Methodology for the Research Conducted

This chapter describes and discusses a combination of research methodologies (e.g., experimental, theoretical, and systems design) used in this research, allowing us to eliminate as much as possible every limitation that can be encountered with the individual methods themselves. For example, experimental research methodology has a limitation because the experiments are performed mainly in a controlled environment and might not reflect properly some practices performed ‘in the wild'. But combining this with some survey and prototype (system's) design reduced such limitations. The knowledge gained from carrying out preliminary experimentation is used in the next chapter to design and model the Hybrid-AutoML system.