Human Aspects in Software Engineering Lab (HASEL)
Our research projects are related to improving software practices and processes, with a focus on the human aspects of software engineering.
Our research
Our goal is to make it easier for software teams to create user-friendly software products. For example, we study ways to improve coordination on software teams, investigate novel techniques to help software developers understand what users want from the software, study software developer work patterns, and investigate novel ways to ensure high quality software through better testing techniques.
We employ a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including developing new methods and tools, data mining, repository analysis, social network analysis, interviews, surveys, and lab experiments.
We work collaborate closely with software companies, practitioners, and government agencies to ensure our research is relevant to industry.
Research themes
- Collaborative software development
- Software practices and processes
- Software requirements
- Software dependencies
- Software ecosystems
- Empirical software engineering
- Mining software repositories
- Diversity and inclusion in tech
Projects
Many of our topics are suited for Part IV, summer studentships, Masters, and PhD projects. We also welcome researchers and industry partners interested in research collaborations with HASEL. For more information, you can visit the HASEL webpage or contact Dr Kelly Blincoe.