SERT Conference on Software Engineering 2024
Welcome to our website for the SERT Conference on Software Engineering 2024!
In this fourth conference in a series of conferences organized by BTH in collaboration with industry partners, we explore next-generation challenges facing companies developing software-intensive systems and products. This two-day event (Wednesday, 2024-11-20, and Thursday, 2024-11-21), hosted by Spotify in Stockholm and organized by BTH, is designed to inspire, educate, and foster collaboration among professionals at the forefront of the industry and academia.
Join us as we explore the future of software engineering and work together to shape the next generation of technology!
Agenda
Day 1 (Wednesday, November 20, 2024)
Track 1: Remote and Hybrid Working
Event Space
This track will include talks about the long-term impacts of remote working on individuals, teams, and organizations and recent trends in corporate policies.
| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Breakfast and Mingling | |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Opening – SERT Research and Project over the years (Main Stage) | Tony Gorschek (BTH) |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Introduction | Darja Šmite (BTH) |
| 09:40 – 10:10 | Keynote: Maintaining a Sense of Belonging in a Distributed-First Company | Marcin Floryan (Spotify) |
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Recent changes in remote work policies | Nils Brede Moe |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 11:20 | Recent changes in the work policies at Ericsson | Mats Fröling |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | State of hybrid at Ericsson survey results | Panagiota Chatzipetrou (Örebro University), Darja Šmite (BTH), and Lars-Ola Damm (Ericsson) |
| 11:40 – 12:00 | Recent trends in hybrid work at Telenor | Towe Remling (Telenor) |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Making hybrid work. For real | Mari Blikom (Storebrand) |
| 14:15 – 14:40 | Data-driven decisions in corporate real estate | Fredrik Karlsson |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Coffee break | |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Meetings in Hybrid Agile Work Settings: Challenges and Success Factors | Viktoria Stray (University of Oslo) |
| 15:30 – 15:50 | Measuring engagement in hybrid meetings | Daniela Grassi (University of Bari) |
| 15:50 – 16:10 | Work-life balance vs work-life integration | Darja Šmite (BTH) |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | What’s next – Announcement of WorkFlex+, Ramp up and closing | Nils Brede Moe (SINTEF) and Darja Šmite (BTH) |
Track 2: Cutting-Edge Software Engineering
Main Stage
In this track, we explore the cutting-edge of software engineering from research and industry.
| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Breakfast and Mingling | |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Opening – SERT Research and Project over the years (Main Stage) | Tony Gorschek (BTH) |
| 09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome and introduction | Eriks Klotins (BTH) |
| 09:45 – 10:30 | Keynote: PlatformInsights journey at Spotify | Jimmy Mårdel (Spotify) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Data-driven software engineering at Fortnox | Henrik Edegärd (Fortnox) |
| 11:30 – 11:55 | We are getting faster – so what? Data-driven, Sustainable Software Product Development | Javier Gonzalez Huerta (BTH) |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:05 | Measuring the Impact of bad Requirements | Julian Frattini (BTH) |
| 14:05 – 14:40 | Rolling in the Debt: From Technical Debt To Asset Management | Ehsan Zabardast (BTH/Redeploy) |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Coffee break | |
| 15:10 – 15:35 | Tax Compliance in Software Engineering | Michael Dorner (BTH) |
| 15:35 – 16:00 | Analysis of the most destructive software supply chain attacks | Oleksandr Adamov (BTH) and Oleksii Baranovskyi (BTH) |
| 16:00 – 16:25 | Challenges in Continuous Security Compliance | Florian Angermeir (BTH) |
| 16:25 – 16:30 | Ramp up and closing | Eriks Klotins (BTH) |
Day 2 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)
Track 3: AI and LLMs in Software Engineering
On the second day, we dedicate the whole day to the track on AI and LLMs in the context of software engineering. We will focus on the emergent topic of the role of AI and LLMs in software engineering and will include talks about their use to support such activities as programming, testing, and requirements traceability.
