EASE 2026
Tue 9 - Fri 12 June 2026 Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Tue 9 Jun

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08:00 - 17:00
08:45 - 10:30
Welcome and Keynote 1Research Papers at JMS 438AB
08:45
1h45m
Keynote
Realism, Rigor, and Relevance: Charting Evaluation for Code LLMs and Agents
Research Papers
David Lo Singapore Management University
10:30 - 11:00
CoffeeCatering
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Software Process and Practices 1Research Papers / Journal First / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 607
Chair(s): Martin Shepperd Brunel University London
11:00
15m
Talk
Complex Outsourcing Relationships Management Model
Journal First
Ghulam Murtaza Khan University of Malakand, Siffat Ullah Khan University of Malakand, Mahmood Niazi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Muhammad Ilyas Gandhara University, Mamoona Humayun School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences,Universityof Roehampton, United Kingdom, Aakash_Ahmad , Javed Ali Khan University of Hertforshire Hertfordshire, UK, Sajjad Mahmood King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
11:15
15m
Talk
Key Developer Roles and Organizational Coupling in Microservices: A Longitudinal Analysis
Research Papers
Xiaozhou Li Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Nariman Mani University of Arizona, Jose Sosa Rodriguez The University of Arizona, Tomas Cerny University of Arizona
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Beyond the YAML File: Understanding Real-World GitHub ActionsWorkflow Adoption
Research Papers
Ali Khatami Delft University of Technology, Carolin Brandt Delft University of Technology, Andy Zaidman TU Delft
Pre-print
11:45
15m
Talk
Efficiency for Experts, Visibility for Newcomers: A Case Study of Label–Code Alignment in Kubernetes
Research Papers
Matteo Vaccargiu University of Hohenheim, Sabrina Aufiero University College London (UCL), Silvia Bartolucci University College London, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, Roberto Tonelli University of Cagliari, Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL)
Pre-print
12:00
10m
Talk
An Empirical Investigation into Socio-Technical Barriers to Chaos Engineering Adoption in CI/CD Pipeline
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Sulabh Tyagi Department of CSE & IT, Jaypee Institute of InformationTechnology (JIIT), Noida, Akshit Raj Patel Department of CSE & IT, Jaypee Institute of InformationTechnology (JIIT), Noida, India
11:00 - 12:30
AI Systems Engineering 1Research Papers / Industry Papers / AI Models / Data at JMS 743
Chair(s): Jingyue Li Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
11:00
15m
Talk
Are AIBOMs Welcome? On the Acceptance and Perception of Artificial Intelligence Bill of Materials on Hugging Face
AI Models / Data
Sabato Nocera University of Salerno, Simone Romano University of Salerno, Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy, Riccardo D'Avino University of Salerno, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
11:15
15m
Talk
Evaluating Assurance Cases as Text-Attributed Graphs for Structure and Provenance Analysis
AI Models / Data
Fariz Ikhwantri Simula Research Laboratory, Dusica Marijan Simula
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
Pimp My LLM: Leveraging Variability Modeling to Tune Inference Hyperparameters
Research Papers
Nada Zine Inria, Clément Quinton University of Lille, Romain Rouvoy Univ. Lille / Inria / IUF
Pre-print
11:45
15m
Talk
How Faithful Are Post-hoc Explanations for Transformer-Based Software Models?
Research Papers
Saumendu Roy University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan
Pre-print
12:00
15m
Talk
Characterizing and Auto-Tuning Inference Engine Hyperparameters for Workload-Aware LLM Serving
Research Papers
Jiali Zheng National University of Defense Technology, Yifan Xie , Rui Li National University of Defense Technology, Xiang Fu National University of Defense Technology, Tao Wang National University of Defense Technology
12:15
10m
Talk
Requirements Debt in AI-Enabled Perception Systems Development: An Industrial RE4AI Perspective
Industry Papers
Hina Saeeda Chalmers University Sweden, Soniya Abraham Chalmers University of Technology
Pre-print
11:00 - 12:30
Bugs and DefectsResearch Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results / AI Models / Data / Industry Papers at JMS 745
Chair(s): Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL)
11:00
15m
Talk
Where did we fail? - Reproducing build failures in embedded open source software
AI Models / Data
Han Fu , Sigrid Eldh Ericsson AB, Mälardalen University, Carleton University, Andreas Ermedahl Ericsson AB / KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Kristian Wiklund Ericsson AB, Philipp Haller KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Cyrille Artho KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Talk
Towards Better Static Code Analysis Reports: Sentence Transformer-based Filtering of Non-Actionable Alerts
Research Papers
Tamás Aladics University of Szeged, Norbert Vándor University of Szeged, Rudolf Ferenc University of Szeged, Peter Hegedus University of Szeged
Pre-print
11:30
10m
Talk
Bug-Report–Driven Fault Localization: Industrial Benchmarking and Lessons Learned at ABB Robotics
Industry Papers
Pernilla Hall ABB Robotics, Anton Ununger ABB Robotics, Riccardo Rubei Malardalen University, Alessio Bucaioni Mälardalen University
Pre-print
11:40
10m
Talk
Hot Fixing in the Wild
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Carol Hanna University College London, Karine Even-Mendoza King’s College London, William B. Langdon University College London, Mar Zamorano López Universidad del Atlántico Medio, Justyna Petke University College London, Federica Sarro University College London
Pre-print
11:50
10m
Talk
From TinyGo to gc Compiler: Extending Zorya’s Concolic Framework to Real-World Go Binaries
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Karolina Gorna Telecom Paris and Ledger Donjon, Nicolas Iooss Ledger Donjon, Yannick Seurin Ledger Donjon, Rida Khatoun Telecom Paris, Keith Makan University of the Western Cape
Pre-print
12:00
10m
Talk
Toward an Understanding of Developer Behaviour while Using Bug Localization Tools
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Pablo Diaz Pedreira The Open University, Tamara Lopez The Open University, Michel Wermelinger The Open University
Pre-print
12:30 - 13:30
12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

