Scrum, recognized today as the most popular agile development methodology, has been
used in a wide range of settings and for varying purposes, in-and outside of the traditional …

Context Secondary studies are vulnerable to threats to validity. Although, mitigating these
threats is crucial for the credibility of these studies, we currently lack a systematic approach …

Large language models show great promise in many domains, including programming. A
promise is easy to make but hard to keep, and language models often fail to keep their …

Over the past few decades, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) have been targeted by
cyberattacks and are becoming increasingly vulnerable as more ICSs are connected to the …

The growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem built on blockchain technology
and smart contracts has led to an increased demand for secure and reliable smart contract …

The presence of certain pharmaceutical compounds in ground and surface waters may
constitute a serious environmental problem, even at low concentrations. The removal of …

Context: In the contemporary body of software engineering literature, some recurrent
shortcomings characterize how threats to validity (TTV) are considered in studies. Objective …

The use of large language models with chatbots like ChatGPT has become increasingly
popular among students, especially in Computer Science education. However, significant …

The use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) has emerged as an
educational response amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, providing students the technological …

Abstract Machine Learning (ML) is integrated into a growing number of systems for various
applications. Because the performance of an ML model is highly dependent on the quality of …