4 papers
An Initial Exploration of Contrastive Prompt Tuning to Generate Energy-Efficient Code
Sophie Weidmann, Fernando Castor
Although LLMs are capable of generating functionally correct code, they also tend to produce less energy-efficient code in comparison to human-written solutions. As these inefficie…
Greening AI-enabled Systems with Software Engineering: A Research Agenda for Environmentally Sustainable AI Practices
LuÃs Cruz, João Paulo Fernandes, Maja H. Kirkeby +22
The environmental impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled systems is increasing rapidly, and software engineering plays a critical role in developing sustainable solutions.…
Understanding Underrepresented Groups in Open Source Software
Reydne Santos, Rafa Prado, Ana Paula de Holanda Silva +3
Context: Diversity can impact team communication, productivity, cohesiveness, and creativity. Analyzing the existing knowledge about diversity in open source software (OSS) project…
Understanding Code Understandability Improvements in Code Reviews
Delano Oliveira, Reydne Santos, Benedito de Oliveira +3
Motivation: Code understandability is crucial in software development, as developers spend 58% to 70% of their time reading source code. Improving it can improve productivity and r…