REFSQ 2025
Mon 7 - Thu 10 April 2025 Spain

This program is tentative and subject to change.

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Mon 7 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris change

08:30 - 09:00
RegistrationRegistration at C2 - Hall
09:00 - 10:30
Doctoral Symposium - Session 1Doctoral Symposium at B3 - Teleensenyament
09:00 - 09:30
Workshops OpeningWorkshops at C2 - Sala Actes
09:30 - 10:30
Workshops - Session 1Workshops at C2 - Sala Actes
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Doctoral Symposium - Session 2Doctoral Symposium at B3 - Teleensenyament
11:00 - 12:30
Workshops - Session 2Workshops at C2 - Sala Actes
12:30 - 14:00
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Doctoral Symposium - Session 3Doctoral Symposium at B3 - Teleensenyament
14:00 - 15:30
Workshops - Session 3Workshops at C2 - Sala Actes
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 17:30
Doctoral Symposium - Session 4Doctoral Symposium at B3 - Teleensenyament
16:00 - 17:30
Workshops - Session 4Workshops at C2 - Sala Actes
17:30 - 18:00
Workshops ClosingWorkshops at C2 - Sala Actes

Tue 8 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris change

08:15 - 08:45
RegistrationRegistration at C2 - Hall
08:45 - 09:00
Conference openingResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
09:00 - 10:15
Keynote 1 - Dr. Markus OermannResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
09:00
75m
Keynote
Designing Software means shaping Digital Society
Research Track
Markus Oermann Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt
10:15 - 10:30
Posters & tools pitchesPosters & Tools at C2 - Sala Actes

In this session, the authors of accepted posters and tools will pitch their work. Stay tuned!

10:30 - 11:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

10:30 - 11:00
Posters & tools presentationsPosters & Tools at C2 - Hall
11:00 - 12:30
Research Track - Session R2 - Crowd and Large-Scale RE IResearch Track at B3 - Teleensenyament
11:00
30m
Talk
Refining and validating change requests from a crowd to derive requirementsTechnical Paper
Research Track
Leon Radeck Heidelberg University, Barbara Paech Heidelberg University
11:30
30m
Talk
Do Users' Explainability Needs in Software Change with Mood?Technical Paper
Research Track
Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Marc Herrmann Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jil Klünder University of Applied Sciences | FHDW Hannover, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
12:00
30m
Talk
Exploring and characterizing Ad-hoc Requirements - A case study at a large-scale systems providerEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Andrea Wohlgemuth Utrecht University & FH Dortmund, Fabiano Dalpiaz Utrecht University, Erik Kamsties FH Dortmund
11:00 - 12:30
Research Track - Session R1 - Responsible REResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
11:00
20m
Talk
Towards a Value-Complemented Monitoring Framework for Humans in Cyber-Physical SystemsPreview Paper
Research Track
Zoe Pfister University of Innsbruck, Michael Vierhauser University of Innsbruck, Rebekka Wohlrab Chalmers University of Technology, Ruth Breu University of Innsbruck
Pre-print
11:20
20m
Talk
Towards Ethics-Driven Requirements Engineering: Integrating Critical Systems Heuristics and Ethical Guidelines for Autonomous VehiclesVision Paper
Research Track
Amna Pir Muhammad Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Irum Inayat Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Eric Knauss Chalmers | University of Gothenburg
11:40
30m
Talk
Veracity Debt: Practitioners Voices on Managing Software Requirements concerning VeracityEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Judith Perera University of Auckland, Ewan Tempero The University of Auckland, Yu-Cheng Tu The University of Auckland, Kelly Blincoe University of Auckland
12:30 - 14:00
Posters & tools presentationsPosters & Tools at C2 - Hall
12:30 - 14:00
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Research Track - Session R4 - Requirements Modeling IResearch Track at B3 - Teleensenyament
14:00
30m
Talk
An Interactive Tool for Goal Model Construction using a Knowledge GraphTechnical Paper
Research Track
14:30
20m
Talk
Generating Domain Models with LLMs using Instruction TuningPreview Paper
Research Track
Gökberk Çelikmasat Boğaziçi University, Fatma Başak Aydemir Utrecht University, Atay Özgövde Boğaziçi University
14:50
30m
Talk
A systematic literature review of KAOS extensionsEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Enyo Gonçalves , Leandro Monte Universidade Federal do Ceará, Sabrina Souza Universidade Federal do Ceará, João Araújo Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Portugal, Marcos Antônio de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Ceará
14:00 - 15:30
Research Track - Session R3 - Crowd and Large-Scale RE IIResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
14:00
30m
Talk
FeReRe: Feedback Requirements Relation using Large Language ModelsEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Michael Anders Heidelberg University, Barbara Paech Heidelberg University
14:30
30m
Talk
How Does Users' App Knowledge Influence the Preferred Level of Detail and Format of Software Explanations?Technical Paper
Research Track
Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, Marc Herrmann Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Jil Klünder University of Applied Sciences | FHDW Hannover, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
15:00
30m
Talk
How Effectively Do LLMs Extract Feature-Sentiment Pairs from App Reviews?Evaluation Paper
Research Track
Faiz Ali Shah University of Tartu, Estonia, Ahmed Sabir Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, Rajesh Sharma Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia, Dietmar Pfahl University of Tartu
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