13:30 - 15:00
Performance and Optimisation 1AI Models / Data / Short Papers and Emerging Results / Research Papers at JMS 607
Chair(s): Mohammad Alshayeb King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
13:30
10m
Talk
An Empirical Analysis of Mobile Energy Consumption Across User Configurations
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Wellington de Oliveira Júnior University of Lisbon
Pre-print
13:40
15m
Talk
Sustainability Analysis of Prompt Strategies for SLM-based Automated Test Generation
Research Papers
Pragati Kumari University of Calgary, Novarun Deb University of Calgary
Pre-print
13:55
15m
Talk
Cache-Related Smells in GitLab CI/CD: Comprehensive Catalog, Automated Detection, and Empirical Evidence
Research Papers
Francesco Urdih University of Vienna, Theodoros Theodoropoulos University of Vienna, Uwe Zdun University of Vienna
Pre-print
14:25
15m
Talk
EnCoDe: Energy Estimation of Source Code At Design-Time
Research Papers
Shailender Goyal International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, Akhila Matathammal IIITH, Karthik Vaidhyanathan IIIT Hyderabad
Pre-print
14:40
15m
Talk
LLM-Guided Mining of Performance-Related Commits at Scale
AI Models / Data
Md Abul Kalam Azad University of Michigan - Dearborn, SYED SALAUDDIN MOHAMMAD TARIQ University of Michigan - Dearborn, Foyzul Hassan University of Michigan at Dearborn, Diego Elias Costa Concordia University, Canada, Probir Roy University of Michigan at Dearborn
13:30 - 15:00
Maintenance and Evolution 1Journal First / Research Papers / Reproducibility and Negative Results at JMS 743
Chair(s): Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary
13:30
15m
Talk
Exploring Transfer Learning for Multilingual Software Quality: Code Smells, Bugs, and Harmful Code
Journal First
Rodrigo Lima Federal University of Pernambuco, Jairo Souza Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Baldoino Fonseca Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Leopoldo Teixeira Federal University of Pernambuco, Durval Pereira Federal University of Alagoas, Caio Barbosa Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Leonardo Leite Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Davy Baia Federal University of Alagoas
13:45
15m
Paper
Reproducible Automated Program Repair Is Hard – Experiences With the Defects4J Dataset
Reproducibility and Negative Results
Adam Krafczyk University of Hildesheim, Klaus Schmid University of Hildesheim
Pre-print
14:00
15m
Talk
A Universal Textual Merge Strategy Based on Tokens for Version Control Systems
Research Papers
Qiqi Jason Gu Czech Technical University in Prague, Mikoláš Janota Czech Technical University in Prague
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Think harder and Don't Overlook Your Options: Revisiting Issue-Commit Linking with LLM-Assisted Retrieval
Research Papers
Cole Morgan University of Windsor, Muhammad Asaduzzaman University of Windsor, Shaiful Chowdhury University of Manitoba, Shaowei Wang University of Manitoba
Pre-print
14:30
15m
Talk
On the Use of Commit Messages for Corrective Software Maintenance: A Systematic Mapping Study
Research Papers
Syful Islam LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris,Palaiseau, Stefano Zacchiroli LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
Pre-print
13:30 - 15:00
LLMs for SE (Testing)Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results / AI Models / Data at JMS 745
Chair(s): Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
13:30
15m
Talk
RESTestBench: A Benchmark for Evaluating the Effectiveness of LLM-Generated REST API Test Cases from NL Requirements
AI Models / Data
Leon Kogler CASABLANCA hotelsoftware, Stefan Hangler CASABLANCA hotelsoftware, Maximilian Ehrhart CASABLANCA hotelsoftware, Benedikt Dornauer University of Innsbruck; University of Cologne, Roland Würsching Technical University of Munich, Peter Schrammel Diffblue Ltd
Pre-print
13:45
15m
Talk
Boosting Automatic Java-to-Cangjie Translation with Multi-Stage LLM Training and Error Repair
Research Papers
Xinyue Liang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jingxuan Zhang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, lin li , Zhang Jun , Junhao Chen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
14:00
15m
Talk
NeuroFlake: A Neuro-Symbolic LLM Framework For Flaky Test Classification
Research Papers
Khondaker Tasnia Hoque Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka,Bangladesh, Toukir Ahammed Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Empirically Comparing Hazard-Guided LLM Mutation Techniques with Existing LLM- and Rule-Based Approaches
Research Papers
Megan Maton University of Sheffield, UK, Gregory Kapfhammer Allegheny College, Phil McMinn University of Sheffield
14:30
10m
Talk
Assessing REST API Test Generation Strategies with Log Coverage
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Nana Reinikainen University of Helsinki, Mika Mäntylä University of Helsinki, Yuqing Wang University of Helsinki, Finland
15:00 - 15:30
CoffeeCatering
15:00
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

15:30 - 17:00
LLMs for SE 1Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 607
Chair(s): Mahum Adil University of Glasgow
15:30
15m
Talk
ImproBR: Bug Report Improver Using LLMs
Research Papers
Emre Furkan Akyol Bilkent University, Mehmet Dedeler Bilkent University, Bilkent University, TR, Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
Pre-print
15:45
15m
Talk
Can Large Language Models Assist the Comprehension of ROS2 Software Architectures?
Research Papers
Laura Duits Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Bouazza El Moutaouakil Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ivano Malavolta Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print Media Attached
16:00
15m
Talk
Agentic Repository Mining: A Multi-Task Evaluation
Research Papers
Johannes Härtel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
16:15
10m
Talk
Supporting Problem Exploration in Early-Stage Innovation Projects through Human-AI Collaboration
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Daniel Planötscher Free University of Bolzano, Sebastiano Druda Free University of Bolzano, Xiaofeng Wang LUT University
16:25
10m
Talk
Is This Pull Request Ready for Review? An Empirical Study of Autonomous Coding Agents Pull Requests
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Sarra Boughriou Concordia University, Moataz Chouchen Concordia University, Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montreal
15:30 - 17:00
15:30
15m
Talk
A Systematic Methodology for Ground Truth Dataset Construction: Annotating Security in Code Logs
AI Models / Data
Abanti Chakraborty Shruti University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Rrezarta Krasniqi University of North Carolina at Charlotte
15:45
15m
Paper
On the Informativeness of Security Commit Messages: A Large-scale Replication Study
Reproducibility and Negative Results
Syful Islam LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris,Palaiseau, Stefano Zacchiroli LTCI, Télécom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Palaiseau, France
Pre-print
16:00
15m
Talk
Mitigating False Positives in Static Memory Safety Analysis of Rust Programs via Reinforcement Learning
Research Papers
Akilesh P Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati, Leuson Da Silva Polytechnique Montreal, Foutse Khomh Polytechnique Montréal, Sridhar Chimalakonda Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
Pre-print
16:15
10m
Talk
Comparing Smart Contract Paradigms: A Preliminary Study of Security and Developer Experience
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Matteo Vaccargiu University of Hohenheim, Andrea Pinna University of Cagliari, Maria Ilaria Lunesu Università degli studi di Cagliari, Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL)
Pre-print
15:30 - 17:00
Human Factors in SE 1Research Papers / Journal First / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 745
Chair(s): Mahmood Niazi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
15:30
15m
Talk
How do ML practitioners perceive explainability? an interview study of practices and challenges
Journal First
Umm-e Habiba TUM School of CIT, Technical University of Munich, Mohammad Kasra Habib TUM School of CIT, Technical University of Munich, Justus Bogner Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Jonas Fritzsch University of Stuttgart, Institute of Software Engineering, Stefan Wagner Technical University of Munich
Link to publication
15:45
15m
Talk
Does social identity matter in software engineering? Assessing the case of research software engineers
Research Papers
Chukwudi Uwasomba The Open University, Tamara Lopez The Open University, Melanie Langer INSEAD, Helen Sharp The Open University, UK, Michel Wermelinger The Open University, Caroline Jay Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, Mark Levine Lancaster University, Bashar Nuseibeh The Open University, UK; Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland
Pre-print
16:00
15m
Talk
ChatGPT: Friend or Foe When Comprehending and Changing Unfamiliar Code
Research Papers
Norman Anderson University of Victoria, Tarek Alakmeh University of Zurich, Victoria Jackson University of Southampton, Guilherme Vaz Pereira School of Technology, PUCRS, Brazil, Umit Akirmak University of Victoria, Anthony Estey University of British Columbia, Rafael Prikladnicki School of Technology at PUCRS University, Thomas Fritz University of Zurich, Andre van der Hoek University of California, Irvine, Margaret-Anne Storey University of Victoria
Pre-print
16:15
15m
Talk
Managing Power Gaps as an Element of Pair Programming Skill: A Grounded Theory
Research Papers
Linus Ververs Freie Universität Berlin, Janina Berger Freie Uinversität Berlin, Lutz Prechelt Freie Universität Berlin
Pre-print
16:30
10m
Talk
Beyond Extraversion: Rethinking Personality-Based Explanations of Work Arrangement Preferences
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Darja Šmite Blekinge Institute of Technology, Eriks Klotins Blekinge Institute of Technology, Martin Svensson Blekinge Institute of Tecnology
18:30 - 20:00
Drinks ReceptionCatering at Hunterian Museum
18:30
90m
Break
Drinks Reception
Catering

