Software Engineering is fast evolving to meet the needs of modern-day customers and the challenges to supporting unstoppable technological innovations. A well-trained and highly-skilled workforce is required to push this evolution forward; hence, it has become the critical element for a successful future of software engineering. Inculcating the art and science of software engineering in the young and old demands introducing out-of-the-box teaching methods at all levels of education dissemination. Software engineering represents one of the most change-prone educational contents in the computer science curricula at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as a plethora of new software development process models, methods, and tools are unleashed each day. The contents of a typical software engineering course must cover various processes, methods, and tools needed to support the development, operation, and maintenance of large-scale software systems. In addition, one of the key focus areas of these courses must be the various interpersonal and communication skills desired for a fully accomplished software engineer.

The 7th edition of Workshop on Emerging Software Engineering Education (WESEE 2025) focuses on GenAI (Generative AI) in education. Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools have become increasingly prevalent in software development, assisting various managerial and technical project activities. The GenAI tools can support student learning in various ways, such as brainstorming ideas, obtaining real-time writing feedback, and assisting instructors in developing course materials.

WESEE 2025 will be a discussion-oriented workshop on GenAI in education with two invited talks, one activity-based session, and a discussion session in the half-day workshop.

Keynote Speakers:

(1) Dr. Alpana Dubey, Technology Research Principal Director, Accenture Labs, Bangalore

Title of the talk: Generative AI and Agentic Systems: Revolutionizing the Software Engineering Landscape

Alpana Dubey is principal director at Accenture Labs Bangalore where she heads Digital Experiences R&D group. Her research interests are in the areas at the intersection of HCI, AI, and software engineering. She is member of the board of directors of iHUB Divyasampark, established at IIT Roorkee by the government of India and ACM India Women Council member. She comes with a consistent track record of research and development technologies of significant business impacts. She has been actively contributing to academic bodies such as ACM, IEEE, as conference chair, steering board member, and journal editor. She holds 40 issued / filed patents and 41 peer reviewed papers, in reputed venues. She is senior member of IEEE and holds Ph.D. in CSE from IITK.

(2) Dr. Shashi Kant Shankar, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division, Ahmedabad University

Title of the talk: From Automation to Hybrid Intelligence: The Evolution of Software Engineering in Solving Human and Societal Challenges

Shashi Kant Shankar has a PhD from Tallinn University’s School of Digital Technologies (2023), focusing on context-aware, reusable multimodal learning analytics solutions in authentic learning scenarios. His research supported Estonia’s goal of promoting lifelong learning in Estonian society, utilizing design-based research within the pragmatic constructivism paradigm. During his PhD, he worked as a junior researcher for four years at the Centre for Educational Technology, Tallinn University.

Hands-on Activity and Panel Discussion Sessions:

Activity and discussion are planned for (1) Effective Test Generation Using Pre-trained Large Language Models and Mutation Testing, and (2) Pedagogical implications and challenges using GenAI for software engineering education.