EASE 2026
Tue 9 - Fri 12 June 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom
Fri 12 Jun 2026 11:22 - 11:44 at JMS 529 - Session I

Empathy has been discussed as a relevant human capability in software engineering, particularly in activities that require understanding users, stakeholders, and the societal implications of technological systems. This relevance becomes more pronounced in the context of artificial intelligence, where software increasingly participates in decisions that affect diverse individuals and communities. However, limited guidance exists on how empathy can be integrated into technical software engineering education in ways that connect with the development of AI enabled systems. This study investigates teaching practices that educators use to incorporate empathy into software engineering courses. Using qualitative analysis of educator reported practices, we identified five categories through which empathy is operationalized within technical coursework: societal framing of AI systems, fairness and accessibility considerations in design and evaluation, representation of diverse users, stakeholder role awareness and responsibility, and structured reflection and feedback during development processes. The findings indicate that empathy can be embedded within core development activities rather than taught as a separate topic, enabling students to reason about bias, accessibility, accountability, and the societal consequences of AI technologies. These results contribute a structured view of how empathy oriented practices can be incorporated into software engineering education to support the preparation of students who will develop AI enabled systems.

Fri 12 Jun

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09:00 - 17:00
Session ILEARNER at JMS 529
09:00
10m
Day opening
LEARNER 2026 Opening
LEARNER
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València
09:10
60m
Keynote
Keynote: From Human Cognition to Human–AI Collaboration: Rethinking Software Engineering Education in the Age of Agentic AI
LEARNER
Gül Calikli University of Glasgow
10:10
22m
Talk
Comprehension Debt in GenAI-Assisted Software Engineering Projects
LEARNER
A: Muhammad Ovais Ahmad Karlstad University
10:30
30m
Break
Break
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11:00
22m
Talk
How Do Software Engineering Students Use Generative AI in Real-World Capstone Projects? An Empirical Baseline StudyBest Paper
LEARNER
A: Michael Mircea , A: Elisa Schmid Leibniz Universität Hannover, A: Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, A: Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
11:22
22m
Talk
Teaching Empathy in Software Engineering Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
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A: Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, A: Cleyton Magalhaes Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, A: Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL), A: Mairieli Wessel Radboud University, A: Ann Barcomb Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, A: Sherlock A. Licorish University of Otago, A: Brody Stuart-Verner University of Calgary, A: Italo Santos University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
11:44
22m
Talk
LVing: A Graph-Based Visualization Tool for Teaching Rust Memory Safety
LEARNER
A: Mark Solis Texas A&M University-San Antonio, A: Young Lee Texas A & M University - San Antonio
12:06
22m
Talk
QubitQuest: Learning Quantum Computing through Mini-Games
LEARNER
A: Bella Hill , A: Miguel Ehécatl Morales Trujillo University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
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13:30
22m
Talk
Can Code Evaluation Metrics Detect Code Plagiarism?
LEARNER
A: Fahad Ebrahim The University of Warwick, A: Mike Joy University of Warwick
13:52
22m
Talk
Stimulating Soft Skill Development to Enhance Group Performance in Software Engineering
LEARNER
A: Kelian Schekkerman , A: Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
14:14
22m
Talk
A systematic approach for testing in the training and qualification of (software) architects: An experience report from industrial practitioners
LEARNER
A: Raymund Tump , A: Frances Paulisch Siemens Healthineers
14:36
24m
Day closing
LEARNER 2026 Closing
LEARNER
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València