Genetic improvement (GI) uses automated search to find improved versions of existing
software. We present a comprehensive survey of this nascent field of research with a focus …

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COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | DECEMBER 2017 | VOL. 60 | NO. 12 review articles THE …

This paper introduces a new, fully automated modelbased approach for effective testing of
Android apps. Different from existing model-based approaches that guide testing with a …

Context. The demand for green software design is steadily growing higher especially in the
context of mobile devices, where the computation is often limited by battery life. Previous …

Enabling fully automated testing of mobile applications has recently become an important
topic of study for both researchers and practitioners. A plethora of tools and approaches …

There has been tremendous growth in the use of mobile devices over the last few years.
This growth has fueled the development of millions of software applications for these mobile …

To ensure user satisfaction and success of mobile applications, it is important to provide
highly performant applications. This is particularly important for resource-constrained …

In recent software development and distribution scenarios, app stores are playing a major
role, especially for mobile apps. On one hand, app stores allow continuous releases of app …

Modeling the power profile of mobile applications is a crucial activity to identify the causes
behind energy leaks. To this aim, researchers have proposed hardware-based tools as well …

Mobile and wearable devices are nowadays the de facto personal computers, while desktop
computers are becoming less popular. Therefore, it is important for companies to deliver …