prediction with dynamic classification	11
Unveiling hidden permissions: an LLM framework for detecting privacy and security concerns in AI mobile apps reviews	11
Adaptive and accessible user interfaces for seniors through model-driven engineering	10
Between law and code: challenges and opportunities for automating privacy assessments	10
RFMC-CS: a representation fusion based multi-view momentum contrastive learning framework for code search	10
Α tool for requirements engineering using ontologies and boilerplates	10
Automated test data generation and stubbing method for C/C++ embedded projects	10
MCL-VD: Multi-modal contrastive learning with LoRA-enhanced GraphCodeBERT for effective vulnerability detection	9
AI-driven digital twin-based security orchestration, automation and response for critical infrastructures	9
SPVR: syntax-to-prompt vulnerability repair based on large language models	9
Knowledge-enhanced software refinement: leveraging reinforcement learning for search-based quality engineering	9
Automatic recognizing relevant fragments of APIs using API references	8
Sampling configurations from software product lines via probability-aware diversification and SAT solving	8
Detecting question relatedness in programming Q&A communities via bimodal feature fusion	8
TM-fuzzer: fuzzing autonomous driving systems through traffic management	8
BlindSpotFuzz: testing autonomous driving systems through blind-spot-guided fuzzing	8
ByteEye: A smart contract vulnerability detection framework at bytecode level with graph neural networks	7
Code comment generation based on graph neural network enhanced transformer model for code understanding in open-source software ecosystems	7
A systematic decision-making framework for tackling quantum software engineering challenges	7
Robust vulnerability detection with limited data via training-efficient adversarial reprogramming	7
Predicting software defects using an extreme gradient boosting model tuned with reinforcement learning based spider wasp optimizer	7
Assessing the effectiveness of recent closed-source large language models in fault localization and automated program repair	7
Towards integrated dashboards for better management of human-centric issues in software development	7
A systematic literature review on software security testing using metaheuristics	7
Software defect prediction: future directions and challenges	7
Decomposition then watermarking: Enhancing code traceability with dual-channel code watermarking	7
Automated requirement contradiction detection through formal logic and LLMs	6
Developing, testing, building and maintaining an Eclipse project based on EMF and Xtext	6
Correction to: A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	6
Genetic algorithms and heuristics hybridized for software architecture recovery	6
Comparing static analyses for improved semantic conflict detection	6
SIFT: enhance the performance of vulnerability detection by incorporating structural knowledge and multi-task learning	6
Optimizing regression testing with AHP-TOPSIS metric system for effective technical debt evaluation	6
Coevolutionary scheduling of dynamic software project considering the new skill learning	6
What information contributes to log-based anomaly detection? Insights from a configurable transformer-based approach	6
The impact of feature selection and feature reduction techniques for code smell detection: A comprehensive empirical study	5
Angels or demons: investigating and detecting decentralized financial traps on ethereum smart contracts	5
Exploring the potential of general purpose LLMs in automated software refactoring: an empirical study	5

Bug Classification in quantum software: a rule-based framework and its evaluation	5
Energy efficient resource allocation based on virtual network embedding for IoT data generation	5
qaAskeR$$^+$$: a novel testing method for question answering software via asking recursive questions	5
Automatic Code Generation Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review	5
An empirical study of data sampling techniques for just-in-time software defect prediction	5
Freeze-and-mutate: abnormal sample identification for DL applications through model core analysis	5
An empirical study of automated privacy requirements classification in issue reports	5
Quantum software engineering and potential of quantum computing in software engineering research: a review	4
Correction: Agile meets quantum: a novel genetic algorithm model for predicting the success of quantum software development project	4
Actor-critic architecture based probabilistic meta-reinforcement learning for load balancing of controllers in software defined networks	4
Future of software development with generative AI	4
Domain-constrained synthesis of inconsistent key aspects in textual vulnerability descriptions	4
