TwinPeaks 2013 - Third International Workshop on the Twin Peaks of Requirements and Architecture (TwinPeaks@RE'13)

Third International Workshop on the Twin Peaks of Requirements and Architecture (TwinPeaks-AT-RE'13)
http://re.cs.depaul.edu/twinpeaks/RE13/
Janet Burge, Miami University, USA
Jane Cleland-Huang, DePaul University, USA
Xavier Franch, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain
Matthias Galster, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Mehdi Mirakhorli, DePaul University, USA
Roshanak Roshandel, Seattle University, USA
Carla Silva, University Federal Pernambuco, Brasil
This workshop is motivated by the thesis that requirements engineering (RE) and software architecture (SA) design are two highly related disciplines that significantly impact each other (cf. the Twin Peaks model). Requirements are constrained by what is technically feasible and also by time and budget restrictions. On the other hand, feedback from the software architects leads to renegotiating architecturally significant requirements with stakeholders. This workshop aims at exploring the state of the art in research and practice, identifying key issues and emerging trends, and defining challenges related to the transition and the relationship between RE and SA.