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As mobile app usage continues to rise, so does the generation of extensive user interaction data, which includes actions such as swiping, zooming, or the time spent on a screen. Apps often collect a large amount of this data and claim to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-04-24 Feiyang Tang , Bjarte M. Østvold

In Recommender System (RS), explanations help users understand why items are recommended and can enhance a system's transparency, persuasiveness, engagement, and trust, which are known as explanation goals. However, evaluating the…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-12-17 André Levi Zanon , Marcelo Garcia Manzato , Leonardo Rocha

This paper sets out a process of app analysis intended to support understanding of use but also redesign. From usage logs we infer activity patterns - Markov models - and employ probabilistic formal analysis to ask questions about the use…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-10-28 Oana Andrei , Muffy Calder , Matthew Chalmers , Alistair Morrison , Mattias Rost

Software analytics has been the subject of considerable recent attention but is yet to receive significant industry traction. One of the key reasons is that software practitioners are reluctant to trust predictions produced by the analytics…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-02-05 Hoa Khanh Dam , Truyen Tran , Aditya Ghose

Is explainability a false promise? This debate has emerged from the insufficient evidence that explanations help people in situations they are introduced for. More human-centered, application-grounded evaluations of explanations are needed…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-11-06 Fateme Hashemi Chaleshtori , Atreya Ghosal , Alexander Gill , Purbid Bambroo , Ana Marasović

With the increasing demand for predictable and accountable Artificial Intelligence, the ability to explain or justify recommender systems results by specifying how items are suggested, or why they are relevant, has become a primary goal.…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2022-11-08 Noemi Mauro , Zhongli Filippo Hu , Liliana Ardissono

Textual explanations have proved to help improve user satisfaction on machine-made recommendations. However, current mainstream solutions loosely connect the learning of explanation with the learning of recommendation: for example, they are…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2021-01-26 Aobo Yang , Nan Wang , Hongbo Deng , Hongning Wang

Counterfactual explanations are a widely used approach in Explainable AI, offering actionable insights into decision-making by illustrating how small changes to input data can lead to different outcomes. Despite their importance, evaluating…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Marharyta Domnich , Rasmus Moorits Veski , Julius Välja , Kadi Tulver , Raul Vicente

The complex nature of intelligent systems motivates work on supporting users during interaction, for example through explanations. However, as of yet, there is little empirical evidence in regard to specific problems users face when…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-02-05 Malin Eiband , Sarah Theres Völkel , Daniel Buschek , Sophia Cook , Heinrich Hussmann

Decisions in organizations are about evaluating alternatives and choosing the one that would best serve organizational goals. To the extent that the evaluation of alternatives could be formulated as a predictive task with appropriate…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Charles Wan , Rodrigo Belo , Leid Zejnilović

The rise of mobile apps has brought greater convenience and many options for users. However, many apps use analytics services to collect a wide range of user interaction data, with privacy policies often failing to reveal the types of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Feiyang Tang , Bjarte M. Østvold

With the increasing number of mobile Apps developed, they are now closely integrated into daily life. In this paper, we develop a framework to predict mobile Apps that are most likely to be used regarding the current device status of a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2013-10-01 Zhung-Xun Liao , Shou-Chung Li , Wen-Chih Peng , Philip S Yu

Software systems are ubiquitous, and their use is ingrained in our everyday lives. They enable us to get in touch with people quickly and easily, support us in gathering information, and help us perform our daily tasks. In return, we…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-10-27 Wasja Brunotte , Alexander Specht , Larissa Chazette , Kurt Schneider

The rise of mobile apps has brought greater convenience and customization for users. However, many apps use analytics services to collect a wide range of user interaction data purportedly to improve their service, while presenting app users…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Feiyang Tang , Bjarte M. Østvold

Consumer product reviews are an invaluable source of data because they contain a wide range of information that could help requirement engineers to meet user needs. Recent studies have shown that tweets about software applications and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-01-29 Kamonphop Srisopha , Pooyan Behnamghader , Barry Boehm

Context: Mobile app reviews written by users on app stores or social media are significant resources for app developers.Analyzing app reviews have proved to be useful for many areas of software engineering (e.g., requirement engineering,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-04-08 Mohammad Abdul Hadi , Fatemeh H. Fard

Software architecture knowledge transfer is essential for software development, but related documentation is often incomplete or ambiguous, making oral explanations a common means. Our broader aim is to explore how such explanations might…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-03 Satrio Adi Rukmono , Filip Zamfirov , Lina Ochoa , Floris Pex , Michel Chaudron

Recommender systems play a vital role in helping users discover content in streaming services, but their effectiveness depends on users understanding why items are recommended. In this study, explanations were based solely on item features…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Juan Ahmad , Jonas Hellgren , Alan Said

App quality has been shown to be the most important indicator of app adoption. To assure quality, developers mainly use testing to find bugs in app and apply structural and GUI test coverage criteria. However, mobile apps have more…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-11-22 Danilo Dominguez Perez , Wei Le

In recent years, mobile accessibility has become an important trend with the goal of allowing all users the possibility of using any app without many limitations. User reviews include insights that are useful for app evolution. However,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-10-19 Eman Abdullah AlOmar , Wajdi Aljedaani , Murtaza Tamjeed , Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer , Yasmine N. Elglaly