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In the last 15 years, software architecture has emerged as an important software engineering field for managing the development and maintenance of large, software- intensive systems. Software architecture community has developed numerous…

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Deep-Learning(DL) applications have been widely employed to assist in various tasks. They are constructed based on a data-driven programming paradigm that is different from conventional software applications. Given the increasing popularity…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-10-09 Xufan Zhang , Yilin Yang , Yang Feng , Zhenyu Chen

An ever-widening workforce gap exists in the global cybersecurity industry but diverse talent is underutilized. The global cybersecurity workforce is only 25% female. Much research exists on the effect of gender bias on the hiring of women…

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Context: Most software companies strive to have high-performing teams and mitigate withdrawal behaviors like being present but unproductive. In this context, psychological safety and developers perceived impact are suggested as potential…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-04-26 Mary Sánchez-Gordón , Ricardo Colomo-Palacios , Muhammad Azeem Akbar , Monica Kristiansen Holone

The introduction of machine learning (ML) components in software projects has created the need for software engineers to collaborate with data scientists and other specialists. While collaboration can always be challenging, ML introduces…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-02-14 Nadia Nahar , Shurui Zhou , Grace Lewis , Christian Kästner

How can instructors facilitate spreading out the work in a software engineering or computer science capstone course across time and among team members? Currently teams often compromise the quality of their learning experience by frantically…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-10-17 Spencer Smith , Christopher William Schankula , Lucas Dutton , Christopher Kumar Anand

Software start-up failures are often explained with poor business model, market issues, insufficient funding, or simply a bad product idea. However, inadequacies in software product engineering are relatively little explored and could be a…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-22 Eriks Klotins , Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Tony Gorschek

Computing systems form the backbone of many areas in our society, from manufacturing to traffic control, healthcare, and financial systems. When software plays a vital role in the design, construction, and operation, these systems are…

Background: Contemporary software development organizations lack diversity and the ratios of women in Free and open-source software (FOSS) communities are even lower than the industry average. Although the results of recent studies hint the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-02-07 Sayma Sultana , Amiangshu Bosu

The technology of formal software verification has made spectacular advances, but how much does it actually benefit the development of practical software? Considerable disagreement remains about the practicality of building systems with…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Li Huang , Sophie Ebersold , Alexander Kogtenkov , Bertrand Meyer , Yinling Liu

Empathy, defined as the ability to understand and share others' perspectives and emotions, is essential in software engineering (SE), where developers often collaborate with diverse stakeholders. It is also considered as a vital competency…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Hashini Gunatilake , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Responsible AI principles provide ethical guidelines for developing AI systems, yet their practical implementation in software engineering lacks thorough investigation. Therefore, this study explores the practices and challenges faced by…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Matheus de Morais Leça , Mariana Bento , Ronnie de Souza Santos

This paper presents a game based on storytelling, in which the players are faced with ethical dilemmas related to software engineering specific issues. The players' choices have consequences on how the story unfolds and could lead to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-03-06 Michalis Xenos , Vasiliki Velli

Diversity with respect to ethnicity and gender has been studied in open-source and industrial settings for software development. Publication avenues such as academic conferences and journals contribute to the growing technology industry.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Aditya Shankar Narayanan , Dheeraj Vagavolu , Nancy A Day , Meiyappan Nagappan

Women are underrepresented in Computer Science disciplines at all levels, from undergraduate and graduate studies to participation and leadership in academia and industry. Increasing female representation in the field is a grand challenge…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-02-02 Letizia Jaccheri , Cristina Pereira , Swetlana Fast

Software practitioners often encounter workplace unfairness, such as unequal recognition and gender bias. While the link between fairness and job satisfaction has been established in other fields, its relevance to software professionals…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-25 Emeralda Sesari , Federica Sarro , Ayushi Rastogi

Software Engineering is mostly a male-dominated sector, where gender diversity is a key feature for improving equality of opportunities, productivity, and innovation. Other diversity aspects, including but not limited to nationality and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-11 Marco Torchiano , Riccardo Coppola , Antonio Vetro' , Xhoi Musaj

Retaining diverse, underrepresented students in computer science and software engineering programs is a significant concern for universities. In this chapter, we describe the INSPIRE: STEM for Social Impact program at the University of…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-08-13 Nowshin Nawar Arony , Kezia Devathasan , Ze Shi Li , Daniela Damian

As software systems continue to play a significant role in modern society, ensuring their fairness has become a critical concern in software engineering. Motivated by this scenario, this paper focused on exploring the multifaceted nature of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-10 Ronnie de Souza Santos , Felipe Fronchetti , Savio Freire , Rodrigo Spinola

Software workplaces are increasingly recognized as key spaces for professional development, where developers encounter various challenges in their roles, which they often discuss in online forums. This paper analyzes 47,368 posts on the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-12 Natasha Grech , Md Farhad Hossain , Omar Alam