We are delighted to announce the Most Influential Paper Award at #REFSQ26 🏆
to: Garm Lucassen
for the paper:
“The Use and Effectiveness of User Stories in Practice”
by G. Lucassen, F. Dalpiaz, J.M.E.M. van der Werf, and S. Brinkkemper, originally published at REFSQ 2016.
We are pleased to announce the Open Science Award at #REFSQ26:
“Security Under Pressure: How Agile Teams Experience and Manage Security Requirements”
by Dahlia Vingtoft Andreasen, Oksana Kulyk, and Elda Paja 🌟
Congratulations to the authors!
We are delighted to announce the Best Posters & Tools award at #REFSQ26:
“EmpiRE-Compass: A Neuro-Symbolic Dashboard for Sustainable and Dynamic Knowledge Exploration, Synthesis, and Reuse”
by Oliver Karras, Amirreza Alasti, Lena John, Sushant Aggarwal, and Yücel Celik 🏆
We are delighted to announce that the paper by Anne Hess, Andreas Vogelsang, Xavier Franch, Andrea Herrmann, Sylwia Kopczynska, and Alexander Rachmann received the Best Paper Award at #REFSQ26! 🏆 Congratulations to all authors!
It's been a few weeks since #REFSQ2026 wrapped up, and we are already missing you. But the countdown is on because #REFSQ2027 is heading to 🗺️...
🇨🇭 Basel, Switzerland!
🗓️ 12th - 15th April 2027
📖 Next year’s theme? "Aligning RE and AI Velocity"
Get ready! 🚀
⏳ REFSQ 2026 is over!
Inspiring discussions, new collaborations, and great academia–industry exchange. 🚀
🙏 Thanks to all sponsors, organizers, authors, and participants!
✨ Stay tuned for REFSQ 2027!
🎤 Keynote @REFSQ 2026
How do we turn cultural heritage into high-quality, reusable data?
Join Tomasz Parkoła to explore how collaboration drives innovation across research, technology, and society. 🌍
#REFSQ2026#Keynote#Data
👤 Meet the speaker
Tomasz Parkoła — Director at PCSS, leading R&D in AI, data, and digital heritage with 80 experts.
💡 Don’t miss this keynote on transforming cultural assets into impactful data.
#REFSQ2026#TechLeadership#DataScience
🤝 Innovation through collaboration
Different worlds — cultural heritage, research, and tech — must work together to unlock data for society.
Discover how interdisciplinary approaches shape requirements, standards, and usability.
#DigitalHumanities#DataInnovation
🎉 Day 2 of REFSQ 2026 — another success!More inspiring keynotes, engaging discussions, and great exchanges across the community. 🚀
The energy keeps growing — and we’re not done yet!#REFSQ2026#Conference#Community
✨ Day 1 of REFSQ 2026 has come to an end!
A big thank you to all participants and speakers for the inspiring talks and engaging discussions. 🙌
What a great start — looking forward to more tomorrow! 🚀
#REFSQ2026#Conference#Community
🎉 REFSQ 2026 has officially started!
This morning we kicked off with the Doctoral Symposium and engaging workshops — a great start filled with ideas, discussions, and collaboration. 🚀
Let the conference begin!
#REFSQ2026#DoctoralSymposium#Workshops
🚀 Want visibility in the global RE community?
REFSQ 2026 brings together researchers, practitioners, and innovators shaping software quality.
Join us and showcase your company to an international audience.
#REFSQ2026#CallForSponsors
🎯 Why become a REFSQ 2026 sponsor?
• Reach an international expert audience
• Connect with leading researchers
• Gain early insights into new ideas
• Meet software professionals
Be part of shaping the future of RE.
#SoftwareEngineering#TechResearch
🙏 A huge thank you to our sponsors!
Your support helps create a space where academia meets industry and ideas turn into collaborations.
And yes — there’s still time to join!
#REFSQ2026#IndustryAcademia
🤝 Media Partner: Bydgoszcz IT
We’re excited to welcome Bydgoszcz IT — a vibrant community connecting tech professionals, companies, and enthusiasts. 🎉
#REFSQ2026#MediaPartner#TechCommunity
💡 About Bydgoszcz IT
Through meetups and knowledge sharing, they support a strong, collaborative IT community.
👍 Thanks for the support — and join us at REFSQ 2026! 🚀
#REFSQ2026#Community#Conference