Wed 10 Jun

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09:00 - 10:30
09:00
90m
Keynote
Essential Complexity in Software Engineering, Revisited
Research Papers
Gail Murphy University of British Columbia
10:30 - 11:00
CoffeeCatering
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Human Factors in SE 2Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 607
Chair(s): Kiev Gama Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
11:00
15m
Talk
Exploring Creativity in Human–Human-LLM Collaborative Software Design
Research Papers
Victoria Jackson University of Southampton, Grischa Liebel Reykjavik University, Rafael Prikladnicki School of Technology at PUCRS University, Andre van der Hoek University of California, Irvine
Pre-print
11:15
15m
Talk
Automated Classification of Human Code Review Comments with Large Language Models
Research Papers
Semih Çağlar Bilkent University, Turkey, Şükrü Eren Gökırmak Bilkent University, Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
Pre-print
11:30
15m
Talk
What Characterizes a Software Leader? Identifying Leadership Practices from Practitioners' Social Media
Research Papers
Murilo Coelho Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Denivan Campos University of Molise, Italy, Mariana Maia Bezerra Atlântico Institute, Matheus Paixao State University of Ceará, Allysson Allex Araújo Federal University of Cariri, Sávio Freire Federal Institute of Ceará
Pre-print
11:45
10m
Talk
An Empirical Study of Sustainability in Prompt-driven Test Script Generation Using Small Language Models
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Pragati Kumari University of Calgary, Novarun Deb University of Calgary
Pre-print
11:00 - 12:30
LLMs for SE (Coding) 1Short Papers and Emerging Results / Posters and Vision / Industry Papers / AI Models / Data / Research Papers at JMS 743
Chair(s): Muhammad Waseem Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
11:00
15m
Talk
OpenClassGen: A Large-Scale Corpus of Real-World Python Classes for LLM Research
AI Models / Data
Musfiqur Rahman Concordia University, Montreal, SayedHassan Khatoonabadi Concordia University, Emad Shihab Concordia University
DOI Pre-print
11:15
10m
Talk
Leveraging LLMs for Multi-File DSL Code Generation: An Industrial Case Study
Industry Papers
Sivajeet Chand Technical University of Munich, Kevin Nguyen BMW Group, Peter Kuntz BMW Group, Alexander Pretschner TU Munich
Pre-print
11:25
15m
Talk
Bridging the Programming Language Gap: Constructing a Multilingual Shared Semantic Space through AST Unification and Graph Matching
Research Papers
Junhao Chen Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jingxuan Zhang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Jian He Shanghai Aerospace Electronic Technology Institute, Yixuan Tang Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Weiqin Zou Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Pre-print
11:40
15m
Talk
SelfHeal: Empirical Fix Pattern Analysis and Bug Repair in LLM Agents
Research Papers
Niful Islam Oakland University, Muhammad Anas Raza Oakland University, Mohammad Wardat Oakland University, USA
Pre-print
11:55
10m
Talk
Quo Vadis, Code Review? Exploring the Future of Code Review
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Michael Dorner Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, Andreas Bauer Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, Darja Šmite Blekinge Institute of Technology, Lukas Thode Blekinge Institute of Technology, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss, Ricardo Britto Ericsson / Blekinge Institute of Technology, Stephan Lukasczyk JetBrains Research, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology, Michael Kormann SAP
Pre-print
12:05
10m
Talk
To What Extent Does Agent-generated Code Require Maintenance? An Empirical Study
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Shota Sawada National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Nara College, Tatsuya Shirai Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ken'Ichi Yamaguchi Nara National College of Technology, Hiroshi Iwata Nara National College of Technology, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
12:15
10m
Talk
GenAI in Software Engineering: The Role of Technology Acceptance Models
Posters and Vision
Oscar Johansson Blekinge Institute of Technology, Jürgen Börstler Blekinge Institute of Technology, Nauman bin Ali Blekinge Institute of Technology
11:00 - 12:30
Maintenance and Evolution 2Journal First / Research Papers / Industry Papers / Reproducibility and Negative Results at JMS 745
Chair(s): Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
11:00
15m
Talk
Toward a Prioritization Approach for Third-Party Software Library Updates
Journal First
Abdalrahman Aburakhia King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Mohammad Alshayeb King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
11:15
15m
Talk
Many hands make light work: An LLM-based multi-agent system for detecting malicious PyPI packages
Journal First
Muhammad Umar Zeshan University of L’Aquila, Italy, Motunrayo Osatohanmen Ibiyo University of L'Aquila, Claudio Di Sipio University of L'Aquila, Phuong T. Nguyen University of L’Aquila, Davide Di Ruscio University of L'Aquila
11:30
15m
Paper
FLOPs vs Real Work: The Importance of Replication in AI Efficiency Assessment
Reproducibility and Negative Results
Enrique Barba Roque Delft University of Technology, Luís Cruz TU Delft
Pre-print
11:45
15m
Talk
An Empirical Evaluation of Code Smell Detection in Angular Applications
Research Papers
Maykon Nunes Universidade Federal do Ceará, Ivan Machado Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Carla Ilane Bezerra Federal University of Ceara, Emanuel Coutinho Federal University of Ceará
Pre-print
12:00
10m
Talk
Empirical Evaluation of Lift-and-Shift for Decoupling Drivers in Industrial Legacy Software: Lessons from a CGI Case StudyBest Paper Award - Industry Track
Industry Papers
Bauke van den Berg CGI Netherlands, Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
12:10
15m
Talk
Unsafe and Unused? A History of Utility Code in Mature Open Source Projects
Research Papers
Brandon Keller Rochester Institute of Technology, Kaitlin Yandik Rochester Institute of Technology, Angela Ngo Rochester Institute of Technology, Andy Meneely Rochester Institute of Technology
Pre-print
12:30 - 13:30
12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

