CASCON 2025
Mon 10 - Thu 13 November 2025
VenueYork University
Room nameHall E
Room InformationNo extra information available
Program

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Mon 10 Nov

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08:30 - 10:00
Tutorials (TUT-10)7 Tutorials at Hall E
08:30
90m
Tutorial
Human-Robot Interaction and Social Robots
7 Tutorials
Patrick Hung Ontario Tech University, Shane Saunderson McMaster University
13:00 - 14:30
Tutorials (TUT-30) Part 17 Tutorials at Hall E
13:00
90m
Tutorial
Turbocharging AIware: Performance Engineering for Production-Ready FMware
7 Tutorials
Haoxiang Zhang Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Kishanthan Thangarajah Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Kirill Vasilevski Huawei Canada, Arthur Leung , Boyuan Chen Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Ahmed E. Hassan Queen’s University
15:00 - 16:30
Tutorial (TUT-30) Part 27 Tutorials at Hall E
15:00
90m
Tutorial
Turbocharging AIware: Performance Engineering for Production-Ready FMware
7 Tutorials
Haoxiang Zhang Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Kishanthan Thangarajah Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Kirill Vasilevski Huawei Canada, Arthur Leung , Boyuan Chen Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei Canada, Ahmed E. Hassan Queen’s University

Tue 11 Nov

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10:30 - 12:00
Tutorials (TUT-14)7 Tutorials at Hall E
10:30
90m
Tutorial
Multi-Agent Large Language Models for Code Intelligence: Opportunities, Challenges, and Research Directions
7 Tutorials
Fatemeh Hendijani Fard University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Jie JW Wu University of British Columbia (UBC), Amirreza Esmaeili University of British Columbia
13:00 - 14:30
TP:220:108:125:217: Software Requirements II74 Technical Papers at Hall E
Chair(s): Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan
13:00
20m
Talk
Reverse Engineering User Stories from Code using Large Language ModelsIndustry
74 Technical Papers
Mohamed Ouf Queen's University, Haoyu Li Queen's University, Jinye Zhang Queen's University, Mariam Guizani Queen's University, Canada
13:20
20m
Talk
Towards Improving the Reliability of LLMs in Requirements Engineering with Structured Confidence and Tag GovernanceShort-PaperResearch Object ReviewedOpen Research Object
74 Technical Papers
Dvip Patel Ontario Tech University, Sanaa Alwidian
13:40
20m
Talk
From Requirements to Models: A Case Study of Large Language Models on Epidemiological ModelingShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
14:00
30m
Talk
Supervised Semantic Similarity-based Conflict Detection Algorithm: S3CDA
74 Technical Papers
Garima Malik Toronto Metropolitan University, Mucahit Cevik Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada, Ayse Basar Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada, Devang Parikh IBM
15:00 - 16:30
TP:149:133:33: Software Development II74 Technical Papers at Hall E
Chair(s): Timothy Lethbridge University of Ottawa
15:00
30m
Talk
Workarounds in Software Forms: A User Study
74 Technical Papers
MohammadAmin Zaheri Université de Montréal, Michalis Famelis Université de Montréal, Eugene Syriani Université de Montréal
15:30
20m
Talk
Revisiting Thread Disentanglement in Technical Chat with Fine-Tuned LLMs and Graph-Based ClusteringShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Alex Aselstyne Queen's University, Canada, Mariam El Mezouar Royal Military College
15:50
30m
Talk
Understanding the Issue Types in Open Source Blockchain-based Software Projects with the Transformer-based BERTopic
74 Technical Papers
Md Nahidul Islam Opu University of Manitoba, Md Shahidul Islam University of Manitoba, Sara Rouhani University of Manitoba, Shaiful Chowdhury University of Manitoba

