There has been a rise in the demand for blockchain-based smart contract development
platforms and language implementations. On the other hand, smart contracts and blockchain …

Blockchain is a disruptive technology intended to implement secure decentralised
distributed systems, in which transactional data can be shared, stored, and verified by …

Abstract Decentralized Finance (DeFi) offers users decentralized financial services that are
associated with the security of their assets. If DeFi is attacked, it could lead to considerable …

Programmable blockchain platforms such as Ethereum offer unique benefits to application
development, including a decentralized infrastructure, tamper-proof transactions, and …

Abstract Context: Technical Debt (TD) is a term for software solutions that are beneficial in
the short-term but impede future change. Goal: Previous research on TD indicates various …

Technical debt refers to decisions made during the design and development of software that
postpone the resolution of technical problems or the enhancement of the software's features …

In recent years, smart contract technology has garnered significant attention due to its ability
to address trust issues that traditional technologies have long struggled with. However, like …

Smart contract-based applications are executed in a blockchain environment, and they
cannot directly access data from external systems, which is required for the service provision …

With the rise in using immature smart contract programming languages to build a
decentralized application, more vulnerabilities have been introduced to the Blockchain and …

I would like to acknowledge my advisor, Dr. Clemente Izurieta, for the mentorship and
support throughout the entirety of this thesis. I would also like to acknowledge my committee …