13:30 - 15:00
Tutorial 1Tutorials at JMS 607
13:30
90m
Tutorial
Reliable cross-platform energy measurements with EnergiBridge
Tutorials
Carolin Brandt Delft University of Technology, Enrique Barba Roque Delft University of Technology
File Attached
13:30 - 15:00
13:30
10m
Talk
The Hidden Environmental Cost of Poor Coding Practices in TensorFlow and Keras Applications: A Study on Resource Leaks and Carbon Emissions
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Bashar Abdallah Polytechnique Montréal, Gustavo Santos Polytechnique Montréal, Rola Al Bataineh École de Technologie Supérieure ETS - Université du Québec, Alain Abran Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montreal
13:40
15m
Paper
Verifier Warnings Do Not Improve Comprehensibility Prediction
Reproducibility and Negative Results
Nadeeshan De Silva William & Mary, Martin Kellogg New Jersey Institute of Technology, Oscar Chaparro William & Mary
Pre-print
13:55
15m
Talk
When Parsing Goes Wrong: An Empirical Study of Error Propagation and Data Augmentation in Log Anomaly Detection
Research Papers
Yicheng Sun City University of Hong Kong, Jacky Keung City University of Hong Kong, Xiaoxue Ma Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Yihan Liao City University of Hong Kong, Hi Kuen Yu City University of Hong Kong, Yishu Li Hong Kong Metropolitan University
14:10
15m
Talk
Decoding the Cost: A Phase-Level Analysis of LLM Inference in Software Development
Research Papers
Lola Solovyeva University of Twente, Fernando Castor University of Twente
14:25
15m
Talk
Evaluating the Environmental Impact of using SLMs and Prompt Engineering for Code Generation
Research Papers
Md Afif Al Mamun University of Calgary, Canada, Sayan Nath University of Calgary, Canada, Novarun Deb University of Calgary, Gias Uddin York University, Canada
Pre-print
14:40
15m
Talk
What Is the Cost of Energy Monitoring? An Empirical Study on the Overhead of RAPL-Based Tools
Research Papers
Jeremy Diamond Universität Zürich, Vincenzo Stoico Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
13:30 - 15:00
Security 2Research Papers / AI Models / Data at JMS 745
Chair(s): Minhaz Zibran Idaho State University
13:30
15m
Talk
Reassessing Dataset Quality and Fine-Tuning Practices for Vulnerability Detection on PrimeVul dataset
AI Models / Data
Norbert Szolnoki Sándor Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Gabor Antal Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged
13:45
15m
Talk
A Neuro-Symbolic Risk Calculus for Quantifying Security Posture in Microservice Systems
Research Papers
Shakthi Yasas Weerasinghe University of Arizona, Tomas Cerny University of Arizona
14:00
15m
Talk
Insights into Security-Related AI-Generated Pull Requests
Research Papers
Md Fazle Rabbi Idaho State University, Asif Kamal Turzo University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Arifa Islam Champa Idaho State University, Minhaz Zibran Idaho State University
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Do Privacy Policies Match with the Logs? An Empirical Study of Privacy Disclosure in Android Application Logs
Research Papers
Zhiyuan Chen Rochester Institute of Technology, Love Jayesh Ahir Rochester Institute of Technology, Ahmad Suleiman Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Kundi Yao Ontario Tech University, Yiming Tang Rochester Institute of Technology, Weiyi Shang University of Waterloo, Daqing Hou pc
Pre-print
15:00 - 15:30
CoffeeCatering
15:00
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

15:30 - 17:00
Software Process and Practices 2Journal First / Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 743
Chair(s): Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
15:30
15m
Talk
Local Software Buildability across Java Versions
Journal First
Matúš Sulír Technical University of Košice, Jaroslav Porubän Technical University of Košice, Slovakia, Sergej Chodarev Technical University of Košice
Link to publication
15:45
15m
Talk
One Size Fits All? An Empirical Comparison of ADR Templates regarding Comprehension, Usability, and Ease of Adoption
Research Papers
FERNANDO NEVES NOGUEIRA Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Nabson Silva UFAM - Federal University of Amazonas, Tayana Conte Universidade Federal do Amazonas
16:00
15m
Talk
Do Good, Stay Longer? Temporal Patterns and Predictors of Newcomer-to-Core Transitions in Conventional OSS and OSS4SG
Research Papers
Mohamed Ouf Queen's University, Amr Mohamed Queen's University, Mariam Guizani Queen's University, Canada
Pre-print
16:15
10m
Talk
Towards Improving the External Validity of Software Engineering Experiments with Transportability MethodsBest Paper Award - Short Papers and Emerging Results
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Julian Frattini Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Richard Torkar Chalmers University of Technology | University ofGothenburg, and The Stellenbosch Institute for AdvancedStudy, Robert Feldt Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Carlo A. Furia Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)
Pre-print
16:25
10m
Talk
The Replication Assessment Problem in Software Engineering
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL), Martin Shepperd Brunel University London, Leila Yousefi Brunel University London
16:35
15m
Talk
STLGT: A Scalable Trace-Based Linear Graph Transformer for Tail Latency Prediction in Microservices
Research Papers
Yongliang Ding East China Normal University, Qigong Bi East China Normal University, Peng Pu East China Normal University
Pre-print
15:30 - 17:00
AI Systems Engineering 2Industry Papers / Research Papers at JMS 745
Chair(s): Jingyue Li Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
15:30
15m
Talk
DeepParse: Hybrid Log Parsing with LLM-Synthesized Regex Masks
Research Papers
Amir Shetaia Queen's University, Sean Kauffman Queen's University, Canada
Pre-print
15:45
15m
Talk
MoEKD: Mixture-of-Experts Knowledge Distillation for Robust and High-Performing Compressed Code ModelsBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Md. Abdul Awal University of Saskatchewan, Mrigank Rochan University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan
Pre-print
16:00
15m
Talk
HKI-RAG:Hierarchical Knowledge Indexing for Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Distributed Heterogeneous Architectures
Research Papers
Chenglin Zhang School of Artificial Intelligence, China University ofGeosciences (Beijing), Teng Long School of Artificial Intelligence, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
16:15
15m
Talk
PLMGH: What Matters in PLM-GNN Hybrids for Code Classification and Vulnerability Detection
Research Papers
Taoufik Kaouthar El Idrissi Polytechnique Montreal, Edward Zulkoski Quantstamp, Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montreal
16:30
10m
Talk
Engineering a Governance-Aware AI Sandbox: Design, Implementation, and Lessons Learned
Industry Papers
Muhammad Waseem Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Aidul Islam Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Nasir Uddin Shuvo Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Mahade Hasan Tampere University, Kai-Kristian Kemell Tampere University, Jussi Rasku Tampere University, Mika Saari Tampere University, Vilma Saari DIMECC Oy., Tampere, Finland, Roope Pajasmaa DIMECC Oy., Tampere, Finland, Markku Oivo DIMECC Oy., Tampere, Finland, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University
16:40
15m
Talk
Industry Practitioners’ Perspectives on AI Model Quality: Perceptions, Challenges, and Solutions
Research Papers
Chenyu Wang Singapore Management University, Zhou Yang University of Alberta; CIFAR AI Chair; Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute , Yunbo Lyu Singapore Management University, Ze Shi (Zane) Li University of Oklahoma, Dana Damian University of Victoria, David Lo Singapore Management University
Pre-print
18:00 - 22:00
Conference Dinner and CeilidhCatering at Oran Mor
18:00
4h
Dinner
Conference Dinner and Ceilidh
Catering

