REFSQ 2026 (series) /
Steering Commitee
Last update: April 8, 2025
The steering committee is responsible for long-term decisions regarding the REFSQ conference series.
Current state of the REFSQ conference:
Background Organisation: FHNW – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland
Local Organisation: Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland
Proceedings Editor: Springer Nature, LNCS series
Steering Committee Chairs:
- Fabiano Dalpiaz (Chair 2025–2027, SC Member until 2027)
- Paola Spoletini (Vice-Chair 2025–2027, SC Member until 2027)
Steering Committee Members
| Name | Role in SC | Previous Roles | End of Serving Period | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabiano Dalpiaz | Chair (2025–2027) | Head of Local Organization 2018, Programme Co-Chair 2021 | SC Member until 2027 | Utrecht University, the Netherlands |
| Paola Spoletini | Vice-chair (2025–2027) | Programme Co-Chair 2021 | SC Member until 2027 | Kennesaw State University, US |
| Xavier Franch | – | Programme Co-Chair 2011, Head of Background Organisation 2021–2025 | SC Member until 2027 | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain |
| Samuel Fricker | Background Organisation Chair (2026–2029) | Programme Co-Chair 2015 | SC Member until 2031 | FHNW, Switzerland |
| Andreas Vogelsang | – | Programme Co-Chair 2022 | SC Member until 2026 | TU Berlin, Germany |
| Vincenzo Gervasi | – | Programme Co-Chair 2022 | SC Member until 2026 | University of Pisa, Italy |
| Alessio Ferrari | – | Programme Co-Chair 2023 | SC Member until 2027 | ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy |
| Birgit Penzenstadler | – | Programme Co-Chair 2023 | SC Member until 2027 | Chalmers / University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Daniel Mendez | – | Programme Co-Chair 2024 | SC Member until 2028 | Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss, SE and DE |
| Ana Moreira | – | Programme Co-Chair 2024 | SC Member until 2028 | NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| Anne Hess | – | Programme Co-Chair 2025 | SC Member until 2029 | Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, DE |
| Angelo Susi | – | Programme Co-Chair 2025 | SC Member until 2029 | Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy |
| João Araújo | – | Programme Co-Chair 2026 | SC Member until 2030 | Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal |
| Renata Guizzardi | – | Programme Co-Chair 2026 | SC Member until 2030 | Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil |