This paper presents a novel metaheuristic algorithm named as Spotted Hyena Optimizer
(SHO) inspired by the behavior of spotted hyenas. The main concept behind this algorithm is …

The software module clustering problem (SMCP) aims to improve the internal quality of
software while helping software engineers understand the system architecture and …

Reverse engineering is used for extracting and understanding software architecture models
from source code when the source code is the only available software product. Software …

Comprehension of the structure of software will facilitate maintaining the software more
efficiently. Clustering software modules, as a reverse engineering technique, is assumed to …

Nowadays, with the development of software reuse, software developers are paying more
attention to component‐related technologies, which have been mostly applied in the …

Maintenance is a critical and costly phase of software lifecycle. Understanding the structure
of software will make it much easier to maintain the software. Clustering the modules of …

Context: Clustering algorithms, as a modularization technique, are used to modularize a
program aiming to understand large software systems as well as software refactoring. These …

One of expensive stages of the software lifecycle is its maintenance. Software maintenance
will be much simpler if its structural models are available. Software module clustering is …

A software system evolves over time in order to meet the needs of users. Understanding a
program is the most important step to apply new requirements. Clustering techniques …

When the source code of a software is the only product available, program understanding
has a substantial influence on software maintenance costs. The main goal in code …