CHASE 2025
Sun 27 - Mon 28 April 2025 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
co-located with ICSE 2025

This program is tentative and subject to change.

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to increase and evolve, including in software engineering (SE). This integration sometimes involves processes traditionally entrusted to humans, such as coding. However, the impact on socio-technical processes like code review remains underexplored. In this interview-based study (20 interviewees), we investigate how software engineers perceive and engage with Large Language Model (LLM)-assisted code reviews compared to peer-led reviews. In this inherently human-centric process, we aim to understand how software engineers navigate the introduction of AI into collaborative workflows. We found that engagement in code review is multi-dimensional, spanning cognitive, emotional, and behavioral dimensions. The introduction of LLM-assisted review impacts some of these attributes. For example, there is less need for emotional regulation and coping mechanisms when dealing with an LLM compared to peers. However, the cognitive load sometimes is higher in dealing with LLM-generated feedback due to its excessive details. Software engineers use a similar sense-making process to evaluate and adopt feedback suggestions from their peers and the LLM. However, the LLM feedback adoption is constrained by trust and lack of context in the review. Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of how AI tools are impacting SE socio-technical processes and provide insights into the future of AI-human collaboration in SE practices.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Sun 27 Apr

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09:00 - 10:30
Day 1 Opening / Human Aspects and Machine Learning SessionResearch Track at 210
Chair(s): Rashina Hoda Monash University, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University, Giuseppe Destefanis Brunel University London
09:00
30m
Talk
Day 1 Opening
Research Track
Rashina Hoda Monash University, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University
09:30
15m
Talk
Unpacking Organizational Change in AI Transformations of Software Engineering
Research Track
Theocharis Tavantzis Gothenburg University, Robert Feldt Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
09:45
15m
Talk
Human and Machine: How Software Engineers Perceive and Engage with AI-Assisted Code Reviews Compared to Their Peers
Research Track
Adam Alami University of Southern Denmark, Neil Ernst University of Victoria
10:00
15m
Talk
Will You Trust Me More Than ChatGPT? Evaluating LLM-Generated Code Feedback for Mock Technical Interviews
Research Track
Swanand Vaishampayan Virginia Tech, Chris Brown Virginia Tech
10:15
15m
Talk
Human-Machine Teaming and Team Effectiveness in AI tools for Software Engineering
Research Track
Irum Rauf The Open University, UK, Helen Sharp The Open University, Tamara Lopez The Open University, Michel Wermelinger The Open University
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