TechDebt 2025
Sun 27 - Mon 28 April 2025 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
co-located with ICSE 2025
Dates
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Sun 27 Apr

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09:00 - 10:30
KeynoteTechnical Papers at 103
Chair(s): Maria Teresa Baldassarre Department of Computer Science, University of Bari
09:00
90m
Talk
Towards an Interpretable Science of Deep Learning for Engineering Quality Software: A Causal Inference View
Technical Papers
Denys Poshyvanyk William & Mary
11:00 - 12:30
Research PapersTechnical Papers at 103
Chair(s): Daniel Feitosa University of Groningen
11:00
30m
Research paper
Aligning Data Debt with AI-Integrated Software Project Lifecycle Processes: A Standard-Based Mapping Approach
Technical Papers
Nilay Yorgancılar Akgül HAVELSAN, Middle East Technical University, Tugba Taskaya Temizel Middle East Technical University, Özden Özcan Top Middle East Technical University, Pelin Dayan Akman Middle East Technical University
11:30
30m
Research paper
Automating Technical Debt Management: Insights from Practitioner Discussions in Stack Exchange
Technical Papers
João Paulo Biazotto University of Groningen and University of São Paulo, Daniel Feitosa University of Groningen, Paris Avgeriou Univ. of Gronningen , Elisa Yumi Nakagawa University of São Paulo
Pre-print
12:00
10m
Paper
Experiences with Technical Debt and its Root Causes in a Merged Industrial Company
Technical Papers
Magnus Drewsen Jørgensen , Nina Wiborg Mølgaard Mjølner Informatics, Morten Jokumsen Mjølner Informatics, Jens Bæk Jørgensen Mjølner Informatics, Henrik Bærbak Christensen
File Attached
12:10
10m
Product announcement
ACE: Automated Technical Debt Remediation with Validated Large Language Model Refactorings
Technical Papers
Adam Tornhill Empear AB, Markus Borg CodeScene
12:20
10m
Talk
Lighting Talk: Evidence is All We Need: Do Self-Admitted Technical Debts Impact Method-Level Maintenance?
Technical Papers
Shaiful Chowdhury University of Manitoba, Hisham Kidwai University of Manitoba, Muhammad Asaduzzaman University of Windsor
14:00 - 15:30
Research Papers and PostersIndustry Track / Technical Papers at 103
Chair(s): Fatemeh Hendijani Fard Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Reed Milewicz Sandia National Laboratories
14:00
30m
Paper
The TechDebt Game - Enabling Discussions about Technical Debt
Technical Papers
Marion Wiese University of Hamburg, Germany, Angelina Heinrichs University of Hamburg, Nino Rusieshvilli University of Hamburg, Rodrigo Rebouças de Almeida Federal University of Paraiba, Klara Borowa Warsaw University of Technology
DOI Pre-print
14:30
10m
Industry talk
Perspective-Taking as a Strategy to Manage Technical Debt
Industry Track
Kezia Devathasan University of Victoria, Mike Rowling Felix Payment Systems
14:40
10m
Industry talk
A Quantitative Approach to Measuring Technical Debt: The Technical Debt Index (TDI)
Industry Track
Nitin Gupta Assembly Digital and the University of Victoria
14:50
10m
Industry talk
Automating Dead Code Cleanup: Challenges Beyond the Code
Industry Track
15:00
10m
Industry talk
Addressing Technical Debt through Collaboration
Industry Track
15:10
20m
Panel
War Stories in TechDebt
Industry Track
Reed Milewicz Sandia National Laboratories, Fatemeh Hendijani Fard Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

Mon 28 Apr

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09:00 - 10:30
KeynoteTechnical Papers at 103
Chair(s): Roberto Verdecchia University of Florence
09:00
90m
Talk
Leveraging Research to Inform Structural Technical Debt Management
Technical Papers
Ciera Jaspan Google, Collin Green Google
11:00 - 12:30
Research papers and MIPTechnical Papers at 103
11:00
30m
Research paper
Most Influential Paper: Detecting and Quantifying Different Types of Self-Admitted Technical Debt
Technical Papers
Everton Maldonado Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, Emad Shihab Concordia University, Montreal
11:30
30m
Research paper
Exploring Fairness Debt Through Evidence from Studies on Algorithmic Discrimination
Technical Papers
Fardin Aryan University of Calgary, Lucas Valença University of Calgary, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary
File Attached
12:00
30m
Research paper
Requirements Technical Debt Through the Lens of Environment Assumptions
Technical Papers
Mounifah Alenazi University of Hafr Al Batin
14:00 - 15:30
Talks, Discussions, and ClosingTechnical Papers at 103
Chair(s): Rodrigo Spinola Virginia Commonwealth University
14:00
10m
Talk
Lighting Talk: Leveraging Context Information for Self-Admitted Technical Debt Detection
Technical Papers
Miki Yonekura Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Yutaro Kashiwa Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Bin Lin Hangzhou Dianzi University, Kenji Fujiwara Nara Women’s University, Hajimu Iida Nara Institute of Science and Technology
14:10
20m
Talk
Discussion: Reframing Technical Debt - Insights from the Dagstuhl Perspectives Workshop
Technical Papers
P: Neil Ernst University of Victoria, P: Zadia Codabux University of Saskatchewan
14:30
50m
Town Hall
Technical Papers
M: Carolyn Seaman University of Maryland Baltimore County
15:20
10m
Day closing
Awards & Closing & TechDebt 2026
Technical Papers

Journal First Track

TechDebt invites presentations of journal papers that have been published in one of the following participating journals.

  • Empirical Software Engineering
  • Information and Software Technology
  • Journal of Software: Evolution and Process
  • Journal of Systems and Software
  • Automated Software Engineering Journal
  • Software Quality Journal
  • IEEE Software
  • European Journal of Information Systems

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to participate in the J1 program, a paper must:

  • Be in the scope of the conference, that is, the paper should describe work related to approaches for managing various types of Technical Debt. However, papers discussing literature reviews or meta-research papers are out of scope.
  • Be accepted in one of the partner journals listed above between January 1, 2024, and the J1 track deadline (see below). Evidence of acceptance should be a copy of the acceptance email (or an equivalent document).
  • Report research results that were not previously reported in prior work (conferences, workshops, etc.). Journal versions of papers extending conference papers are thus out of the scope of the track regardless of the size of the extension.
  • Secondary studies (e.g., systematic reviews, mapping studies, and literature surveys), as well as editorials, columns, and opinion articles are also excluded.
  • Not have already been presented, or currently being considered for, J1 or similar tracks of other conferences.

How to Submit

Interested authors should submit a proposal of no more than 2 pages consisting of the paper title, author names, a pointer to the original journal paper at the journal’s website or alternatively a picture of the acceptance email with the acceptance date, and a short statement on how the work satisfies the journal first criteria. Please upload a single PDF file with the proposal and the accepted paper attached at the end of the file.

Evaluation

The J1 chairs will evaluate if the submission is within the scope of the TechDebt conference and fulfills the eligibility criteria mentioned above. We plan to select as many papers as possible for inclusion in the conference program.

Presentation

At least one author of each accepted J1 contribution must register and attend the conference to present the paper.

The J1 papers will not be part of the conference proceedings. However, the conference online program will contain a hyperlink to the journal paper (if already published) or, in case the paper hasn’t been published yet, to its preprint (if available).

For any questions, please contact the track chairs.

Important Dates

  • January 17, 2025: Paper submission deadline
  • January 31, 2025: Notification to authors

Submission Link

Please use the following link: https://techdebt2025-jf.hotcrp.com/