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Research PapersRequirements Engineering 2021
The IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE) is the premier requirements engineering conference where researchers, practitioners, students, and educators meet, present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and issues in the field of requirements engineering. The 29th edition of RE (RE’21) will be hosted at the University of Notre Dame (USA), from September 20-24, 2021.
Dates
Tracks
Plenary
Wed 22 SepDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
Wed 22 Sep
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08:00 - 08:20 | |||
08:00 20mDay opening | Opening Ceremonies & Panels C: Jane Cleland-Huang University of Notre Dame, P: Ana Moreira NOVA University of Lisbon and NOVA LINCS, P: Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group | ||
08:20 - 09:20 | |||
08:20 30mTalk | What’s up with Requirements Engineering for Artificial Intelligence Systems?Research Paper Research Papers Khlood Ahmad Deakin University, Muneera Bano School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Mohamed Abdelrazek Deakin University, Australia, Chetan Arora Deakin University, John Grundy Monash University | ||
08:50 30mTalk | Non-functional Requirements for Machine Learning: Understanding Current Use and Challenges in IndustryResearch Paper Research Papers Khan Mohammad Habibullah University of Gothenburg, Jennifer Horkoff Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg Pre-print | ||
08:20 - 09:20 | Adoption in Industry IJournal-First / Industrial Innovation Papers at Golden Dome Chair(s): Fatma Başak Aydemir Boğaziçi University | ||
08:20 30mTalk | Toward practical adoption of i* framework: an automatic two‐level layout approachJ1 Journal-First Yunduo Wang Beijing University of Technology, Tong Li Beijing University of Technology, Qixiang Zhou , Jinlian Du Link to publication DOI | ||
08:50 30mTalk | DDE process: A requirements engineering approach for machine learning in automated drivingIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Ran Zhang Robert Bosch GmbH, Andreas Albrecht Robert Bosch GmbH, Jonathan Kausch Robert Bosch GmbH, Henrik J. Putzer fortiss GmbH, Thomas Geipel Robert Bosch GmbH, Prashanth Halady Robert Bosch GmbH | ||
08:20 - 09:20 | Model-basedResearch Papers / Industrial Innovation Papers at Hesburgh Library Chair(s): Luciana Provenzano Mälardalen University | ||
08:20 30mTalk | What the open domain model can tell us about the missing software requirements: A Preliminary study Research Papers Ziyan Zhao Beihang University, China, Xiaoli Lian Beihang University, China, Li Zhang Beihang University Media Attached | ||
08:50 30mTalk | RASAECO: Requirements Analysis of Software for the AECO Industry Industrial Innovation Papers Marko Ristin ZHAW School of Engineering, Dag Fjeld Edvardsen Catenda AS, Hans Wernher van de Venn Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) Media Attached | ||
09:20 - 09:30 | |||
09:20 10mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
09:30 - 10:30 | PrioritizationJournal-First / Industrial Innovation Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Guenther Ruhe University of Calgary | ||
09:30 30mTalk | NFR-Aware Prioritization of Software RequirementsJ1 Journal-First MANDIRA ROY UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, Novarun Deb Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara, Agostino Cortesi Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Rituparna Chaki UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, Nabendu Chaki UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA Link to publication DOI | ||
10:00 30mTalk | Evaluation of a Stakeholder Satisfaction-oriented Method for Prioritising Change RequestsIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers | ||
09:30 - 10:30 | |||
09:30 30mResearch paper | The practical role of context modeling in the elicitation of context-aware functionalities: a surveyResearch Paper Research Papers Rodrigo Falcão Fraunhofer IESE, Karina Villela Fraunhofer IESE, Vaninha Vieira Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Marcus Trapp Fraunhofer IESE, Igor Lopes de Faria Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) Pre-print | ||
10:00 30mTalk | Perspectives on Compliance Requirements in Software Engineering Research Papers Evelyn Kempe University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Aaron Massey University of Maryland Baltimore County DOI Media Attached | ||
10:30 - 10:40 | |||
10:30 10mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
11:50 - 12:00 | |||
11:50 10mCoffee break | Break Catering | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | |||
