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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Large language models for qualitative research in software engineering: exploring opportunities and challenges	73
$$AI^{2}$$: the next leap toward native language-based and explainable machine learning framework	61
BOLD: an ontology-based log debugger for C programs	54
Parallelization of genetic algorithms for software architecture recovery	52
Optimized design refactoring (ODR): a generic framework for automated search-based refactoring to optimize object-oriented software architectures	47
DL4SC: a novel deep learning-based vulnerability detection framework for smart contracts	45
Augmenting software quality assurance with AI and automation using PyTest-BDD	44
A study on prompt design, advantages and limitations of ChatGPT for deep learning program repair	43
Machine learning approach for software defect prediction using multi-core parallel computing	32
Enhancing embedded systems development with TS$$^-$$	32
Synthetic versus real: an analysis of critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle testing	31
On-the-fly unfolding with optimal exploration for linear temporal logic model checking of concurrent software and systems	29
Enhancing the ability of LLMs for spaceborne equipment code generation via retrieval-augmented generation and contrastive learning	27
Graph based transfer learning with orthogonal tunning for functionality size insights	25
Enhanced neighborhood metric for spreadsheet fault prediction	23
Convolutional neural network for stock trading using technical indicators	23
Semantic context based coincidental correct test cases detection for fault localization	21
Structural contrastive learning based automatic bug triaging	21
Technology adoption performance evaluation applied to testing industrial REST APIs	19
EmoReflex: an AI-powered emotion-centric developer insights platform	19
Intelligent test case generation method for fuzzing IoT protocols based on LLM	19
Detecting non-natural language artifacts for de-noising bug reports	18
A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	17
Navigating bug cold start with contextual multi-armed bandits: an enhanced approach to developer assignment in software bug repositories	17
A three-valued model abstraction framework for PCTL* stochastic model checking	16

Tips: towards automating patch suggestion for vulnerable smart contracts	16
Which neural network makes more explainable decisions? An approach towards measuring explainability	16
Reinforcement learning for mutation operator selection in automated program repair	16
PIONEER: improving the robustness of student models when compressing pre-trained models of code	15
Revisiting file context for source code summarization	15
Multidimensional modeling driven from a domain language	15
Test case selection and prioritization approach for automated regression testing using ontology and COSMIC measurement	14
Graph neural networks for precise bug localization through structural program analysis	14
Identification and visualization of variability implementations in object-oriented variability-rich systems: a symmetry-based approach	13
Quality assessment framework to rank software projects	12
Toward efficient testing of graph neural networks via test input prioritization	12
Test-suite-guided discovery of least privilege for cloud infrastructure as code	12
A holistic approach to software fault prediction with dynamic classification	12
Automated test data generation and stubbing method for C/C++ embedded projects	11
Α tool for requirements engineering using ontologies and boilerplates	11
MCL-VD: Multi-modal contrastive learning with LoRA-enhanced GraphCodeBERT for effective vulnerability detection	10
RFMC-CS: a representation fusion based multi-view momentum contrastive learning framework for code search	10
Adaptive and accessible user interfaces for seniors through model-driven engineering	10
TM-fuzzer: fuzzing autonomous driving systems through traffic management	10
Sampling configurations from software product lines via probability-aware diversification and SAT solving	9
Knowledge-enhanced software refinement: leveraging reinforcement learning for search-based quality engineering	9
Automatic recognizing relevant fragments of APIs using API references	8
Source code change analysis with deep learning based programming model	8
Decomposition then watermarking: Enhancing code traceability with dual-channel code watermarking	8
Detecting question relatedness in programming Q&A communities via bimodal feature fusion	8
Code comment generation based on graph neural network enhanced transformer model for code understanding in open-source software ecosystems	8
DICE simulation: a tool for software performance assessment at the design stage	8
Towards integrated dashboards for better management of human-centric issues in software development	8
A systematic decision-making framework for tackling quantum software engineering challenges	8
Optimizing regression testing with AHP-TOPSIS metric system for effective technical debt evaluation	7
Assessing the effectiveness of recent closed-source large language models in fault localization and automated program repair	7
A systematic literature review on software security testing using metaheuristics	7
RCM-extractor: an automated NLP-based approach for extracting a semi formal representation model from natural language requirements	7
Software defect prediction: future directions and challenges	7
Genetic algorithms and heuristics hybridized for software architecture recovery	6
Coevolutionary scheduling of dynamic software project considering the new skill learning	6
SIFT: enhance the performance of vulnerability detection by incorporating structural knowledge and multi-task learning	6
Predicting software defects using an extreme gradient boosting model tuned with reinforcement learning based spider wasp optimizer	6
An empirical study of automated privacy requirements classification in issue reports	6
