{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4415246119","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3","title":"A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Framework with Metaheuristic Optimization for Accurate Software Effort Estimation","display_name":"A Novel Hybrid Deep Learning Framework with Metaheuristic Optimization for Accurate Software Effort Estimation","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-10-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4415246119","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210174798","display_name":"SN Computer Science","issn_l":"2661-8907","issn":["2661-8907","2662-995X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319965","host_organization_name":"Springer Nature","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"SN Computer Science","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5120023554","display_name":"Mahesh Badana","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Mahesh Badana","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ANITS, Vishakhapatnam, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, ANITS, Vishakhapatnam, India","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007677974","display_name":"Balendra Kumar","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I145286018","display_name":"SRM Institute of Science and Technology","ror":"https://ror.org/050113w36","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I145286018"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"B. Kiran Kumar","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Computing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Computing, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I145286018"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5114197060","display_name":"M. Rekha Sundari","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210125896","display_name":"Naval Science & Technological Laboratory","ror":"https://ror.org/02szjr188","country_code":"IN","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I1340206300","https://openalex.org/I4210125896","https://openalex.org/I4210150591"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"M. Rekha Sundari","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Technology, ANITS, Vishakhapatnam, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Technology, ANITS, Vishakhapatnam, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210125896"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013229696","display_name":"P. Ramya","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210156205","display_name":"Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam","ror":"https://ror.org/05v3hkt95","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210156205"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"P. Ramya","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Information Engineering and Computational Technology, MVGR College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Information Engineering and Computational Technology, MVGR College of Engineering, Vishakhapatnam, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210156205"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5112200517","display_name":"G. S. V. Radha Krishna Rao","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210145126","display_name":"Aditya Birla (India)","ror":"https://ror.org/03pztks36","country_code":"IN","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210145126"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"G. Sanjiv Rao","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of AIML, Aditya University, Surampalem, India"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of AIML, Aditya University, Surampalem, India","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210145126"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5120023554"],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":{"value":2290,"currency":"EUR","value_usd":2890},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.3527,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.94275245,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"6","issue":"8","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10260","display_name":"Software Engineering Research","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12423","display_name":"Software Reliability and Analysis Research","score":0.9991000294685364,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1712","display_name":"Software"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10430","display_name":"Software Engineering Techniques and Practices","score":0.996999979019165,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software","display_name":"Software","score":0.5843999981880188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/feature-selection","display_name":"Feature selection","score":0.4767000079154968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/metaheuristic","display_name":"Metaheuristic","score":0.4424000084400177},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/timeline","display_name":"Timeline","score":0.44209998846054077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/selection","display_name":"Selection (genetic algorithm)","score":0.4343000054359436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/deep-learning","display_name":"Deep learning","score":0.4334000051021576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/resource","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","score":0.40959998965263367},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/feature","display_name":"Feature (linguistics)","score":0.3986999988555908}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.701200008392334},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777904410","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7397","display_name":"Software","level":2,"score":0.5843999981880188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.5533000230789185},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.5259000062942505},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C124101348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172491","display_name":"Data mining","level":1,"score":0.49230000376701355},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148483581","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q446488","display_name":"Feature selection","level":2,"score":0.4767000079154968},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C109718341","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1385229","display_name":"Metaheuristic","level":2,"score":0.4424000084400177},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C4438859","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186117","display_name":"Timeline","level":2,"score":0.44209998846054077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C81917197","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628760","display_name":"Selection (genetic algorithm)","level":2,"score":0.4343000054359436},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108583219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q197536","display_name":"Deep learning","level":2,"score":0.4334000051021576},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206345919","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20380951","display_name":"Resource (disambiguation)","level":2,"score":0.40959998965263367},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776401178","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12050496","display_name":"Feature (linguistics)","level":2,"score":0.3986999988555908},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C96250715","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965330","display_name":"Estimation","level":2,"score":0.3869999945163727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198531522","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485146","display_name":"Sample (material)","level":2,"score":0.37689998745918274},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.35519999265670776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C529173508","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q638608","display_name":"Software development","level":3,"score":0.3456000089645386},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71134354","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458825","display_name":"Kernel density estimation","level":3,"score":0.32170000672340393},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C180152950","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2904257","display_name":"Software development process","level":4,"score":0.31189998984336853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50644808","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192776","display_name":"Artificial neural network","level":2,"score":0.28299999237060547},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93959086","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6888345","display_name":"Model selection","level":2,"score":0.2770000100135803},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2984968299","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1077784","display_name":"Software tool","level":3,"score":0.2750999927520752},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781002164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6822311","display_name":"Meta learning (computer science)","level":3,"score":0.26980000734329224},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.26249998807907104}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-025-04459-3","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210174798","display_name":"SN Computer Science","issn_l":"2661-8907","issn":["2661-8907","2662-995X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319965","host_organization_name":"Springer Nature","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319965"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Springer Nature"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"SN Computer Science","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":26,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2515624622","https://openalex.org/W2616916909","https://openalex.org/W2770963638","https://openalex.org/W2777225668","https://openalex.org/W2787337551","https://openalex.org/W2793921910","https://openalex.org/W2809631772","https://openalex.org/W2891188709","https://openalex.org/W2895586036","https://openalex.org/W2896671475","https://openalex.org/W2900832447","https://openalex.org/W2915649569","https://openalex.org/W2953734725","https://openalex.org/W2956173539","https://openalex.org/W2957974561","https://openalex.org/W2963562762","https://openalex.org/W2963640412","https://openalex.org/W2965847602","https://openalex.org/W2969580338","https://openalex.org/W2971706201","https://openalex.org/W2976560662","https://openalex.org/W3009870161","https://openalex.org/W3031958474","https://openalex.org/W3049585767","https://openalex.org/W3098910265","https://openalex.org/W3144371012"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":null,"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-03-24T08:02:53.985720","created_date":"2025-10-16T00:00:00"}