15:30 - 16:00
Posters & tools presentationsPosters & Tools at C2 - Hall
16:00 - 17:10
Research Track - Session R6 - Requirements Elicitation and Analysis IResearch Track at B3 - Teleensenyament
16:00
20m
Talk
Automatic Prompt Engineering: the Case of Requirements ClassificationPreview Paper
Research Track
Mohammad Amin Zadenoori CNR-ISTI, Liping Zhao The University of Manchester, Waad Alhoshan Al-Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI
16:20
20m
Talk
Exploring Generative Pretrained Transformers to support Sustainability Effect IdentificationPreview Paper
Research Track
Barbara Paech Heidelberg University, Peter Kaiser University of Applied Science Mannheim, Peter Bambazek Johannes Kepler University Linz, Iris Groher Johannes Kepler University Linz, Norbert Seyff University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW
16:40
30m
Talk
ReqRAG: Enhancing Software Release Management through Retrieval-Augmented LLMs: An Industrial StudyEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Md Saleh Ibtasham Alstom, Sarmad Bashir RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Muhammad Abbas Khan RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Zulqarnain Haider Alstom, Mehrdad Saadatmand RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Antonio Cicchetti Mälardalen University
Pre-print
16:00 - 17:10
Research Track - Session R5 - Requirements Modeling IIResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
16:00
35m
Talk
LACE-HC: A Lightweight Attention-Based Classifier for Efficient Hierarchical Classification of Software RequirementsTechnical Paper
Research Track
Krupa Patel Bhagwan Mahavir University, Tanvi Trivedi Bhagwan Mahavir University, Unnati Shah Utica University, USA
16:35
35m
Talk
Requirements Representations in Machine Learning-based Automotive Perception Systems Development for Multi-Party CollaborationEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Hina Saeeda Chalmers University Sweden, Zuzana Rohacova Chalmers University of Technology, Oskar Jakobsson Chalmers University of Technology, Hans-Martin Heyn University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology, Eric Knauss Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Alessia Knauss Zenseact AB, Jennifer Horkoff Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg
17:15 - 17:30
Joint Summary - Sessions R1-R6Research Track at C2 - Sala Actes
20:00 - 23:00
20:00
3h
Dinner
Dinner
Catering

Wed 9 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris change

08:30 - 09:00
RegistrationRegistration at C2 - Hall
09:00 - 09:15
Industry day openingIndustry Track at C2 - Sala Actes
Chair(s): Martina Beck MaibornWolff, Markus Borg CodeScene
10:30 - 11:00
Coffe BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
10:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

11:00 - 12:30
Education & Training - Session ET1Education & Training at B3 - Teleensenyament
11:00 - 12:30
Industry track - Session 1Industry Track at C2 - Sala Actes
Chair(s): Martina Beck MaibornWolff
11:00
30m
Industry talk
Digital Design - Even more so in agile
Industry Track
Ute Nause BettercallPaul
11:30
30m
Industry talk
Fostering Social Responsibility through Speculative Design: Bridging Ethical Awareness and RE Practices
Industry Track
12:00
30m
Industry talk
Applying neurodiversity to software quality: what autistic people can bring to the field
Industry Track
Francesc Sistach Specialisterne Global
12:30 - 14:00
12:30
90m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Education & Training - Session ET2Education & Training at B3 - Teleensenyament
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 16:30
Journal Early Feedback - Session 1Journal Early Feedback at B3 - Teleensenyament
16:00
30m
Paper
Connecting worlds: Bridging the Gap Between UX Designers and Enterprise Architects
Journal Early Feedback
Marcela Ruiz Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Lars Van Den Bos Utrecht University, Jan Martijn van der Werf Utrecht University, Jürgen Spielberger ZHAW, Michael Wahler Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
16:00 - 17:30
Industry track - Session 3Industry Track at C2 - Sala Actes
Chair(s): Markus Borg CodeScene
16:00
30m
Industry talk
We now have Vibe Coding – What about Vibe Requirements Engineering?
Industry Track
16:30
60m
Panel
Panel: The World Is Just Getting More VUCA: What Does It Mean for Responsible RE?
Industry Track
M: Martina Beck MaibornWolff, M: Markus Borg CodeScene, P: Andreas Beck Linde Gas, P: Yiannis Kanellopoulos code4thought, P: Simon Jiménez , P: Birgit Penzenstadler Chalmers
20:00 - 23:00
20:00
3h
Dinner
Dinner
Catering

