To Vibe Research or Not to Vibe Research? Generative AI in Qualitative Research (VibeX 2026 - - 1st International Workshop on Vibe Coding and Vibe Researching) - EASE 2026

Tue 9 - Fri 12 June 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom

Who

Katja Karhu, Kari Smolander, Jussi Kasurinen

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When

Fri 12 Jun 2026 12:05 - 12:20 at JMS 629 - VibeX Chair(s): Xiaofeng Wang, Nan Yang

Katja Karhu

LUT University

Finland

Kari Smolander

Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland

Jussi Kasurinen

LUT University

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Session Program

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	09:00 - 17:00	VibeXVibeX at JMS 629 Chair(s): Xiaofeng Wang LUT University, Nan Yang LUT University

	09:00 10m Day opening		Opening VibeX
	09:10 45m Keynote		The End of Vibe Coding as We Know It: Towards Systematic Practices in GenAI Native Software Engineering VibeX Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyväskylä
	09:55 20m Full-paper		Vibe Coding in Software Development, Benefits, Tensions, and Mitigation Practices: A State of Practice Survey VibeX Muhammad Asif Khan LUT University, Mbanyick B Joof , Shola Oyedeji LUT University , Jari Porras LUT University
	10:15 15m Short-paper		Slow Vibing: A Systematic Methodology for Production-Quality AI-Assisted Development VibeX John Keating
	10:30 30m Break		Morning coffee break VibeX
	11:00 15m Experience report		Context Before Code: An Experience Report on Vibe Coding in Practice VibeX Md Nasir Uddin Shuvo Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Aidul Islam Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Mahade Hasan Tampere University, Muhammad Waseem Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University
	11:15 15m Short-paper		Vibe-Coding: Feedback-Based Automated Verification with no Human Code Inspection, a Feasibility Study VibeX Michal Töpfer Charles University, Frantisek Plasil , Tomas Bures , Petr Hnětynka Charles University
	11:30 20m Full-paper		Vibe Science: How Adversarial Agent Loops Turn Vibe Researching into Verifiable Science VibeX Elisa Bertelli , Carmine Russo
	11:50 15m Short-paper		Shift-Up: A Framework for Software Engineering Guardrails in AI Native Software Development - Initial Findings VibeX Petrus Lipsanen , Liisa Rannikko University of Jyväskylä, Francois Christophe , Konsta Kalliokoski , Vlad Stirbu Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla
	12:05 15m Short-paper		To Vibe Research or Not to Vibe Research? Generative AI in Qualitative Research VibeX Katja Karhu LUT University, Kari Smolander Lappeenranta University of Technology, Jussi Kasurinen LUT University
	12:20 10m Other		Buffer VibeX
	12:30 60m Lunch		Lunch VibeX
	13:30 15m Experience report		From Intent to Implementation: An Experience Report on Vibe Coding using Agent-Based IDEs VibeX Arslaan Asad , Oshani Weerakoon Department of Computing, University of Turku, Sampsa Rauti University of Turku
	13:45 15m Short-paper		The Hidden Cost of Vibe Coding: Rework, Rotations and Real Startup Time-to-Market - A Quantified Multi-Project Experience Report on Corrective Rotations Using Lovable VibeX Frédéric Pattyn Ghent University, Peter Goetz New Data Research Institute
	14:00 15m Short-paper		Vibe Exploration: Human-AI Collaboration for Problem-Space Exploration in Software Startups VibeX Daniel Planötscher Free University of Bolzano, Sebastiano Druda Free University of Bolzano
	14:15 15m Experience report		Mise en Place for Agentic Coding: Deliberate Preparation as Context Engineering Methodology VibeX Andrew Zigler LinearB
	14:30 30m Day closing		Reflection of VibeX2026 and Looking forward to VibeX2027 VibeX
	15:00 30m Break		Afternoon coffee break VibeX