The use of mobile devices is rising daily in this technological era. A continuous and
increasing number of mobile applications are constantly offered on mobile marketplaces to …

With the increasing use of mobile devices, malware attacks are rising, especially on Android
phones, which account for 72.2% of the total market share. Hackers try to attack …

Several large scale studies on the Maven, NPM, and Android ecosystems point out that
many developers do not often update their vulnerable software libraries thus exposing the …

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

Refactoring is the process of changing the internal structure of software to improve its quality
without modifying its external behavior. Empirical studies have repeatedly shown that …

Test flakiness forms a major testing concern. Flaky tests manifest non-deterministic
outcomes that cripple continu-ous integration and lead developers to investigate false alerts …

Background. As software took control over hardware in many domains, the question of the
energy footprint induced by the software is becoming critical for our society, as the resources …

Goal modeling plays an imperative role in early requirements engineering, which has been
investigated for decades. There have been many studies that show the usefulness of …

To face the climate change, Android developers urge to become green software developers.
But how to ensure carbon-efficient mobile apps at large? In this paper, we introduce …

The success of smartphones and app stores have contributed to the explosion of the number
of mobile apps proposed to end-users. In this very competitive market, developers are …