Thu 10 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris change

08:15 - 08:45
RegistrationRegistration at C2 - Hall
08:45 - 10:15
Keynote 3 - Birgit PenzenstadlerResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
08:45
90m
Keynote
How to accommodate for Nature as Stakeholder in IT systems?
Research Track
10:15 - 10:40
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
10:40 - 11:25
Most Influential Paper (MIP)Research Track at C2 - Sala Actes
11:30 - 13:00
Research Track - Session R8 - Participatory REResearch Track at B3 - Teleensenyament
11:30
20m
Talk
The Potential of Citizen Platforms for Requirements Engineering of Large Socio-Technical Software SystemsVision Paper
Research Track
Jukka Ruohonen University of Southern Denmark, Kalle Hjerppe University of Turku
11:50
30m
Talk
End-user Requirements Modelling: an Experience Report from Digital AgricultureExperience Paper
Research Track
Chiara Mannari Institute of Information Science and Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI, CNR, Pisa, Mino Sportelli Institute of Information Science and Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI, CNR, Pisa, Harika Meesala Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Ogochukwu Felicitas Okoye Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Fabio Lepore Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Manlio Bacco Institute of Information Science and Technologies "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI, CNR, Pisa, Gianluca Brunori University of Pisa, Alessio Malizia Molde University College, Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI
12:20
30m
Talk
Requirements Elicitation Workshops Using the Six Thinking Hats Creativity TechniqueExperience Paper
Research Track
Şevval Mehder Konan Boğaziçi University, Fatma Başak Aydemir Utrecht University, Atay Özgövde Boğaziçi University
11:30 - 13:00
Research Track - Session R7 - Requirements Elicitation and Analysis IIResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
11:30
30m
Talk
Detecting Redundancies between User Stories with Graphs and Large Language ModelsEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Lukas Sebastian Hofmann Philipps-Universität Marburg, Alexander Lauer Philipps-Universität Marburg, Jens Kosiol Philipps-Universität Marburg, Arno Kesper Philipps-Universität Marburg, Amir Rabieyan Philipps-Universität Marburg, Gabriele Taentzer Philipps-Universität Marburg, Philipp Wieber Philipps-Universität Marburg
12:00
30m
Talk
Leveraging Requirements Elicitation through Software Requirement Patterns and LLMsEvaluation Paper
Research Track
Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Stefania Gnesi Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" , Federico Paccosi Università di Pisa, Carme Quer Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Laura Semini Università di Pisa - Dipartimento di Informatica
12:30
20m
Talk
Prompt Me: Intelligent Software Agent for Requirements Engineering - A Vision PaperVision Paper
Research Track
Jacek Dąbrowski Lero - the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, Amel Bennaceur The Open University, UK, Gopi Krishnan Rajbahadur Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei, Canada, Bashar Nuseibeh The Open University, UK, Faeq Alrimawi Lero - the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software
Pre-print
13:00 - 14:00
13:00
60m
Lunch
Lunch
Catering

14:00 - 15:30
Research Track - Session R10 - Requirements Quality AssuranceResearch Track at B3 - Teleensenyament
Chair(s): Eric Knauss Chalmers | University of Gothenburg
14:00
30m
Talk
Requirements Traceability Link Recovery via Retrieval-Augmented GenerationTechnical Paper
Research Track
Tobias Hey Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Dominik Fuchß Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Jan Keim Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Anne Koziolek Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Pre-print
14:30
20m
Talk
Towards Connecting Requirements with Developer Artifacts in a Local ContextPreview Paper
Research Track
Sonora Halili Smith College, Karenna Kung Smith College, Paola Spoletini Kennesaw State University, Alicia M. Grubb Smith College
14:50
20m
Talk
Adaptive Resolution of Requirements Conflicts in Robot Mission PlanningTechnical Paper
Research Track
Juan García Díaz Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Carlotta Hillger Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Antonia Welzel Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Raffaela Groner Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Rebekka Wohlrab Chalmers University of Technology
14:00 - 15:30
Research Track - Session R9 - RE for Safety-critical and Autonomous SystemsResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes
14:00
30m
Talk
Extending Behavior Trees for Robotic Missions with Quality RequirementsTechnical Paper
Research Track
Razan Ghzouli Chalmers University of Technology & University of Gothenburg, Rebekka Wohlrab Chalmers University of Technology, Jennifer Horkoff Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg
14:30
30m
Talk
Sharper Specs for Smarter Drones: Formalising Requirements with FRETExperience Paper
Research Track
Oisin Sheridan Maynooth University, Leandro Buss Becker Automation and Systems Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, Marie Farrell The University of Manchester, Matt Luckcuck University of Nottingham, UK, Rosemary Monahan
15:00
30m
Talk
Eliciting Explainability Requirements for Safety-Critical Systems: A Nuclear Case StudyExperience Paper
Research Track
Hazel Taylor The University of Manchester, Matt Luckcuck University of Nottingham, UK, Marie Farrell The University of Manchester, Caroline Jay Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom, Angelo Cangelosi The University of Manchester, Louise Dennis University of Manchester
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee BreakCatering at C2 - Entrance
15:30
30m
Coffee break
Break
Catering

16:00 - 16:30
Joint Summary - Sessions R7-R10Research Track at C2 - Sala Actes
16:30 - 17:30
Conference closingResearch Track at C2 - Sala Actes