AI-based Programming Assistants for Privacy-related Code Development

Developers widely use off-the-shelf AI-based programming assistants for code development including that of privacy-related code – a task which developers often struggle with.

In this project, we explore the practical experience of professional developers to understand whether the AI-based programming assistants serve the purpose of privacy-related code generation and how such tools can be improved to better assist the developers.

Project Lead

Dr Kashumi Madampe

Project Team

Nalin Arachchilage (RMIT University), Prof John Grundy

Recent Publication:

Madampe, K., Grundy, J.C., Arachchilage, N., How Are We Doing With Using AI-Based Programming Assistants For Privacy-Related Code Generation? The Developers' Experience, 29th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE2025), 17–20 June, 2025, Istanbul, Turkey -- PDF