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Huge congrats to Dr Vedant Chauhan on his PhD conferral! His research on human-centric software defect reporting tackled real-world UX challenges in dev. Now continuing his awesome work at Atlassian!

PhD Spotlight! Samuel Ferino is exploring how junior devs interact with LLMs in software development. His systematic lit review is under review: preprint here: 🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2503.07556 Originally from 🇧🇷, now in 🇦🇺, he loves hiking & playing 🎹!

Where are they now? Dr xiaoyu.sun is now a Lecturer @ANU, leading impactful research in software security & AI4SE. She’s: 🔹 Published 25+ papers 🔹 Built tools like SEEKER (9,905 sensor leaks detected!) 🔹 Co-leading a $977K project w/ CSIRO And still collaborating with us!

New paper at CSEET2025: We explore how gender bias in SE education impacts women’s retention. Interviews with 18 CS/SE students reveal exclusion from peer/educator behaviour & biased content. We offer actionable steps for inclusion. 📝 nzjohng.github.io/publications/p…

Welcome to our lab, Zhaoyuan He! His PhD explores using NLP + ML to code patient-reported hospital admission reasons + how staff engage with the tech aiming to ease admin and improve workflows. In collab with CSIRO + @EpiSoftAU.

Fishing knowledge is vanishing as fisherfolk face literacy & social barriers. We used AI + knowledge graphs to capture their tacit know-how in Bangladesh. Read our ENASE 2025 paper: nzjohng.github.io/publications/p…

What does it mean to build software for and with humans in the age of AI? This new paper outlines how AI, generative tools & socio-technical systems are reshaping SE by putting people at the centre. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/37… ACM TOSEM

Where Are They Now? Dr Mingyi Zhou is now Assistant Prof at Beihang University! He co-leads an R&D team w/ Huawei building analysis tools for new mobile languages like ArkTS — now in OpenHarmony’s IDE. Still collaborating with HumaniSE Lab on mobile app & AI model security!

How are junior devs using tools like ChatGPT? Our new study explores how LLMs are shaping developer learning, confidence & workflows. 👉 Read more: arxiv.org/abs/2503.07556 #AI #LLMs #SoftwareEngineering

With a growing older adult population, digital health tools are key to personalised, dignified aged care. Real impact starts with understanding users; older adults & caregivers. Our user-centred approach captures diverse human needs in software design. monash.edu/it/humanise-la…

Where Are They Now? Hourieh Khalajzadeh, Senior Lecturer at Deakin, is leading work in human-centric software engineering - accessible design to inclusive teaching. With us, she helped shape award-winning research & a truly collaborative spirit. And she’s still collaborating today!

Can AI help catch software bugs before they happen? We're using LLMs to generate test artefacts directly from natural language requirements—bridging the gap between QA & requirements. 🔗 monash.edu/it/humanise-la…

Where are they now? Dr Zhipeng Gao is now Asst. Prof at Zhejiang Uni. From mining Stack Overflow at @HumaniSELab to mentoring PhD students & winning ASE awards, he's thriving! Still publishing with us - and remembering the good food 😄

Are financial apps really protecting your privacy? Our study across 🇩🇪 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 shows users face complex policies, invasive permissions & low transparency. It's time for change. 🔍 Read more: monash.edu/it/humanise-la…

Where Are They Now? Yanjie Zhao is now a Postdoc at Huazhong Uni of Sci & Tech. She’s published 19 Core A/A* papers, incl. a survey on LLMs for SE (TOSEM 2023) with ~600 citations. She mentors students & co-organizes LLMapp FSE & LLMSC ISSTA. Still collaborating with us!

PhD spotlight: Lakshana Assalaarachchi is exploring how GenAI is transforming agile project management - redefining roles, skills & ethics for software PMs. With a strong academic & industry background, she’s shaping the future of tech leadership.

New Paper Accepted at ICWS 2025! "IntentContinuum" uses LLMs to manage edge–cloud resources based on user intents. ✅ Monitors objectives ✅ Diagnoses issues ✅ Takes action to address the issues Preprint soon! 📍 Helsinki, July 7–12 🔗 nzjohng.github.io/publications/p…

Where Are They Now? Devi Karolita is now Senior Lecturer at Palangka Raya University. She teaches, mentors & leads research on digital inclusion: tools for farmers, cyber awareness for the Indigenous & disaster apps for people with disabilities. Still publishing with HumaniSE Lab

1 in 6 people worldwide is 60+, yet many apps aren't built for them. Our project explores age-related UX challenges + offers a low-code way to build adaptive, accessible apps. Learn more: monash.edu/it/humanise-la…

How can we keep ML systems aligned with human values after deployment? We developed a modelling language + runtime monitoring approach to detect violations of fairness, privacy & more in real time. 🔎 monash.edu/it/humanise-la…