Thu 11 Jun

Displayed time zone: London change

09:00 - 10:30
LLMs for SE2Research Papers at JMS 607
Chair(s): Maria Angela Ferrario Queen's University Belfast
09:00
15m
Talk
A Retrieval-Augmented Framework for Detecting and Resolving Pragmatic Ambiguities in Natural Language Requirements
Research Papers
Pavithra Nair TCS Research, Preethu Rose Anish TCS Research
09:15
15m
Talk
Context Matters: Evaluating Context Strategies for Automated ADR Generation Using LLMs
Research Papers
Aviral Gupta SERC, IIIT Hyderabad, India, Rudra Dhar IIIT Hyderabad, Daniel Feitosa University of Groningen, Karthik Vaidhyanathan IIIT Hyderabad
Pre-print
09:30
15m
Talk
Characterizing Datasets for LLM-based Requirements Engineering: A Systematic Mapping Study
Research Papers
Quim Motger Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Carlota Catot Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pre-print
09:45
10m
Talk
Beyond Code, We Are People: A Systematic Mapping of 25 Years of Literature on Soft Skills in Agile Development Teams
Research Papers
Israely Lima Federal University of Ceara, Lucas Moura Lourenço Federal University of Ceara, Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil, Ivan Machado Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Carla Ilane Bezerra Federal University of Ceara
Pre-print
09:55
15m
Talk
COMMITSUITE: A Comprehensive Benchmark for Commit Classification and Message Generation
Research Papers
Zirui Wan Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Zhaonan Wu Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Xinyi Hou Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Yanjie Zhao Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Pengcheng Xia Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Haoyu Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
09:00 - 10:30
APIs and EcosystemsResearch Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results / AI Models / Data / Industry Papers at JMS 743
Chair(s): Iulian Neamtiu New Jersey Institute of Technology
09:00
15m
Talk
MavCrawl: A Comprehensive Dataset of Maven Libraries with Metadata and Their Dependencies
AI Models / Data
Abhinav Jamwal Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, Parvathi Nair Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Siya Arora Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Manish Agrawal Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Sandeep Kumar Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India
09:15
15m
Talk
Towards Understanding Android APIs: Official Lists, Vendor Customizations, and Real-World Usage
Research Papers
Sinan Wang Southern University of Science and Technology, Qi Zhang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Jiacheng Li University of Maryland, Lili Wei McGill University, Yida Tao Southern University of Science and Technology, Yepang Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
09:30
10m
Talk
Making OpenAPI Documentation Agent-Ready: Detecting Documentation and REST Smells with a Multi-Agent LLM System
Industry Papers
Rayfran Lima SIDIA R&D Institute, Davi G. Assunção Pinheiro Sidia Institute of Technology, Thiago Medeiros Menezes Sidia Institute of Technology
Pre-print
09:40
10m
Talk
Hallucination Inspector: A Fact-Checking Judge for API Migration
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Marcos Tileria , Santanu Dash University of Surrey, Profir-Petru Pârțachi Institute of Science Tokyo, Earl T. Barr University College London
Pre-print
09:00 - 10:30
Developer Experience & ProductivityAI Models / Data / Short Papers and Emerging Results / Industry Papers / Research Papers at JMS 745
Chair(s): Victoria Jackson University of Southampton
09:00
15m
Talk
REStack: A Large-Scale Dataset of Reverse Engineering Discussions from Stack Exchange
AI Models / Data
MD HUMAUN KABIR Lamar University, Md Rakibul Islam Lamar University, Farha Kamal Lamar University
09:15
10m
Talk
How Do Developers Use Migration Guides? A Case Study of Log4j
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Takahiro Monno Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kazumasa Shimari Wakayama University, Tetsuya Kanda Notre Dame Seishin University, Kazuma Yamasaki Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Pre-print
09:25
10m
Talk
Understanding the Limits of Automated Evaluation for Code Review Bots in Practice
Industry Papers
Veli Karakaya Bilkent University, Utku Boran Torun Bilkent University, Baykal Mehmet Ucar Beko, Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
Pre-print
09:35
10m
Talk
From Code Velocity to Complexity: Evidence on GitHub Copilot’s Role in Developer Productivity at ABN AMRO
Industry Papers
Nevis King University of Groningen, Mario Negro Ponzi ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
09:45
10m
Talk
Navigating a Moving Target: A Qualitative Exploration of STEM Students’ Experiences and Perspectives of AI Tools
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Simone Romano University of Salerno, Alberto Conforti University of Torino, Federica Bosio University of Torino, Gloria Guidetti University of Torino, Sara Viotti University of Torino, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
09:55
10m
Talk
Multifaceted Hero Developers and Bug-Fixing Outcomes Across Severity
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Amit Kumar IIIT Allahabad, Mahen Gandhi IIIT Hyderabad, Meher Bhardwaj IIIT Manipur, Hrishikesh Ethari IIIT Manipur, Sonali Agarwal Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad
Pre-print
10:05
10m
Talk
Same Project, Different Start: How Contribution Events Shape Activity and Retention in Open Source
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Mohamed Ouf Queen's University, Mariam Guizani Queen's University, Canada
Pre-print
10:15
10m
Talk
A Longitudinal Analysis of Good First Issue Practices and Newcomer Pull Requests in Popular OSS Projects
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Hirotatsu Hoshikawa NARA Institute of Science and Technology, Hidetake Tanaka Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Kazumasa Shimari Wakayama University, Raula Gaikovina Kula The University of Osaka, Kenichi Matsumoto Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Pre-print
10:30 - 11:00
CoffeeCatering
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
MIPS Papers, best paper awards, EASE 2027 and ClosingMost Influential Paper Awards at JMS 438AB
Chair(s): Ashkan Sami Edinburgh Napier University
11:00
10m
Talk
Opening Remarks
Most Influential Paper Awards
Ashkan Sami Edinburgh Napier University
11:10
15m
Talk
Presentation on EASE 2027
Most Influential Paper Awards
Jingyue Li Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
11:25
15m
Talk
Most Influential Paper 2015 (Primary Study)  Experiences from using snowballing and database searches in systematic literature studies
Most Influential Paper Awards
Deepika Badampudi Blekinge Institute of Technology
Link to publication
11:40
15m
Talk
Most Influential Paper 2015 (Secondary Study) Quality assessment of systematic reviews in software engineering: a tertiary study
Most Influential Paper Awards

Link to publication
11:55
15m
Talk
Most Influential Paper 2016 (Primary Study) The need for multivocal literature reviews in software engineering: complementing systematic literature reviews with grey literature.
Most Influential Paper Awards
Mika Mäntylä University of Helsinki
Link to publication
12:10
15m
Talk
Most Influential Paper 2016 (Secondary Study) A review-based comparative study of bad smell detection tools.
Most Influential Paper Awards
Gustavo Vale University of Passau
Link to publication
12:25
5m
Talk
Closing Remarks from Conference co-chairs
Most Influential Paper Awards

