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Sun 27 Apr 2025 14:22 - 14:45 at 213 - Session 2: Collaborative and Educational Use of Bots Chair(s): Emad Shihab

Software developers commonly rely on platforms like Stack Overflow for problem-solving and learning. However, academic research is an untapped resource that could greatly benefit industry practitioners. The challenge lies in connecting the innovative insights from academia to real-world problems faced by developers. This project introduces ResearchBot, a tool designed to bridge this academia-industry gap. ResearchBot employs a modular approach, encompassing understanding ques- tions, curating queries to obtain relevant papers in the CrossRef repository, summarizing paper content and finally answering user questions based on paper summaries. The core objective of ResearchBot is to democratize access to academic knowledge for industry professionals. By providing concise summaries of cutting-edge research directly in response to SE-related questions, ResearchBot facilitates the application of academic insights to practical contexts. Ultimately, it aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, using research evidence to support learning and decision-making in software development.

Sun 27 Apr

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14:00 - 15:30
Session 2: Collaborative and Educational Use of BotsBotSE at 213
Chair(s): Emad Shihab Concordia University, Montreal

Emad Shihab

14:00
22m
Panel
Panel Discussion
BotSE

14:22
22m
Talk
ResearchBot: Bridging the Gap between Academic Research and Practical Programming Communities
BotSE
Sahar Farzanehpour Virginia Tech, Swetha Rajeev Virginia Tech, Huayu Liang Virginia Tech, Ritvik Prabhu Virginia Tech, Chris Brown Virginia Tech
14:45
22m
Talk
Supporting Brainstorming Activities with Bots in Software Engineering Education
BotSE
Juan Carlos Farah École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Jérémy La Scala École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Sandy Ingram University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Denis Gillet École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
15:07
22m
Talk
Towards a Framework for Multi-Bot Collaboration
BotSE
Alberto Mimbrero SCORE Lab, I3US Institute, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, José Antonio Parejo Maestre SCORE Lab, I3US Institute, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, Pablo Fernandez SCORE Lab, I3US Institute, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, Miguel Romero-Arjona University of Seville, Sergio Segura SCORE Lab, I3US Institute, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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