REPOS 2013 - Workshop on Requirements Engineering Practices On Software Product Line Engineering and Reuse (REPOS)

Workshop on Requirements Engineering Practices On Software Product Line Engineering and Reuse (REPOS)
http://www.dsic.upv.es/workshops/repos2013/
Emilio Insfran, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
Gary Chastek, Software Engineering Institute, USA
Patrick Donohoe, Software Engineering Institute, USA
John McGregor, Clemson University, Luminary Software and Software Engineering Institute, USA
Many attempts have been made to increase the productivity and quality of software products based on software reuse. A well-established approach for reuse is the Software Product Line practice, which focuses on developing a family of products which have a majority of features in common. In this context, Requirements Engineering (RE) processes and techniques are used to identify and characterize product line requirements and potential member products based upon their commonality and variability.
The focus of this edition of the workshop will be on current requirements reuse practices for developing complex software systems including, but not restricted to, software product lines. Some issues of particular importance when dealing with requirements reuse are the level of detail for requirements and the mechanisms used for variability and traceability. These issues will have a direct impact on the techniques to be used, the evolution to be supported, the analysis of impact for changes, etc. In addition, when to evaluate the quality of the requirements and how to operate a cost-effective and value-driven process for these activities are also open issues in the software development community.
The aim of the workshop is to bring together professionals from academia and industry to exchange ideas, experiences, identify current obstacles and introduce new concepts in the area of requirements engineering for reuse.