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International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management (IJISCM)

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  • Improving Software Modularity Using Many-Objective NSGA-III Algorithm by Utilising Many Quality Parameters   Order a copy of this article
    by Naveen Sharma, Randeep Singh, Amit Rathee 
    Abstract: Software modularity aims to ensure high cohesion within modules and low coupling between them. However, prolonged maintenance often leads to modular degradation and increased system complexity. To address this, software re-modularisation is employed, though it remains a challenging task due to conflicting design objectives. This paper presents a novel re-modularisation approach that relocates classes to more appropriate modules using eight carefully formulated design quality criteria, ensuring both structural improvement and semantic preservation. A many-objective metaheuristic, NSGA-III, is applied to optimise these criteria via move class refactoring. The approach is evaluated on seven open-source software systems, demonstrating significant improvements in modular quality with minimal structural changes. Furthermore, the re-modularisation problem is formulated and assessed under single-objective, multi-objective, and many-objective scenarios using Bunch-GA, NSGA-II, and MOEA/D, respectively. The empirical results of the proposed technique proves effective and practical, particularly in maintenance contexts where full re-modularisation is cost- and/or time-prohibitive.
    Keywords: Software re-modularisation; Search-based Software Engineering (SBSE); Many-objective optimisation; Semantic Coherence; Maintenance effort; NSGA-III; Cohesion; and Coupling.
    DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2025.10074065
     

 

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