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http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33430| Title: | Understanding the search space: Investigations into the nature of software modularisation |
| Authors: | Mann, Ashley J. |
| Advisors: | Swift. S Arzoky, M |
| Keywords: | Software Modularisation;Search-based Software Engineering;Heuristic Search;Data Clustering;Spectral Clustering |
| Issue Date: | 2026 |
| Publisher: | Brunel University London |
| Abstract: | A relationship exists between the functionality of software systems and their complex-ity. As the number of features implemented increases, the systems complexity also grows, accompanied by the expansion of the number of artefacts and their intricate in-terrelationships [1]. |
| Description: | This thesis was submitted for the award of Doctor of Philosophy and was awarded by Brunel University London |
| URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/33430 |
| Appears in Collections: | Computer Science Department of Computer Science Research Papers |
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