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ICSE 2023
Sun 14 - Sat 20 May 2023 Melbourne, Australia

Keynotes


Future Software for Life in Trusted Futures


Abstract: How will people, other species, software and hardware live together in as yet unknown futures? How can we work towards trusted and safe futures where human values and the environment are supported by emerging technologies? Research demonstrates that human values and everyday life priorities, ethics, routines and activities will shape our possible futures. I will draw on ethnographic research to outline how people anticipate and imagine everyday life futures with emerging technologies in their homes and neighbourhoods, and how technology workers envisage futures in their professional lives. If, as social science research shows, technologies cannot solve human and societal problems, what roles should they play in future life? What are the implications for future software? What values should underpin its design? Where should it be developed? By and in collaboration with whom? What role can software play in generating the circumstances for trusted futures?

Prof. Sarah Pink (PhD, FASSA) is a design and futures anthropologist and documentary filmmaker. She is Professor and Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University. Her research is interdisciplinary, and brings together scholarship and industry engagement to propose how emerging technologies will participate in possible human futures. Her recent publications include the documentaries Smart Homes for Seniors (2021) and Digital Energy Futures (2022), and books Emerging Technologies / Life at the Edge of the Future (2023), Design Ethnography (2022) and Everyday Automation (2022) and Energy Futures (2022).









The Road Toward Dependable AI Based Systems

Abstract: With the advent of deep learning, AI components have achieved unprecedented performance on complex, human competitive tasks, such as image, video, text and audio processing. Hence, they are increasingly integrated into sophisticated software systems, some of which (e.g., autonomous vehicles) are required to deliver certified dependability warranties. In this talk, I will consider the unique features of AI based systems and of the faults possibly affecting them, in order to revise the testing fundamentals and redefine the overall goal of testing, taking a statistical view on the dependability warranties that can be actually delivered. Then, I will consider the key elements of a revised testing process for AI based systems, including the test oracle and the test input generation problems. I will also introduce the notion of runtime supervision, to deal with unexpected error conditions that may occur in the field. Finally, I will identify the future steps that are essential to close the loop from testing to operation, proposing an empirical framework that reconnects the output of testing to its original goals.

Prof. Paolo Tonella is Full Professor at the Faculty of Informatics and at the Software Institute of Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, Switzerland. He is Honorary Professor at University College London, UK. Paolo Tonella holds an ERC Advanced grant as Principal Investigator of the project PRECRIME. He has written over 150 peer reviewed conference papers and over 50 journal papers. In 2011 he was awarded the ICSE 2001 MIP (Most Influential Paper) award, for his paper: "Analysis and Testing of Web Applications". His H-index (according to Google scholar) is 60. He is/was in the editorial board of TOSEM, TSE and EMSE. He will be Program Co-Chair of ESEC/FSE 2023. His current research interests are in software testing, in particular approaches to ensure the dependability of machine learning based systems, automated testing of cyber physical systems, and test oracle inference and improvement.







Software Engineering as the Linchpin of Responsible AI

Abstract: From humanity’s existential risks to safety risks in critical systems to ethical risks, responsible AI, as the saviour, has become a massive research challenge with significant real-world consequences. However, achieving responsible AI remains elusive despite the plethora of high-level ethical principles, risk frameworks and progress in algorithmic assurance. In the meantime, software engineering (SE) is being upended by AI, grappling with building system-level quality and alignment from inscrutable ML models and code generated from natural language prompts. The upending poses new challenges and opportunities for engineering AI systems responsibly. This talk will share our experiences in helping the industry achieve responsible AI systems by inventing new SE approaches. It will dive into industry challenges (such as risk silos and principle-algorithm gaps) and research challenges (such as lack of requirements, emerging properties and inscrutable systems) and make the point that SE is the linchpin of responsible AI. But SE also requires some fundamental rethinking - shifting from building functions to AI systems to discovering and managing emerging functions from AI systems. Only by doing so can SE take on critical new roles, from understanding human intelligence to building a thriving human-AI symbiosis.

