Guest lecture by Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto: Using and Governing Chatbots in Software Development

• Title: Using and Governing Chatbots in Software Development
• By: Senior Lecturer Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto, University of Gothenburg
• Date and time: Thursday 11 September at 10:15-11:30
• Location: E:2116, E-huset, LTH, Klas Anshelms väg 10/Ole Römers väg 3, Lund

Abstract

LLM chatbots are becoming common in software development, yet their use and governance remain unsettled. Drawing on an observational study with developers and interviews with managers, this talk explores how chatbots are adopted in practice and how organizations respond. Francisco will outline common practitioners’ experiences that shape usage, and examine the contexts, barriers, and strategies that guide policy-making. Together, these perspectives highlight both the opportunities and tensions of bringing chatbots into everyday software engineering.

Bio

Francisco (he / him) is an Associate Professor at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG, Brazil). His research focuses on AI bots for assisting software engineering and automated software testing, often conducted in close collaboration with industry. His work has been funded by WASP, Vinnova, and other agencies. A passionate educator, he has received two pedagogical prizes for his innovative teaching methods. Francisco is also active in the software engineering research community, serving on the organization and review committees of major conferences and journals, including TSE, TOSEM, EMSE, ICST, ICSE, and FSE.