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Providing explanations in response to user reviews is a time-consuming and repetitive task for companies, as many reviews present similar issues requiring nearly identical responses. To improve efficiency, this paper proposes a semi-automated approach to managing explanation needs in user reviews. The approach leverages taxonomy categories to classify reviews and assign them to relevant internal teams or sources for responses. 2,366 app reviews from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store were scraped and analyzed using a word and phrase filtering system to detect explanation needs. The detected needs were categorized and assigned to specific internal teams at Graphmasters GmbH, using a hierarchical assignment strategy that prioritizes the most relevant teams. Additionally, external sources, such as existing support articles and past review responses, were integrated to provide comprehensive explanations. The system was evaluated through interviews and surveys with the Graphmasters support team. The results showed that the hierarchical assignment method improved the accuracy of team assignments, with correct teams being identified in 79.2% of cases. However, challenges in interrater agreement and the need for new responses in certain cases, particularly for Apple App Store reviews, were noted. Future work will focus on refining the taxonomy and enhancing the automation process to reduce manual intervention further.

Thu 1 May

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13:00 - 13:30
13:00
30m
Talk
BDefects4NN: A Backdoor Defect Database for Controlled Localization Studies in Neural Networks
Research Track
Yisong Xiao Beihang University, Aishan Liu Beihang University; Institute of Dataspace, Xinwei Zhang Beihang University, Tianyuan Zhang Beihang University, Li Tianlin NTU, Siyuan Liang National University of Singapore, Xianglong Liu Beihang University; Institute of Dataspace; Zhongguancun Laboratory, Yang Liu Nanyang Technological University, Dacheng Tao Nanyang Technological University
13:00
30m
Talk
Ethical Issues in Video Games: Insights from Reddit Discussions
SE in Society (SEIS)
Yeqian Li Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Kousar Aslam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
13:00
30m
Talk
An Empirical Study on Developers' Shared Conversations with ChatGPT in GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
Journal-first Papers
Huizi Hao Queen's University, Canada, Kazi Amit Hasan Queen's University, Canada, Hong Qin Queen's University, Marcos Macedo Queen's University, Yuan Tian Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Ding Steven, H., H. Queen’s University at Kingston, Ahmed E. Hassan Queen’s University
13:00
30m
Talk
QuanTest: Entanglement-Guided Testing of Quantum Neural Network SystemsQuantum
Journal-first Papers
Jinjing Shi Central South University, Zimeng Xiao Central South University, Heyuan Shi Central South University, Yu Jiang Tsinghua University, Xuelong LI China Telecom
Link to publication
13:00
30m
Poster
FlatD: Protecting Deep Neural Network Program from Reversing Attacks
SE In Practice (SEIP)
Jinquan Zhang The Pennsylvania State University, Zihao Wang Penn State University, Pei Wang Independent Researcher, Rui Zhong Palo Alto Networks, Dinghao Wu Pennsylvania State University
13:00
30m
Talk
Building Domain-Specific Machine Learning Workflows: A Conceptual Framework for the State-of-the-PracticeSE for AI
Journal-first Papers
Bentley Oakes Polytechnique Montréal, Michalis Famelis Université de Montréal, Houari Sahraoui DIRO, Université de Montréal
DOI Pre-print File Attached
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30m
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On the acceptance by code reviewers of candidate security patches suggested by Automated Program Repair tools.Security
Journal-first Papers
Aurora Papotti Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ranindya Paramitha University of Trento, Fabio Massacci University of Trento; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
13:00
30m
Talk
Automating Explanation Need Management in App Reviews: A Case Study from the Navigation App Industry
SE In Practice (SEIP)
Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Nicolas Voß Graphmasters GmbH, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Marc Herrmann Leibniz University Hannover, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group

Fri 2 May

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10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Talk
An Empirical Study on Developers' Shared Conversations with ChatGPT in GitHub Pull Requests and Issues
Journal-first Papers
Huizi Hao Queen's University, Canada, Kazi Amit Hasan Queen's University, Canada, Hong Qin Queen's University, Marcos Macedo Queen's University, Yuan Tian Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Ding Steven, H., H. Queen’s University at Kingston, Ahmed E. Hassan Queen’s University
10:30
30m
Talk
Automating Explanation Need Management in App Reviews: A Case Study from the Navigation App Industry
SE In Practice (SEIP)
Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Nicolas Voß Graphmasters GmbH, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Marc Herrmann Leibniz University Hannover, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
10:30
30m
Talk
On the acceptance by code reviewers of candidate security patches suggested by Automated Program Repair tools.Security
Journal-first Papers
Aurora Papotti Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ranindya Paramitha University of Trento, Fabio Massacci University of Trento; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
10:30
30m
Talk
Relevant information in TDD experiment reporting
Journal-first Papers
Fernando Uyaguari Instituto Superior Tecnológico Wissen, Silvia Teresita Acuña Castillo Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, John W. Castro Universidad de Atacama, Davide Fucci Blekinge Institute of Technology, Oscar Dieste Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Sira Vegas Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
10:30
30m
Talk
BDefects4NN: A Backdoor Defect Database for Controlled Localization Studies in Neural Networks
Research Track
Yisong Xiao Beihang University, Aishan Liu Beihang University; Institute of Dataspace, Xinwei Zhang Beihang University, Tianyuan Zhang Beihang University, Li Tianlin NTU, Siyuan Liang National University of Singapore, Xianglong Liu Beihang University; Institute of Dataspace; Zhongguancun Laboratory, Yang Liu Nanyang Technological University, Dacheng Tao Nanyang Technological University
10:30
30m
Talk
Ethical Issues in Video Games: Insights from Reddit Discussions
SE in Society (SEIS)
Yeqian Li Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Kousar Aslam Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
10:30
30m
Talk
SusDevOps: Promoting Sustainability to a First Principle in Software Delivery
New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER)
Istvan David McMaster University / McMaster Centre for Software Certification (McSCert)
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