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Sun 27 Apr 2025 15:07 - 15:30 at 213 - Session 2: Collaborative and Educational Use of Bots Chair(s): Emad Shihab

Software bots are rapidly proliferating, assisting developers with tasks such as coding, testing, modeling, and documentation. However, most research has focused on the use of isolated bots, overlooking a critical aspect to unlock their full potential: multi-bot collaboration. In this work-in-progress paper, we introduce the first prototype of Botica, a framework leveraging asynchronous APIs, messaging, and containerization to facilitate the development, deployment, and interaction of bots. A pilot study using Botica for REST API testing illustrates its effectiveness and the potential advantages of bot collaboration.

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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