EASE 2025
Tue 17 - Fri 20 June 2025 Istanbul, Turkey
Wed 18 Jun 2025 14:15 - 14:30 at Glass Room - Human Factors in Software Engineering Chair(s): Viktoria Stray

Adaptive User Interfaces (AUI) play a crucial role in modern software applications by dynamically adjusting interface elements to accommodate users’ diverse and evolving needs. However, existing adaptation strategies often lack real-time responsiveness. Reinforcement Learning (RL) has emerged as a promising approach for addressing complex, sequential adaptation challenges, enabling adaptive systems to learn optimal policies based on previous adaptation experiences. Although RL has been applied to AUIs,integrating RL agents effectively within user interactions remains a challenge. In this paper, we enhance a RL-based Adaptive User Interface adaption framework by incorporating personalized human feedback directly into the leaning process. Unlike prior approaches that rely on a single pre-trained RL model, our approach trains a unique RL agent for each user, allowing individuals to actively shape their personal RL agent’s policy, potentially leading to more personalized and responsive UI adaptations. To evaluate this approach, we conducted an empirical study to assess the impact of integrating human feedback into the RL-based Adaptive User Interface adaption framework and its effect on User Experience (UX). The study involved 33 participants interacting with AUIs incorporating human feedback and non-adaptive user interfaces in two domains: an e-learning platform and a trip-planning application. The results suggest that incorporating human feedback into RL-driven adaptations significantly enhances UX, offering promising directions for advancing adaptive capabilities and user-centered design in AUIs.

Wed 18 Jun

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13:30 - 15:00
13:30
15m
Paper
Exploring turnover, retention and growth in an OSS Ecosystem
Learnings/Reflections of Evaluation and Assessment projects in Software Engineering
Tien Rahayu Tulili University of Groningen, Ayushi Rastogi University of Groningen, The Netherlands, Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
Pre-print
13:45
15m
Talk
From Questions to Insights: Exploring XAI Challenges Reported on Stack Overflow Questions
Research Papers
Saumendu Roy University of Saskatchewan, Saikat Mondal University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan
Pre-print
14:00
15m
Talk
How Do Communities of ML-Enabled Systems Smell? A Cross-Sectional Study on the Prevalence of Community Smells
Research Papers
Giusy Annunziata University of Salerno, Stefano Lambiase University of Salerno, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno, Gemma Catolino University of Salerno, Filomena Ferrucci Università di Salerno
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Paper
Integrating Human Feedback into a Reinforcement Learning-Based Framework for Adaptive User Interfaces
Learnings/Reflections of Evaluation and Assessment projects in Software Engineering
Daniel Gaspar Figueiredo Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain, Marta Fernández-Diego Universitat Politècnica de València, Silvia Abrahão Universitat Politècnica de València, Emilio Insfran Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Pre-print
14:30
10m
Talk
MBSR at Work: Perspectives from an Instructor and Software Developers
Industry Papers
Simone Romano University of Salerno, Alberto Conforti University of Torino, Gloria Guidetti University of Torino, Sara Viotti University of Torino, Rachele Ceschin Nuovo Centro Clinico, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
14:40
15m
Talk
Modeling Communication Perception in Development Teams Using Monte Carlo Methods
Research Papers
Marc Herrmann Leibniz University Hannover, Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jil Klünder University of Applied Sciences | FHDW Hannover
Pre-print
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