Software size estimation represents a complex task, which is based on data analysis or on
an algorithmic estimation approach. Software size estimation is a nontrivial task, which is …

Particle Swarm Optimization is a metaheuristic optimization algorithm widely used across a
broad range of applications. The algorithm has certain primary advantages such as its ease …

The software engineering researchers have worked on different dimensions to facilitate
better software effort estimates, including those focusing on dataset quality improvement. In …

The average software company spends a huge amount of its revenue on R&D for how to
deliver software on time. Accurate software effort estimation is critical for successful project …

The Software Effort Estimation (SEE) tool calculates an estimate of the amount of work that
will be necessary to effectively finish the project. Managers usually want to know how hard a …

Meeting customer requirements in software project management, even for large digital
enterprises, proves challenging due to unpredictable human factors. It involves meticulous …

Background: Use Case Points (UCPs) have been widely used to estimate software size for
object-oriented projects. Yet, many research papers criticize the UCPs methodology for not …

In this paper, we explore the effectiveness of the most popular regression models within
Machine Learning (ML), such as XGBoost and MLP (Multilayer Percpetron) Regressor, and …

Software estimation is vital for the success of software engineering projects. However,
predicting software effort is difficult due to software solutions' complexity, intangibility, and …

Software estimation is one of the pivotal activities in software engineering projects. However,
predicting effort is challenging due to the complexity, intangibility, and diversity of software …