MOBILESoft 2025 App Track
The 12th International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems (MOBILESoft 2025) introduces a new App Track.
The goal of this track is to showcase innovative mobile apps and discuss the latest trends in mobile app development. We invite developers, companies, and practitioners to present their recent work, share insights into modern development practices, and explore emerging technologies, frameworks, and paradigms that shape the future of mobile software engineering.
Scope and Topics
The App Track is designed to provide:
- Presentations of cutting-edge mobile apps across various domains
- discussions on future plans and visions related to mobile development by companies
- Insights into modern app development practices and methodologies
- explorations of the latest technologies, frameworks, and paradigms in mobile app development
- Sharing experiences on challenges and solutions in developing mobile apps
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: December 6th 2024 (AoE)
- Notification of Acceptance: January 17th 2025 (AoE)
- Camera-Ready Deadline: February 5th 2025 (AoE)
Contact Information
For any questions regarding the App Track, please contact the App Track Chairs:
- Jordan Samhi - [email protected]
Join us at MOBILESoft 2025 to share your experiences, showcase your innovative apps, and contribute to the future of mobile software engineering!
Tracks
Sun 27 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
Sun 27 Apr
Displayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
09:00 30mDay opening | Introduction Research Track Luciano Baresi Politecnico di Milano, Jacques Klein University of Luxembourg, Li Li Beihang University, Linghui Luo Amazon Web Services, Jordan Samhi University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg | ||
09:30 60mKeynote | Keynote: Mobile Application Testing with Large Language Models: Landscape and Vision Research Track Chunyang Chen TU Munich | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 30mTalk | Talk 1: Precisely Extracting Complex Variable Values from Android Apps Research Track Marc Miltenberger Fraunhofer SIT; ATHENE | ||
11:30 15mPaper | SEESAW: An Educational App for Smart Kiosks App Track Nearchos Paspallis University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus, Nicos Kasenides UCLan Cyprus, Natalie Evans Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit | ||
11:45 15mResearch paper | LLMs in Mobile Apps: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities Research Track Kimberly Hau University of Toronto, Safwat Hassan University of Toronto, Shurui Zhou University of Toronto | ||
12:00 15mResearch paper | AccessiblePreview: Facilitating the Implementation and Visualization of Accessibility in Mobile Applications Developed with SwiftUI Research Track Samuel Brasileiro dos Santos Neto Universidade Federal do Pernambuco, Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | ||
12:15 15mResearch paper | Breaking Barriers in Mobile Accessibility: A Study of LLM-Generated Native Android Interfaces Research Track Daniel Mesquita Federal University of Ceará, Ribamar Souza Federal University of Ceará, Isaac Santos Federal University of Ceará, Paulo Henrique Federal University of Ceará, Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Windson Viana Federal University of Ceará | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 30mTalk | Talk 2: On the Generation of Meaningful Test Cases for Mobile Apps Research Track Leonardo Mariani University of Milano-Bicocca | ||
14:30 15mResearch paper | Can you mimic me? Exploring the Use of Android Record & Replay Tools in Debugging Research Track Zihe Song University of Texas at Dallas, S M Hasan Mansur George Mason University, Ravishka Shemal Rathnasuriya University of Texas at Dallas, Yumna Fatima George Mason University, Wei Yang UT Dallas, Kevin Moran University of Central Florida, Wing Lam George Mason University | ||
14:45 15mResearch paper | Evaluating Taint Specification Generators for Identifying Taint Sources in Relation to Data Safety Section Research Track Hiroki Inayoshi Okayama University, Shoichi Saito Nagoya Institute of Technology, Akito Monden Okayama University File Attached | ||
15:00 15mResearch paper | On-Device Mobile Application Testing Research Track Inte Vleminckx University of Antwerp, Elif Parlak University of Antwerp, Onur Kilincceker University of Antwerp and Flanders Make vzw, Serge Demeyer University of Antwerp and Flanders Make vzw | ||