MoTDeReL: Model-based testing through deep reinforcement learning for software systems specified through graph transformation	4
Semi-supervised and unsupervised anomaly detection by mining numerical workflow relations from system logs	4
Data-driven prototyping via natural-language-based GUI retrieval	4
UI2HTML: utilizing LLM agents with chain of thought to convert UI into HTML code	4
A model-based DevOps process for development of mathematical database cost models	4
Investigating the bugs in reinforcement learning programs: Insights from Stack Overflow and GitHub	4
A framework for conditional statement technical debt identification and description	4
LEDGE : Leveraging dependency graphs for enhanced context aware documentation generation	4
On the role of search budgets in model-based software refactoring optimization	3
Standard-compliant security requirement assessment with attention-based models	3
Data cleaning and machine learning: a systematic literature review	3
Regression test selection in test-driven development	3
Continuous integration of architectural performance models with parametric dependencies – the CIPM approach	3
Test case prioritization using test case diversification and fault-proneness estimations	3
OneLog: towards end-to-end software log anomaly detection	3
Contractsentry: a static analysis tool for smart contract vulnerability detection	3
Effort estimation in scrum using AI	3
MalModel: hiding malicious payload in mobile deep learning models with black-box backdoor attack	3
HMF: Enhancing reentrancy vulnerability detection and repair with a hybrid model framework	3
MerIt: improving neural program synthesis by merging collective intelligence	3
MP: motion program synthesis with machine learning interpretability and knowledge graph analogy	3
Automating code generation for a new ecosystem: establishing baselines with large language model based code generation for ArkTS and HarmonyOS	3
Mobile application review summarization using chain of density prompting	3
SiaLog: detecting anomalies in software execution logs using the siamese network	3
Detection of hidden privilege escalations in android	3
Prompt enhance API recommendation: visualize the user’s real intention behind this query	3
Sharif-TaaWS: a tool to automate unit testing of web services	3
A systematic review of refactoring opportunities by software antipattern detection	2
Improving anomaly detection in software logs through hybrid language modeling and reduced reliance on parser	2
Agents in software engineering: survey, landscape, and vision	2
Generative AI as an infrastructure copilot: automating Infrastructure-As-Code across the DevSecOps lifecycle	2
A symbolic execution-based method to perform untargeted attack on feed-forward neural networks	2
Architecting open, accountable, and trustworthy AI-IDEs	2
Guest Editorial: Deep Learning in Open-Source Software Ecosystems	2
Understanding the privacy-realisticness dilemma of the metaverse	2
LLMs-based decision making for service recommendations and process automation under evolving ecosystem	2
Context-aware code summarization with multi-relational graph neural network	2
Self-admitted technical debt in R: detection and causes	2
A study on cross-project fault prediction through resampling and feature reduction along with source projects selection	2
Exploring the impact of data preprocessing techniques on composite classifier algorithms in cross-project defect prediction	2
DESCG: data encoding scheme classification with GNN in binary analysis	2
Measuring the impact of predictive models on the software project: A cost, service time, and risk evaluation of a metric-based defect severity prediction model	2
Using data mining techniques to generate test cases from graph transformation systems specifications	2
WalletRadar: towards automating the detection of vulnerabilities in browser-based cryptocurrency wallets	2
AdaComplete: improve DL-based code completion method’s domain adaptability	2
Knowledge-guided large language models are trustworthy API recommenders	2
Artificial intelligence and machine learning in enhancing software project management processes: A systematic literature review	2
Enhancing multi-objective test case selection through the mutation operator	2
Meta network attention-based feature matching for heterogeneous defect prediction	2
Intelligent support for agile release planning: an empirical evaluation of ProjectION	2
Automated verification of concurrent go programs via bounded model checking	2
iALBMAD: an improved agile-based layered approach for mobile app development	2
Using model-driven engineering to automate software language translation	2
Machine learning based predictive modeling to effectively implement DevOps practices in software organizations	2
JDExtractor: an automated approach for efficient extraction of defect-related methods in Java projects	2
NexuSym: Marrying symbolic path finders with large language models	2