In the last two decades, the fast and elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA-
II) has attracted extensive research interests, and it is still one of the hottest research …

Genetic improvement (GI) uses automated search to find improved versions of existing
software. We present a comprehensive survey of this nascent field of research with a focus …

Fog computing aims to provide resources to cloud data centers at the network's edge to
support time-critical Internet of Things (IoT) applications with low-latency requirements …

Near-zero-energy-consumption buildings (NZEBs) are of great significance for sustainable
development, and their design and research have attracted increasing academic attention …

Continuous Integration (CI) aims at supporting developers in integrating code changes
constantly and quickly through an automated build process. However, the build process is …

The realization of a near zero energy consumption building (NZEB) is one of the important
goals to promote the sustainable development of green buildings. To achieve the goal of …

One of the most widely used techniques to improve the quality of existing software systems
is refactoring—the process of improving the design of existing code by changing its internal …

Background: Refactoring is a critical task in software maintenance and is generally
performed to enforce the best design and implementation practices or to cope with design …

An essential part of software maintenance and evolution, refactoring is performed by
developers, regardless of technology or domain, to improve the internal quality of the …

Refactoring is the art of improving the structural design of a software system without altering
its external behavior. Today, refactoring has become a well-established and disciplined …