LLMs in Mobile Apps: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities
This program is tentative and subject to change.
The integration of AI techniques has become increasingly popular in software development, enhancing performance, usability, and the availability of intelligent features. With the rise of large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, developers now have access to a wealth of high-quality open-source models and APIs from closed-source providers, enabling easier experimentation and integration of LLMs into various systems. This has also opened new possibilities in mobile application (app) development, allowing for more personalized and intelligent apps. However, integrating LLM into mobile apps might present unique challenges for developers, particularly regarding mobile device constraints, API management, and code infrastructure. In this project, we constructed a comprehensive dataset of 149 LLM-enabled Android apps and conducted an exploratory analysis to understand how LLMs are deployed and used within mobile apps. This analysis highlights key characteristics of the dataset, prevalent integration strategies, and common challenges developers face. Our findings provide valuable insights for future research and tooling development aimed at enhancing LLM-enabled mobile apps.
This program is tentative and subject to change.
Sun 27 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 30mTalk | Talk 1: To be defined Research Track | ||
11:30 15mPaper | SEESAW: An Educational App for Smart Kiosks App Track Nearchos Paspallis University of Central Lancashire, Cyprus, Nicos Kasenides UCLan Cyprus, Natalie Evans Amsterdam UMC location Vrije Universiteit | ||
11:45 15mResearch paper | LLMs in Mobile Apps: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities Research Track Kimberly Hau University of Toronto, Safwat Hassan University of Toronto, Shurui Zhou University of Toronto | ||
12:00 15mResearch paper | AccessiblePreview: Facilitating the Implementation and Visualization of Accessibility in Mobile Applications Developed with SwiftUI Research Track Samuel Brasileiro dos Santos Neto Universidade Federal do Pernambuco, Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco | ||
12:15 15mResearch paper | Breaking Barriers in Mobile Accessibility: A Study of LLM-Generated Native Android Interfaces Research Track Daniel Mesquita Federal University of Ceará, Ribamar Souza Federal University of Ceará, Isaac Santos Federal University of Ceará, Paulo Henrique Federal University of Ceará, Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Windson Viana Federal University of Ceará |