The Student Mentoring Workshop (SMeW) at ICSE 2022 encourages and supports students who are entering the software engineering research community. The goal of the workshop is to attract students to research careers in software engineering, to demystify the graduate school experience, and to offer first-hand perspectives on graduate study from recent Ph.D. graduates, young scholars, and senior researchers. SMeW’s core mission is to foster the development of the next generation of researchers in our community — supporting undergraduates and master’s degree students who are applying to PhD programs, and early-career PhD students who are just beginning their studies. SMeW aims to foster an inclusive community, promoting diversity and increasing the participation of students who are members of underrepresented groups in computing.

The workshop program will be structured to encourage interaction and discussion. The program will include panel discussions, small group mentoring pods, and short presentations.

The workshop program will be primarily virtual, taking place on May 8th and 9th (spread out across several time zones).

Would you be willing to participate in ICSE 2022's Student Mentoring Workshop as a mentor, leading a small group mentoring pod? We will perform a match-making process, assigning specific students to mentors based on technical and non-technical interests, and will provide a platform for you to meet virtually with mentees. We expect this to be a roughly 2 hour commitment, although you are welcome to meet more with the students.

We will also have an in-person meeting at ICSE in Pittsburgh, with details TBD.

If you are interested in participating as a mentor, please complete this form. We will review all of the responses and select a diverse, balanced group of mentors to participate in the workshop. We will confirm the final set of mentors by March 10th (students will be applying through March 7th).