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Human-centric Software Engineering (HumaniSE) Lab

Our lab’s world-leading research makes a difference by delivering more inclusive software solutions for today's diverse populations and their needs.

Through our world-leading research, we put humans at the heart of software engineering.

About the Lab
About the Lab

The HumaniSE Lab's mission

Discover how we're contributing to a better future for all.

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About us

Learn more about our interdisciplinary team and the mission, vision and goals that drive us.

Resources

Take advantage of our expert resources – from informative videos to helpful data.

Partners

Our impact is amplified through our partners. Explore our collaborations with other researchers, faculties and organisations.

Expertise at a glance

  • Automated, model-driven and empirical software engineering
  • Human aspects of software engineering and human-centric requirements engineering
  • Ethics, trust and human values in AI
  • Agile software development and project management
  • Socio-technical grounded theory
  • Inclusive digital health and smart cities
  • Information visualisation and visual data storytelling

Work with us

There are so many ways for you to get involved with our Lab and contribute to better software for society.

Research

View our research projects which span every stage of the software development process.

Graduate research projects

We equip PhD and MPhil students with sought-after skills that enable them to advance our important work.

Contact

E: HumaniSE-Enquiries@monash.edu
Technology and Design Building, 20 Exhibition Walk Clayton VIC 3168

Latest news

Monash University news

New TOSEM paper on accessibility with MDE

New TOSEM paper lead by Judith Michael:

Michael, J. Netz, L., Rumpe, B., Müller, I., Grundy, J., Wickramathilaka, S., Khalajzadeh, H. Addressing Visual Impairments with Model-Driven Engineering: A Systematic Literature Review, to appear in ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)

Congratulations to Maria for completing her PhD!!

Monash University news

Many congrats to Dr Ulrike Maria Graetsch for completing her PhD!!

Understanding Multidisciplinary Data-Intensive Software Teams

New TOSEM SLR Paper - Novices and LLMs

How do LLM-powered tools impact novice developers??

Congrats to Samuel Ferino for his new paper in TOSEM:

Ferino, S., Hoda, R., Grundy, JC., Treude, C., Novice Developers' Perspectives on Adopting LLMs for Software Development: A Systematic Literature Review, to appear in ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)

Congrats to Hashini

Many congrats to Hashini Gunatilake for  her awarded  PhD!

Decoding Empathy in SE: Exploring the Role of Empathy in Software Engineering

https://hashinig.com/
Monash University news

New TOSEM paper led by Wei Wang

Wei, W., Madugalla, A., Grundy, J.C., McIntosh, P., Hartel, C. A Proxy‑Stakeholder Approach to Requirements Engineering for Inclusive Navigation,  to appear in ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
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We are part of the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity within the Faculty of Information Technology. Our lab is partially funded by the Australian Research Council's Laureate Fellowship to Professor John Grundy.

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