As smartphones have become indispensable personal devices, the number of smartphone
users has increased dramatically over the last decade. These personal devices, which are …

Using Web APIs registered in service sharing communities for mobile APP development can
not only reduce development period and cost, but also fully reuse state-of-the-art research …

Fertility tracking applications are technologies that collect sensitive information about their
users ie reproductive potential. For many, these apps are an affordable solution when trying …

The prevalence of smartphones has promoted the popularity of mobile apps in recent years.
Although significant effort has been made to understand mobile app usage, existing studies …

In empirical studies on processes, practices, and techniques of software engineering,
automation and machine learning are gaining popularity. In order to extract knowledge from …

Text mining have gained great momentum in recent years, with user-generated content
becoming widely available. One key use is comment mining, with much attention being …

Numerous tools rely on automatic categorization of Android apps as part of their
methodology. However, incorrect categorization can lead to inaccurate outcomes, such as a …

While mobile apps have become an integral part of everyday life, little is known about the
factors that govern their usage. Particularly the role of geographic and cultural factors has …

Mobile app stores provide an extremely rich source of information on app descriptions,
characteristics, and usage, and analyzing these data provides insights and a deeper …

Classifying mobile apps based on their description is beneficial for several purposes.
However, many app descriptions do not reflect app functionalities, whether accidentally or …