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most citedPeaTMOSS: A Dataset and Initial Analysis of Pre-Trained Models in Open-Source Software

1 citations · 1 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cs.SE2026

An Empirical Investigation of Pre-Trained Deep Learning Model Reuse in the Scientific Process

Nicholas M. Synovic, Karolina Ryzka, Alessandra V. Vellucci Solari +3

Deep learning has achieved recognition for its impact within natural sciences, yet the prohibitive financial and technical cost of training models from scratch inhibit adoption. Fo…

cs.SE2025

Process-based Indicators of Vulnerability Re-Introducing Code Changes: An Exploratory Case Study

Samiha Shimmi, Nicholas M. Synovic, Mona Rahimi +1

Software vulnerabilities often persist or re-emerge even after being fixed, revealing the complex interplay between code evolution and socio-technical factors. While source code me…

cs.SE2024

What do we know about Hugging Face? A systematic literature review and quantitative validation of qualitative claims

Jason Jones, Wenxin Jiang, Nicholas Synovic +2

Background: Collaborative Software Package Registries (SPRs) are an integral part of the software supply chain. Much engineering work synthesizes SPR package into applications. Pri…

cs.SE2024

Reusing Deep Learning Models: Challenges and Directions in Software Engineering

James C. Davis, Purvish Jajal, Wenxin Jiang +3

Deep neural networks (DNNs) achieve state-of-the-art performance in many areas, including computer vision, system configuration, and question-answering. However, DNNs are expensive…

cs.SE20241 cited

PeaTMOSS: A Dataset and Initial Analysis of Pre-Trained Models in Open-Source Software

Wenxin Jiang, Jerin Yasmin, Jason Jones +6

The development and training of deep learning models have become increasingly costly and complex. Consequently, software engineers are adopting pre-trained models (PTMs) for their…

cs.CV2023

An automated approach for improving the inference latency and energy efficiency of pretrained CNNs by removing irrelevant pixels with focused convolutions

Caleb Tung, Nicholas Eliopoulos, Purvish Jajal +7

Computer vision often uses highly accurate Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), but these deep learning models are associated with ever-increasing energy and computation requireme…