Human Aspects of Software Engineering Lab
About HASEL
The Human Aspects of Software Engineering Lab at the University of Auckland carries out research projects focused on improving software practices and processes. Our goal is to make it easier (and more fun!) for software teams to create user-friendly 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, and study software developer work patterns. We employ a variety of both qualitative and quantitative research methods including developing new methods and tools, data mining, repository analysis, social network analysis, interviews, surveys, and lab experiments.
We are also interested in leveraging deep learning algorithms to build innovative software systems aiming to enable the disabled. Among these interests are enabling computers to understand individuals suffering from speech impairments to act as a communication medium on their behalf, improving and expediating the identification of autistic individuals, and other related assistive technologies that fall in similar scope.
Recent News
Post-lockdown Work Settings in New Zealand Software Companies
HASEL members, Dr Zainab Masood and Dr Kelly Blincoe, together with Prof Daniela Damian at the University of Victoria, recently studied work settings of New Zealand software companies after the first COVID-19 lockdown restrictions were lifted. Before the COVID-19...
Digital Inclusion and a Digital Strategy for Aotearoa
In October, the government released a discussion document, 'Towards a Digital Strategy for Aotearoa'. The document outlines three key themes, Mahi Tika: Trust, Mahi Ake: Growth, and Mahi Tahi: Inclusion. The Veracity Lab hosted a series of discussions, one on each of...
Theory of Practicing and Making Self-Assignment Work
Dr Zainab Masood successfully defended her PhD thesis titled the "Theory of Practicing and Making Self-Assignment Work”. Her research investigated how self-assignment works in Scrum teams. Self-assignment is a self-directed method of task allocation where teams and...
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