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This program is tentative and subject to change.
Mon 23 MarDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Mon 23 Mar
Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
09:00 15mDay opening | Welcome and Introduction Doctoral Symposium Gunter Mussbacher McGill University, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
09:15 75mKeynote | The Best is yet to Come (in your PhD) Doctoral Symposium Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 30mPaper | Exploring Requirements and Methods for Designing Sovereign Data Sharing Doctoral Symposium Julia Pampus Fraunhofer ISST | ||
11:30 30mPaper | Bidirectional Traceability between Datasets and ODDs: A Formal Approach for ML-Based Safety-Critical Development Doctoral Symposium | ||
12:00 30mPaper | A Systematic Evaluation Framework for LLM-Generated Software Quality Artifacts Doctoral Symposium Priscilla de Souza Silva University of Pernambuco | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 30mPaper | Trustworthy Requirements Generation for EU AI Act Compliance: A Knowledge Graph Approach Doctoral Symposium José Siqueira de Cerqueira Tampere University | ||
14:30 30mPaper | LLM-Supported Organizational Learning in IT Service Organizations within Open Innovation: A Requirements-Related Artifact Perspective Doctoral Symposium | ||
15:00 30mPaper | Towards Viewpoint-centric Artifact-based Regulatory Requirements Engineering for Compliance by Design Doctoral Symposium Oleksandr Kosenkov Blekinge Institute of Technology | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 75mPanel | LLMs and Dissertations: Advantages and Disadvantages Doctoral Symposium Anne Hess Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Gunter Mussbacher McGill University, Elda Paja IT University of Copenhagen, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
17:15 15mDay closing | Closing Doctoral Symposium Gunter Mussbacher McGill University, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
Tue 24 MarDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Tue 24 Mar
Displayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
08:00 - 09:00 | |||
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
09:00 15mDay opening | Opening Research Track Sylwia Kopczyńska Poznan University of Technology | ||
09:15 75mKeynote | (Gen) AI-powered Software Intensive Products - the future, Implications and Opportunities Research Track Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology / DocEngineering | ||
11:00 - 11:15 | |||
11:15 - 12:25 | Simulation and Visual FormalismResearch Track at CW 3 Chair(s): Jose Luis de la Vara Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha | ||
11:15 30mTechnical design | A Visual Formalism for the Specification of Maritime Traffic ScenariosTechnical Design Paper Research Track | ||
11:45 20mResearch preview | Extending iStar for Synthetic Data Generation and Simulation Modeling for Industry 5.0Research Preview Paper Research Track Vânia Sousa , Ana Lavelle , Alejandro Mate Universidad de Alicante, António Vieira , Maribel Yasmina Santos University of Minho | ||
12:05 20mResearch preview | The Software Engineering Simulations Lab: Agentic AI for RE Quality SimulationsResearch Preview Paper Research Track | ||
11:15 - 12:25 | Journal Early Feedback SessionJournal Early Feedback at CW 8 Chair(s): Dan Berry University of Waterloo | ||
11:15 25mTalk | Evaluation of the Artefact Model for Regulatory Requirements Engineering (AM4RRE) for Enabling Viewpoints Coordination for Compliance by Design Journal Early Feedback Oleksandr Kosenkov Blekinge Institute of Technology, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss, Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology / DocEngineering | ||
11:40 25mTalk | A Hierarchical Context Model for Quality-Driven Architectural Decisions in Cloud-Native Systems Journal Early Feedback | ||
12:05 20mTalk | Defensibility as a Quality Attribute of Requirements Decisions: A Rubric-Based Evaluation for Post-Merger Integration Journal Early Feedback | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | LLMs use in REResearch Track at CW 8 Chair(s): Oliver Karras TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology | ||
14:00 30mScientific evaluation | Opportunities and Limitations of GenAI in RE: Viewpoints from PracticeScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track Anne Hess Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt, Andreas Vogelsang paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Andrea Herrmann Herrmann & Ehrlich, Sylwia Kopczyńska Poznan University of Technology, Alexander Rachmann Hochschule Niederrhein | ||
14:30 30mScientific evaluation | A Comparative Study of Large and Small Language Models for Conceptual Model ExtractionScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track | ||