Dr. Liming Zhu is the Research Director of Software and Computational Systems division at CSIRO's Data61. Data61 is part of The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and Australia's data/AI innovation arm. The division innovates in the area of AI/ML/big data infrastructure, computational and simulation sciences platforms, trustworthy and responsible AI, distributed systems, blockchains, software ecosystems, software engineering/architecture, DevOps, quantum software, privacy and cybersecurity. He is also a conjoint full professor position at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He formerly worked in several technology lead positions in software industry before obtaining a PHD degree in software engineering from UNSW. He is currently the chairperson of Standards Australia's blockchain and distributed ledger committee and on AI trustworthiness related committees. He has supervised more than 20 PhD students and taught software architecture courses at UNSW and University of Sydney. He has published more than 200 academic papers on software architecture, secure systems and data/ML infrastructure, blockchain, governance and responsible AI.
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Sun 14 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

Mon 15 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
EDI Welcome ReceptionSocial Events at Meeting Room 110
12:30
75m
Lunch
EDI Welcome Reception
Social Events

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

Tue 16 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
JSS Editorial BoardSocial Events at Meeting Room 112
11:00
90m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
MSR Steering Committee MeetingSocial Events at Meeting Room 109
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
JSS Editorial BoardSocial Events at Meeting Room 112
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

13:45 - 15:15
JSS Editorial BoardSocial Events at Meeting Room 112
13:45
90m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

15:15 - 15:45
JSS Editorial BoardSocial Events at Meeting Room 112
15:15
30m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

18:00 - 20:00
Newcomers receptionSocial Events at Meeting Room 105
18:00
2h
Dinner
Newcomers reception
Social Events

18:00 - 23:59
ICSE 2023 Steering Committee Meeting Social Events at Meeting Room 109
18:00
5h59m
Meeting
ICSE SC Meeting
Social Events
Laurie Williams North Carolina State University
18:00 - 19:00
Valerie Issarny Memorial EventSocial Events at Meeting Room 110
18:00
60m
Social Event
In Memoriam: Valérie Issarny
Social Events

Wed 17 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

07:45 - 08:45
07:45
60m
Meeting
ICSE Yoga
Social Events

09:00 - 10:30
ICSE2023 Opening & Keynote 1 - Sarah PinkSocial Events / ICSE Keynotes at Level G - Plenary Room 1
Chair(s): John Grundy Monash University
09:00
30m
Day opening
ICSE2023 Opening
Social Events
G: John Grundy Monash University, P: Lori Pollock University of Delaware, USA, P: Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy
09:30
60m
Keynote
Future Software for Life in Trusted Futures - Prof. Sarah Pink
ICSE Keynotes
Sarah Pink Monash University
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Eye tracker experiment 1Social Events at Meeting Room 107
11:00
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
Eye tracker experiment 2Social Events at Meeting Room 107
12:30
75m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
12:30 - 13:45
ACM SIGSOFT Executive Committee Meeting Social Events at Meeting Room 108
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
ICSE2024 Area Chairs MeetingSocial Events at Meeting Room 109
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
TSE Editorial Board Meeting Social Events at Meeting Room 110
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
Women@ICSE LunchSocial Events at Plenary Foyer
12:30
75m
Meeting
Women@ICSE Lunch
Social Events

13:45 - 15:15
Eye tracker experiment 3Social Events at Meeting Room 107
13:45
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

15:15 - 16:15
Newcomers Speed NetworkingSocial Events at Meeting Room 108
15:15
60m
Meeting
Newcomers Speed Networking
Social Events

15:45 - 17:15
Eye tracker experiment 4Social Events at Meeting Room 107
15:45
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
15:45 - 16:45
Conversation Café on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)Social Events at Plenary Foyer
15:45
60m
Meeting
Conversation Café on EDI
Social Events
Joshua Garcia University of California, Irvine
17:30 - 18:30
17:30
60m
Meeting
Townhall Session
Social Events

18:30 - 20:30
18:30
2h
Social Event
Welcome Reception
Social Events

20:00 - 23:59
ICSE2020 Victory DinnerSocial Events at Offsite
Chair(s): Gregg Rothermel North Carolina State University
21:59
1h59m
Dinner
ICSE 2020 Victory Dinner
Social Events
Gregg Rothermel North Carolina State University

Thu 18 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

07:00 - 08:00
ICSE Run+WalkSocial Events at Offsite

"As per ICSE tradition, there will be a morning run/walk around Albert Park Lake (https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/albert-park). Albert Park is part of an Aboriginal cultural landscape in the traditional Country of the Bunurong People. Home to the Australian Grand Prix, Albert park is an iconic site in the rich Australian sporting culture. We will have a 5km (4.9 kms to be precise) run in Albert Park. We will begin at 07:00 sharp. Even if you do not intend to run, join us and cheer for the ICSE runners and enjoy a beautiful morning in Albert Park.

