ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tue 14 Apr 2026 16:00 - 16:15 at Bora Bora III - Session 4 Chair(s): Sidong Feng

Distributed and hybrid Agile teams often encounter communication challenges that risk psychological safety and collaboration quality. To this end, this study investigates how contemporary metaverse and blockchain technologies can support the enhancement of virtual Agile meetings in terms of communication and emotional awareness. Here, we propose a 3D-2D interface to simulate Agile meetings incorporating real-time affective conversational analysis, blockchain-based identity management, and visual indicators. The preliminary results show visualizing conversational tone and emotional states helps to reduce negative communication patterns and enhance the awareness of collective well-being. The findings suggest such a promising socio-technical framework can contribute to the effective communication and psychological safety in distributed Agile teams.

Tue 14 Apr

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16:00 - 17:30
Session 4UISE at Bora Bora III
Chair(s): Sidong Feng Monash University
16:00
15m
Talk
Metaverse and blockchain based 3D-2D interfaces for improving agile teams communication
UISE
Andrea Pinna University of Cagliari, Maria Ilaria Lunesu Università degli studi di Cagliari, Xiaofeng Wang Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Xiaozhou Li Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Samuele Mannai Università degli studi di Cagliari, Gianni Fenu University of Cagliari - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
16:15
15m
Talk
Immersion Without Instability: A Digital Twin Approach to Solve Imbalance Issues in Virtual RealityVirtual Attendance
UISE
MD Irfan Pavel Kennesaw State University, M. Rasel Mahmud Kennesaw State University
16:30
10m
Day closing
Closing
UISE