Requirements for Innovation in a Changing World

Requirements Engineering (RE) is the branch of systems engineering concerned with the goals, desired properties and constraints of complex systems, ranging from embedded software systems and software-based products to large enterprise and socio-technical systems that involve software systems, organisations and people. It covers all activities related to the acquisition, specification and maintenance of requirements throughout the life cycle. It also covers how requirements relate to business processes, work redesign, system and software architecture, and testing.

In 2004 RE conference will take place in Kyoto, Japan for the first time. To reflect this, RE'04 will continue to be interested in all aspects of RE, but will be particularly interested in requirements for embedded systems in automotive and consumer products, and requirements engineering for innovative product design.

RE'04 will contain tracks for presenting papers of interest to RE researchers and practitioners. Papers to the Research Track, intended primarily for a researcher audience, include Technical research papers and Research experience papers. Papers to the Practitioner Track, intended primarily for a practitioner audience, are Empirical result papers and Case study papers. Industry experience reports will communicate the use of requirements techniques in practical settings for the benefit of other practitioners. Topics of interest for both tracks include, but are not restricted to the topic list.

The program will also includes keynote speakers, workshops and practice tutorials, a doctoral consortium for PhD students, RE research demonstration tools and posters, state-of-the-art tutorials, and an exhibition of RE tools, services and books.

The RE'04 conference will provide an opportunity for practitioners and researchers to share ideas and experiences while enjoying Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan.

For general RE'04 information please contact: General Co-Chairs Aoyama Mikio (mikio.aoyama@nifty.com) and Motoshi Saeki (saeki@cs.titech.ac.jp). For technical program information please contact Program Chair Neil Maiden (N.A.M.Maiden@city.ac.uk).