Software and Sustainability (S2)

2025

A Roadmap for Integrating Sustainability into Software Engineering Education

Moreira, A., Lago, P., Heldal, R., Betz, S., Brooks, I., Capilla, R., Coroamǎ, V. C., Duboc, L., Fernandes, J. P., Leifler, O., Nguyen, N. T., Oyedeji, S., Penzenstadler, B., Peters, A. K., Porras, J. & Venters, C. C., Jun 2025, In: ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology. 34, 5, p. 1-27 27 p., 139.

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AI Techniques in the Microservices Life-Cycle: a Systematic Mapping Study

Moreschini, S., Pour, S., Lanese, I., Balouek, D., Bogner, J., Li, X., Pecorelli, F., Soldani, J., Truyen, E. & Taibi, D., Apr 2025, In: Computing. 107, 4, 100.

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The sustainability assessment framework toolkit: a decade of modeling experience

Lago, P., Condori Fernandez, N., Fatima, I., Funke, M. & Malavolta, I., Apr 2025, In: Software and Systems Modeling. 24, 2, p. 361-383 23 p., 111978.

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Exploring ethical values in software systems: A systematic literature review

Alidoosti, R., Lago, P., Razavian, M. & Tang, A., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 226, p. 1-26 26 p., 112430.

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Energize sustainability: EnSAF for sustainability aware, software intensive energy management systems

M.S., A., Lago, P., Devidas, A. R. & Ramesh, M. V., Feb 2025, In: Information and Software Technology. 178, p. 1-17 17 p., 107607.

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How do ML practitioners perceive explainability? An interview study of practices and challenges

Habiba, U.-E., Habib, M. K., Bogner, J., Fritzsch, J. & Wagner, S., Feb 2025, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 30, 1, 18.

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Resource Utilization of 2D SLAM Algorithms in ROS-Based Systems: an Empirical Evaluation

Hamer, E., Albonico, M. & Malavolta, I., 17 Jan 2025, In: Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society. 31, 1, p. 229-261 33 p.

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Software architecture-based self-adaptation in robotics

Alberts, E., Gerostathopoulos, I., Malavolta, I., Corbato, C. H. & Lago, P., Jan 2025, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 219, 112258.

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Empowering Sustainability: The Crucial Role of IoT-Enabled Distributed Learning Systems in Reducing Carbon Footprints

Anjana, M. S., Devidas, A. R. & Ramesh, M. V., 2025, In: IEEE Access. 13, p. 25872-25892 21 p.

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2024

How mature is requirements engineering for AI-based systems? A systematic mapping study on practices, challenges, and future research directions

Habiba, U. E., Haug, M., Bogner, J. & Wagner, S., Dec 2024, In: Requirements Engineering. 29, 4, p. 567-600 34 p.

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Who's that lady? — Applying open source intelligence in a history context

Dane, J. & Verhoef, C., Dec 2024, In: Endeavour. 48, 4, p. 1-40 40 p., 100967.

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Providing Guidance to Software Practitioners: A Framework for Creating Key Performance Indicators

Fatima, I., Funke, M. & Lago, P., Aug 2025, In: IEEE Software. 42, 4, p. 68-78 11 p.

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Development and Evaluation of a Reference Measurement Model for Assessing the Resource and Energy Efficiency of Software Products and Components—Green Software Measurement Model (GSMM)

Guldner, A., Bender, R., Calero, C., S. Fernando, G., Funke, M., Gröger, J., Hilty, L. M., Hörnschemeyer, J., Hoffmann, G.-D., Junger, D., Kennes, T., Kreten, S., Lago, P., Mai, F., Malavolta, I., Murach, J., Obergöker, K., Schmidt, B., Tarara, A. & De Veaugh-Geiss, J. P. & 4 others, Weber, S., Westing, M., Wohlgemuth, V. & Naumann, S., Jun 2024, In: Future Generation Computer Systems. 155, p. 402-418 17 p.

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Specifying features in terms of domain models: MuDForM method definition and case study

Deckers, R. & Lago, P., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Software. 36, 6, p. 1-34 34 p., e2623.

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Sustainability competencies and skills in software engineering: An industry perspective

Heldal, R., Nguyen, N. T., Moreira, A., Lago, P., Duboc, L., Betz, S., Coroamă, V. C., Penzenstadler, B., Porras, J., Capilla, R., Brooks, I., Oyedeji, S. & Venters, C. C., May 2024, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 211, p. 1-16 16 p., 111978.

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40 Years of Designing Code Comprehension Experiments: A Systematic Mapping Study

Wyrich, M., Bogner, J. & Wagner, S., Apr 2024, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 56, 4, p. 1-42 42 p., 106.

