Advancing Evidence-Based Social Sustainability in Software Engineering: A Research Roadmap
Social sustainability in software development means creating and maintaining systems that promote pro-social values (e.g., human well-being, equity, inclusivity), both now and in the future. However, social sustainability often takes a back seat to speed, efficiency, and profitability, and lacks clear conceptual and methodological foundations. This paper aims to clarify what social sustainability should mean in software engineering and to offer a refined definition that can guide research, measurement, and practice. A narrative review of existing definitions of social sustainability in software development was conducted, identifying key aspects (including social equity, well-being and community cohesion). Challenges around measuring and integrating social sustainability into practice are conceptually analyzed. The paper then proposes a comprehensive definition of social sustainability and outlines a roadmap for measuring and integrating social sustainability into software engineering processes.
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11:00 - 12:30 | Fairness, Green and SustainabilityResearch Papers / Ideas, Visions and Reflections / Industry Papers at MB 3.435 Chair(s): Mohamad Kassab Boston University | ||
11:00 20mResearch paper | Carbon-Taxed Transformers: A Green Compression Pipeline for Overgrown Language Models Research Papers Ajmain Inqiad Alam University of Saskatchewan, Palash Ranjan Roy University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Kevin Schneider University of Saskatchewan Pre-print | ||
11:20 10mTalk | Advancing Evidence-Based Social Sustainability in Software Engineering: A Research Roadmap Ideas, Visions and Reflections Bimpe Ayoola Dalhousie University, Anielle Andrade Federal University of Pampa, Paul Ralph Dalhousie University, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary | ||
11:30 20mTalk | Practical Feasibility of Sustainable Software Engineering Tools and Techniques Industry Papers Satwik Ghanta University of Glasgow, Peggy Gregory University of Glasgow, UK, Gül Calikli University of Glasgow | ||
11:50 20mTalk | Adopting Concepts for Sustainable Improvement of the Developer Experience within a Medium-sized Corporation Industry Papers Jannik Lange Munich University of Applied Sciences, Axel Böttcher Munich University of Applied Sciences | ||
12:10 20mTalk | Fairness Testing of Large Language Models in Role-Playing Research Papers Xinyue Li Peking University, Zhenpeng Chen Tsinghua University, Jie M. Zhang Mistral AI and King's College London, Ying Xiao , Li Tianlin , Weisong Sun Nanyang Technological University, Yang Liu Nanyang Technological University, Yiling Lou University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Xuanzhe Liu Peking University Pre-print | ||