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ESEC/FSE 2021
Thu 19 - Sat 28 August 2021 Clowdr Platform
Fri 27 Aug 2021 16:00 - 16:10 - Human Aspects—Software Practices 1 Chair(s): Carlos Gavidia-Calderon
Sat 28 Aug 2021 04:00 - 04:10 - Human Aspects—Software Practices 1 Chair(s): Eirini Kalliamvakou

Artificial intelligence and deep learning are becoming increasingly prevalent in contemporary software solutions. Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) tools attempt to address the black box nature of the deep learning models and make them more understandable to humans. In this work, we apply three state-of-the-art XAI tools in a real-world case study. Our study focuses on predicting combined sewer overflow events for a municipal wastewater treatment organization. Through a data driven inquiry, we collect both qualitative information via stakeholder interviews and quantitative measures. These help us assess the predictive accuracy of the XAI tools, as well as the simplicity, soundness, and insightfulness of the produced explanations. Our results not only show the varying degrees that the XAI tools meet the requirements, but also highlight that domain experts can draw new insights from complex explanations that may differ from their previous expectations.

Fri 27 Aug

Displayed time zone: Athens change

16:00 - 17:00
Human Aspects—Software Practices 1Journal First / Research Papers / Industry Papers +12h
Chair(s): Carlos Gavidia-Calderon ThoughtWorks (UK) Ltd.
16:00
10m
Paper
XAI Tools in the Public Sector: A Case Study on Predicting Combined Sewer OverflowsArtifacts AvailableArtifacts Reusable
Research Papers
Nicholas Maltbie University of Cincinnati, Nan Niu University of Cincinnati, Matthew Van Doren Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Reese Johnson Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
DOI
16:10
10m
Paper
Software Development with Feature Toggles: Practices used by Practitioners
Journal First
Rezvan Mahdavi-Hezaveh North Carolina State University, Jacob Dremann North Carolina State University, Laurie Williams North Carolina State University
16:20
10m
Paper
How Can Manual Testing Processes Be Optimized? Developer Survey, Optimization Guidelines, and Case Studies
Industry Papers
Roman Haas Saarland University; CQSE, Daniel Elsner TU Munich, Elmar Juergens CQSE, Alexander Pretschner TU Munich, Sven Apel Saarland University
DOI Pre-print Media Attached
16:30
30m
Live Q&A
Q&A (Human Aspects—Software Practices 1)
Research Papers

Sat 28 Aug

Displayed time zone: Athens change

04:00 - 05:00
Human Aspects—Software Practices 1Industry Papers / Research Papers / Journal First
Chair(s): Eirini Kalliamvakou University of Victoria
04:00
10m
Paper
XAI Tools in the Public Sector: A Case Study on Predicting Combined Sewer OverflowsArtifacts AvailableArtifacts Reusable
Research Papers
Nicholas Maltbie University of Cincinnati, Nan Niu University of Cincinnati, Matthew Van Doren Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, Reese Johnson Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
DOI
04:10
10m
Paper
Software Development with Feature Toggles: Practices used by Practitioners
Journal First
Rezvan Mahdavi-Hezaveh North Carolina State University, Jacob Dremann North Carolina State University, Laurie Williams North Carolina State University
04:20
10m
Paper
How Can Manual Testing Processes Be Optimized? Developer Survey, Optimization Guidelines, and Case Studies
Industry Papers
Roman Haas Saarland University; CQSE, Daniel Elsner TU Munich, Elmar Juergens CQSE, Alexander Pretschner TU Munich, Sven Apel Saarland University
DOI Pre-print Media Attached
04:30
30m
Live Q&A
Q&A (Human Aspects—Software Practices 1)
Research Papers