The Third International Workshop on Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering (GoHyb)GoHyb 2025

What is going to be the new normal for software engineering in the world of hybrid work? The Covid-19 pandemic forced software engineers to work fully remotely, making it necessary for everyone to quickly learn how to efficiently collaborate and use tools for remote work. Now, after the pandemic, many software engineering organizations are adopting hybrid ways of working, creating new opportunities for individuals and companies. However, hybrid work also brings challenges: teams and companies need to agree on the new ways of working. Is there something we can learn from global software engineering that can be used in hybrid work? How are hybrid agile teams going to work in the future?

GoHyb seeks submissions describing novel research, experience reports, as well as emerging ideas. We are interested in studies describing original and unpublished results in the field of global and hybrid work in software engineering. The focus of the workshop is on new promising ideas and therefore work-in-progress reports are welcome to ignite discussion in the workshop. The industrial presentations aim to bring the industry viewpoint by discussing current challenges, solutions and new ideas on the topic. There are two submission categories: 8-page full papers and short industrial presentations.

Call for Papers

The Covid-19 pandemic forced software engineers to work fully remotely, making it necessary for everyone to quickly learn how to efficiently collaborate and use tools for remote work. Now, after the pandemic, many software engineering organizations are adopting hybrid ways of working, creating new opportunities for individuals and companies. However, hybrid work also brings challenges: teams and companies need to agree on the new ways of working. Is there something we can learn from global software engineering that can be used in hybrid work? How are hybrid agile teams going to work in the future? What is going to be the new normal for software engineering in the world of hybrid work?

Submission Guidelines & Themes

There are two submission categories: i) 8-page full papers; and ii) short industrial presentations.

Full papers: We encourage submissions of contributions describing different stages of research, from position papers and work-in-progress to complete research reports, as well as industry experience reports. We welcome both research and industry papers.

Short industry presentations: We welcome industry experiences, challenges, solutions and ideas for topics that would benefit from rigorous research. Presentation suggestions can be submitted in the format of a 2-page paper or max 5 slides describing the main idea, the presenters and their experience in the topic.

GoHyb seeks submissions describing novel research, experience reports, as well as emerging ideas. We are interested in studies describing original and unpublished results in the field of global and hybrid work in software engineering. The focus of the workshop is on new promising ideas and therefore work-in-progress reports are welcome to ignite discussion in the workshop. The industrial presentations aim to bring the industry viewpoint by discussing current challenges, solutions and new ideas on the topic.

Select the workshop and submit here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xp2025

Submission Details:

• All research submissions will undergo peer review.

• Submissions must adhere to the LNBIP formatting and submission guidelines. (https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines)

• Submissions should be made electronically via EasyChair by the specified deadline

• Accepted submissions will require at least one author to attend the workshop in person. There will not be an option to participate virtually.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Issues and challenges in global and hybrid work, such as inequality between hybrid and non-hybrid employees, fewer socialization possibilities, workplace culture, well-being, and their impact on software engineering activities

• Methods, tools and practices for hybrid work. For example, coordination, synchronization, and collaboration practices in hybrid teams

• Adaptations of methods and tools for hybrid work

• Agile software development in global and hybrid working settings

• Innovative way of collaboration in global and hybrid working settings

• Industry experience on global and hybrid work

• Education and training on global and hybrid work in software engineering, e.g., skills and mindsets needed for effective hybrid work"

Workshop organisers:

• Maria Paasivaara, LUT University, Finland & Aalto University, Finland.

• Dron Khanna, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy.

• Sonja Hyrynsalmi, LUT University, Finland.