ELLIS Unit Stuttgart - Distinguished Lecture Series - Talk by Mira Mezini

Описание: "AI-assisted Programming: From Intelligent Code Completion to Foundation Models. A Twenty-Year Journey". Talk by Prof. Dr. Mira Mezini (TU Darmstadt) on Dec. 3, 2025.

From pioneering work on intelligent code completion to large language models, AI has have significant impact on software engineering over the past two decades. This talk traces the evolution of AI-assisted programming, highlighting advancements and outlining future directions. The talk is structured in three parts. First, we’ll journey back to 2000-2010, exploring pioneering applications of machine learning methods to coding tasks, in particular, the groundbreaking work from my lab on intelligent code completion, which was honored with the ACM SIGSOFT Impact Paper Award in 2024, showcasing the software engineering community’s early contributions. The second part examines the current landscape dominated by modern large language models (LLMs) in coding. Primarily driven by the ML community, these tools are being rapidly adapted by the software engineering community for various tasks. This part of the talk will highlight the pressing need for designing more reliable and specialized foundation models for software engineering tasks. Subsequently, I’ll present some ongoing work from our lab focused on developing more robust foundation models for coding with the specific needs of software engineering in mind. This retrospective not only celebrates past achievements but also critically examines the present landscape, emphasizing the vital role of software engineering expertise in shaping the future of AI-assisted programming.

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