INSPIRED Lab @ GMU

📢 Calling all software engineers! 🚀 We want to hear how AI-assisted tools impact the way you work. 🤖💡 Take our survey ➡️ go.gmu.edu/SEInfoStudySur… 🔍Team: @ebtesamdotpy, @DrBrittJay, @ThomasLaToza, and @d_chrisbrown2 #Developers #AI #Software #LLMs IRBNet#: 2163056-1

You will not want to miss @CHASEconf! We’re still accepting paper submissions until Nov. 9th—your chance to present your research and enjoy amazing keynotes. Join us!

🚨Practical SE research alert!🚨 Do you use ChatGPT to help complete software development tasks, like fixing bugs? We want to understand why! Help us by completing this 10–15 minute survey: go.gmu.edu/ChatGPTUse   IRBNet #: 2215589-1  #ChatGPT #SoftwareDevelopment

Our paper on integrating generative AI tools in software development was accepted to @AIwareConf. I am extremely happy to have our work presented in the 1st edition of this conference. The preprint will come soon to those interested in the findings of this pilot case study.

Deadline for FSE'23 Doctoral symposium is on Sunday, April 21st! 2024.esec-fse.org/track/fse-2024… We will have panels for early and late stage PhDs. Submissions just need what feedback (e.g., research idea, job market preparation) you may want and your research interests/progress!

Are you at @ICSEconf this week? Unfortunately, I'm not. But my student Fairuz Nawer Meem is! If you see her, say hi -- and make sure to attend her talk "Exploring Experiences with APR in Practice" on Friday in the afternoon Program Repair 4 session! #icse24

This research is done is collaboration with @AngelaDRSmith1 (UT Austin), @denaefordrobin (Microsoft Research), and @wemeasureus. Learn more here: inspired-gmu.github.io/engaging-margi… This work is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant #2224674 and #2224675.

🚨 Inclusive tech research alert! 🚨 Are you a tech user who identifies as BIPOC (bit.ly/BIPOC_defined)? Or a researcher/practitioner who uses data in your work? Share your experiences in our 20 min. survey→​go.gmu.edu/EngagingTheMar… IRBNet #: 1945546-2 #data #tech #trust

This research is being done in collaboration with @kevpmo of the @SageSELab 💪🏽 #inspiredResearch 💡

🚨 Practical SE research alert!🚨 Interested in making the onboarding process for newcomers to open source projects more effective? Take our survey for a chance to win one of four $50 Amazon gift cards! go.gmu.edu/Onboarding_Stu… IRBNet #: 2029296-1 #opensource #onboarding

AI is going to save software engineers from complexity, right? Right? @limingz during his #ICSE2023 @ICSEconf keynote

Want to know how to be an effective engineering mentor and leader by distilling your team's best practices? Check out Never Work in Theory next Tuesday and Wednesday for my talk and many others on evidence-based insights into engineering. neverworkintheory.org/events/2023-04…

New Keynote at Fairware'23 (an ICSE'23 workshop) "Fairness through Unfairness" by Os Keyes. "Drawing on examples from housing to hiring, I argue that achieving fair outcomes may require developers to work towards unfair outcomes, first." For more, see fairwares.github.io

Know developers who have knowledge or experience using automated program repair (APR) tools? Help us investigate and improve APR support and use by taking our survey: go.gmu.edu/ExperienceInAPR Upon completion, there's a raffle for a $50 Amazon gift card! IRBNet #: 2006552-1

New keynote at Fairware'23 (an @ICSEconf workshop): Dr. Austin Hoag: ML engineer at the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative. "Training machine learning models that adhere to fairness and safety requirements". For details, see fairwares.github.io.

Congratulations to @INSPIREDLabGMU PhD student and regular @TADHack participant @ebtesamdotpy, who will be joining @Microsoft this summer as a Research Intern with @saintesmsr! 🏆 Always great to see the achievements of TADHackers

Please everyone join me in congratulating #INSPIRED PhD student @ebtesamdotpy, who will be joining @Microsoft this summer as Research Intern with @saintesmsr! So very well deserved 👏🏽 #softwareengineering #INSPIREDresearcher 💡

Are you an educator/content creator that teaches or creates content that is racially sensitive in nature? We're conducting a paid study and want to hear from you! Sign up here👉 forms.gle/BiRa4quKuxJ7Hx…

For all those asking for an extension to FAIRWARE'23 (International Workshop on Equitable Data & Technology), we have adjusted some timetables. Papers are now due Jan25.

Are you working to understand problems or determine solutions that can contribute to a more equitable technological landscape? Consider submitting some your thoughts, ideas, and findings to #Fairware23! More details here: fairwares.github.io #ICSE23 #equitabletech