Code comments are important artifacts in software systems and play a paramount role in
many software engineering (SE) tasks related to maintenance and program comprehension …

Simulation platforms facilitate the development of emerging Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
like self-driving cars (SDC) because they are more efficient and less dangerous than field …

Software comments sometimes are not promptly updated in sync when the associated code
is changed. The inconsistency between code and comments may mislead the developers …

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are nowadays used in a variety of applications. Given the
cyber-physical nature of UAVs, software defects in these systems can cause issues with …

We report on the organization and results of the tool competition of the third International
Workshop on Natural Language-based Software Engineering (NLBSE'24). As in prior …

Test case generation (TCG) for Python poses distinctive challenges due to the language's
dynamic nature and the absence of strict type information. Previous research has …

Effective model management is crucial for ensuring performance and reliability in Machine
Learning (ML) systems, given the dynamic nature of data and operational environments …

Researchers have investigated the potential of leveraging pre-trained language models,
such as CodeBERT, to enhance source code-related tasks. Previous methodologies have …

Open source software (OSS) supply chains have been attractive targets for attacks. One of
the significant, popular attacks is realized by malicious packages on package registries …

Effectively onboarding newcomers is essential for the success of open source projects.
These projects often provide onboarding guidelines in their'CONTRIBUTING'files (eg …