Schedule of Paper Presentations

Schedule of Paper Presentations

A global view of the schedule of ACMSE 2026 is available here. Below, you can see the schedule for the presentations of the papers. We use CT (Central Time) as a time reference.

NOTE: The links of the DOIs will become active as soon as ACM uploads the papers in the ACM Digital Library.

 


Session 1 (Software Engineering and Open Source)
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (10:15–11:45 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Elka Cahn (University of Baltimore – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
10:15–10:35 Short Paper A Taxonomy of Architectural Technical Debt in Legacy Object-Oriented Systems
Lionel E. Standridge, Frank J. Mitropoulos
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801493
10:35–10:55 Short Paper Requirements Classification Using Fine-Tuned Transformer Models: A Comparative Study of BERT, RoBERTa, and GPT-4o
Poonkuzhali Vasudevan, Sandeep Reddivari, Sanjay Ahuja, Nan Niu
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801509
10:55–11:20 Full Paper Before and After the Switch: Exploring Contributor Levels when Vendor-Controlled Open Source Projects Go Proprietary
Kevin Lumbard, Farhad Mohammad Afzali, Georg Link
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801504
11:20–11:45 Full Paper Understanding Development Patterns in Corporate Open Source Projects
Kevin Lumbard, Vinod Ahuja, Matt Germonprez
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801507

 


Session 2 (AI Systems and Optimization)
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (12:45–15:25 Central Time)
Chair of Session: David Thornton (Jacksonville State University – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
12:45–13:10 Full Paper Kernel-Aware Federated Learning with Multi-Teacher Knowledge Distillation and OS-Level Synchronization
Nazmus Shakib Shadin, Xinyue Zhang, Dan Chia-Tien Lo
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801500
13:10–13:35 Full Paper Comparative Analysis of Boosting Algorithms and DistilBERT Across Multi-Domain Text Classification Tasks
Mahmoud Abusaqer, S.M. Faiaz Mursalin, Jamil Saquer
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801541
13:35–14:00 Full Paper Hybrid Multi-Modal Learning for Extreme Long-Tail Fungi Classification
Sharoon Sharif, Inikpi Egbunu, Yujian Fu, Zhigang Xiao
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801502
14:00–14:25 Full Paper Black-Box Watermarking for Genomic Foundation Models with Latent Signature Alignment
Rakibul Islam, Huixin Zhan
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801535
14:25–14:45 Short Paper GPU Starvation from the Control Plane: A Systems Study of Reinforcement Learning in Deep Learning Pipelines
Michael Seavers, Yongyi Gong, Qi Li
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801522
14:45–15:05 Short Paper Prompt Optimization for Large Language Models via Squirrel Search Algorithm
Yash Patel, Nour Amri, Hala ElAarag
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801519
15:05–15:25 Short Paper Diversity-Enhanced Snapshot Ensembles: Improving Robustness via Diversity-Based Snapshot Selection
Kishan Rajdev, Hyung Jae Chang
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801503

 


Session 3 (Human-Centered AI, Cognition, and Smart Environments)
Thursday, April 23, 2026 (15:45–17:15 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Farhad Afzali (Millersville University – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
15:45–16:10 Full Paper No Pedestrian Left Behind: Real-Time Detection and Tracking of Vulnerable Road Users for Adaptive Traffic Signal Control
Anas Gamal Aly, Hala ElAarag
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801496
16:10–16:35 Full Paper Visual Linguistics of Memorability: A Caption-Based Framework for Image Memorability Analysis
Sai Radhika Koneru, Laurel Boykin Powell
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801518
16:35–16:55 Short Paper Designing an Embodied Chatbot for High School Students: An Interaction Analysis
Christopher J. Holley, Zan Jamieson, Ishaan Joshy, Brecken O’Leary, Rohin Patel, Abhikruthi Sudula, Peter Tenholder, Anish Velagapudi, Larry Hodges
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801497
16:55–17:15 Short Paper Trustworthiness of Vibe Coding from the NIST AI RMF Perspective
Olivia Bunch, Maryam Taeb
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801530

 


Session 4 (AI for Healthcare and Bioinformatics)
Friday, April 24, 2026 (10:15–12:35 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Anca Doloc-Mihu (Georgia Gwinnett College – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
10:15–10:40 Full Paper SA-SegFormer: Sequential Attention Mix-Transformer for NMSC Histopathology Segmentation and Uncertainty Estimation
Nishat Tasnim, Yong Shi
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801524
10:40–11:05 Full Paper Multi-Cohort Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Based Alzheimer’s Disease Staging Using Convolution Neural Network
Peter Ly, Joseph Milongo, Yixin Xie, Xin Tian, Jing He, Chen Zhao
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801526
11:05–11:25 Short Paper From Phase Grounding to Intelligent Surgical Narratives
Ethan Peterson, Huixin Zhan
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801517
11:25–11:50 Full Paper Unified Generative Multimodal Modeling of Surgical Gestures and Phases via Transfer Learning
Hemanth Reddy Madduri, Xin Zhang, Jun Zheng, Huixin Zhan
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801528
11:50–12:10 Short Paper Comparing Transformers and Zero-Shot Large Language Models for Suicidal Ideation Detection
Mahmoud Abusaqer, Jessica Nwobodo, Khalid Hasan, Jamil Saquer
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801534
12:10–12:35 Full Paper Automated Generation of Synthetic Medical Dialogues Using Large Language Models
Farnod Bahrololloomi, Johannes Luderschmidt, Biying Fu
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801512

