5 papers
An Empirical Study of the TianoCore Community
Nazanin Siavash, Connor Glosner, Ayushi Sharma +4
We investigate the software security and maintenance practices adopted by stakeholders in the TianoCore community and identify opportunities to improve firmware development workflo…
Making AI Visible, Not Vanished: How AI Policies Reshape Developer Experience on GitHub
Yunqi Chen, Thomas Zimmermann, Bianca Trinkenreich
Generative AI is rapidly reshaping Open Source Software (OSS) software development,prompting projects to introduce policies governing AI-assisted contributions. However, little is…
Taking a Pulse on How Generative AI is Reshaping the Software Engineering Research Landscape
Bianca Trinkenreich, Fabio Calefato, Kelly Blincoe +8
Context: Software engineering (SE) researchers increasingly study Generative AI (GenAI) while also incorporating it into their own research practices. Despite rapid adoption, there…
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…
Making Software Development More Diverse and Inclusive: Key Themes, Challenges, and Future Directions
Sonja M. Hyrynsalmi, Sebastian Baltes, Chris Brown +7
Introduction: Digital products increasingly reshape industries, influencing human behavior and decision-making. However, the software development teams developing these systems oft…