Struggling to Connect: A Researchers' Reflection on Networking in Software Engineering

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10907v1
• Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:44:39 GMT
• Title: Struggling to Connect: A Researchers' Reflection on Networking in Software Engineering
• Authors: Shalini Chakraborty,
• Abstract summary: This paper explores how factors such as country of residence, immigration status, language, gender, and surrounding context affect researchers' ability to establish professional connections.<n>It advocates for a community-driven "expert voice" initiative to acknowledge and address these inequities.
• Score: 0.14504054468850666
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Networking is central to the growth and visibility of software engineering research and researchers. However, opportunities and capacities to build such networks are not easily identified and often are unevenly distributed. While networking is often viewed as an individual skill, a researchers workplace, culture and environment significantly influence their motivation and, consequently, the networks they form. This paper explores how factors such as country of residence, immigration status, language, gender, and surrounding context affect researchers' ability to establish professional connections and succeed within the global research ecosystem. Drawing on existing literature and personal experience, this reflective report examines the often-invisible barriers to networking and advocates for a community-driven "expert voice" initiative to acknowledge and address these inequities.

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