12:00 30mTalk | Agile Teams' Perception in Privacy Requirements Elicitation: LGPD's compliance in BrazilResearch Paper Research Papers Edna Dias Canedo Computer Science Department - University of Brasília, Angelica Toffano Seidel Calazans University center -- UniCEUB, Anderson Jefferson Cerqueira Computer Science Department - University of Brasília, Pedro Henrique Teixeira Costa UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA, Eloisa Toffano Seidel Masson University center -- UniCEUB File Attached | ||
12:30 30mTalk | Ambiguity and Generality in Natural Language Privacy PoliciesResearch Paper Research Papers Mitra Bokaei Hosseini St. Mary's University, John Heaps University of Texas at San Antonio, Rocky Slavin University of Texas at San Antonio, Travis Breaux Carnegie Mellon University, Jianwei Niu University of Texas at San Antonio | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | |||
12:00 30mTalk | Towards Achieving Trust Through Transparency and Ethics Research Papers Media Attached | ||
12:30 30mTalk | TEM: A Transparency Engineering Methodology Enabling Users’ Trust Judgement Research Papers | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | |||
12:00 60mPanel | Making an Impact: RE where it matters! Ceremonies & Panels Birgit Penzenstadler Chalmers, Bashar Nuseibeh The Open University (UK) & Lero (Ireland), Jane Hayes University of Kentucky, Walter Scheirer | ||
13:00 - 15:00 | |||
13:00 2hSocial Event | Social Event: Best Paper in GatherTown Ceremonies & Panels | ||
Thu 23 SepDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
Thu 23 Sep
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08:00 - 09:20 | Human BarriersResearch Papers / RE@Next! Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Colin C. Venter University of Huddersfield | ||
08:00 30mTalk | The Rise and Fall of COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Apps: when NFRs Collide with PandemicResearch Paper Research Papers Muneera Bano School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Chetan Arora Deakin University, Didar Zowghi University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI | ||
08:30 30mTalk | The Role of Linguistic Relativity on the Identification of Sustainability Requirements: An Empirical StudyResearch Paper Research Papers Yen Dieu Pham University of Hamburg, Abir Bouraffa , Marleen Hillen University of Hamburg, Walid Maalej University of Hamburg | ||
09:00 20mTalk | Representing Human Barriers in Requirements Engineering: The Case of Electronic Health RecordsRE@Next RE@Next! Papers Meira Levy Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Michal Pauzner Shenkar College of Engineering, Design,Art, Irit Hadar University of Haifa | ||
08:00 - 09:20 | ElicitationResearch Papers / Industrial Innovation Papers / RE@Next! Papers at Golden Dome Chair(s): Paola Spoletini Kennesaw State University | ||
08:00 30mTalk | Reddit as a New Source of User Feedback for Software RequirementsResearch Paper Research Papers Tahira Iqbal University of Tartu, Moniba Iqbal NUST, Kuldar Taveter University of Tartu, Estonia, Norbert Seyff FHNW & University of Zurich | ||
08:30 30mTalk | Lessons Learned from Customising and Applying ACTA to Design a Novel Device for Emergency Medical CareIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Christoph Stanik University of Hamburg, Germany, Tim Puhlfürß Universität Hamburg, Anne Mahler University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Phillip Sasu University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Wikhart Reip University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Walid Maalej University of Hamburg Pre-print | ||
09:00 20mTalk | Towards a typology of questions for requirements elicitation interviewsRE@Next RE@Next! Papers | ||
08:00 - 09:20 | Machine LearningResearch Papers / RE@Next! Papers at Hesburgh Library Chair(s): Zhi Jin Peking University | ||
08:00 30mTalk | Classifying User Requirements from Online Feedback in Small Dataset Environments using Deep Learning Research Papers Rohan Reddy Mekala Fraunhofer USA CESE, Asif Irfan Fraunhofer USA Center Mid-Atlantic, Eduard C. Groen Fraunhofer IESE, Adam Porter Fraunhofer USA CESE, Mikael Lindvall Fraunhofer USA CESE Media Attached | ||
08:30 30mTalk | Unsupervised Topic Discovery in User CommentsResearch Paper Research Papers Christoph Stanik University of Hamburg, Germany, Tim Pietz Universität Hamburg, Walid Maalej University of Hamburg | ||
09:00 20mTalk | MARE: an Active Learning Approach for Requirements ClassificationRE@Next RE@Next! Papers Cláudia Magalhães Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, João Araújo NOVA LINCS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Alberto Sardinha Instituto Superior Técnico, U. Lisboa & INESC-ID | ||
