App Store Analysis studies information about applications obtained from app stores. App
stores provide a wealth of information derived from users that would not exist had the …

Context Static analysis exploits techniques that parse program source code or bytecode,
often traversing program paths to check some program properties. Static analysis …

In theory,(good) documentation is an invaluable asset to any software project, as it helps
stakeholders to use, understand, maintain, and evolve a system. In practice, however …

Third-party libraries in Android apps have repeatedly been shown to be hazards to the
users' privacy and an amplification of their host apps' attack surface. A particularly …

Third-party libraries play a key role in software development as they can relieve developers
of the heavy burden of re-implementing common functionalities. However, third-party …

Mobile app stores provide a unique platform for developers to rapidly deploy new updates of
their apps. We studied the frequency of updates of 10,713 mobile apps (the top free 400 …

With the thriving of the mobile app markets, third-party libraries are pervasively integrated in
the Android applications. Third-party libraries provide functionality such as advertisements …

Repackaged Android applications (app clones) have been found in many third-party
markets, which not only compromise the copyright of original authors, but also pose threats …

The tremendous rate of growth in the mobile app market over the past few years has
attracted many developers to build mobile apps. However, while there is no shortage of …

The mobile apps market is one of the fastest growing areas in the information technology. In
digging their market share, developers must pay attention to building robust and reliable …