FSE 2025
Mon 23 - Fri 27 June 2025 Trondheim, Norway
co-located with ISSTA 2025
Tue 24 Jun 2025 15:20 - 15:30 at Sirius - Testing and Platforms Chair(s): Chris Brown

Teaching modern software engineering requires balancing authentic industry practices with accessibility for students. Cloud platforms like AWS and Azure are powerful but can be overly complex for educational contexts. To address this, we developed an internal Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) using the open-source Tsuru platform. This solution simplifies deployment, enabling students to focus on building and iterating on applications without the need for direct interaction with complex cloud infrastructure, and facilitates administration and access for instructors to support the learning experience.

This paper presents our experiences using this platform in software engineering courses. We discuss challenges, lessons learned, and practical advice for educators aiming to create similar solutions to support student learning.

Tue 24 Jun

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14:00 - 15:30
Testing and PlatformsSoftware Engineering Education at Sirius
Chair(s): Chris Brown Virginia Tech
14:00
20m
Talk
Layered Learning: Teaching CI/CD and Software Testing through Storytelling
Software Engineering Education
Bogdan Iudean Babes-Bolyai University, Andreea Vescan Babes-Bolyai University
14:20
20m
Talk
Sojourner under Sabotage: A Serious Testing and Debugging Game
Software Engineering Education
Philipp Straubinger University of Passau, Tim Greller University of Passau, Gordon Fraser University of Passau
14:40
20m
Talk
Evaluating the Impact of Scaffolding and Visualizations for Mutation Testing Exercises in Software Engineering Education
Software Engineering Education
Hannah Potter University of Washington, Ana Paiva INESC TEC, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Domenico Amalfitano University of Naples Federico II, Anna Rita Fasolino Federico II University of Naples, Porfirio Tramontana University of Naples Federico II, René Just University of Washington
15:00
20m
Talk
A Comparative Study on ChatGPT and Checklist as Support Tools for Unit Testing Education
Software Engineering Education
Zihan Fang Vanderbilt University, Jiliang Li Vanderbilt University, Anda Liang Vanderbilt University, Gina Bai Vanderbilt University, Yu Huang Vanderbilt University
15:20
10m
Talk
Creating a Student-Friendly PaaS Platform: Experiences with Tsuru in Software Engineering Education
Software Engineering Education
Robert Chatley Imperial College London, Jason Bailey Imperial College London, Ivan Procaccini Imperial College London, Zaki Amin Imperial College London, Estibaliz Fraca Imperial College London

Information for Participants
Tue 24 Jun 2025 14:00 - 15:30 at Sirius - Testing and Platforms Chair(s): Chris Brown
Info for room Sirius:

Sirius is located just behind the registration desk.

Facing the registration desk, its entrance is on the right.

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