09:20 - 09:30 | |||
09:30 - 10:30 | Requirements CommunicationResearch Papers / Journal-First at Basilica Chair(s): Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI | ||
09:30 30mTalk | From Screenplays to Podcasts – New Perspectives on Improving Requirements Communication in Interdisciplinary TeamsResearch Paper Research Papers | ||
10:00 30mTalk | Representing Software Project Vision by Means of Video: A Quality Model for Vision VideosJ1 Journal-First Oliver Karras TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Kurt Schneider Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group, Samuel Fricker FHNW & BTH Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
09:30 - 10:30 | Crowd REJournal-First / Industrial Innovation Papers at Golden Dome Chair(s): Pradeep K. Murukannaiah TU Delft | ||
09:30 30mTalk | Conceptualising, Extracting and Analysing Requirements Arguments in Users Forums: The CrowdRE-Arg FrameworkJ1 Journal-First Link to publication DOI | ||
10:00 30mTalk | CrowdRE in a Governmental Setting: Lessons from Two Case StudiesIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Jelle Wouters Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Rob Janssen Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Bas van Hulst Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, John van Veenhuizen Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Fabiano Dalpiaz Utrecht University, Sjaak Brinkkemper Utrecht University Pre-print | ||
10:30 - 10:40 | |||
11:50 - 12:00 | |||
12:00 - 13:00 | TracingResearch Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Emilio Insfran Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain | ||
12:00 30mTalk | Automated Traceability for Domain Modelling Decisions Empowered by Artificial IntelligenceResearch Paper Research Papers Rijul Saini McGill University, Gunter Mussbacher McGill University, Canada, Jin L.C. Guo McGill University, Jörg Kienzle McGill University, Canada | ||
12:30 30mTalk | Design Decisions in the Construction of Traceability Information Models for Safe Automotive SystemsResearch Paper Research Papers Jan-Philipp Steghöfer Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Björn Koopmann OFFIS e.V, Jan Steffen Becker OFFIS e.V, Mikaela Törnlund Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Yulla Ibrahim Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Mazen Mohamad Chalmers and University of Gothenburg | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | |||
12:00 60mAwards | Most Influential Paper: Requirements are slipping through the gaps — A case study on causes & effects of communication gaps in large-scale software development Ceremonies & Panels | ||
13:00 - 15:00 | |||
13:00 2hSocial Event | Social Event: Meet your Peers Shuffle Meetings Ceremonies & Panels | ||
15:00 - 16:00 | Meet Sol GreenspanCeremonies & Panels | ||
15:00 60mPanel | Meet Sol Greenspan, US NSF Program Director Ceremonies & Panels Sol Greenspan National Science Foundation | ||
Fri 24 SepDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
Fri 24 Sep
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08:00 - 09:20 | Quality RequirementsIndustrial Innovation Papers / Research Papers / RE@Next! Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Jennifer Horkoff Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg | ||
08:00 30mTalk | Exploring Explainability: A Definition, a Model, and a Knowledge CatalogueResearch Paper Research Papers Larissa Chazette Leibniz University Hannover, Wasja Brunotte Leibniz University Hannover, Timo Speith Saarland University Pre-print | ||
08:30 30mTalk | A Pipeline for Automating Labeling to Prediction in Classification of NFRsIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Ranit Chatterjee TCS Research, Abdul Ahmed TCS Research, Preethu Rose Anish TCS Research, Brijendra Suman TCS Research, Prashant Lawhatre TCS Research, Smita Ghaisas TCS Research | ||
09:00 20mTalk | Text Mining for Standardized Quality Criteria of Natural-Language IT RequirementsRE@Next RE@Next! Papers | ||
08:00 - 09:20 | User StoriesIndustrial Innovation Papers / Research Papers / RE@Next! Papers at Hesburgh Library Chair(s): Chetan Arora Deakin University | ||
08:00 30mTalk | On the impact of using different templates on creating and understanding user storiesResearch Paper Research Papers Catarina Gralha NOVA-LINCS, FCT/UNL, Rita Pereira NOVA LINCS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Miguel Goulao NOVA-LINCS, FCT/UNL, João Araújo NOVA LINCS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Pre-print | ||
