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AI and Technical Debt: Friend or Foe?
This program is tentative and subject to change.
As AI becomes an increasingly pervasive force in modern software development, it is reshaping how systems are created, reviewed, and evolved across the software lifecycle. At the same time, technical debt remains an inescapable reality, weighing on maintenance effort, change velocity, and system reliability. This keynote focuses on the intersection where these two forces meet and the questions it raises for both researchers and practitioners: What happens when AI and technical debt intersect? Will they be friends – or will they turn into foes? This keynote will explore these questions, highlighting empirical findings, existing challenges, and future directions at the exciting intersection of technical debt and AI4SE.
This program is tentative and subject to change.
Sun 12 AprDisplayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change
Sun 12 Apr
Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change
09:00 - 10:30 | Gilberto GilTechDebt Program / Technical Papers at Oceania VII Chair(s): Rodrigo Spinola Virginia Commonwealth University | ||
09:00 5mDay opening | Welcome to TechDebt 2026 TechDebt Program A: Rodrigo Spinola Virginia Commonwealth University, A: Carolyn Seaman University of Maryland Baltimore County, A: Jeffrey C. Carver University of Alabama | ||
09:05 65mKeynote | AI and Technical Debt: Friend or Foe? TechDebt Program | ||
10:10 20mTalk | Investigating Technical Debt Types, Issues, and Solutions in Serverless Computing Technical Papers Hasini Sumalee Perera University of Saskatchewan, Zadia Codabux University of Saskatchewan, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno File Attached | ||