Date: May 18th 2023, at 07:00 (sharp) - arrive 10-15 mins early Starting Point: Swan Picnic Area, Albert Park [-37.8385430656011, 144.96724563067673] Requirements: Athletic wear and shoes"

07:00
60m
Meeting
ICSE Run+Walk
Social Events

07:30 - 09:00
Industry Recruitment BreakfastSocial Events at Meeting Room 109
07:30
90m
Lunch
Industry Recruitment Breakfast
Social Events

07:45 - 08:45
ICSE YogaSocial Events at Plenary Foyer

"Join us for a rejuvenating yoga session at ICSE! The session (everyday on the main conference day) is open to all attendees and is suitable for all levels. Our yoga instructor will guide you through some poses that will help you stretch, relax, and find your inner calm amidst all the other ICSE fun.

Date: May 17th - May 19th 2023, at 07:45 Location: Conference Venue (Foyer, outside room Room 101 and 102) Requirements: Comfortable clothing and mat/towel (if you can bring one along)"

07:45
60m
Meeting
ICSE Yoga
Social Events

08:00 - 09:00
08:00
60m
Meeting
Book Club discussion
Social Events
Ita Richardson Lero - The Irish Software Research Centre and University of Limerick
09:00 - 10:30
Keynote 2 - Liming Zhu & AwardsSocial Events / ICSE Keynotes at Level G - Plenary Room 1
Chair(s): Lori Pollock University of Delaware, USA
09:00
60m
Keynote
Software Engineering as the Linchpin of Responsible AI - Dr. Liming Zhu
ICSE Keynotes
K: Liming Zhu CSIRO’s Data61
10:00
30m
Awards
Awards 1 - TCSE & SIGSOFT Awards
Social Events
Ladan Tahvildari University of Waterloo, Thomas Zimmermann Microsoft Research
10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
How to Assess ResearchSocial Events at Meeting Room 101
12:30
75m
Meeting
How to Assess Research
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Social Event
ROSE Festival
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
ESEC/FSE Steering Committee Meeting Social Events at Meeting Room 107
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
TCSE ExCom MeetingSocial Events at Meeting Room 108
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
IEEE Software Board Members MeetingSocial Events at Meeting Room 111
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
Lunch for LGBTQ+ in ICSE (Boho South Wharf)Social Events at Offsite
12:30
75m
Meeting
LGBTQI+@ICSE in Boho South Wharf
Social Events

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

15:15 - 16:15
Conversation Café on Wellness in AcademiaSocial Events at Plenary Foyer
15:15
60m
Meeting
Conversation Café on Wellness in Academia
Social Events
Mansooreh Zahedi The Univeristy of Melbourne
16:15 - 19:15
ICSE SoccerSocial Events at Offsite

Prepare to score goals and blast with your fellow ICSE attendees at our traditional ICSE soccer game! Whether you’re a seasoned player or just looking to have some fun, this is the perfect opportunity to show off your skills on the field and connect with others who share your passion for the sport. We will provide soccer balls, water and some fruits/quick bites. We will leave from conference reception at 15:45 sharp using public transport.

Date: May 18th 2023, at 16:00 Location: Melbourne University Sport, 103 The University of Melbourne, Tin Alley, Parkville VIC 3082 Requirements: Athletic wear and shoes"

16:15
3h
Meeting
ICSE Soccer
Social Events

18:00 - 22:00
Conference Party (Showtime Events)Social Events at Offsite

When: Thursday 18 May - 6:00pm - 10:00pm Where: Showtime Event Centre, South Wharf Promenade Attire: Business Casual (parts of the Conference Party are outdoors, we recommend bringing a jacket)

Join us for an unforgettable evening with exciting entertainment and fabulous food and drinks at the ICSE Conference Party! Tickets are inclusive with main conference registrations and you must RSVP. Additional tickets are available to purchase.

