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.

TimePresentationSpeaker
08:30 – 09:00Breakfast and Mingling 
09:00 – 09:20Opening – SERT Research and Project over the years (Main Stage)Tony Gorschek (BTH)
09:30 – 09:40IntroductionDarja Šmite (BTH)
09:40 – 10:10Keynote: Maintaining a Sense of Belonging in a Distributed-First CompanyMarcin Floryan (Spotify)
10:10 – 10:30Recent changes in remote work policiesNils Brede Moe
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 11:20Recent changes in the work policies at EricssonMats Fröling
11:20 – 11:40State of hybrid at Ericsson survey resultsPanagiota Chatzipetrou (Örebro University), Darja Šmite (BTH), and Lars-Ola Damm (Ericsson)
11:40 – 12:00Recent trends in hybrid work at TelenorTowe Remling (Telenor)
12:00 – 13:30Lunch 
13:30 – 14:15Making hybrid work. For realMari Blikom (Storebrand)
14:15 – 14:40Data-driven decisions in corporate real estateFredrik Karlsson
14:40 – 15:10Coffee break 
15:10 – 15:30Meetings in Hybrid Agile Work Settings: Challenges and Success FactorsViktoria Stray (University of Oslo)
15:30 – 15:50Measuring engagement in hybrid meetingsDaniela Grassi (University of Bari)
15:50 – 16:10Work-life balance vs work-life integrationDarja Šmite (BTH)
16:10 – 16:30What’s next – Announcement of WorkFlex+, Ramp up and closingNils 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.

TimePresentationSpeaker
08:30 – 09:00Breakfast and Mingling 
09:00 – 09:20Opening – SERT Research and Project over the years (Main Stage)Tony Gorschek (BTH)
09:30 – 09:40Welcome and introductionEriks Klotins (BTH)
09:45 – 10:30Keynote: PlatformInsights journey at SpotifyJimmy Mårdel (Spotify)
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 11:30Data-driven software engineering at FortnoxHenrik Edegärd (Fortnox)
11:30 – 11:55We are getting faster – so what? Data-driven, Sustainable Software Product DevelopmentJavier Gonzalez Huerta (BTH)
12:00 – 13:30Lunch 
13:30 – 13:50When GUI-based Testing Meets Code ReviewsAndreas Bauer (BTH)
13:50 – 14:15Measuring the Impact of bad RequirementsJulian Frattini (BTH)
14:15 – 14:40Rolling in the Debt: From Technical Debt To Asset ManagementEhsan Zabardast (BTH/Redeploy)
14:40 – 15:10Coffee break 
15:10 – 15:35Tax Compliance for Software EngineeringMichael Dorner (BTH)
15:35 – 16:00Analysis of the most destructive software supply chain attacksOleksandr Adamov (BTH) and Oleksii Baranovskyi (BTH)
16:00 – 16:25Challenges in Continuous Security ComplianceFlorian Angermeir (BTH)
16:25 – 16:30Ramp up and closingEriks 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.

TimePresentationSpeaker
08:30 – 09:00Entry and mingling 
09:00 – 09:30Introduction and the warming up talk – OpenAI and the Virtual Pandora’s Box of Sweet and Sour – An Industrial PerspectiveTony Gorschek (BTH)
09:30 – 10:00Towards AI-Native Software Development: Lessons from the Ericsson TrenchesRicardo Britto (Ericsson)
10:00 – 10:30Test Hyper Automation – a talk and a demoDiego Chedufau (Ericsson)
10:30 – 11:00Coffee break 
11:00 – 11:25AI4SE: New insights through tool-supported classification – two industrial casesNauman bin Ali (BTH)
11:25 – 11:50Unpacking the Perceived Productivity of GitHub CopilotViggo Telefsen Wifestad (SINTEF)
11:50 – 13:20Lunch and talk 
13:20 – 13:50Accelerated Development using LLMsPatrik Jonsson (Brivalo)
13:50 – 14:15Gen AI GUI testing is the T.A.R.G.E.T.Emil Alégroth (BTH)
14:15 – 14:40Efficiency and Effectiveness of LLMs in SELukas Thode (BTH)
14:40 – 15:10Coffee break 
15:10 – 15:40LLMs at Ericsson in real life – a talk and demoLiang Yu (Ericsson) and Emil Alégroth (BTH)
15:40 – 16:00Ramp up and closing by Tony Gorschek (BTH)Tony Gorschek (BTH)

Venue

This event is kindly hosted by Spotify at their stunning offices in Stockholm:

Regeringsgatan 19, Stockholm, SE

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!​