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Sun 27 Apr 2025 16:22 - 16:45 at 213 - Session 3: Evaluating and Improving Bot Impact Chair(s): Ahmad Abdellatif

As software development increasingly adopts au- tomation, bot-driven development (BotDD) represents a transfor- mative shift where bots assume proactive roles in coding, testing, and project management. In bot-driven development, bots go beyond support tasks, actively driving development workflows by making autonomous decisions, performing independent as- sessments, and managing code quality and dependencies. This paper explores how bot-driven development impacts traditional development roles, particularly in redefining driver-navigator dynamics, and aligns with DevOps goals for faster feedback, con- tinuous learning, and efficiency. We propose a research agenda addressing challenges in bot-driven development, including skill development for developers, human-bot trust dynamics, optimal interruption frequency, and ethical considerations. Through em- pirical studies and prototype systems, our aim is to define best practices and governance structures for integrating bot-driven development into modern software engineering.

Sun 27 Apr

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16:00 - 17:30
Session 3: Evaluating and Improving Bot ImpactBotSE at 213
Chair(s): Ahmad Abdellatif University of Calgary

Ahmad Abdellatif

16:00
22m
Talk
Towards a Newcomers Dataset to Assess Conversational Agent�s Efficacy in Mentoring Newcomers
BotSE
Misan Etchie NAU RESHAPE LAB, Hunter Beach NAU RESHAPE LAB, Katia Romero Felizardo NAU RESHAPE LAB, Igor Steinmacher NAU RESHAPE LAB
16:22
22m
Talk
Bot-Driven Development: From Simple Automation to Autonomous Software Development Bots
BotSE
Christoph Treude Singapore Management University, Chris Poskitt Singapore Management University
Pre-print
16:45
22m
Talk
Bridging HCI and AI Research for the Evaluation of Conversational SE Assistants
BotSE
Jonan Richards Radboud University, Mairieli Wessel Radboud University
17:07
22m
Talk
Reducing Alert Fatigue via AI-Assisted Negotiation: A Case for Dependabot
BotSE
Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka
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