For more information please talk to one of the friendly ICSMA team at the front desk.

18:00
4h
Social Event
Conference Party
Social Events

Fri 19 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

07:30 - 09:00
ICSE Regional BreakfastSocial Events at Meeting Room 109

In the past few years, there has been limited visibility of the Australasian community in SE. The breakfast is a community-building activity for joint research collaboration opportunities, joint hosting of key conferences, and increased representation in the key conferences and decision-making committees. The breakfast will also be an opportunity to learn a little bit more about the indigenous background of Australia with a speech from Prof. Chris Lawrence (Associate Dean (Indigenous) at Monash University). It will also be an opportunity to gauge how the SE researchers can engage with the local indigenous communities. We will have dedicated activities and discussions around both topics: (i) increased visibility of the Australasian SE community and (ii) increased engagement of the SE community with the local communities.

Date: May 19th at 07:45 (sharp) Location: Conference Venue (Room 109) Requirements: Registration"

07:30
90m
Meeting
ICSE Regional Breakfast
Social Events

07:30 - 09:00
ICSE ECRs and PhDs BreakfastSocial Events at Meeting Room 110

At ICSE’23, we will host a breakfast event for early career researchers (e.g., researchers with five or fewer years of post-PhD experience) and PhD students. This will be an opportunity for the ECRs and PhDs to meet peers and seniors, build new networks, discuss topics that interest them, e.g. writing, publication, job search, career progression, setting up collaborations, mental health etc., and have a fun time together over breakfast.

Date: May 18th at 08:00 (sharp) Location: Conference Venue (Room 110) Requirements: Registration"

08:00
60m
Meeting
ICSE ECRs and PhDs Breakfast
Social Events

07:45 - 08:45
07:45
60m
Meeting
ICSE Yoga
Social Events

09:00 - 10:30
Keynote 3 - Paolo Tonella & AwardsICSE Keynotes / Social Events at Level G - Plenary Room 1
Chair(s): Massimiliano Di Penta University of Sannio, Italy
09:00
60m
Keynote
The Road Toward Dependable AI Based Systems - Prof. Paolo Tonella
ICSE Keynotes
K: Paolo Tonella USI Lugano
10:00
30m
Awards
Awards 2 - Distinguished papers, reviewers etc
Social Events

10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Eye tracker experiment 5Social Events at Meeting Room 108
11:00
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Meeting
srcML meeting
Social Events
Jonathan I. Maletic Kent State University
Link to publication Pre-print
12:30 - 13:45
Eye tracker experiment 6Social Events at Meeting Room 108
12:30
75m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
12:30 - 13:45
ESEC/FSE PC MeetingSocial Events at Meeting Room 110
12:30
75m
Meeting
Executive Meeting
Social Events

12:30 - 13:45
Lunch for BIPOC at ICSESocial Events at Plenary Foyer
12:30
75m
Meeting
BIPOC@ICSE
Social Events

13:45 - 15:15
13:45
90m
Meeting
srcML meeting
Social Events
Jonathan I. Maletic Kent State University
Link to publication Pre-print
13:45 - 15:15
Eye tracker experiment 7Social Events at Meeting Room 108
13:45
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Meeting
srcML meeting
Social Events
Jonathan I. Maletic Kent State University
Link to publication Pre-print
15:45 - 17:15
15:45
90m
Meeting
srcML meeting
Social Events
Jonathan I. Maletic Kent State University
Link to publication Pre-print
15:45 - 17:15
Eye tracker experiment 8Social Events at Meeting Room 108
15:45
90m
Other
Eye tracker experiment
Social Events
Bonita Sharif University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Robert Dyer University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Samuel W. Flint University of Nebraska-Lincoln
File Attached
17:15 - 18:00
17:15
45m
Day closing
ICSE Closing
Social Events
Laurie Williams North Carolina State University, John Grundy Monash University

Sat 20 May

Displayed time zone: Hobart change

10:30 - 11:00
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Morning Tea
Catering

12:30 - 13:45
12:30
75m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

15:15 - 15:45
15:15
30m
Coffee break
Afternoon Tea
Catering