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Ways of Applying Artificial Intelligence in Software Engineering
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques have become more powerful and
easier to use they are increasingly deployed as key components of modern
software systems. While this enables new functionality and often allows better
adaptation to user needs it also creates additional problems for software
engineers and exposes companies to new risks. Some work has been done to better
understand the interaction between Software Engineering and AI but we lack
methods to classify ways of applying AI in software systems and to analyse and
understand the risks this poses. Only by doing so can we devise tools and
solutions to help mitigate them. This paper presents the AI in SE Application
Levels (AI-SEAL) taxonomy that categorises applications according to their
point of AI application, the type of AI technology used and the automation
level allowed. We show the usefulness of this taxonomy by classifying 15 papers
from previous editions of the RAISE workshop. Results show that the taxonomy
allows classification of distinct AI applications and provides insights
concerning the risks associated with them. We argue that this will be important
for companies in deciding how to apply AI in their software applications and to
create strategies for its use
Empirical Investigation on Agile Methods Usage: Issues Identified from Early Adopters in Malaysia
Agile Methods are a set of software practices that can help to produce products faster and at the same time deliver what customers want. Despite the benefits that Agile methods can deliver, however, we found few studies from the Southeast Asia region, particularly Malaysia. As a result, less empirical evidence can be obtained in the country making its implementation harder. To use a new method, experience from other practitioners is critical, which describes what is important, what is possible and what is not possible concerning Agile. We conducted a qualitative study to understand the issues faced by early adopters in Malaysia where Agile methods are still relatively new. The initial study involves 13 participants including project managers, CEOs, founders and software developers from seven organisations. Our study has shown that social and human aspects are important when using Agile methods. While technical aspects have always been considered to exist in software development, we found these factors to be less important when using Agile methods. The results obtained can serve as guidelines to practitioners in the country and the neighbouring regions
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