Context Software developers often use open-source libraries in their project to improve
development speed. However, such libraries may contain security vulnerabilities, and this …

The reliance on vulnerable dependencies is a major threat to software systems.
Dependency vulnerabilities are common and remain undisclosed for years. However, once …

The heavy fragmentation of the Android ecosystem has led to severe compatibility issues
with apps, including those that crash at runtime or cannot be installed on certain devices but …

Due to the deprecation of APIs in the Android operating system, developers have to update
usages of the APIs to ensure that their applications work for both the past and current …

A security decoupling approach for IoT device communications is presented, based on a
Digital Twin with runtime verification capabilities. The solution proposed assumes that a …

Background: The continuous evolution of the Android operating system necessitates regular
API updates, which may affect the functionality of Android apps. Recent studies investigated …

The Android operating system is frequently updated, with each version bringing a new set of
APIs. New versions may involve API deprecation; Android apps using deprecated APIs need …

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are the prevalent interaction method for software
modules, components, and systems. As systems and APIs evolve, an API element may be …

Android application programming interface (API) enables app developers to harness the
functionalities of Android devices by interfacing with services and hardware using a …

Libraries are widely adopted in developing software projects. Library APIs are often missing
during library evolution as library developers may deprecate, remove or refactor APIs. As a …