FSE 2026
Sun 5 - Thu 9 July 2026 Montreal, Canada
Tue 7 Jul 2026 11:20 - 11:30 at MB 3.435 - Fairness, Green and Sustainability Chair(s): Mohamad Kassab

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.

Tue 7 Jul

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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
20m
Research 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
10m
Talk
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
20m
Talk
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
20m
Talk
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
20m
Talk
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