ICSME 2025
Sun 7 - Fri 12 September 2025 Auckland, New Zealand

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 11 Sep 2025 15:45 - 16:00 at Case Room 260-055 - Session 11 - Human Factors 1

Social media platforms have become more influential than traditional news sources, shaping public discourse and accelerating the spread of information. With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), open-source software (OSS) projects can leverage these platforms to gain visibility and attract contributors. In this study, we investigate the relationship between Hacker News, a social news site focused on computer science and entrepreneurship, and the extent to which it influences developer activity on the promoted GitHub AI projects. We analyzed 2,195 Hacker News (HN) stories and their corresponding comments over a two-year period. Our findings reveal that at least 19% of AI developers promoted their GitHub projects on Hacker News, often receiving positive engagement from the community. By tracking activity on the associated 1,814 GitHub repositories after they were shared on Hacker News, we observed a significant increase in forks, stars, and contributors. These results suggest that Hacker News serves as a viable platform for AI-powered OSS projects, with the potential to gain attention, foster community engagement, and accelerate software development.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Thu 11 Sep

Displayed time zone: Auckland, Wellington change

15:30 - 17:00
15:30
15m
Characterizing the System Evolution That is Proposed After a Software Incident
Research Papers Track
Matt Pope Brigham Young University, Jonathan Sillito Brigham Young University
15:45
15m
Social Media Reactions to Open Source Promotions: AI-Powered GitHub Projects on Hacker News
Research Papers Track
Prachnachai Meakpaiboonwattana Mahidol University, Warittha Tarntong Mahidol University, Thai Mekratanavorakul Mahidol University, Chaiyong Rakhitwetsagul Mahidol University, Thailand, Pattaraporn Sangaroonsilp Mahidol University, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka, Morakot Choetkiertikul Mahidol University, Thailand, Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Thanwadee Sunetnanta Mahidol University
16:00
15m
Does Editing Improve Answer Quality on Stack Overflow? A Data-Driven Investigation
Research Papers Track
Saikat Mondal University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan
Pre-print
16:15
15m
Accessibility Rank: A Machine Learning Approach for Prioritizing Accessibility User Feedback
Journal First Track
Xiaoqi Chai Beihang University (Work conducted at The University of Auckland), James Tizard University of Auckland, Kelly Blincoe University of Auckland
16:30
15m
Don't Settle for the First! How Many GitHub Copilot Solutions Should You Check?
Journal First Track
Julian Oertel University of Rostock, Jil Klünder University of Applied Sciences | FHDW Hannover, Regina Hebig Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
16:45
15m
Adoption of Automated Software Engineering Tools and Techniques in Thailand
Journal First Track
Chaiyong Rakhitwetsagul Mahidol University, Thailand, Jens Krinke University College London, Morakot Choetkiertikul Mahidol University, Thailand, Thanwadee Sunetnanta Mahidol University, Federica Sarro University College London
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