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    AI Powered Integrated Code Repository Analyzer for Efficient Developer Workflow
    (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025) Akalanka, I; Silva, S.D; Ganeshalingam, M; Abeykoon, A; Wijendra, D; Krishara, J
    Transitioning between new and legacy codebases in diverse project environments poses significant challenges for developers, especially with traditional Knowledge Transfer (KT) methods, which are often resource intensive and prone to obsolescence. These limitations hinder the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), particularly in fast-paced industrial settings. This research introduces an AI-driven automation solution that leverages large language models (LLMs) and advanced artificial intelligence technologies to address critical gaps in technical knowledge transfer, with a focus on modern software frameworks. The proposed system reduces development costs, improves team performance, and accelerates adaptation to complex codebases. Key features include a documentation generation tool that cuts manual effort by up to 90%, with an average generation time of 6.8 minutes. Additionally, a virtual knowledge transfer assistant enhances onboarding efficiency, potentially reducing senior developer involvement by 50-60%. The system also includes an automated diagram generator that achieves 97% validation accuracy and a code smell detection tool with 71% accuracy, resulting in better code quality assessments. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of AI-driven automation in improving developer productivity, streamlining onboarding processes, and optimizing software development workflow
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    Cognitive Complexity Applied to Software Development: An Automated Procedure to Reduce the Comprehension Effort
    (Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung, 2023-05) Wijendra, D.R; Hewagamage, K.P
    The cognitive complexity of a software application determines the amount of human effort required to comprehend its internal logic, which results in a subjective measurement. The quantification process of the cognitive complexity as a metric is problematic since the factors representing the computation do not represent the exact human cognition. Therefore, the determination of cognitive complexity requires expansion beyond its quantification. The human comprehension effort related with a software application is associated with each phase of its development process. Correct requirements identification and accurate logical diagram generation prior to code implementation can lead to proper logical identification of software applications. Moreover, human comprehension is essential for software maintenance. Defect identification, correction and handling of code quality issues cannot be maintained without good comprehension. Therefore, cognitive complexity can be effectively applied to demonstrate human understandability inside the respective phases of requirements analysis, design, defect tracking, and code quality optimization. This study involved automation of the above-mentioned phases to reduce the manual human cognitive load and reduce cognitive complexity. It was found that the proposed system could enhance the average accuracy of requirements analysis and class diagram generation by 14.44% and 9.89% average accuracy incrementation through defect tracking and code quality issues compared to manual procedures.