About

The REFSQ Working Conference provide a forum for exchanging innovative ideas and approaches to successful requirements engineering (RE) amongst researchers and professionals.

The workshop program aims to enrich this forum with events focused on specific areas of RE. A workshop should provide benefits to the RE community along one or more of the following dimensions: innovativeness of the area, high potential for involving both industrial and research actors, influence on industrial practice, or addressing novel trends in software and RE at large.

The format of accepted workshops has flexibility, with both traditional and paperless options.

We particularly invite workshops related to the education and training track, collaborative workshops driven by industry or organizations with a strong practical focus, as well as workshops which touch on the conference theme.

Accepted Workshops

6th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering for Artificial Intelligence (RE4AI 2024)

Summary: With the rise of Trustworthy AI systems, capturing and validating “the right” requirements has become crucial for developing AI systems that are lawful, ethical, and robust. The RE4AI workshop focuses on raising awareness in the RE community about its critical role in AI development and fostering collaboration to prevent AI systems from failing or going rogue.

Details: This workshop will include discussions on the role of RE in AI development, methods for ensuring systems meet intended requirements, and strategies for coordinating among RE4AI researchers. Attendees will benefit from invited talks on cutting-edge topics related to RE for AI.

• Organization:
• Renata Guizzardi, University of Twente, The Netherlands
• Jennifer Horkoff, Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Anna Perini, FBK, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy
• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/re4ai/home

12th International Workshop on Creativity in Requirements Engineering (CreaRE'25)

Summary: Creativity is key to identifying innovative and "delighter" requirements that surprise and delight users, beyond basic functional needs. The CreaRE workshop explores methods like Design Thinking and the integration of AI with human teams to foster creativity and innovation in Requirements Engineering.

Details: This workshop provides a platform for discussing and applying creative techniques in RE, with a focus on their applicability in different domains and the opportunities brought by AI and multimedia trends. The workshop includes interactive sessions, mini-tutorials, and research presentations, offering participants hands-on experiences and opportunities for collaboration.

• Organization:
• Maya Daneva, University of Twente, the Netherlands
• Andrea Herrmann, AKAD University, Germany
• Kurt Schneider, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
• Patrick Mennig, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
• Website: https://creare.iese.de

iVaRE '25 Workshop on Virtues and Values in Requirements Engineering 2025

Summary: The ViVa RE! workshop provides a collaborative platform to explore value-oriented and responsible approaches in requirements engineering (RE). This year's workshop emphasizes ethical reasoning and social responsibility in RE research and practices.

Details: Through interactive sessions and insightful discussions, participants will examine existing RE research for social and ethical relevance, learn and apply the Architecture Decision Map (ADM) method for ethical reasoning, and develop a shared understanding of responsibility and value-based perspectives in RE.

• Organization:
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Rachmann, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• Dr. Jens Gulden, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/vivare25

Call for Workshop Proposals

The 2025 REFSQ call for workshop proposals encourages researchers and practitioners to organize events on the Monday of the conference to shed more light on specific topics related to RE. REFSQ welcomes both traditional and paperless workshops. Both workshop types should focus on topics that are interesting and relevant to the REFSQ community.

Traditional workshops involve paper presentations, discussions, and potentially further elements as proposed. These workshops will have papers published in the joint REFSQ workshop CEUR proceedings, unless specified otherwise in the workshop proposal. Typically, workshops in the traditional format focus on areas which are well-defined or are in the process of being defined.

Paperless workshops are typically more collaborative and discussion-oriented and will usually shape their structure and contents more flexibly. They do not strive for publishing submissions in proceedings and often assume the active participation of their attendees. This type of workshop can focus on newer, less well-defined REFSQ-related topics. For the paperless workshop type, we particularly welcome proposals from companies or other organizations that can contribute valuable industry perspectives to the community discussions. Industry-driven workshops could focus on practical issues relevant to the industry, addressed through the participation of interested members of the REFSQ community.

