Keynote Talk
Nicole Novielli
University of Bari "A. Moro", Italy
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Biography: Nicole Novielli is an Associate Professor of Affective Computing at the University of Bari, Italy. Her research, which began in 2006, focuses on human factors and emotions in natural language interaction. She is also an active member of the COLLAB research group, contributing to its work in Software Engineering and Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, specifically within collaborative software development. Additionally, she participates in the Italian AI PhD program.
Marco A. Gerosa
Northern Arizona University, USA
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Biography: Marco A. Gerosa is a full professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems at Northern Arizona University and is also affiliated with the graduate program at the University of São Paulo (Brazil). His research output spans broadly in empirical software engineering, with particular emphasis on open-source software (OSS) ecosystems, mining software repositories (MSR), and human aspects of software development. Gerosa's research interests include the intersection of artificial intelligence and software engineering, exploring how conversational agents and large language models can support developer tasks. More recently, his research investigates how software engineering education and OSS contribution by students can be supported through gamification and new AI-driven tooling.
Tutorial
Pedro Mário Cruz e Silva
NVIDIA
Building an LLM-based coding copilot
Biography: Pedro Mário Cruz e Silva completed his doctorate in 2004 at PUC-Rio. He formed the Computational Geophysics Group at PUC-Rio, where he served as manager for 15 years, overseeing multiple software development and research projects in geophysics with a strong focus on innovation. He also completed an MBA in 2015 at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ). He currently serves as a Senior Solutions Architect for Higher Education and Research in Latin America.