Following the thesis defense session with Dr. Abdolahzadeh, Dr. Ramsin, Dr. Araban and Dr. Paydar on the 15th of November, Ms. Bahareh Bafandeh’s thesis defense (Ph.D.): “A New Method to Mine Design Patterns and Bad Smells from the Source Code” has been approved. We would like to congratulate Ms. Bahareh Bafandeh and wish her success in the future.