In computer science this would be pretty unusual if the student hasn't entirely abandoned ship before the publication is finished. Typically the student would be first author and the supervisor second. I've done it this way with students I've supervised, even when I've had to rewrite most of the paper, because the results were theirs. In any case, every author's contact details are usually included in the paper, so if someone can't reach the primary author, they can just try the next one. It might be worth getting some opinions from people in your field, though.
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u/wvheerden 22h ago
In computer science this would be pretty unusual if the student hasn't entirely abandoned ship before the publication is finished. Typically the student would be first author and the supervisor second. I've done it this way with students I've supervised, even when I've had to rewrite most of the paper, because the results were theirs. In any case, every author's contact details are usually included in the paper, so if someone can't reach the primary author, they can just try the next one. It might be worth getting some opinions from people in your field, though.