15:00 30mScientific evaluation | From Online User Feedback to Requirements: Evaluating Large Language Models for Classification and Specification TasksScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track Manjeshwar Mallaya , Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI, Mohammad Amin Zadenoori ISTI-CNR, Jacek Dąbrowski Lero - the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software Pre-print | ||
16:10 - 16:25 | |||
16:25 - 17:30 | |||
Wed 25 MarDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Wed 25 Mar
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08:30 - 09:00 | |||
09:00 - 10:15 | |||
09:00 75mKeynote | Innovation through collaboration: turning cultural heritage into quality data — Tomasz Parkoła (PCSS) Industry Track | ||
13:30 - 15:10 | |||
13:30 25mTalk | Between Fixed Requirements and Changing Reality: Lessons from a Publicly Funded Project — Łukasz Mozalewski, Krzysztof Ropiak (Legimi) Industry Track | ||
13:55 25mTalk | Bridging Requirements and Validation: Automated Scenario Validation in Monitoring and Control Software for Space Systems — Anna Czaplicka & Dariusz Walczak (BitByBit Sp. z o.o.) Industry Track | ||
14:20 25mTalk | PayU Industry Track | ||
14:45 25mTalk | Building Products Users Trust: A Practical Guide to Reliability — Piotr Hołubowicz (Google) Industry Track | ||
15:40 - 17:10 | |||
15:40 25mPaper | The Ethos of the PEERfect REVIEWer: Scientific Care and Collegial Welfare Education & Training Oliver Karras TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology Pre-print | ||
16:05 25mPaper | A Lightweight Industry-Oriented Framework for Teaching Requirements Engineering Using Low-Code Platforms and Flipped Classroom Pedagogy Education & Training | ||
16:30 25mPaper | RE-Opardy - A Jeopardy-Inspired Gamified Activity for Formative Assessment in Requirements Engineering Education Education & Training Anthea Moravánszky University of Szeged, Hungary; University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons, Switzerland | ||
16:55 15mDay closing | Closing Education & Training | ||
Thu 26 MarDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
Thu 26 Mar
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09:00 - 10:15 | |||
09:00 75mKeynote | Operationalizing Trust for Human-AI Collaboration Research Track Pınar Yolum Utrecht University | ||
10:45 - 12:05 | Formal MethodsResearch Track at CW 8 Chair(s): Anne Hess Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt | ||
10:45 30mTechnical design | Provably Relevant HAL Interface Requirements for Embedded SystemsTechnical Design Paper Research Track Manuel Bentele University of Freiburg, Andreas Podelski University of Freiburg, Axel Sikora , Bernd Westphal German Aerospace Center (DLR) | ||
11:15 30mTechnical design | A practical and complete method for detecting rt-inconsistencies in real-time requirementsTechnical Design Paper Research Track Nico Hauff University of Freiburg, Elisabeth Henkel University Freiburg, Elisabeth Fünfgeld , Vincent Langenfeld University of Freiburg, Andreas Podelski University of Freiburg | ||
11:45 20mResearch preview | Automata-Represented Requirements in HanforPLResearch Preview Paper Research Track Tobias Kolzer Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg, Vincent Langenfeld University of Freiburg, Nico Hauff University of Freiburg, Elisabeth Henkel University Freiburg, Andreas Podelski University of Freiburg | ||
12:05 - 12:20 | |||
14:00 - 15:30 | ExplainabilityResearch Track at CW 3 Chair(s): Jan-Philipp Steghöfer XITASO GmbH IT & Software Solutions | ||
14:00 30mScientific evaluation | Immersive and Enjoyable Explanations - On Distinct Explainability Requirements in GamesScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Ronja Fuchs Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Alexander Dockhorn University of Southern Denmark, SDU, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
14:30 30mScientific evaluation | Misunderstandings by Design: Using Erroneous Tutorials to Induce Mental Model Conflicts and the Need for ExplanationsScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Carolin Kirchhoff , Lukas Nagel Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group, Martin Obaidi Leibniz Universität Hannover, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
15:00 30mScientific evaluation | All Eyes on User Needs: Using Gaze and Pupillometric Measures to Identify Explanation NeedsScientific Evaluation Paper Research Track Laura Reinhardt Leibniz University Hannover, Hannah Deters Leibniz University Hannover, Jakob Droste Leibniz Universität Hannover, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
15:30 - 15:50 | |||
15:50 - 16:20 | |||