5 papers
A Critical Discourse Analysis of Gender Representation in Software Engineering Education Videos on YouTube
Isabella GraÃl, Alexander Serebrenik, Giuseppe Destefanis
Educational resources may frame students' perceptions of who belongs in software engineering, which is relevant given the field's ongoing gender gap. However, we know little about…
Impostor Phenomenon as Human Debt: A Challenge to the Future of Software Engineering
Paloma Guenes, Rafael Tomaz, Maria Teresa Baldassarre +1
The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) impacts a significant portion of the Software Engineering workforce, yet it is often viewed primarily through an internal individual lens. In this posi…
Reclaiming Software Engineering as the Enabling Technology for the Digital Age
Tanja E. J. Vos, Tijs van der Storm, Alexander Serebrenik +4
Software engineering is the invisible infrastructure of the digital age. Every breakthrough in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, photonics, and cybersecurity relies on ad…
Political and Ideological Pressure in Software Engineering Research: The Case of DEI Backlash
Sonja M. Hyrynsalmi, Chris Brown, Alexander Serebrenik +2
Political and ideological pressures shape global research. Recently, these pressures have become particularly visible in research related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).…
Ethics of Care for Software Engineering
Alexander Serebrenik, Sebastian Baltes
Software engineering researchers repeatedly argue that the impact of their research on industrial practice, while desired and intended, is rarely achieved. We believe that a possib…