ICSE 2026
Sun 12 - Sat 18 April 2026 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Today, with the growing obsession with applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to software across various contexts, much of the focus has been on the effectiveness of AI models, often measured through common metrics such as F1-score, while fairness receives relatively little attention. This paper presents a review of existing gray literature, examining fairness requirements in AI context, with a focus on how they are defined across various application domains, managed throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and the causes, as well as the corresponding consequences of their violation by AI models. Our gray literature investigation shows various definitions of fairness requirements in AI systems, commonly emphasizing non-discrimination and equal treatment across different demographic and social attributes. Fairness requirement management practices vary across the SDLC, particularly in data handling, model training, and monitoring. Fairness requirement violations are frequently linked, but not limited, to poor data quality, data representation issues, algorithmic bias, human judgment, and transparency gaps. The corresponding consequences include social harm, stereotype reinforcement, and data and privacy risks in AI-supported decisions. These findings emphasize the need for consistent frameworks and practices to integrate fairness into AI software and pay as much attention to it as is given to its effectiveness.

Sun 12 Apr

Displayed time zone: Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil change

09:00 - 10:30
Engineering and Operationalising Requirements for AIMO2RE / RAISE at Bora Bora III
09:00
10m
Day opening
Opening and welcome
MO2RE
Walid Maalej University of Hamburg, Davide Fucci Blekinge Institute of Technology, Chetan Arora Monash University, Sallam Abualhaija University of Luxembourg, Carla Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Gopi Krishnan Rajbahadur Centre for Software Excellence, Huawei, Canada, Amel Bennaceur The Open University, UK
09:10
20m
Talk
Real-World Traceability Patterns for Generative AI Systems: With Insights from the Safa Dataset
RAISE
Katherine R. Dearstyne University of Notre Dame, Alberto Daniel Rodriguez Independent, Jane Cleland-Huang University of Notre Dame
09:30
20m
Talk
The Role of Requirements Engineering in AI Oriented Software
MO2RE
Julio Cesar Leite Federal University of Bahia (UFBA)
09:50
20m
Talk
Empowering AI-Powered Industrial Design Software: Introducing Constraint Satisfaction Problem for Requirement Alignment
RAISE
haoyu zheng University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, lance zhao Beihang University, zhe li Tsinghua University, yichi zhang Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences
10:10
20m
Talk
A Gray Literature Study on Fairness Requirements in AI-enabled Software Engineering
RAISE
Thanh Nguyen University of Calgary, Chaima Boufaied University of Calgary, Ronnie de Souza Santos University of Calgary