12:30 - 13:30
12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

13:30 - 15:00
LLMs for SE (Coding) 2AI Models / Data / Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results / Posters and Vision at JMS 607
Chair(s): Iflaah Salman University of Glasgow
13:30
15m
Talk
Can LLMs be Effective Code Contributors? A Study on Open-source Projects
Research Papers
Chun Jie Chong New Jersey Institute of technology, Muyeed Ahmed New Jersey Institute of Technology, Zephyr Yao New Jersey Institute of Technology, Iulian Neamtiu New Jersey Institute of Technology
Pre-print
13:45
15m
Talk
Wisdom and Delusion of LLM Ensembles for Code Generation and Repair
Research Papers
Fernando Vallecillos Ruiz Simula Research Laboratory, Max Hort Simula Research Laboratory, Leon Moonen Simula Research Laboratory
Pre-print
14:00
15m
Talk
Tail-aware N-version Machine Learning Models for Reliable API Recommendation
Research Papers
Aoi Matsuda University of Tsukuba, Fumio Machida University of Tsukuba, David Lo Singapore Management University
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Can Small LLMs Detect Defect-Prone Code Smells? An Empirical Evaluation of 8B-30B Models Against a Ground-Truth Dataset
AI Models / Data
Rodrigo Lima Federal University of Pernambuco, Jairo Souza Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Baldoino Fonseca Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Leopoldo Teixeira Federal University of Pernambuco, Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
14:30
10m
Talk
These Aren't the Reviews You're Looking For How Humans Review AI-Generated Pull Requests
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Kacper Duma Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Patryk Wróblewski Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Jagoda Bobińska Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Julia Winiarska Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Piotr Przymus Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
Pre-print
14:40
10m
Talk
LeGo-Code: Can Modular Curriculum Learning Advance Complex Code Generation? Insights from Text-to-SQL
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Salmane Chafik UM6P College of Computing, Saad Ezzini King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Ismail Berrada UM6P College of Computing
Pre-print
14:50
10m
Talk
Evaluation of LLM-Based Software Engineering Tools: Practices, Challenges, and Future Directions
Posters and Vision
Utku Boran Torun Bilkent University, Veli Karakaya Bilkent University, Muhammad Ali Babar School of Computer Science, The University of Adelaide, Eray Tüzün Bilkent University
Pre-print
13:30 - 15:00
Security 3Research Papers / AI Models / Data at JMS 743
Chair(s): Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil
13:30
15m
Talk
Vulnerability Detection with Interprocedural Context in Multiple Languages: Assessing Effectiveness and Cost of Modern LLMs
AI Models / Data
Kevin Lira North Carolina State University, Baldoino Fonseca Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Davy Baia Federal University of Alagoas, Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil, Wesley K.G. Assunção North Carolina State University
Pre-print
13:45
15m
Talk
Locating Software Vulnerabilities With Static Analyzers: How Far Are We?
Research Papers
Yueke Zhang Vanderbilt University, Zihan Fang Vanderbilt University, Kevin Leach Vanderbilt University, Yu Huang Vanderbilt University
14:00
15m
Talk
Mining the YARA Ecosystem: From Ad-Hoc Sharing to Data-Driven Threat IntelligenceBest Paper Award
Research Papers
Esteban Dectot-Le Monnier de Gouville Polytechnique Montréal, Mohammad Hamdaqa Polytechnique Montreal, Moataz Chouchen Concordia University
Pre-print
13:30 - 15:00
Human Factors in SE 3Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results / Journal First at JMS 745
Chair(s): Sandro Morasca Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
13:30
15m
Talk
Investigating the Social Representations of Harmful Code
Journal First
Rodrigo Lima Federal University of Pernambuco, Jairo Souza Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Baldoino Fonseca Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Leopoldo Teixeira Federal University of Pernambuco, Rafael Maiani de Mello Instituto de Computação - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Márcio Ribeiro Federal University of Alagoas, Brazil, Rohit Gheyi Federal University of Campina Grande, Alessandro Garcia Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
13:45
15m
Talk
Meditation-Based Interventions for Software Developers: A Systematic Literature Review on Well-being and Performance
Research Papers
Simone Romano University of Salerno, Giovanna Stornaiuolo Independent Researcher, Giuseppe Scanniello University of Salerno
14:00
15m
Talk
Improving Code Comprehension through Cognitive-Load Aware Automated Refactoring for Novice Programmers
Research Papers
Subarna Saha , Alif Al Hasan Case Western Reserve University, Fariha Tanjim Shifat Missouri University of Science & Technology, Mia Mohammad Imran Missouri University of Science and Technology
Pre-print
14:15
15m
Talk
Beyond Code Generation: How AI Agents Document Code Changes in Commit Messages
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Wejden Hammami Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique (ENSI),Manouba University, Houda Korbi Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique (ENSI),Manouba University, Hassine Kooli Ecole Nationale des Sciences de l’Informatique (ENSI),Manouba University, Marouene Chaieb National School of Computer Science, Moataz Chouchen Concordia University
14:30
15m
Talk
Different and Similar Perceptions of Communication Among Software Developers
Journal First
Marc Herrmann Leibniz University Hannover, Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jil Klünder University of Applied Sciences | FHDW Hannover
Link to publication DOI
15:00 - 15:30
CoffeeCatering
15:00
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Catering

15:30 - 17:00
TestingIndustry Papers / Research Papers / Short Papers and Emerging Results at JMS 743
Chair(s): Sandro Morasca Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
15:30
10m
Talk
Constraint Solver Integration into a Java Symbolic Executor – A Case Study
Industry Papers
Péter János Hajnal Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, Edit Pengő Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged, István Siket Department of Software Engineering, University of Szeged
15:40
15m
Talk
Quality-Driven Selective Mutation for Deep Learning
Research Papers
Zaheed Ahmed Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Emmanuel Charleson Dapaah University of Göttingen, Philip Makedonski Institute of Computer Science, University of Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Jens Grabowski
Pre-print
15:55
10m
Talk
Inferring Equivalence Classes from Legacy Undocumented Embedded Binaries for ISO 26262-Compliant Testing
Industry Papers
Marco De Luca University of Naples Federico II, Domenico Francesco De Angelis University of Naples Federico II, Domenico Amalfitano University of Naples Federico II, Pasquale Cimmino Micron Technology Inc, Anna Rita Fasolino Federico II University of Naples
Pre-print
16:05
10m
Talk
Applications of Causality in Software Testing: A Rapid Review
Short Papers and Emerging Results
Tiancheng Ma University of Tennessee Knoxville, Nasir Eisty University of Tennessee-Knoxville
16:15
15m
Talk
Evaluating Software Defect Prediction Models via the Area Under the ROC Curve can be Misleading
Research Papers
Luigi Lavazza Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Sandro Morasca Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, Gabriele Rotoloni Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Pre-print
15:30 - 17:00
Software Processes and Practices 3Research Papers at JMS 745
Chair(s): Iulian Neamtiu New Jersey Institute of Technology
15:30
15m
Talk
The Ultimate Configuration Management Tool? Lessons from a Mixed Methods Study of Ansible’s Challenges
Research Papers
Carolina Carreira Carnegie Mellon University, IST University of Lisbon, INESC-ID, Nuno Saavedra INESC-ID and IST, University of Lisbon, Alexandra Mendes Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal, João F. Ferreira Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto & INESC-ID
Pre-print
15:45
15m
Talk
The Promise and Reality of Continuous Integration Caching: An Empirical Study of Travis CI Builds
Research Papers
Taher A. Ghaleb Trent University, Daniel Alencar Da Costa University of Otago, Ying Zou Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Pre-print
16:00
15m
Talk
How Compliant Are GitHub Actions Workflows? A Checklist-Based Study with LLM-Assisted Auditing
Research Papers
Edward Abrokwah , Taher A. Ghaleb Trent University
Pre-print
16:00 - 18:00

