GoHyb WorkshopXP 2026

The workshop theme is “Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering”. This is the fourth workshop instance on this topic. The relevance and importance of the topic became evident recently when the COVID-19 pandemic forced software engineers to work fully remotely, making it necessary for everyone to quickly learn how to collaborate and use tools for remote work efficiently. Now, a few years after the pandemic, many software engineering organizations are adopting hybrid working methods, creating new opportunities for individuals and companies. However, hybrid work also brings challenges: teams and companies must agree on new working methods.

Global software engineering has been widely practiced for more than a decade and there is quite a lot of knowledge in the field about distributed teams, which can now be extended by taking hybrid work into account. What can we learn from global software engineering and apply in hybrid work? How are hybrid agile teams going to work in the future? What will be the new normal for software engineering in the world of hybrid work?

Meantime, generative AI (GenAI) has fundamentally changed how software professionals work in the last few years. How will GenAI affect hybrid agile work? For example, can GenAI reduce the cognitive load and context-switching burden typical of hybrid agile work, if yes, how? can GenAI maintain shared situational awareness across hybrid agile teams as effectively as physical co-location? And what new governance practices are needed for hybrid agile teams using GenAI tools?

Call for Submissions

GyHyb - Workshop on Global and Hybrid Work in Software Engineering is the fourth workshop instance on this topic. The relevance and importance of the topic became evident recently when the COVID-19 pandemic forced software engineers to work fully remotely, making it necessary for everyone to quickly learn how to collaborate and use tools for remote work efficiently. Now, a few years after the pandemic, many software engineering organizations are adopting hybrid working methods, creating new opportunities for individuals and companies. However, hybrid work also brings challenges: teams and companies must agree on new working methods.

Global software engineering has been widely practiced for more than a decade and there is quite a lot of knowledge in the field about distributed teams, which can now be extended by taking hybrid work into account. What can we learn from global software engineering and apply in hybrid work? How are hybrid agile teams going to work in the future? What will be the new normal for software engineering in the world of hybrid work?

Meantime, generative AI (GenAI) has fundamentally changed how software professionals work in the last few years. How will GenAI affect hybrid agile work? For example, can GenAI reduce the cognitive load and context-switching burden typical of hybrid agile work? If yes, how? Can GenAI maintain shared situational awareness across hybrid agile teams as effectively as physical co-location? And what new governance practices are needed for hybrid agile teams using GenAI tools? These are some of the new and interesting research questions that are worth exploring.

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, 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 - AI support for global and hybrid work - AI impact on global and hybrid work - Adaptations of methods and tools for hybrid work - Agile software development in global and hybrid working settings - Innovative ways of collaboration in global and hybrid working settings - Retaining collaboration and the sense of belonging in global and hybrid work settings - Industry experience in 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

Submission Guidelines & Themes

There are two submission categories: i) 8-page full papers 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. All paper submissions must be formatted according to the Springer LNCS/LNBIP conference proceedings template (for LaTeX and Word: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines). The paper page count (8 pages) includes references. The papers will be published in the post-conference proceedings, and the authors will present the papers during the workshop.

Short industry presentations: We welcome industry experiences, challenges, solutions, and ideas for topics that would benefit from rigorous research. Presentation suggestions can be submitted as a 2-page paper or as up to 5 slides that describe the main idea, the presenters, and their experience with 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.

Submit here: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xp2026Questions?

Questions? Contact the workshop chairs:

Maria Paasivaara, LUT University, Finland (maria.paasivaara@lut.fi) Fateme Broomandi, LUT University, Finland (fateme.broomandi@lut.fi)