08:30 30mTalk | Refining User Stories via Example Mapping: An Empirical InvestigationIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Pre-print | ||
09:00 20mTalk | Data-Driven Agile Requirements Elicitation through the Lenses of Situational Method EngineeringRE@Next RE@Next! Papers Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Aron Henriksson Department of Computer & Systems Sciences, Stockholm University, Jolita Ralyté University of Geneva, Jelena Zdravkovic Stockholm University | ||
09:20 - 09:30 | |||
09:30 - 10:30 | EvolutionResearch Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Oliver Karras TIB - Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology | ||
09:30 30mTalk | On the Role of User Feedback in Software Evolution: a Practitioners' PerspectiveResearch Paper Research Papers | ||
10:00 30mTalk | From Ideas to Expressed Needs: an Empirical Study on the Evolution of Requirements during ElicitationResearch Paper Research Papers Sourav Debnath Kennesaw State University, Paola Spoletini Kennesaw State University, Alessio Ferrari CNR-ISTI | ||
09:30 - 10:30 | Inspection and TestingIndustrial Innovation Papers / Research Papers at Golden Dome Chair(s): Sylwia Kopczyńska Poznan University of Technology | ||
09:30 30mTalk | ELFIEP: Evolutionary Lifecycle Framework for Industrial Engineering PracticeIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers | ||
10:00 30mTalk | Environment-Driven Abstraction Identification for Requirements-Based Testing Research Papers Zedong Peng University of Cincinnati, Prachi Rathod University of Cincinnati, Nan Niu University of Cincinnati, Tanmay Bhowmik Mississippi State University, Hui Liu Beijing Institute of Technology, Lin Shi Institute of Software at Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhi Jin Peking University | ||
09:30 - 10:30 | |||
09:30 60mPanel | Adopting Agility in a Requirements-driven Project Environment Ceremonies & Panels Fabiano Dalpiaz Utrecht University, Daniela Damian University of Victoria, Joel Tosi , Tori Huang Brauer | ||
10:30 - 10:40 | |||
11:50 - 12:00 | |||
12:00 - 13:00 | RE for AllJournal-First / Research Papers at Basilica Chair(s): Sallam Abualhaija University of Luxembourg | ||
12:00 30mTalk | Interspecies information systemsJ1 Journal-First Dirk van der Linden Northumbria University Link to publication DOI | ||
12:30 30mTalk | A Survey of Instructional Approaches in the Requirements Engineering Education Literature Research Papers Marian Daun University of Duisburg-Essen, Alicia M. Grubb Smith College, Bastian Tenbergen State University of New York at Oswego Media Attached File Attached | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | RE in PracticeJournal-First / Industrial Innovation Papers at Golden Dome Chair(s): Markus Borg RISE Research Institutes of Sweden | ||
12:00 30mTalk | Applying Model-based Requirements Engineering in Three Large European Collaborative Projects: An Experience ReportIndustrial Innovation Paper Industrial Innovation Papers Andrey Sadovykh Softeam, Dragos Truscan Åbo Akademi University, Hugo Bruneliere IMT Atlantique, LS2N (UMR CNRS 6004) | ||
12:30 30mTalk | A Study about the Knowledge and Use of Requirements Engineering Standards in IndustryJ1 Journal-First Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Martin Glinz University of Zurich, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology, Norbert Seyff FHNW & University of Zurich Link to publication DOI | ||
12:00 - 12:20 | VulnerabilitiesRE@Next! Papers at Hesburgh Library Chair(s): Mona Rahimi Northern Illinois University | ||
12:00 20mTalk | Information on Potential Vulnerabilities for New Requirements: Does It Help Writing Secure Code?RE@Next RE@Next! Papers | ||
13:00 - 13:30 | |||
13:00 30mDay closing | Closing Session, RE Cares Result Report & RE2022 Ceremonies & Panels | ||
Accepted Papers
Call for Papers
The RE’21 welcomes original papers focusing on the traditional RE topics, but this year’s edition is particularly thrilled with the idea of receiving submissions addressing the following five research themes:
1 - Discover stakeholders’ needs:
As software systems get more complex and intertwined with society, discovering the needs of various stakeholders remains one of the fundamental missions of requirements engineering. Techniques, tools, and insights are a contribution that cuts across all applications and domains.
2 - Societal Challenges:
Software is no longer a purely technical device or product. Its enormous power and potential continue to shape society, affecting human values and our ways to live our lives. Working from home and online teaching was imposed on us by the COVID-19 crises. How are requirements related to this and to ethical issues, such as sustainability and gender? Where are we going?
