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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Predicting the Defects using Stacked Ensemble Learner with Filtered Dataset	46
BOLD: an ontology-based log debugger for C programs	43
Large language models for qualitative research in software engineering: exploring opportunities and challenges	42
$$AI^{2}$$: the next leap toward native language-based and explainable machine learning framework	39
Parallelization of genetic algorithms for software architecture recovery	35
DL4SC: a novel deep learning-based vulnerability detection framework for smart contracts	30
ANCHOR: locating android framework-specific crashing faults	30
Optimized design refactoring (ODR): a generic framework for automated search-based refactoring to optimize object-oriented software architectures	30
A study on prompt design, advantages and limitations of ChatGPT for deep learning program repair	28
Synthetic versus real: an analysis of critical scenarios for autonomous vehicle testing	28
Machine learning approach for software defect prediction using multi-core parallel computing	25
Enhancing embedded systems development with TS$$^-$$	25
SSD based waste separation in smart garbage using augmented clustering NMS	22
Convolutional neural network for stock trading using technical indicators	21
Semantic context based coincidental correct test cases detection for fault localization	20
EmoReflex: an AI-powered emotion-centric developer insights platform	19
Detecting non-natural language artifacts for de-noising bug reports	19
Technology adoption performance evaluation applied to testing industrial REST APIs	15
A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	15
Navigating bug cold start with contextual multi-armed bandits: an enhanced approach to developer assignment in software bug repositories	15
Reinforcement learning for mutation operator selection in automated program repair	14
A three-valued model abstraction framework for PCTL* stochastic model checking	14
Which neural network makes more explainable decisions? An approach towards measuring explainability	14
Tips: towards automating patch suggestion for vulnerable smart contracts	14
Investigation and prediction of open source software evolution using automated parameter mining for agent-based simulation	14

Revisiting file context for source code summarization	13
Multidimensional modeling driven from a domain language	12
TM-fuzzer: fuzzing autonomous driving systems through traffic management	12
Test-suite-guided discovery of least privilege for cloud infrastructure as code	12
Identification and visualization of variability implementations in object-oriented variability-rich systems: a symmetry-based approach	12
Test case selection and prioritization approach for automated regression testing using ontology and COSMIC measurement	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
Knowledge-enhanced software refinement: leveraging reinforcement learning for search-based quality engineering	11
Quality assessment framework to rank software projects	11
Α tool for requirements engineering using ontologies and boilerplates	10
RFMC-CS: a representation fusion based multi-view momentum contrastive learning framework for code search	10
Sampling configurations from software product lines via probability-aware diversification and SAT solving	9
DICE simulation: a tool for software performance assessment at the design stage	9
Code comment generation based on graph neural network enhanced transformer model for code understanding in open-source software ecosystems	9
RCM-extractor: an automated NLP-based approach for extracting a semi formal representation model from natural language requirements	9
Genetic algorithms and heuristics hybridized for software architecture recovery	8
Detecting question relatedness in programming Q&A communities via bimodal feature fusion	8
Software defect prediction: future directions and challenges	8
Automatic recognizing relevant fragments of APIs using API references	8
Leveraging structural properties of source code graphs for just-in-time bug prediction	8
A systematic decision-making framework for tackling quantum software engineering challenges	8
Source code change analysis with deep learning based programming model	8
Optimizing regression testing with AHP-TOPSIS metric system for effective technical debt evaluation	7
SIFT: enhance the performance of vulnerability detection by incorporating structural knowledge and multi-task learning	7
A systematic literature review on software security testing using metaheuristics	7
Automated requirement contradiction detection through formal logic and LLMs	7
Angels or demons: investigating and detecting decentralized financial traps on ethereum smart contracts	6
An empirical study of automated privacy requirements classification in issue reports	6
Towards automatic business process redesign: an NLP based approach to extract redesign suggestions	6
Exploring the potential of general purpose LLMs in automated software refactoring: an empirical study	6
Freeze-and-mutate: abnormal sample identification for DL applications through model core analysis	6
