’Computer says no’ is no longer a valid argument

Alexander Serebrenik. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke Professor Alexander Serebrenik wants to make software more inclusive. Both software and the people developing it are still not diverse. Where the white male is amply represented, the same is not true of many minority groups. Alexander Serebrenik, recently appointed professor of Social Software Engineering in the department of Mathematics and Computer Science, is working hard to change this. On November 4, he delivered his inaugural address on inclusion in the world of software engineering. Is it even possible to take everyone into account? Both at work and in the software and in the software produced by developers? "Yes and no," says Serebrenik.