Call for Papers: Virtues and Values in Requirements Engineering (ViVa RE!) 2025

[Jens Gulden]

Call for Papers: Virtues and Values in Requirements Engineering (ViVa 
RE!) 2025

We invite you to participate in the *Virtues and Values in Requirements 
Engineering (ViVa RE!) 2025* workshop, to be held as part of the REFSQ 
2025 Conference (https://2025.refsq.org/) on *April 7, 2025*, in 
Barcelona, Spain.

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*Workshop Overview*
The ViVa RE! workshop provides a collaborative platform to explore 
*value-oriented and responsible approaches* in requirements engineering 
(RE). This year's workshop emphasizes *ethical reasoning and social 
responsibility* in RE research and practices. Through interactive 
sessions and insightful discussions, participants will:

- Examine *existing RE research* for social and ethical relevance.
- Learn and apply the *Architecture Decision Map (ADM)* method for 
ethical reasoning.
- Develop a shared understanding of *responsibility and value-based 
perspectives* in RE.

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*Workshop Topics*
We welcome contributions on (but not limited to) the following topics:

- Analysis of socially responsible requirements engineering research.
- Methods for engineering value-based and socially responsible systems.
- Ethical reasoning approaches in requirements engineering.
- Systematic categorization of value-oriented RE research.
- Future directions for responsible ICT development.
- …and related topics.

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*Workshop Format*
The workshop consists of two parts:

*Monday, April 7, 2025*
13:30 – Welcome & Introduction
13:45 – Paper Presentations: Presentations of current research related 
to the workshop topics.
14:45 – ADM Method Application: Hands-on session where participants 
apply the ADM method to analyze their work.
16:30 – Reflection & Abstraction: Collaborative discussion to abstract 
learnings into a shared metamodel.

*Thursday, April 11, 2025*
13:30 – Welcome & Recap
13:45 – Sharing Experiences: Reflection on applications of ethical 
reasoning during the conference and planning for joint publications.

The workshop will be *interactive and hybrid* (in-person with virtual 
participation options).

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*Call for Papers*
We invite researchers and practitioners to submit:

- Full papers: Up to 10 pages (including references).
- Short papers: Up to 5 pages.

Accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and included in the 
workshop proceedings (via CEUR or another outlet). Papers will undergo a 
single-blind review by at least three reviewers.

*Deadlines*
- Submission: *7 February, 2025*
- Notification of Acceptance: *21 February, 2025*
- Camera-Ready Papers: *7 March, 2025*
- Workshop Day: *7 April, 2025*

Submit via https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=vivare25.

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*Target Audience*
We welcome participants from diverse backgrounds, including:

- RE researchers and practitioners.
- ICT professionals interested in value-oriented development.
- Ethicists and philosophers engaged in technology topics.

Whether you're an established researcher or new to the field, this 
workshop is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, learn new methods, 
and contribute to advancing responsible practices in requirements 
engineering.

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*Organizers*
Prof. Dr. Alexander Rachmann
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany
alexander.rachmann at hs-niederrhein.de

Dr. Jens Gulden
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
j.gulden at uu.nl

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For more details, visit the workshop website:
https://sites.google.com/view/ViVaRE25.

We look forward to your contributions and participation!

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Dr. Jens Gulden
Process Science
Department of Information and Computing Sciences
Utrecht University
Buys Ballotgebouw, Princetonplein 5, room 512
3584 CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
mail j.gulden at uu.nl