CHASE 2023
Sun 14 - Mon 15 May 2023 Melbourne, Australia
co-located with ICSE 2023

Technology plays a crucial role in people’s lives. However, software engineering discriminates against individuals from underrepresented groups in several ways, either through algorithms that produce biased outcomes or for the lack of diversity and inclusion in software development environments and academic courses focused on technology. This reality contradicts the history of software engineering, which is filled with outstanding scientists who changed the world with their contributions to the field. Ada Lovelace, Alan Turing, and Clarence Ellis are only some individuals who made significant breakthroughs in the area and belonged to the population that is so underrepresented in undergraduate courses and the software industry. Previous research discusses that women, LGBTQIA+ people, and non-white individuals are examples of students who often feel unwelcome and ostracized in software engineering. However, do they know about the remarkable scientists that came before them and that share similarities with them? Can we use their examples to motivate these students to continue pursuing a career in software engineering? In this study, we present the preliminary results of a survey with 128 undergraduate students about this topic. Our results demonstrate that students’ knowledge of computer scientists from underrepresented groups is limited. This opens up opportunities for investigations on fostering diversity in software engineering courses using techniques based on the history of computer science.

Mon 15 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

13:45 - 15:15
Diversity and Inclusion in Software EngineeringResearch Track at Meeting Room 103
13:45
20m
Talk
Investigating the Perceived Impact of Maternity on Software Engineering: a Women’s PerspectiveFull Paper
Research Track
Larissa Soares Universidade Federal da Bahia, Edna Dias Canedo University of Brasilia (UnB), Claudia Pinto Pereira State University of Feira de Santana, Carla Bezerra Federal University of Ceará, Fabiana Freitas Mendes University of Brasilia (UnB)
Pre-print
14:05
20m
Talk
The State of Diversity and Inclusion in Apache: A Pulse CheckFull Paper
Research Track
Zixuan Feng Oregon State University, Mariam Guizani Oregon State University, Marco Gerosa Northern Arizona University, Anita Sarma Oregon State University
Pre-print
14:25
20m
Talk
Diversity in Software Engineering: A Survey about Computer Scientists from Underrepresented GroupsNIER paper
Research Track
Ronnie de Souza Santos Cape Breton University, Brody Stuart-Verner Cape Breton University, Cleyton V. C. de Magalhães Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR)
Pre-print
14:45
20m
Talk
LGBTQIA+ (In)Visibility in Computer Science and Software Engineering EducationNIER paper
Research Track
Ronnie de Souza Santos Cape Breton University, Brody Stuart-Verner Cape Breton University, Cleyton V. C. de Magalhães Recife Center for Advanced Studies and Systems (CESAR)
Pre-print