Fri 12 Jun

Displayed time zone: London change

09:00 - 17:00
EQUISA 1EQUISA at JMS 507
09:00
10m
Day opening
EQUISA Opening
EQUISA

09:10
50m
Keynote
AI Assistance and the Limits of Use in Software Development
EQUISA
Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary
10:00
15m
Talk
Evaluating LLM-Generated Code: A Benchmark and Developer Study
EQUISA
Joanna Szych IU Internationale Hochschule Bad Honnef, Anne Schwerk IU Internationale Hochschule Bad Honnef
10:15
15m
Talk
From Program Slices to Causal Clarity: Evaluating Faithful, Actionable LLM-Generated Failure Explanations via Context Partitioning and LLM-as-a-Judge
EQUISA
Julius Porbeck Hasso Plattner Institute, Christian Medeiros Adriano Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Holger Giese Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam
10:30
30m
Break
Coffee break
EQUISA

11:00
10m
Talk
FairMAid: An LLM-based Fairness Metrics Recommender System
EQUISA
Arnaldo Sgueglia , Gregorio Dalia University of Sannio, Aniello Anzevino University of Sannio, Corrado Visaggio University of Foggia, Italy, Andrea Di Sorbo University of Sannio
11:10
10m
Talk
Merge or Malice? Investigating Toxicity Around AI Pull Requests
EQUISA
Anwar Hossain Efat Idaho State University, Minhaz Zibran Idaho State University, Farjana Eishita Idaho State University
Pre-print
11:20
15m
Talk
Neuro-Symbolic AI in Software Engineering: An Evidence-Based State-of-the-Art Analysis
EQUISA
Giammaria Giordano University of Salerno, Fabiano Pecorelli Pegaso University, Fabio Palomba University of Salerno
11:35
15m
Talk
Q-ARE: An Evaluation Dataset for Query Based API Recommendation
EQUISA
Shenglong Wu National University of Defense Technology, Xunhui Zhang National University of Defense Technology, China, Tao Wang National University of Defense Technology
11:50
15m
Talk
SAFEdit: Does Multi-Agent Decomposition Resolve the Reliability Challenges of Instructed Code Editing?
EQUISA
Noam Tarshish Ben Gurion University, Nofar Selouk Ben-Gurion University, Daniel Hodisan Ben-Gurion University, Bar Ezra Gafniel Ben-Gurion University, Yuval Elovici Ben-Gurion University, Asaf Shabtai Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Eliya Nachmani Ben-Gurion University
12:05
15m
Talk
Security Concerns in Generative AI Coding Assistants: Insights from Online Discussions on GitHub Copilot
EQUISA
Nicolás E. Díaz Ferreyra Hamburg University of Technology, Monika Swetha Gurupathi Hamburg University of Technology, Zadia Codabux University of Saskatchewan, Nalin Arachchilage RMIT University, Riccardo Scandariato Hamburg University of Technology
Pre-print
12:20
10m
Day closing
EQUISA Final Panel and Closing
EQUISA

09:00 - 17:00
Session ILEARNER at JMS 529
09:00
10m
Day opening
LEARNER 2026 Opening
LEARNER
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València
09:10
60m
Keynote
Keynote: From Human Cognition to Human–AI Collaboration: Rethinking Software Engineering Education in the Age of Agentic AI
LEARNER
Gül Calikli University of Glasgow
10:10
22m
Talk
Comprehension Debt in GenAI-Assisted Software Engineering Projects
LEARNER
A: Muhammad Ovais Ahmad Karlstad University
10:30
30m
Break
Break
LEARNER

11:00
22m
Talk
How Do Software Engineering Students Use Generative AI in Real-World Capstone Projects? An Empirical Baseline StudyBest Paper
LEARNER
A: Michael Mircea , A: Elisa Schmid Leibniz Universität Hannover, A: Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, A: Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
11:22
22m
Talk
Teaching Empathy in Software Engineering Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
LEARNER
A: Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary, A: Cleyton Magalhaes Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, A: Giuseppe Destefanis University College London (UCL), A: Mairieli Wessel Radboud University, A: Ann Barcomb Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, A: Sherlock A. Licorish University of Otago, A: Brody Stuart-Verner University of Calgary, A: Italo Santos University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
11:44
22m
Talk
LVing: A Graph-Based Visualization Tool for Teaching Rust Memory Safety
LEARNER
A: Mark Solis Texas A&M University-San Antonio, A: Young Lee Texas A & M University - San Antonio
12:06
22m
Talk
QubitQuest: Learning Quantum Computing through Mini-Games
LEARNER
A: Bella Hill , A: Miguel Ehécatl Morales Trujillo University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
LEARNER

13:30
22m
Talk
Can Code Evaluation Metrics Detect Code Plagiarism?
LEARNER
A: Fahad Ebrahim The University of Warwick, A: Mike Joy University of Warwick
13:52
22m
Talk
Stimulating Soft Skill Development to Enhance Group Performance in Software Engineering
LEARNER
A: Kelian Schekkerman , A: Andrea Capiluppi University of Groningen
14:14
22m
Talk
A systematic approach for testing in the training and qualification of (software) architects: An experience report from industrial practitioners
LEARNER
A: Raymund Tump , A: Frances Paulisch Siemens Healthineers
14:36
24m
Day closing
LEARNER 2026 Closing
LEARNER
Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Beatriz Marín Universitat Politècnica de València
09:00 - 17:00
Session 1Prompt-SE at JMS 607
09:00
15m
Day opening
Welcome by the Organizers
Prompt-SE
Vincenzo De Martino Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Giovanna Broccia ISTI-CNR, FMT Lab, Fabiano Pecorelli Pegaso University, Jennifer Horkoff Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg
09:15
15m
Short-paper
Prompting the Unknown: Probing the Limits of Generative AI for Novice Developers
Prompt-SE
09:30
15m
Full-paper
Evaluating LLM-Based Goal Extraction in Requirements Engineering: Prompting Strategies and Their Limitations
Prompt-SE
Anna Arnaudo Politecnico di Torino, Riccardo Coppola Politecnico di Torino, Maurizio Morislo Politecnico di Torino, Flavio Giobergia Politecnico di Torino, Andrea Bioddo Politecnico di Torino, Angelo Bongiorno Politecnico di Torino, Luca Dadone Politecnico di Torino
09:45
15m
Full-paper
Prompt Engineering Strategies for LLM-based Qualitative Coding of Psychological Safety in Software Engineering Communities: A Controlled Empirical Study
Prompt-SE
Moaath ALSHAIKH Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Tasneem Alshaher Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Ricardo Vieira , Beatriz Santana , Clelio Xavier , José Amancio UEFS, Glauco Carneiro UFS, Julio Leite , Sávio Freire Federal Institute of Ceará, Manoel Mendonça Federal University of Bahia
DOI Pre-print
10:00
15m
Full-paper
Extract the Gold: An Empirical Study on Context Reset Prompting for Energy-Efficient LLM-Assisted Software Engineering
Prompt-SE
10:15
15m
Full-paper
Conventional Commit Classification using Large Language Models and Prompt Engineering
Prompt-SE
Sakib Al Hasan Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka, H. M. Sazzad Quadir , Nurul Ahad Tawhid Institute of Information Technology, University of Dhaka
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Coffee
Prompt-SE