ByteEye: A smart contract vulnerability detection framework at bytecode level with graph neural networks	6
Leveraging structural properties of source code graphs for just-in-time bug prediction	6
Freeze-and-mutate: abnormal sample identification for DL applications through model core analysis	6
Correction to: A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	6
Automated requirement contradiction detection through formal logic and LLMs	6
What information contributes to log-based anomaly detection? Insights from a configurable transformer-based approach	5
Angels or demons: investigating and detecting decentralized financial traps on ethereum smart contracts	5
The impact of feature selection and feature reduction techniques for code smell detection: A comprehensive empirical study	5
Exploring the potential of general purpose LLMs in automated software refactoring: an empirical study	5
Towards automatic business process redesign: an NLP based approach to extract redesign suggestions	5
Energy efficient resource allocation based on virtual network embedding for IoT data generation	5

A model-based DevOps process for development of mathematical database cost models	5
An empirical study of data sampling techniques for just-in-time software defect prediction	5
How to certify machine learning based safety-critical systems? A systematic literature review	5
qaAskeR$$^+$$: a novel testing method for question answering software via asking recursive questions	5
Mathematical model of social behavior for the allocation of members in software development teams	5
A framework for conditional statement technical debt identification and description	4
Correction: Agile meets quantum: a novel genetic algorithm model for predicting the success of quantum software development project	4
Future of software development with generative AI	4
UI2HTML: utilizing LLM agents with chain of thought to convert UI into HTML code	4
Investigating the bugs in reinforcement learning programs: Insights from Stack Overflow and GitHub	4
Actor-critic architecture based probabilistic meta-reinforcement learning for load balancing of controllers in software defined networks	4
SiaLog: detecting anomalies in software execution logs using the siamese network	4
Data-driven prototyping via natural-language-based GUI retrieval	4
Quantum software engineering and potential of quantum computing in software engineering research: a review	4
Semi-supervised and unsupervised anomaly detection by mining numerical workflow relations from system logs	4
Model checking strategy-controlled systems in rewriting logic	4
Gradient contouring and texture modelling based CAD system for improved TB classification	4
Automatic Code Generation Techniques: A Systematic Literature Review	4
MerIt: improving neural program synthesis by merging collective intelligence	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
Data cleaning and machine learning: a systematic literature review	3
Self-admitted technical debt in R: detection and causes	3
WalletRadar: towards automating the detection of vulnerabilities in browser-based cryptocurrency wallets	3
Sharif-TaaWS: a tool to automate unit testing of web services	3
Towards a behavior tree-based robotic software architecture with adjoint observation schemes for robotic software development	3
Regression test selection in test-driven development	3
Continuous integration of architectural performance models with parametric dependencies – the CIPM approach	3
MP: motion program synthesis with machine learning interpretability and knowledge graph analogy	3
On the role of search budgets in model-based software refactoring optimization	3
A systematic review of refactoring opportunities by software antipattern detection	3
Mobile application review summarization using chain of density prompting	3
Prompt enhance API recommendation: visualize the user’s real intention behind this query	3
Detection of hidden privilege escalations in android	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
NexuSym: Marrying symbolic path finders with large language models	3
AIDM: artificial intelligent for digital museum autonomous system with mixed reality and software-driven data collection and analysis	2
A symbolic execution-based method to perform untargeted attack on feed-forward neural networks	2
A study on cross-project fault prediction through resampling and feature reduction along with source projects selection	2
AdaComplete: improve DL-based code completion method’s domain adaptability	2
Understanding the privacy-realisticness dilemma of the metaverse	2
Context-aware code summarization with multi-relational graph neural network	2
On the documentation of refactoring types	2
Directed Artificial Bee Colony algorithm with revamped search strategy to solve global numerical optimization problems	2
FLASc: a formal algebra for labeled property graph schema	2
Agents in software engineering: survey, landscape, and vision	2
Using model-driven engineering to automate software language translation	2
Static data-flow analysis for software product lines in C	2
Machine learning based predictive modeling to effectively implement DevOps practices in software organizations	2
Improving anomaly detection in software logs through hybrid language modeling and reduced reliance on parser	2
Efficient deep-reinforcement learning aware resource allocation in SDN-enabled fog paradigm	2
Guest Editorial: Deep Learning in Open-Source Software Ecosystems	2
Using data mining techniques to generate test cases from graph transformation systems specifications	2
iALBMAD: an improved agile-based layered approach for mobile app development	2
Enhancing multi-objective test case selection through the mutation operator	2
Knowledge-guided large language models are trustworthy API recommenders	2
JDExtractor: an automated approach for efficient extraction of defect-related methods in Java projects	2
Meta network attention-based feature matching for heterogeneous defect prediction	2