The field of software engineering is moving towards improving the quality and usability of research articles, with a focus on writing informative abstracts and developing guidelines for structured abstracts. Meanwhile, mobile app security is becoming a major concern, with studies investigating fingerprinting behaviors and proposing methods for monitoring access to zero-permission sensors. Verification-aware programming languages are also being explored to improve software reliability, and researchers are investigating the predictability of app popularity using internal software metrics. Noteworthy papers include those that conduct large-scale analyses of SDK behavior and propose novel methods for detecting sensor usage. Additionally, the development of comprehensive datasets for designing graphical abstracts is supporting the advancement of visual scientific communication.
Advancements in Software Engineering and Mobile App Security
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How (Not) To Write a Software Engineering Abstract
Fingerprinting SDKs for Mobile Apps and Where to Find Them: Understanding the Market for Device Fingerprinting
Not quite a piece of CHERI-cake: Are new digital security by design architectures usable?
What Challenges Do Developers Face When Using Verification-Aware Programming Languages?
Can Internal Software Metrics Predict App Popularity at Launch? Yeas! and Nays!
ARMOUR US: Android Runtime Zero-permission Sensor Usage Monitoring from User Space
SciGA: A Comprehensive Dataset for Designing Graphical Abstracts in Academic Papers