3 - Smart and connected: Our world has developed into a huge socio-technical system of systems. Software with intelligent capabilities is linked to human activities and organizational systems. In smart cities, a smooth collaboration between human goals and technical sophistication is on the horizon.
4 - Agile, DevOps, and Hybrid:
Requirements engineering activities and customer satisfaction are at the core of agile development. However, the interplay between RE and development has shifted. Requirements are not as explicit and as visible in iterative approaches driven by direct communication. Most companies mix and match agile and DevOps with proven techniques. Where is the sweet spot?
5 - AI + RE:
AI seems to be everywhere and ready to solve problems even humans could not solve before. However, what are the problems to be solved? Who decides, controls, and explains whether requirements set by stakeholders are effectively transformed into AI solutions? Can AI itself help to do that?
Categories for Research Papers:
The RE’21 Research Track invites original submissions of research papers in three categories: Technical Solution, Scientific Evaluation, Perspective.
Technical solution papers present solutions for requirements-related problems that are novel or significantly improve on existing solutions. This includes new algorithms or theory, novel tools, modeling languages, infrastructures, or other technologies. All requirements-related activities, such as elicitation, prioritization or analysis are in scope. These papers are mainly evaluated with regard to problem relevance, novelty in comparison with existing work, clarity of presentation, technical soundness, and evidence for its benefits.
Scientific evaluation papers evaluate existing problem situations or real-world artifacts, or they validate or refute proposed solutions by scientific means. This includes experiments, case studies, and surveys reporting qualitative and quantitative data and findings. The papers are mainly evaluated with regard to the soundness of research questions and appropriateness and correctness of study design, data analysis, and threats to validity. Replications are welcome. Lessons learned can be particularly important to complement other empirical results.
Perspective papers explore the history, successes, and challenges of requirements related practices and research agendas, and outline research roadmaps for the future. Literature reviews are also included in this category and must distil novel knowledge, present new insights and not a mere compilation. These papers are evaluated based on the insights they offer to the reader and the corresponding arguments, and on their potential to shape future research.
Each paper will be reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee, based on the criteria for the respective category. In general, originality, importance of contribution, soundness, evaluation, quality of presentation, and appropriate comparison to related work are important.
Artifacts
The authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to increase the visibility of their artifacts (software and data) and to obtain an artifact badge. Upon acceptance, the authors can submit their artifacts, which will be evaluated by a committee that determines their sustained availability and reusability.
Submission Instructions
Papers should be submitted electronically to the EasyChair system. In order to guide the reviewing process, all authors who intend to submit a paper must first submit the title and abstract. Abstracts should describe explicit coverage of context, objectives, methods, and results and conclusions, and should not exceed 200 words.
Papers must describe original work that has not been previously published or submitted elsewhere. Papers must not exceed 10 pages for the main body and up to 2 additional pages for the references. Submissions must be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE formatting instructions. Submissions must be double-blinded in conformance with the instructions below.
Please note:
Papers exceeding the length specification, are not formatted correctly, or are not properly double-blinded (see instructions below) will be desk-rejected without review.
Only full paper submissions will be peer-reviewed. Abstract-only submissions will be discarded without further notice after the submission deadline.
Accepted papers may require editing for clarity prior to publication and presentation. They will appear in the IEEE Digital Library.
Please submit your Research paper in PDF format via EasyChair. Select the RE’21 Research Track for your submission.
Instructions for the Double-Blind Review Process
The RE’20 Research track will use a double-blind reviewing process. The goal of double-blind reviewing is to ensure that the reviewers can read and review your paper without having to know who any of the authors are, and hence avoid related bias. Of course, authors are allowed and encouraged to submit papers that build on their previously published work.
In order to prepare your submission for double-blind reviewing, please follow the instructions given below.
1. Omit all names and affiliations of authors from the title page, but keep sufficient space to re-introduce them in the final version should the paper be accepted.
2. Do not include any acknowledgements that might disclose your identity. Leave space in your submission to add such acknowledgements when the paper has been accepted.
3. Refer to your own work in the third person, as you would normally do with the work of others.
4. When providing supplementary material (e.g., data repositories, source code, study protocols), do this via a website that does not disclose your identity.
Anonymize the names of your own tools, approaches or systems, in a way that can be reversed should the paper be accepted.
