3 papers
cs.SE2025
Exploring the Untapped: Student Perceptions and Participation in OSS
Italo Santos, Katia Romero Felizardo, Bianca Trinkereinch +3
Open Source Software (OSS) projects offer valuable opportunities to train the next generation of software engineers while benefiting projects and society as a whole. While research…
cs.SE2025
OSSDoorway: A Gamified Environment to Scaffold Student Contributions to Open Source Software
Italo Santos, Katia Romero Felizardo, Anita Sarma +2
Software engineering courses enable practical learning through assignments requiring contributions to open source software (OSS), allowing students to experience real-world project…
cs.SE2025
Great Power Brings Great Responsibility: Personalizing Conversational AI for Diverse Problem-Solvers
Italo Santos, Katia Romero Felizardo, Igor Steinmacher +1
Newcomers onboarding to Open Source Software (OSS) projects face many challenges. Large Language Models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, have emerged as potential resources for answering ques…