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An empirical study on the performance and energy costs of ads and analytics in mobile web apps

Petalotis, C., Krumpak, L., Floroiu, M. S., Ahmad, L. F., Athreya, S. & Malavolta, I., Feb 2024, In: Information and Software Technology. 166, p. 1-17 17 p., 107370.

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Mind the gap: gender, micro-inequities and barriers in software development

Guzmán, E., Fischer, R. A. L. & Kok, J., Feb 2024, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 29, p. 1-36 36 p., 17.

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Monitoring tools for DevOps and microservices: A systematic grey literature review

Giamattei, L., Guerriero, A., Pietrantuono, R., Russo, S., Malavolta, I., Islam, T., Dînga, M., Koziolek, A., Singh, S., Armbruster, M., Gutierrez-Martinez, J. M., Caro-Alvaro, S., Rodriguez, D., Weber, S., Henss, J., Vogelin, E. F. & Panojo, F. S., Feb 2024, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 208, p. 1-24 24 p., 111906.

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The best ends by the best means: ethical concerns in app reviews

Tjikhoeri, N., Olson, L. & Guzmán, E., 2024, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 29, 6, p. 1-30 30 p., 138.

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2023

Threats to validity in software engineering research: A critical reflection

Verdecchia, R., Engström, E., Lago, P., Runeson, P. & Song, Q., Dec 2023, In: Information and Software Technology. 164, p. 1-4 4 p., 107329.

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Computation offloading for ground robotic systems communicating over WiFi – an empirical exploration on performance and energy trade-offs

Ðorđević, M., Albonico, M., Lewis, G. A., Malavolta, I. & Lago, P., Nov 2023, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 28, 6, p. 1-61 61 p., 140.

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Modeling Waymo's Shared Autonomous Vehicle Service in Phoenix Using e3value

Rosa, J. N., Pereira, A. R., Santoro, F., Gordijn, J. & da Silva, M. M., Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Transport Development and Integration. 7, 3, p. 153-165 13 p.

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JavaScript Dead Code Identification, Elimination, and Empirical Assessment

Malavolta, I., Nirghin, K., Scoccia, G. L., Romano, S., Lombardi, S., Scanniello, G. & Lago, P., Jul 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 49, 7, p. 3692-3714 23 p.

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Reference architectures modelling and compliance checking

Bucaioni, A., Di Salle, A., Iovino, L., Malavolta, I. & Pelliccione, P., Jun 2023, In: Software and Systems Modeling. 22, 3, p. 891-917 27 p.

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Self-Adaptation in Industry: A Survey

Weyns, D., Gerostathopoulos, I., Abbas, N., Andersson, J., Biffl, S., Brada, P., Bures, T., Di Salle, A., Galster, M., Lago, P., Lewis, G., Litoiu, M., Musil, A., Musil, J., Patros, P. & Pelliccione, P., Jun 2023, In: ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 18, 2, p. 1-44 44 p., 5.

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Tales of Hybrid Teaching in Software Engineering: Lessons Learned and Guidelines

Verdecchia, R. & Lago, P., Jun 2023, In: IEEE Transactions on Education. 66, 3, p. 234-243 10 p.

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Collaborative Model-Driven Software Engineering — A systematic survey of practices and needs in industry

David, I., Aslam, K., Malavolta, I. & Lago, P., May 2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 199, p. 1-19 19 p., 111626.

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Many-objective optimization of non-functional attributes based on refactoring of software models

Cortellessa, V., Pompeo, D. D., Stoico, V. & Tucci, M., May 2023, In: Information and Software Technology. 157, 107159.

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Guidelines to derive an e³value business model from a BPMN process model: an experiment on real-world scenarios

Torres, I. D. S., Fantinato, M., Branco, G. M. & Gordijn, J., Apr 2023, In: Software and Systems Modeling. 22, 2, p. 599-618 20 p.

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Optimize along the way: An industrial case study on web performance

van Riet, J., Malavolta, I. & Ghaleb, T. A., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 198, p. 1-24 24 p., 111593.

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The vision of on-demand architectural knowledge systems as a decision-making companion

Razavian, M., Paech, B. & Tang, A., Apr 2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 198, p. 1-23 23 p., 111560.

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Software engineering research on the Robot Operating System: A systematic mapping study

Albonico, M., Đorđević, M., Hamer, E. & Malavolta, I., Mar 2023, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 197, p. 1-28 28 p., 111574.

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Blended modeling in commercial and open-source model-driven software engineering tools: A systematic study

David, I., Latifaj, M., Pietron, J., Zhang, W., Ciccozzi, F., Malavolta, I., Raschke, A., Steghöfer, J. P. & Hebig, R., Feb 2023, In: Software and Systems Modeling. 22, 1, p. 415-447 33 p.

