PROFES 2025
Mon 1 - Wed 3 December 2025 Salerno , Italy

In this thematic analysis, we study how quantum software development challenges can be framed in terms of general developer experience and how these connections can enhance our understanding of quantum developer experience. As a result, general developer experience categories, quantum software development challenges, and the connections and parallels between the two are identified. These novel results help to understand quantum developer experience better than before, thus offering guidance to future research and practical implementations.

Wed 3 Dec

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14:00 - 14:30
14:00
30m
Talk
Enhancing Regulation-Adherent Requirement Engineering with Contextual AI: An industrial study
Industry Papers
Orhan Sirin Solita Oy, Malik Sami Tampere University, Tuomas Granlund Solita Oy, Jussi Rasku Tampere University, Zheying Zhang Tampere University, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University
14:00
30m
Talk
An Empirical Study of Security-Policy Related Issues in Open Source Projects
Short Papers and Posters
Rintaro Kanaji Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Brittany Reid Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
14:00
30m
Talk
Towards Understanding the Developer Experience in Quantum Software Development
Short Papers and Posters
Ronja Heikkinen University of Jyväskylä, Majid Haghparast University of Jyväskylä, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla
16:00 - 17:30
Empirical Studies in Software EngineeringIndustry Papers / Research Papers / Short Papers and Posters at Sala degli Affreschi (Fresco Room)
Chair(s): Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
16:00
15m
Talk
In-House Experimentation Platforms - Motivations, Implementation Characteristics and Challenges
Research Papers
Nils Stotz Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Paul Drews Leuphana University of Lüneburg
16:15
15m
Talk
An Investigation of Low-Code Development Adoption in a Finnish IT Consulting Firm
Research Papers
Dongmei Gao Aalto University, Fabian Fagerholm Aalto University
16:30
15m
Talk
Serverless Adoption in Practice: A Socio-Technical Investigation of Motivations, Challenges, and Strategies
Research Papers
Muhammad Hamza Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Wardah Naeem Awan Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Lahti, Finland, Muhammad Waheed Sabir Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
16:45
10m
Talk
From C to Rust – How feasible is it?
Industry Papers
Ella Viirola Lund University, Johan Hummel Lund University, Emma Söderberg Lund University, Andreas Bexell Ericsson, Peter Konevi Ericsson AB, Ulf Asklund Lund University
16:55
10m
Talk
Developing an Agile Process for Quantum Annealing Applications: an industrial experience
Industry Papers
Lodovica Marchesi University of Cagliari, Marco Di Francesco NetService Group, Michele Marchesi University of Cagliari
17:05
10m
Talk
Hindrances and Strengths in Software Delivery: Insights from a Developer Experience Study at the Swedish Transport Administration
Industry Papers
Hannes Salin Dalarna University, Eriks Klotins Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology
17:15
7m
Talk
Learning Observability Tracing Through Experiential Learning
Short Papers and Posters
Anders Sundelin Ericsson Mobile Financial Services AB / Blekinge Institute of Technology
17:22
7m
Talk
Towards Understanding the Developer Experience in Quantum Software Development
Short Papers and Posters
Ronja Heikkinen University of Jyväskylä, Majid Haghparast University of Jyväskylä, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla