IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SMART DIGITAL FUTURES 2026

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1st CALL FOR PAPERS

29th Workshop on Requirements Engineering (WER 2026)

La Plata, Argentina, August 11 – 13, 2026

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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS

https://organizacaower.github.io/WER2026/ 

***  IMPORTANT DATES  ***

Regular Research Track (WER-RT) 

Abstract submission: March 9th, 2026

Paper submission (upload): March 16th,  2026 

Notification: May 11th, 2026

Camera-ready: May 30th, 2026

Master's and Doctoral Track (WER-MDT)

Abstract submission: March 31st, 2026

Paper submission (upload): April  6th,  2026

Notification: May 11th, 2026

Camera-ready: May 30th, 2026

Tutorial Track (WER-TT)

Software Requirement Tools Track (WER-SRTT)

Industry Track (WER-IT)

Journal First Track (WER-JFT)

Abstract submission: April 6th, 2026

Paper submission (upload): April 13th, 2026

Notification: May 11th, 2026

Camera-ready: May 30th, 2026

Student Poster Track (WER-SPT) 

Abstract submission: May 18th, 2026

Paper submission (upload): May 25th, 2026

Notification: Jun 22nd, 2026

Camera-ready: July 20th, 2026

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The Workshop on Requirements Engineering 2026 is now in its twenty-ninth edition. This series of workshops on the area started in 1998 as a meeting of the Ibero-American requirements engineering community. Thereafter, it has attracted researchers and practitioners from different countries. The WER format promotes discussion and knowledge exchange between academic and industry members. As in the last editions, it will also include main researchers and practitioners as invited keynote speakers as well as industry presentations.

TOPICS OF INTEREST*

• Requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, management, traceability, prioritization, validation, verification, and negotiation;

• Requirements engineering education and training;

• Requirements engineering for specific software development paradigms, e.g., agent-driven, aspect-driven, model-driven, service-driven, software ecosystems, or systems-of-systems;

• Requirements engineering for specific fields, e.g., safety-critical, web-based, or mobile applications systems;

• Requirements engineering in agile methodologies;

• Requirements specification languages, methods, processes, and tools;

• Model-driven software engineering;

• Regulatory compliance.

* The topics of interest are not exhaustively listed

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Submissions must be written in Portuguese, Spanish, or English, but the abstract must be in English in all cases. All papers must be submitted through the Easychair submission system in PDF, according to the LNCS format.

All accepted papers will be published with Open Access at WERpapers repository:

https://werpapers.dimap.ufrn.br/

Please submit your work in PDF format via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wer2026 

For further questions, please contact:

organizacao.wer@gmail.com

WER 2026 invites submissions in the field of Requirements Engineering as part of the following tracks:

  *   REGULAR RESEARCH TRACK (WER-RRT)

  *   JOURNAL FIRST TRACK  (WER-JFT) 

  *   MASTER’S AND DOCTORAL TRACK (WER-MDT)

  *   TUTORIAL TRACK (WER-TT)

  *   SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT TOOLS TRACK (WER-SRTT)

  *   INDUSTRY TRACK (WER-IT)

  *   STUDENT POSTER TRACK (WER-SPT)

We encourage authors to consider the papers presented and published at previous editions (https://werpapers.dimap.ufrn.br/) of the workshop when preparing their submissions. This can assist in building and sharing a novel work on top of existing research as well as contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the topic at hand. Additionally, it allows authors to engage with the work of their peers and collaborate with other experts in the field. 

GENERAL CHAIR

Leandro Antonelli, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR

LOCAL ORGANIZATION CHAIR

Juan Enrique Coronel, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, AR

REGULAR RESEARCH TRACK CHAIRS

Marcela Ridao, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, AR

Henrique Sousa, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BR

Pablo Thomas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, AR

JOURNAL FIRST TRACK CHAIRS

Isabel Sofia Sousa Brito, Instituto Politécnico de Beja, PT

Vera Werneck, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BR

MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL TRACK CHAIRS

Márcia Lucena, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Norte, BR

Renato Bulcão, Universidade Federal de Goiás, BR

TUTORIAL TRACK CHAIRS

Maria Lencastre, Universidade de Pernambuco, BR

Carla Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, BR

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS TOOLS TRACK CHAIRS

Rafael Parizi, Instituto Federal Farroupilha, BR

Victor Santander, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, BR

INDUSTRY TRACK CHAIRS

Fábio Levy Siqueira, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo (Poli-USP),  BR

Graciela Hadad, Universidad Nacional del Oeste, AR

Alejandro Oliveros, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, AR

Fernando Pinciroli, Universidad Nacional de San Juan, AR

STUDENT POSTER TRACK CHAIRS

Edgar Sarmiento, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, PE

Marisa Daniela Panizzi, Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham, AR

PROCEEDINGS CHAIRS

Lyrene Fernandes da Silva, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Norte, BR

Roxana Portugal, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, PE

PUBLICITY CHAIRS

Rafael Parizi, Instituto Federal Farroupilha, BR

Marisa Daniela Panizzi, Universidad Nacional de Hurlingham, AR

Rodrigo Santos, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, BR

Anna Beatriz Marques, Universidade Federal do Ceará, BR

STEERING COMMITTEE

Graciela Hadad, Universidad Nacional del Oeste, AR

Jaelson Castro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, BR

Julio Leite, Universidade Federal da Bahia, BR