11:00
15m
Short-paper
TDD Governance for Multi-Agent Code Generation via Prompt Engineering
Prompt-SE
Tarlan Hasanli , Shahbaz Siddeeq Tampere University, Bishwash Khanal , Pyry Kotilainen , Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University
11:15
20m
Other
Open Discussion & Wrap-up
Prompt-SE

11:35
50m
Other
Group Discussions
Prompt-SE

12:25
5m
Day closing
Closing
Prompt-SE

09:00 - 17:00
VibeXVibeX at JMS 629
Chair(s): Xiaofeng Wang LUT University, Nan Yang LUT University
09:00
10m
Day opening
Opening
VibeX

09:10
45m
Keynote
The End of Vibe Coding as We Know It: Towards Systematic Practices in GenAI Native Software Engineering
VibeX
Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyväskylä
09:55
20m
Full-paper
Vibe Coding in Software Development, Benefits, Tensions, and Mitigation Practices: A State of Practice Survey
VibeX
Muhammad Asif Khan LUT University, Mbanyick B Joof , Shola Oyedeji LUT University , Jari Porras LUT University
10:15
15m
Short-paper
Slow Vibing: A Systematic Methodology for Production-Quality AI-Assisted Development
VibeX
10:30
30m
Break
Morning coffee break
VibeX

11:00
15m
Experience report
Context Before Code: An Experience Report on Vibe Coding in Practice
VibeX
Md Nasir Uddin Shuvo Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Aidul Islam Faculty of Information Technology and CommunicationSciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Md Mahade Hasan Tampere University, Muhammad Waseem Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland, Pekka Abrahamsson Tampere University
11:15
15m
Short-paper
Vibe-Coding: Feedback-Based Automated Verification with no Human Code Inspection, a Feasibility Study
VibeX
Michal Töpfer Charles University, Frantisek Plasil , Tomas Bures , Petr Hnětynka Charles University
11:30
20m
Full-paper
Vibe Science: How Adversarial Agent Loops Turn Vibe Researching into Verifiable Science
VibeX
11:50
15m
Short-paper
Shift-Up: A Framework for Software Engineering Guardrails in AI Native Software Development - Initial Findings
VibeX
Petrus Lipsanen , Liisa Rannikko University of Jyväskylä, Francois Christophe , Konsta Kalliokoski , Vlad Stirbu Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland, Tommi Mikkonen University of Jyvaskyla
12:05
15m
Short-paper
To Vibe Research or Not to Vibe Research? Generative AI in Qualitative Research
VibeX
Katja Karhu LUT University, Kari Smolander Lappeenranta University of Technology, Jussi Kasurinen LUT University
12:20
10m
Other
Buffer
VibeX

12:30
60m
Lunch
Lunch
VibeX

13:30
15m
Experience report
From Intent to Implementation: An Experience Report on Vibe Coding using Agent-Based IDEs
VibeX
Arslaan Asad , Oshani Weerakoon Department of Computing, University of Turku, Sampsa Rauti University of Turku
13:45
15m
Short-paper
The Hidden Cost of Vibe Coding: Rework, Rotations and Real Startup Time-to-Market - A Quantified Multi-Project Experience Report on Corrective Rotations Using Lovable
VibeX
Frédéric Pattyn Ghent University, Peter Goetz New Data Research Institute
14:00
15m
Short-paper
Vibe Exploration: Human-AI Collaboration for Problem-Space Exploration in Software Startups
VibeX
Daniel Planötscher Free University of Bolzano, Sebastiano Druda Free University of Bolzano
14:15
15m
Experience report
Mise en Place for Agentic Coding: Deliberate Preparation as Context Engineering Methodology
VibeX
14:30
30m
Day closing
Reflection of VibeX2026 and Looking forward to VibeX2027
VibeX

15:00
30m
Break
Afternoon coffee break
VibeX

09:00 - 17:00
Morning Session 1Gamify at JMS 630
Chair(s): Tommaso Fulcini Politecnico di Torino
09:00
15m
Day opening
Welcome
Gamify

09:15
25m
Talk
Gamifying Architectural Governance to Reduce Organizational Coupling in Microservice Systems
Gamify
Xiaozhou Li Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
09:40
25m
Talk
Interactive collaborative and competitive programming with gamification mechanisms
Gamify
Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Wojciech Mokwiński Institute of Information Technology, Lodz University of Technology
10:05
25m
Talk
Using Gamification to Motivate Software Engineering Students in the Age of GenAI
Gamify
Natalia Silvis-Cividjian Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Jasper Veltman Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Joshua Kenyon Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Erik Link Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, Leonid Ivanov Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam
11:00
25m
Talk
Enhancing a gamified tool for UML modeling education
Gamify
Giacomo Garaccione Politecnico di Torino, Riccardo Coppola Politecnico di Torino, Luca Ardito Politecnico di Torino
11:25
40m
Demonstration
Tool demos
Gamify

12:05
20m
Panel
Discusion panel
Gamify

12:25
5m
Day closing
Closing session
Gamify

09:00 - 17:00
Software Security Engineering WorkshopSSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering at JMS 707
Chair(s): Mohammad Alshayeb King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Mahmood Niazi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
09:00
15m
Day opening
Welcome by the Organizers
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering

09:15
15m
Talk
A Multi-Agentic AI Pipeline for Iterative Vulnerability Detection and Auto-Remediation in Python
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
09:30
15m
Talk
An Empirical Security Evaluation of LLM-Generated Cryptographic Rust Code
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Mohamed Elsayed , Kenneth Fulton , Jeong Yang Texas A&M University-San Antonio
09:45
15m
Talk
Symbolic Execution Meets Multi-LLM Orchestration: Detecting Memory Vulnerabilities in Incomplete Rust CVE Snippets
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Zeyad Abdelrazek , Young Lee Texas A & M University - San Antonio
10:00
15m
Talk
Low-Code Paradox in DevOps: Security and Governance Insights from Practitioners
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Muhammad Azeem Akbar LUT University, Saima Rafi Edinburgh Napier University, Arif Ali Khan University of Oulu
10:15
15m
Talk
An Empirical Study of Challenges for Developing Global Cybersecurity Culture
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Nisar Muhammad , Siffat Ullah Khan University of Malakand, Mahmood Niazi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Mohammad Shameem
10:30
30m
Break
Coffee Break
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering

11:00
15m
Talk
Pick and Sort for Graphical Authentication
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Argianto Rahartomo TU Clausthal, Amirhossein Jamshidipoor , Mohammad Ghafari Tehran Institute for Advanced Studies (TEIAS)
11:15
15m
Talk
Runtime Governance of Agent Actions in Agentic AI: Design and Evaluation of a Governance Proxy
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Petru-Liviu Bouruc , Ciprian Păduraru University of Bucharest, Alin Stefanescu The Institute for Logic and Data Science (ILDS), and University of Bucharest
11:30
15m
Talk
Empirical Evaluation of TLS Communication Overhead in Federated Learning Systems
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
11:45
15m
Talk
Understanding Security Issues in Open-Source Agentic AI Frameworks: An Empirical Analysis
SSE-26 Workshop on Software Security Engineering
Muhammad Hamza Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Muhammad Azeem Akbar LUT University, Wardah Naeem Awan LUT University, Muhammad Shoaib