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A Systematic Review of Green AI

Verdecchia, R., Sallou, J. & Cruz, L., 2023, (Submitted) In: WIREs Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.

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Cross-Platform Real-Time Collaborative Modeling: An Architecture and a Prototype Implementation via EMF.Cloud

Aslam, K., Chen, Y., Butt, M. & Malavolta, I., 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 49241-49260 20 p.

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2022

A fine-grained data set and analysis of tangling in bug fixing commits

Herbold, S., Trautsch, A., Ledel, B., Aghamohammadi, A., Ghaleb, T. A., Chahal, K. K., Bossenmaier, T., Nagaria, B., Makedonski, P., Ahmadabadi, M. N., Szabados, K., Spieker, H., Madeja, M., Hoy, N., Lenarduzzi, V., Wang, S., Rodríguez-Pérez, G., Colomo-Palacios, R., Verdecchia, R. & Singh, P. & 28 others, Qin, Y., Chakroborti, D., Davis, W., Walunj, V., Wu, H., Marcilio, D., Alam, O., Aldaeej, A., Amit, I., Turhan, B., Eismann, S., Wickert, A. K., Malavolta, I., Sulír, M., Fard, F., Henley, A. Z., Kourtzanidis, S., Tuzun, E., Treude, C., Shamasbi, S. M., Pashchenko, I., Wyrich, M., Davis, J., Serebrenik, A., Albrecht, E., Aktas, E. U., Strüber, D. & Erbel, J., Nov 2022, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 27, p. 1-49 49 p., 125.

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Systematic literature review of domain-oriented specification techniques

Deckers, R. & Lago, P., Oct 2022, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 192, p. 1-18 18 p., 111415.

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Computational Techniques Enabling the Perception of Virtual Images Exclusive to the Retinal Afterimage

de Jong, S. & van der Veer, G., Sept 2022, In: Big Data and Cognitive Computing. 6, 3, p. 1-21 21 p., 97.

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The future of sustainable digital infrastructures: A landscape of solutions, adoption factors, impediments, open problems, and scenarios

Verdecchia, R., Lago, P. & de Vries, C., Sept 2022, In: Sustainable Computing : Informatics and Systems (SUSCOM). 35, p. 1-20 20 p., 100767.

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The state of the art in measurement-based experiments on the mobile web

de Munk, O., Scoccia, G. L. & Malavolta, I., Sept 2022, In: Information and Software Technology. 149, p. 1-23 23 p., 106944.

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An evaluation of the effectiveness of personalization and self-adaptation for e-Health apps

Grua, E. M., De Sanctis, M., Malavolta, I., Hoogendoorn, M. & Lago, P., Jun 2022, In: Information and Software Technology. 146, p. 1-17 17 p., 106841.

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Software Model Refactoring Driven by Performance Antipattern Detection

Cortellessa, V., Di Pompeo, D., Stoico, V. & Tucci, M., Mar 2022, In: Performance Evaluation Review. 49, 4, p. 53-58 6 p.

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Empirical evaluation of an architectural technical debt index in the context of the Apache and ONAP ecosystems

Verdecchia, R., Malavolta, I., Lago, P. & Ozkaya, I., 7 Feb 2022, In: PeerJ Computer Science. 8, p. 1-45 45 p., e833.

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Model-driven engineering for mobile robotic systems: a systematic mapping study

Casalaro, G. L., Cattivera, G., Ciccozzi, F., Malavolta, I., Wortmann, A. & Pelliccione, P., Feb 2022, In: Software and Systems Modeling. 21, 1, p. 19-49 31 p.

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Mining and relating design contexts and design patterns from Stack Overflow

Wijerathna, L., Aleti, A., Bi, T. & Tang, A., Jan 2022, In: Empirical Software Engineering. 27, 1, p. 1-53 53 p., 8.

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2021

Software engineering techniques for statically analyzing mobile apps: research trends, characteristics, and potential for industrial adoption

Autili, M., Malavolta, I., Perucci, A., Scoccia, G. L. & Verdecchia, R., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Internet Services and Applications. 12, p. 1-60 60 p., 3.

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Architecture information communication in two OSS projects: The why, who, when, and what

Bi, T., Ding, W., Liang, P. & Tang, A., 1 Nov 2021, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 181, 111035.

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Green IT and Green Software

Verdecchia, R., Lago, P., Ebert, C. & De Vries, C., Nov 2021, In: IEEE Software. 38, 6, p. 7-15 9 p.

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Targeting uncertainty in smart CPS by confidence-based logic

Bureš, T., Hnětynka, P., Plášil, F., Škoda, D., Kofroň, J., Al Ali, R. & Gerostathopoulos, I., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 181, p. 1-15 15 p., 111065.

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