Wed 12 Nov

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10:30 - 12:00
TP:184:101:138:187: Quantum & Robotics74 Technical Papers at Hall E
Chair(s): Kostas Kontogiannis York University
10:30
30m
Talk
Introducing UNIQuE: The Unconventional Noiseless Intermediate Quantum EmulatorResearch Object Reviewed
74 Technical Papers
Reece Robertson University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Dan Ventura Brigham Young University
11:00
20m
Talk
A Proactive Approach for Detecting Post-Quantum Cryptographic Malware with Machine LearningShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Michael O. Mills Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity - University of New Brunswick, Ali A. Ghorbani Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity - University of New Brunswick
11:20
20m
Talk
Coherent Optical Quantum Computing-Aided Resource Optimization for Transportation Digital Twin ConstructionShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Huixiang Zhang Lakehead University, Mahzabeen Emu Memorial University of Newfoundland
11:40
20m
Talk
Towards a Small Behavioral Model for Theomorphic RobotsShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Marco Tulio Silva Universidade Federal de Lavras, Rodrigo Duarte Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lucas Moreira Universidade Federal de Lavras, Andre Salgado Universidade Federal de Lavras, Young Yoon Hongik University, Patrick Hung Ontario Tech University
13:00 - 14:30
TP:86:91:230: Software Development III74 Technical Papers at Hall E
Chair(s): Shayan Noei Queen's University
13:00
30m
Talk
Establishing Traceability Links between Release Notes & Software Artifacts: Practitioners' Perspectives
74 Technical Papers
Sristy Sumana Nath University of Saskatchewan, Banani Roy University of Saskatchewan, Munima Jahan
13:30
30m
Talk
ChatGPT for Code Refactoring: Analyzing Topics, Interaction, and Effective Prompts
74 Technical Papers
Eman Abdullah AlOmar Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, Luo Xu Stevens Institute of Technology, Sofia Martinez Stevens Institute of Technology, Anthony Peruma University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer University of Michigan - Flint, Christian D. Newman , Ali Ouni ETS Montreal, University of Quebec
14:00
30m
Talk
Can AI Build Systems? An Exploratory Study on Generating Software Architecture with LLMs
74 Technical Papers
15:00 - 16:30
Tutorials (TUT-16)7 Tutorials at Hall E
15:00
90m
Tutorial
Opportunities and Challenges of Adopting CI/CD Practices in Mobile Apps
7 Tutorials
Safwat Hassan University of Toronto, Canada

Thu 13 Nov

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10:30 - 12:00
TP:224:126:202:142: The User & AI 74 Technical Papers at Hall E
Chair(s): Jeremy Bradbury Ontario Tech University
10:30
20m
Talk
Teacher-Driven Selective Fine-Tuning for LLMsShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Likhil Babu Pallati Toronto Metropolitan University, Richard Valenzano Toronto Metropolitan University, Glaucia Melo Toronto Metropolitan University
10:50
20m
Talk
Quiet Interaction: Designing a DHH Accessible Home Environment with Mixed Reality AI and IoTShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Wentian Zhu OCAD University, Alexis Morris OCAD University, Haru Hyunkyung Ji OCAD University
11:10
30m
Talk
Lumen: Developer Agency Through Transparent Context Control in AI-Assisted ProgrammingOpen Research Object
74 Technical Papers
Nakul Goel Toronto Metropolitan University, Glaucia Melo Toronto Metropolitan University
11:40
20m
Talk
Can We Trust the AI Pair Programmer? Copilot for API Misuse Detection and CorrectionShort-Paper
74 Technical Papers
Saikat Mondal University of Saskatchewan, Chanchal K. Roy University of Saskatchewan, Hong Wang University of Saskatchewan, Juan Arguello University of Saskatchewan, Samantha Mathan University of Saskatchewan
Pre-print
13:00 - 14:30
WKS 15: Advancing Gender-Inclusive AI through the GEMinAI Program (Part 1)GEMinAI at Hall E
Chair(s): Lori Akiyama Concordia University, Canada, Lindsay Rodgers Concordia University

Panel Discussion: Effective Approaches to Gender Inclusivity in AI

In this moderated discussion, panelists representing industry, academia, and non-profit will share novel approaches to advancing gender inclusivity within their domains. We will explore what is working, and where more effort is needed. A Q&A session will allow for ample audience participation and sharing of perspectives and experiences.

Moderator: Lindsay Rodgers, Knowledge Mobilization Advisor, Applied AI Institute at Concordia University

13:00
90m
Panel
Effective Approaches to Gender Inclusivity in AI
GEMinAI
P: Eirene Seiradaki Director, Research Partnerships, RBC Borealis, P: Yasmine Djerbal Associate Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen's University, P: Jennifer Addison Mila, A: Atoosa Nasiri Senior Data Scientist, Telus
15:00 - 16:30
WKS 15: Advancing Gender-Inclusive AI through the GEMinAI Program (Part 2)GEMinAI at Hall E

Breakout Sessions

In this interactive session facilitated by the panelists, workshop participants will delve into more in-depth, thematic discussions focusing on topics that correspond to the themes and initiatives presented in the panel discussion. Topics may include:

· Gender-responsive AI education and training

· Program evaluation and impact assessment tools

· Recruitment, onboarding, and retention strategies

· Inclusive policy frameworks

· Feminist epistemologies in machine learning

· Mentorship models

· Etc.

15:00
90m
Other
WKS 15: Advancing Gender-Inclusive AI through the GEMinAI Program (Part 2)
GEMinAI

Mon 10 Nov

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Tue 11 Nov

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Wed 12 Nov

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