Does sentiment help requirement engineering: exploring sentiments in user comments to discover informative comments	5
qaAskeR$$^+$$: a novel testing method for question answering software via asking recursive questions	5
Coevolutionary scheduling of dynamic software project considering the new skill learning	5
Quantum software engineering and potential of quantum computing in software engineering research: a review	5
Mathematical model of social behavior for the allocation of members in software development teams	5
Energy efficient resource allocation based on virtual network embedding for IoT data generation	5
How to certify machine learning based safety-critical systems? A systematic literature review	5
Actor-critic architecture based probabilistic meta-reinforcement learning for load balancing of controllers in software defined networks	5
Correction to: A class integration test order generation approach based on Sarsa algorithm	5
An empirical study of data sampling techniques for just-in-time software defect prediction	5
A model-based DevOps process for development of mathematical database cost models	5
Model checking strategy-controlled systems in rewriting logic	4
A framework for conditional statement technical debt identification and description	4
UI2HTML: utilizing LLM agents with chain of thought to convert UI into HTML code	4
$$l-$$PEES-IMP: lightweight proxy re-encryption-based identity management protocol for enhancing privacy over multi-cloud environment	4
Correction: Agile meets quantum: a novel genetic algorithm model for predicting the success of quantum software development project	4
Data-driven prototyping via natural-language-based GUI retrieval	4
Gradient contouring and texture modelling based CAD system for improved TB classification	4

SiaLog: detecting anomalies in software execution logs using the siamese network	4
Semi-supervised and unsupervised anomaly detection by mining numerical workflow relations from system logs	4
Future of software development with generative AI	4
Data cleaning and machine learning: a systematic literature review	4
Prioritizing refactorings for security-critical code	3
Test case prioritization using test case diversification and fault-proneness estimations	3
A systematic review of refactoring opportunities by software antipattern detection	3
Contractsentry: a static analysis tool for smart contract vulnerability detection	3
Towards a behavior tree-based robotic software architecture with adjoint observation schemes for robotic software development	3
Sharif-TaaWS: a tool to automate unit testing of web services	3
Self-admitted technical debt in R: detection and causes	3
Context-aware code summarization with multi-relational graph neural network	3
Regression test selection in test-driven development	3
Prompt enhance API recommendation: visualize the user’s real intention behind this query	3
MP: motion program synthesis with machine learning interpretability and knowledge graph analogy	3
WalletRadar: towards automating the detection of vulnerabilities in browser-based cryptocurrency wallets	3
OneLog: towards end-to-end software log anomaly detection	3
MerIt: improving neural program synthesis by merging collective intelligence	3
Directed Artificial Bee Colony algorithm with revamped search strategy to solve global numerical optimization problems	2
AIDM: artificial intelligent for digital museum autonomous system with mixed reality and software-driven data collection and analysis	2
On the documentation of refactoring types	2
FLASc: a formal algebra for labeled property graph schema	2
QUARE: towards a question-answering model for requirements elicitation	2
GenerativeGI: creating generative art with genetic improvement	2
Guest Editorial: Deep Learning in Open-Source Software Ecosystems	2
Efficient deep-reinforcement learning aware resource allocation in SDN-enabled fog paradigm	2
Machine learning based predictive modeling to effectively implement DevOps practices in software organizations	2
A study on cross-project fault prediction through resampling and feature reduction along with source projects selection	2
HQLgen: deep learning based HQL query generation from program context	2
Ladle: a method for unsupervised anomaly detection across log types	2
Meta network attention-based feature matching for heterogeneous defect prediction	2
Automated verification of concurrent go programs via bounded model checking	2
Using model-driven engineering to automate software language translation	2
Enhancing multi-objective test case selection through the mutation operator	2
Static data-flow analysis for software product lines in C	2
AdaComplete: improve DL-based code completion method’s domain adaptability	2
Using data mining techniques to generate test cases from graph transformation systems specifications	2
UAV surveillance for violence detection and individual identification	2
A symbolic execution-based method to perform untargeted attack on feed-forward neural networks	2
Exploring the impact of data preprocessing techniques on composite classifier algorithms in cross-project defect prediction	2