15:15 15mTalk | Talk 3: Conquering iOS PREQ Hurdles Research Track | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 15mResearch paper | EDATA: Energy Debugging And Testing for Android Research Track | ||
16:15 15mResearch paper | AndroWatts: Unpacking the Power Consumption of Mobile Device’s Components Research Track Edouard Guegain Greenspector, Remy Raes Inria / Univ. Lille, Noé Chachignot Inria / Univ. Lille, Clément Quinton University of Lille, Inria, Romain Rouvoy Univ. Lille / Inria / CNRS | ||
16:30 15mResearch paper | Toward Understanding and Detecting Battery Saver Issues in Android Apps Research Track | ||
16:45 15mResearch paper | Unlocking Mental Health: Exploring College Students' Well-being through Smartphone Behaviors Research Track Wei Xuan University of Southern California, Meghna Roy Chowdhury Purdue University, Yi Ding Purdue University, Yixue Zhao Freedom of Mind Pre-print | ||
17:00 15mOther | Open Discussion Research Track | ||
Accepted Papers
| Title | |
|---|---|
| SEESAW: An Educational App for Smart Kiosks App Track |
Call for Papers
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Innovative mobile app case study
- Adoption of new frameworks and development tools (how they integrate)
- cross-platform development strategies
- cross-language development strategies
- integration of emerging technologies (e.g., AI, AR/VR, IoT, etc.) in mobile apps
- user experience and user interface design advancements
- performance optimization techniques
- security and privacy considerations in app development
Submission Guidelines
We welcome submissions in the form of extended abstracts:
- Length: up to 2 pages (including references).
- Format: Submissions must conform to the IEEE conference proceedings template (title in 24pt font and full text in 10pt type, LaTeX users must use \documentclass[10pt,conference]{IEEEtran} without including the
compsocorcompsocconfoptions). Note that IEEE format is being used this year, whereas last year it was ACM format. Hence, the appearance will differ from year to year. - Anonymity: The App Track will employ a double-anonymous review process.
Submission Process
Submissions should be made electronically via the HOTCRP: https://mobilesoft2025-app.hotcrp.com
All submissions must be in PDF format.
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: December 6th 2024 (AoE)
- Notification of Acceptance: January 17th 2025 (AoE)
- Camera-Ready Deadline: February 5th 2025 (AoE)
Review Process
Submissions will be reviewed by members of the App Track Program Committee based on:
- Relevance: align with the track’s mobile app development and innovation focus
- Quality: clarity of presentation, depth of insights, and practical applicability
- Innovation: originality of the app or development approach
- Impact: potential influence on the mobile software engineering community
Presentation
Accepted submissions will be invited for a presentation during the App Track sessions at MOBILESoft 2025.
Presenters will have the opportunity to:
- demonstrate their apps live or via demos
- engage with conference attendees during Q&A sessions.
- network with industry professionals and researchers
Contact Information
For any questions regarding the App Track, please contact the App Track Chairs:
- Jordan Samhi - [email protected]
Join us at MOBILESoft 2025 to share your experiences, showcase your innovative apps, and contribute to the future of mobile software engineering!
Important Dates AoE (UTC-12h)
| Wed 5 Feb 2025 Camera Ready Deadline |
| Fri 17 Jan 2025 Author Notification Deadline |
| Fri 6 Dec 2024 Submission deadline |
Submission Link
Steven ArztCommittee Member
Fraunhofer SIT; ATHENE
Germany
Priyanka BoseCommittee Member
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pierre GrauxCommittee Member
University of Lille
France
Yanyan JiangCommittee Member
Nanjing University
China
Supriya LalCommittee Member
Yonghui LiuCommittee Member
Monash University
Australia
Marc MiltenbergerCommittee Member
Fraunhofer SIT; ATHENE
Germany
Kevin MoranCommittee Member
University of Central Florida
United States
Austin MordahlCommittee Member
University of Illinois Chicago
United States
Tiezhu SunCommittee Member
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Lili WeiCommittee Member
McGill University
Canada