Refactoring a software artifact is an embedded task in the maintenance phase of the
software life cycle. To reduce the time and effort required for this task, researchers proposed …

Software refactoring is a process to restructure an existing software code while keeping its
external behavior the same. Currently, various refactoring techniques are being used to …

Cross-Project Defect Prediction (CPDP) as a means to focus quality assurance of software
projects was under heavy investigation in recent years. However, within the current state-of …

The impact of bad programming practices, such as code smells, in production code has
been the focus of numerous studies in software engineering. Like production code, unit tests …

This paper presents a novel bio-inspired algorithm called Sandpiper Optimization Algorithm
(SOA) and applies it to solve challenging real-life problems. The main inspiration behind this …

Context Software refactoring aims to improve software quality and developer productivity.
Numerous empirical studies investigating the impact of refactoring activities on software …

The adoption of refactoring techniques for continuous integration received much less
attention from the research community comparing to root-canal refactoring to fix the quality …

Code smell is an indication of a software designing problem. The presence of code smells
can have a severe impact on the software quality. Smells basically refers to the structure of …

The current era demands high quality software in a limited time period to achieve new goals
and heights. To meet user requirements, the source codes undergo frequent modifications …

Context: Mobile applications have to continuously evolve in order to meet new user
requirements and technological changes. Addressing these constraints may lead to poor …