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As pre-trained models automate many code intelligence tasks, a widely used paradigm is to fine-tune a model on the task dataset for each programming language. A recent study reported that multilingual fine-tuning benefits a range of tasks…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-03-29 Deze Wang , Boxing Chen , Shanshan Li , Wei Luo , Shaoliang Peng , Wei Dong , Xiangke Liao

Real-life engineering optimization problems need Multiobjective Optimization (MOO) tools. These problems are highly nonlinear. As the process of Multiple Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) is much expanded most MOO problems in different…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2010-04-20 A. Mosavi

The primary aim of automated performance improvement is to reduce the running time of programs while maintaining (or improving on) functionality. In this paper, Genetic Programming is used to find performance improvements in regular…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2017-04-14 Brendan Cody-Kenny , Michael Fenton , Adrian Ronayne , Eoghan Considine , Thomas McGuire , Michael O'Neill

The choice of crossover and mutation strategies plays a crucial role in the searchability, convergence efficiency and precision of genetic algorithms. In this paper, a novel improved genetic algorithm is proposed by improving the crossover…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2022-10-12 Dingming Yang , Zeyu Yu , Hongqiang Yuan , Yanrong Cui

It is necessary to gather real refactoring instances while conducting empirical studies on refactoring. However, existing refactoring detection approaches are insufficient in terms of their accuracy and coverage. Reducing the manual effort…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-05-20 Ryo Kuramoto , Motoshi Saeki , Shinpei Hayashi

Refactoring is the practice of improving software quality without altering its external behavior. Developers intuitively refactor their code for multiple purposes, such as improving program comprehension, reducing code complexity, dealing…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Eman Abdullah AlOmar , Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer , Ali Ouni

A less complex and more straightforward program is a crucial factor that enhances its maintainability and makes writing secure and bug-free programs easier. However, due to its heavy workload and the risks of breaking the working programs,…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2024-04-08 Atsushi Shirafuji , Yusuke Oda , Jun Suzuki , Makoto Morishita , Yutaka Watanobe

Foundation models require fine-tuning to ensure their generative outputs align with intended results for specific tasks. Automating this fine-tuning process is challenging, as it typically needs human feedback that can be expensive to…

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown potential to enhance software development through automated code generation and refactoring, reducing development time and improving code quality. This study empirically evaluates StarCoder2, an LLM…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Jonathan Cordeiro , Shayan Noei , Ying Zou

The talk describes a general approach of a genetic algorithm for multiple objective optimization problems. A particular dominance relation between the individuals of the population is used to define a fitness operator, enabling the genetic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2008-09-03 Martin Josef Geiger

In supporting the development of high-quality software, especially necessary in the era of LLMs, automated program repair (APR) tools aim to improve code quality by automatically addressing violations detected by static analysis profilers.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-22 Sumudu Liyanage , Sherlock A. Licorish , Markus Wagner , Stephen G. MacDonell

Software quality is considered as one of the most important challenges in software engineering. It has many dimensions which differ from users' point of view that depend on their requirements. Therefore, those dimensions lead to difficulty…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-06-21 Anas Shatnawi

The research community continues to seek increasingly more advanced synthetic data generators to reliably evaluate the strengths and limitations of machine learning methods. This work aims to increase the availability of datasets…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Joanna Komorniczak

Programming problems can be solved in a multitude of functionally correct ways, but the quality of these solutions (e.g. readability, maintainability) can vary immensely. When code quality is poor, symptoms emerge in the form of 'code…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-11 Ivan Tan , Christopher M. Poskitt

Context : Software comprehension and maintenance activities, such as refactoring, are said to be negatively impacted by software complexity. The methods used to measure software product and processes complexity have been thoroughly debated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-03-07 João Caldeira , Fernando Brito e Abreu , Jorge Cardoso , José Reis

Software systems are evolving by adding new functions and modifying existing functions over time. Through the evolution, the structure of software is becoming more complex and so the understandability and maintainability of software systems…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-08-22 Ginika Mahajan , Ashima

Topology optimization is a widely used design method that produces optimized material distributions for prescribed objectives and constraints through well-established numerical algorithms. Throughout the workflow, engineers make a series of…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Hyunjee Park , Hayoung Chung

We present CodeEvolve, an evolutionary framework for improving program performance and code quality with Large Language Models (LLMs). CodeEvolve extends OpenEvolve with runtime-guided target selection, Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS),…

Efficient fine-tuning is vital for adapting large language models (LLMs) to downstream tasks. However, it requires non-trivial efforts to implement these methods on different models. We present LlamaFactory, a unified framework that…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-07-01 Yaowei Zheng , Richong Zhang , Junhao Zhang , Yanhan Ye , Zheyan Luo , Zhangchi Feng , Yongqiang Ma

Context. Code refactoring improves software quality without changing external behavior. Despite its advantages, its benefits are hindered by the considerable cost of time, resources, and continuous effort it demands. Aim. Understanding why…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-10 Mikel Robredo , Matteo Esposito , Fabio Palomba , Rafael Peñaloza , Valentina Lenarduzzi