Systematic literature review of machine learning based software development effort estimation models

J Wen, S Li, Z Lin, Y Hu, C Huang - Information and software technology, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Software development effort estimation (SDEE) is the process of predicting the
effort required to develop a software system. In order to improve estimation accuracy, many …

Research patterns and trends in software effort estimation

SK Sehra, YS Brar, N Kaur, SS Sehra - Information and Software …, 2017 - Elsevier
Context Software effort estimation (SEE) is most crucial activity in the field of software
engineering. Vast research has been conducted in SEE resulting into a tremendous …

An empirical analysis of data preprocessing for machine learning-based software cost estimation

J Huang, YF Li, M **e - Information and software Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
Context Due to the complex nature of software development process, traditional parametric
models and statistical methods often appear to be inadequate to model the increasingly …

Prediction of tunnel boring machine operating parameters using various machine learning algorithms

C Xu, X Liu, E Wang, S Wang - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2021 - Elsevier
The operating parameters of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) reflect its geological conditions
and working status and are accordingly critical data for ensuring safe and efficient tunnel …

Dual cross-linked magnetic gelatin/carboxymethyl cellulose cryogels for enhanced Congo red adsorption: Experimental studies and machine learning modelling

C Cui, W Qiao, D Li, L Wang - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
To achieve highly efficient and environmentally degradable adsorbents for Congo red (CR)
removal, we synthesized a dual-network nanocomposite cryogel composed of …

Ensemble effort estimation with metaheuristic hyperparameters and weight optimization for achieving accuracy

A Yasmin, W Haider Butt, A Daud - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Software development effort estimation (SDEE) is recognized as vital activity for effective
project management since under or over estimating can lead to unsuccessful utilization of …

Support vector regression for predicting software enhancement effort

A García-Floriano, C López-Martín… - Information and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Context Software maintenance (SM) has to be planned, which involves SM effort prediction.
One type of SM is enhancement, where new functionality is added or existing functionality …

Using tabu search to configure support vector regression for effort estimation

A Corazza, S Di Martino, F Ferrucci, C Gravino… - Empirical Software …, 2013 - Springer
Recent studies have reported that Support Vector Regression (SVR) has the potential as a
technique for software development effort estimation. However, its prediction accuracy is …

Web effort estimation: function point analysis vs. COSMIC

S Di Martino, F Ferrucci, C Gravino, F Sarro - Information and Software …, 2016 - Elsevier
Context: software development effort estimation is a crucial management task that critically
depends on the adopted size measure. Several Functional Size Measurement (FSM) …

Ensemble Effort Estimation using dynamic selection

JTHA Cabral, ALI Oliveira - Journal of Systems and Software, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Software Effort Estimation (SEE) process has been approached in different
ways in the literature, including models built from Machine Learning (ML). The combination …