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The Role of Social Identity in Shaping Biases Against Minorities in Software Organizations
Sayma Sultana, London Cavaletto, Bianca Trinkenreich +1
While systemic workplace bias is well-documented in non-computing fields, its specific impact on software engineers remains poorly understood. This study addresses that gap by appl…
Beyond Binary Moderation: Identifying Fine-Grained Sexist and Misogynistic Behavior on GitHub with Large Language Models
Tanni Dev, Sayma Sultana, Amiangshu Bosu
Background: Sexist and misogynistic behavior significantly hinders inclusion in technical communities like GitHub, causing developers, especially minorities, to leave due to subtle…
From First Patch to Long-Term Contributor: Evaluating Onboarding Recommendations for OSS Newcomers
Asif Kamal Turzo, Sayma Sultana, Amiangshu Bosu
Attracting and retaining a steady stream of new contributors is crucial to ensuring the long-term survival of open-source software (OSS) projects. However, there are two key resear…
Assessing the Influence of Toxic and Gender Discriminatory Communication on Perceptible Diversity in OSS Projects
Sayma Sultana, Gias Uddin, Amiangshu Bosu
The presence of toxic and gender-identity derogatory language in open-source software (OSS) communities has recently become a focal point for researchers. Such comments not only le…
Automated Identification of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discriminatory Texts from Issue Comments
Sayma Sultana, Jaydeb Sarker, Farzana Israt +2
In an industry dominated by straight men, many developers representing other gender identities and sexual orientations often encounter hateful or discriminatory messages. Such comm…
ToxiSpanSE: An Explainable Toxicity Detection in Code Review Comments
Jaydeb Saker, Sayma Sultana, Steven R. Wilson +1
Background: The existence of toxic conversations in open-source platforms can degrade relationships among software developers and may negatively impact software product quality. To…