| Time | Presentation | Speaker |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Entry and mingling | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Introduction and the warming up talk – OpenAI and the Virtual Pandora’s Box of Sweet and Sour – An Industrial Perspective | Tony Gorschek (BTH) |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Towards AI-Native Software Development: Lessons from the Ericsson Trenches | Ricardo Britto (Ericsson) |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Test Hyper Automation – a talk and a demo | Diego Chedufau (Ericsson) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 – 11:25 | AI4SE: New insights through tool-supported classification – two industrial cases | Nauman bin Ali (BTH) |
| 11:25 – 11:50 | Unpacking the Perceived Productivity of GitHub Copilot | Viggo Telefsen Wifestad (SINTEF) |
| 11:50 – 13:20 | Lunch and talk | |
| 13:20 – 13:50 | Accelerated Development using LLMs | Patrik Jonsson (Brivalo) |
| 13:50 – 14:40 | Gen AI GUI testing is the T.A.R.G.E.T. | Emil Alégroth (BTH) |
| 14:15 – 14:40 | LLMs at Ericsson in real life | Liang Yu (Ericsson) and Emil Alégroth (BTH) |
| 14:40 – 15:10 | Coffee break | |
| 15:10 – 15:40 | LLMs at Ericsson in real life – live demo | Liang Yu (Ericsson) and Emil Alégroth (BTH) |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Ramp up and closing by Tony Gorschek (BTH) | Tony Gorschek (BTH) |
Venue
This event is kindly hosted by Spotify at their stunning offices in Stockholm. To access the venue, you will receive an e-mail from Spotify Security on Monday before the conference with further instructions. Make sure you have received your QR code for entry.
The entrance to the venue is at Regeringsgatan 13, Stockholm.
Meet & Connect
We cordially invite all participants to join our “Meet and Connect” initiative by sharing a bit about yourself, your organization, and your interests to foster a vivid exchange among participants.
| Hi, I am… | I am working for… | Talk to me about… |
| Hannes Salin | Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) | Software development related areas such as agile transformations, DevEx, DevSecOps and different type of team- and organizational topics. |
| Panagiota Chatzipetrou | Associate Professor, Department of Informatics, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden | Requirements engineering Human factor in software engineering Applied statistics in software quality problems AI in software development process |
| Jens Mårtensson | Trygg-Hansa | Organizational design vs Agile, Agile WoW, Facilitation, Non-violent communication, coaching |
| Diego Chedufau | Ericsson | Automation on TESTING |
| Markus Pizka | itestra Sverige | Software Renovation, Software Performance Engineering and anything that is challenging in real life large scale software systems or which is just plain fun;-) |
| Anders Sundelin | Ericsson Mobile Financial Services | Software Craftsmanship, Data-Driven Organizations, Feedback loops in SwEng |
| Michael Dorner | BTH | Code Review, Tax Compliance, and the madness of (academic) life |
| Per Rovegård | factor10 | How to maximize customer value when developing software, using as little code as possible. Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Theory of Constraints (removal of bottlenecks). |
| Abdul Rauf | Test Scouts (A specialized consultancy firm, focused on Software Testing and System Verification with an emphasis on both competence and commitment. What sets us apart from other consultancy firms is our specialization and our dedication to staying at the forefront of industry research and academic advancements. We are actively collaborating with institutions like BTH and Chalmers on the academic side, while partnering with industry leaders such as Alstom and Volvo etc.). | Requirements Engineering, Software Testing |
| Jonatan Flyckt | Herenco / BTH | Machine Learning |
| Jörgen Damberg | Zington Consulting | I know about software quality. I want you to talk to me about ideas and insights on just about anything I might learn from. |
| Eriks Klotins | BTH | Continuous everything, data-driven software-intensive product development |
| Alf Jansson | Telenor Sweden | Governance in Agile Organization trying to not creating waste. |
| Albert | Storebrand in Norway | Agility, Large Agile Transformations, Leading people |
| Mari | Storebrand | Agility and hybrid work |
| Lars-Ola Damm | Ericsson | Hybrid working & platform engineering |
| Åke Sundelin | Ericsson | WoW strategy for product development and product management (in the context of large scale system development) Operational leadership (in a VUCA world), value of fueling togetherness |
| Erik van Zwoll | Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) | Software development, automation, observability, AI tools for software development and DevSecOps. |
| Jörgen Damberg | Zington/SAST | Ask me about software QA. Tell me about anything else. |
| Tomas Helmfridsson | QESTIT | Everything within software quality |
| Hosam Almutwia | Telenor Svergie Sverige AB | Hi, I’m Hosam, a product owner at Telenor. I focus on making CI/CD seamless, elevating developer experience, and exploring AI and cloud tech. I’m curious: how do you approach building faster, more secure, and higher-quality software? |
| Zeljka | Ericsson AB | Product Development, AI, Leadership, |
| Hendrik Esser | Ericsson | Leadership, Systemic approaches, Agile, Organisational design |
| Emanuel Ramsell | Qestit | Agile, lean, work practices, AI productivity tools |
| Stefan Wilke | Ericsson AB | The future of SW engineering in 5 or 10 years |
Sponsors
Join us as we explore the future of software engineering and work together to shape the next generation of technology.
Unfortunately, the registration for the SERT Conference on Software Engineering 2024 has been closed since we are entirely sold out. Hopefully, we will meet next year!