We especially encourage workshop proposals for both traditional and paperless formats to consider their relationship to the REFSQ track on education and training in RE. In addition, in line with REFSQ’s general interest and the special 2025 theme: “Social REsponsibility,” we especially encourage submissions touching on the (non-exclusive) list of topics below.

Especially Invited Workshop Topics

• Community-driven educative workshops for researchers and/or practitioners to exchange good practices and experiences on topics such as research project management, prompt engineering, etc.
• Emerging Tools for RE, Research Prototypes in RE Research
• RE and Societal Impact
• RE for Social Good
• RE and Responsible Design
• RE Taking Moral, Social, Corporate, or Practical Responsibility
• RE in (Agile) Development Teams and Processes
• RE and Stakeholder Involvement and Co-Creation
• RE in Education and Training
• RE and Sustainability of and through Systems
• RE in Practice and Adoption in Industry
• The Role of Psychology and Human Factors in RE
• Designing for the User: RE in User Experience, User-Centered Design, and Design Thinking
• Ethical and Legal Considerations in RE
• Value-based RE for Individuals and Society
• RE and Privacy, Safety, Security, Trust, and Regulatory Compliance
• (Generative) AI, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing (NLP) for RE
• RE for NLP, Machine Learning, and AI
• Requirements for Complex Systems such as Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Ecosystems, Internet of Things, or Systems of Systems
• RE for Context Awareness, Dynamic and Self-Adaptive Systems
• RE for Cloud Computing, Blockchain, and Decentralization
• RE at Runtime, Complexity Handling, and Uncertainty Management
• Requirements Management through Prioritization, Traceability, and Measuring
• Software Product Management, Product Line RE, Requirements Reuse, and Scalability
• Evolution of Requirements
• Requirements Quality, Quality Assurance, Requirements Patterns, and Best Practices
• RE in Small and Medium-Sized Companies and Start-Ups
• Business Process Management and Model-Driven Requirements Engineering

Workshop Proposal Submissions

We accept workshop proposals detailing at least the following points:

1. Title of the workshop.
2. Name and contact information of the proposer(s).
3. Planned duration of the workshop (full-day or half-day).
4. A statement of the goals and motivation for the workshop.
5. A description of the topic(s) of the workshop and a list of related topics.
6. A brief outline of the workshop format (traditional vs. paperless) and the program, e.g., sessions for paper presentations, keynotes, breakout groups, panel-like discussions, or combinations. Paperless workshop proposals are expected to provide detailed descriptions and rationales for the program elements.
7. Outline of the paper submission and selection process for traditional workshops, acquisition strategy of outside contributions for paperless workshops (if applicable).
8. Publishing plans for the results, stating whether submissions will be published through CEUR proceedings or other means, or how outcomes of a paperless workshop are disseminated.
9. A description of the target audience and a plan detailing how the workshop will be advertised to acquire submissions and attract participants.
10. Anticipated number of participants, especially relevant information regarding already confirmed participation (note: paperless workshops are obliged to provide a list of confirmed participants).
11. A list of past editions of the workshop (if any), including dates, organizers, website, attendance. Also, describe differences to previous editions.
12. A short biography introducing and providing relevant experience of each workshop organizer.

For each workshop associated with REFSQ, the workshop organizing team should include at least one program chair who does not submit any paper to the workshop.

Submit your proposal via EasyChair in PDF format through EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=refsq2025. Make sure to select the Workshop Proposal option.

For any questions and clarifications, please contact: REFSQ25_WS@easychair.org

Important Dates

• Sun 27 Oct 2024: Workshop Proposals Due
• Fri 13 Dec 2024: Notification for Workshop Proposals
• Fri 7 Feb 2025: Workshop Paper Submissions Due
• Fri 21 Feb 2025: Workshop Paper Author Notification
• Mon 7 Apr 2025: Workshop