Can AI serve as a substitute for human subjects in software engineering research?

M Gerosa, B Trinkenreich, I Steinmacher… - Automated Software …, 2024 - Springer
Research within sociotechnical domains, such as software engineering, fundamentally
requires the human perspective. Nevertheless, traditional qualitative data collection …

Unveiling the Potential of a Conversational Agent in Developer Support: Insights from Mozilla's PDF. js Project

J Correia, MC Nicholson, D Coutinho… - Proceedings of the 1st …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Large language models and other foundation models (FMs) boost productivity by
automating code generation, supporting bug fixes, and generating documentation. We …

Exploring Stakeholder Challenges in Recruitment for Human-Centric Computing Research

S Khalid, C Brown - … on Visual Languages and Human-Centric …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recruiting participants for human-centric computing (HCC) research studies is crucial for
understanding user needs and behavior, evaluating usability, and providing real-world …

Can ChatGPT emulate humans in software engineering surveys?

I Steinmacher, JM Penney, KR Felizardo… - Proceedings of the 18th …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Context: There is a growing belief in the literature that large language models (LLMs), such
as ChatGPT, can mimic human behavior in surveys. Gap: While the literature has shown …

GITSIGHT PRO: Herramienta para el análisis de repositorios públicos

A Ahogado Prieto, JS Hoyos Muñoz - 2024 - repositorio.uniandes.edu.co
This project focuses on developing a comprehensive tool for analyzing productivity in
software development environments, specifically targeting public GitHub repositories. It …