Fabio Palomba

The Scent of a Smell: An Extensive Comparison Between Textual and Structural Smells

2017 · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering

Code smells are symptoms of poor design or implementation choices that have a negative effect on several aspects of software maintenance and evolution, such as program comprehension or change- and fault-proneness. This is why researchers …

The Quantum Frontier of Software Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study

2023 · arXiv (Cornell University)

Context. Quantum computing is becoming a reality, and quantum software engineering (QSE) is emerging as a new discipline to enable developers to design and develop quantum programs. Objective. This paper presents a systematic mapping study …

Toward a Secure Educational Metaverse: A Tale of Blockchain Design for Educational Environments

2023

In the era of social distancing, distance learning represents a crucial educational challenge. Several 2D information technologies have been provided, yet these share multiple limitations and have negative social, educational, and psychological implications for learners. …

Security Testing in The Wild: An Interview Study

2023

Modern software systems are increasingly complex and the risk of falling into security concerns is high if these systems are not developed with a proper security mindset. Despite the empirical studies and security-oriented approaches proposed …