 


Session 5 (Cybersecurity, Risk, and Privacy)
Friday, April 24, 2026 (14:30–16:20 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Christopher Ogden (Jacksonville State University – USA)
Room: Room 154

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
14:30–14:50 Short Paper Feasibility and Efficiency of Subliminal Warnings Against Phishing Attacks
Henry Schulz, Feng Zhu
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801506
14:50–15:10 Short Paper A Note on the (In)Security of a Stream Cipher Based on Gopala-Hemachandra Codes
Apogee Childers, Krishnan Gopalakrishnan
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801515
15:10–15:35 Full Paper Field Devices Under Fire: A Security Assessment of Handheld Radionuclide Isotope Identification Devices
Justin Carney, Jeffrey Morris, Anthony Rizi, Edward Tremel, Michael Nowatkowski
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801514
15:35–16:00 Full Paper Risk Assessment of a Hypothetical Quantum Repeater Network Using SP 800-30 and the CIA Triad
Zachary Lloyd, Mengjun Xie
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801533
16:00–16:20 Short Paper NeuroSnitch: Exploiting Inter-Spike Interval Statistics for Timing Side-Channel Attacks on Noisy Neuromorphic Systems
Mahreen Khan, Maria Mushtaq, Ludovic Apvrille
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801495

 


Session 6 (Emerging Platforms, Edge AI, and IoT)
Friday, April 24, 2026 (16:30–18:20 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Eric Aragundi (Lehman College – USA)
Room: Room 154

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
16:30–16:55 Full Paper Predicting Broadband Customer Complaints Using Data-Centric AI: A Case for Synthetic Data
Adita Kulkarni
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801531
16:55–17:20 Full Paper Blockchain Network Deployment for Federated IoT Access Control
Hemant Upadhyay, Emily Jeffcott, Nipesh Pant, Saurav Ghosh, Batuhan Tanrikulu, Reshmi Mitra, Indranil Roy
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801540
17:20–17:40 Short Paper iGenOrch: Intelligent Orchestration Framework for Multi-Model LLM Inference on Edge Platforms
Faiza Akram, Maisha Rahman Chowdhury, Gabriella Dunne, Katherine Williams, Kaleb Love, Asad Waqar Malik, Samee U. Khan
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801501
17:40–18:00 Short Paper Identifying the Optimal Number of DataLoader Workers for CPU-GPU Concurrency in Asynchronous Deep Training Pipelines
Michael Seavers, Qi Li
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801513
18:00–18:20 Short Paper Optimizing Deep Learning Inference on Multi-Core Laptop CPUs with Scheduling and Thread Affinity Strategies
Mohammod Akib Khan, Sahidul Islam
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801520

 


Session 7 (Hands-On Tools and Learning Platforms)
Saturday, April 25, 2026 (08:45–10:15 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Jing Chen (Athens State University – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
08:45–09:10 Full Paper Bridging Theory and Practice via PQC Hands-On Laboratories in Cybersecurity Education
Sunday Awine, Hongmei Chi
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801529
09:10–09:35 Full Paper Exploring the Ethernet Capabilities of the Raspberry Pi 4B/5
Eric Gamess, Aashaya Aryal, Yunus Korku
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801537
09:35–09:55 Short Paper Illustrating TinyML on Microcontrollers with an Acoustic Monitoring Project
Ronald J. Nowling
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801538
09:55–10:15 Short Paper Gamifying the Bus Stop: Rock–Paper–Scissors with an AI Hand Gesture Recognition System
Mohammed Chowdhury, Eric Aragundi, Briana Deloatch, Kaiyuan Hou, Jason Hallstrom, Jennifer Laird
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801516

 


Session 8 (Curriculum, Ethics, and Practices)
Saturday, April 25, 2026 (10:30–12:05 Central Time)
Chair of Session: Qi Li (Western Kentucky University – USA)
Room: Room 129

Time Type Title/Authors/DOI
10:30–10:55 Full Paper Practice-Informed Pedagogy for Linux Security: Perspectives on ML-Driven Solutions for Daemon Security
Sheikh Muhammad Farjad, Robin Gandhi
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801511
10:55–11:20 Full Paper A Qualitative Analysis of Critical Thinking Skills Through Real-World Software Development Projects
Anca Doloc-Mihu, Kristie Walsdorf, Karen Perell-Gerson, Cindie Corey
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801521
11:20–11:45 Full Paper Privacy Concerns of AI-Based Surveillance Systems Under FERPA and Educational Privacy Laws
Sabrina Hackman, Michelle Johnson, W. Chris Taylor, Anisha Yellamraju, Maryam Taeb
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801527
11:45–12:05 Short Paper Penalizing Malicious Web Bots with an Allow List Based Reverse Proxy and Tarpit
James A. Jerkins
DOI: 10.1145/3746467.3801539