Smart contract, a term which was originally coined to refer to the automation of legal
contracts in general, has recently seen much interest due to the advent of blockchain …

README files play an essential role in shaping a developer's first impression of a software
repository and in documenting the software project that the repository hosts. Yet, we lack a …

In the last few years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have become
ubiquitous terms. These powerful techniques have escaped obscurity in academic …

Deep learning becomes the driving force behind many contemporary technologies and has
been successfully applied in many fields. Through software dependencies, a multi-layer …

In empirical studies on processes, practices, and techniques of software engineering,
automation and machine learning are gaining popularity. In order to extract knowledge from …

Where can we find malware source code? This question is motivated by a real need: there is
a dearth of malware source code, which impedes various types of security research. Our …

GitHub has become an important platform for code sharing and scientific exchange. With the
massive number of repositories available, there is a pressing need for topic-based search …

GitHub has become a precious service for storing and managing software source code. Over
the last year, 10M new developers have joined the GitHub community, contributing to more …

Nowadays, modern applications are developed using components written in different
programming languages and technologies. The cost benefits of reuse and the advantages of …

Software Categorization is the task of organizing software into groups that broadly describe
the behavior of the software, such as" editors" or" science." Categorization plays an …