When anonymizing your paper, make sure not to compromise the technical integrity of your work. In particular, never blind references.
5. Adhere to instruction 3 when citing previously published own work.
6. Remove identification metadata from the PDF file before submission (in Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can check their presence with File Properties, or Ctrl-D). Microsoft Word users should follow the Document Properties and Personal Information section of these instructions.
Important Policy Announcements
Papers submitted to RE 2021 must be original, and will be reviewed under the assumption that they do not contain plagiarized material, have not been published nor submitted for review elsewhere while under consideration for RE 2021.
RE 2021 follows the IEEE policies for cases of double submission and plagiarism
Formatting Instructions
The format of your paper must strictly adhere to the IEEEtran Proceedings Format.
LaTeX users: please use the LaTeX class file IEEEtran v1.8 and the following configuration (without option ‘compsoc’ or ‘compsocconf’):
\documentclass[conference]{IEEEtran}
Please make sure that your submission
does not exceed the respective page limit specified in the track call
is in PDF format,
is in letter page size,
does not have page numbers,
has all fonts embedded in the PDF file,
uses only scalable font types (like Type 1, TrueType) --- bit-mapped font types (like Type 3) are not acceptable,
has all figures embedded in vector graphics (if not possible, use a high-resolution bitmap format of at least 300 dpi; do not use JPG, but a lossless format like PNG or GIF),
has all text in figures and tables large enough and readable when printed,
has a caption for every figure or table,
has the title and all headings properly capitalized
has no orphans and widows (cf. Section Help), and
does not use footnote references in the abstract.Important Dates AoE (UTC-12h)
| Mon 19 Jul 2021 Camera Ready Deadline |
| Mon 14 Jun 2021 Notification of authors |
| Fri 19 Mar 2021 Paper Submission Deadline |
| Fri 12 Mar 2021 Abstract Submission Deadline |
Submission Link
Dalal Alrajeh
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Daniel Amyot
University of Ottawa
Canada
Dan Berry
University of Waterloo
Canada
Kelly Blincoe
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Travis Breaux
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Lionel Briand
University of Luxembourg; University of Ottawa
Luxembourg
Betty H.C. Cheng
Michigan State University
United States
Benoit Combemale
University of Rennes 1, France
France
Maya Daneva
University of Twente
Netherlands
Joerg Doerr
Fraunhofer IESE
Germany
Michael Felderer
University of Innsbruck
Austria
Alessio Ferrari
CNR-ISTI
Italy
Xavier Franch
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Spain
Samuel Fricker
FHNW & BTH
Switzerland
Vincenzo Gervasi
University of Pisa
Italy
Martin Glinz
University of Zurich
Miguel Goulao
NOVA-LINCS, FCT/UNL
Portugal
Alicia M. Grubb
Smith College
United States
John Grundy
Monash University
Australia
Jane Hayes
University of Kentucky
Jennifer Horkoff
Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Emilio Insfran
Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Spain
Zhi Jin
Peking University
China
Marjo Kauppinen
Aalto University
Finland
Fitsum Kifetew
Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Italy
Eric Knauss
Chalmers | University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Seok-Won Lee
Ajou University
South Korea
Julio Cesar Leite
PUC-Rio
Brazil
Emmanuel Letier
University College London
United Kingdom
Daniel Mendez
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Sweden
Ana Moreira
NOVA University of Lisbon and NOVA LINCS
Portugal
Pradeep K. Murukannaiah
TU Delft
Netherlands
Gunter Mussbacher
McGill University, Canada
Canada
John Mylopoulos
University of Ottawa
Canada
Barbara Paech
University of Heidelberg, Germany
Germany
Birgit Penzenstadler
Chalmers
Sweden
Peter Sawyer
Aston University
United Kingdom
Kurt Schneider
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Software Engineering Group
Germany
Norbert Seyff
FHNW & University of Zurich
Switzerland
Isabel Sofia Sousa Brito
Instituto Politécnico de Beja
Portugal
Paola Spoletini
Kennesaw State University
United States
Colin C. Venter
University of Huddersfield
United Kingdom
Andreas Vogelsang
University of Cologne
Germany
Stefan Wagner
University of Stuttgart
Germany
Jon Whittle
CSIRO's Data61 and Monash University
Australia
Yijun Yu
The Open University, UK