Requirements engineering is the elicitation, definition, modelling, analysis, specification and validation of what is needed from a system. It draws on techniques from software engineering, knowledge acquisition, cognitive science and the social sciences. The Requirements Engineering Specialist Group (RESG) welcomes members from, and organises events for, practitioners, academics and students working in the field of requirements engineering. Meetings are held in a variety of locations in the UK, including London, Manchester, York and Edinburgh.
The RESG offers the opportunity for requirements engineering practitioners, researchers, educators and students to exchange experiences and new technologies through workshops, seminars and tutorials on all aspects of requirements engineering. These include, but are not restricted to:
- Requirements engineering case studies and experiences
- Requirements engineering standards
- Requirements engineering methods and environments
- Formal representation schemes and specification languages
- Descriptions of the requirements engineering process
- Requirements validation
- Requirements elicitation
- Requirements traceability
- Requirements metrics
- Requirements reuse
- Requirements prototyping
- Animation and execution of requirements
- Multiple viewpoints on requirements
- Non-functional requirements
- Acquisition of requirements through reverse engineering and re-engineering
- Domain modelling and analysis for requirements engineering
- Artificial intelligence techniques for requirements engineering
- Relevance of cognitive science and HCI for requirements engineering
- Requirements for the human-computer interface of computer systems
- Communication in grotop and co-operative work in requirements engineering
- Organisation modelling, including identification of stakeholders
- Political and cultural issues surrounding requirements engineering
- Philosophical and social underpinnings for requirements engineering
RESG Executive Committee
Chair
Emmanuel Letier (University College London)
- Treasurer
Stephen Armstrong (Open University)
- Membership
Yijun Yu (Open University)
- Newsletter Editor
William Heaven (Imperial College London)
- Academic Officer
Pete Sawyer (Lancaster University)
- Industrial Officers
Alistair Mavin (Rolls-Royce PLC)
Vesna Music (Delphi Diesel Systems)
- Regional Officer
Shehan Gunewardena (CAP Gemini / Aspire)
- Post-Doctoral Officer
Dalal Alrajeh (Imperial College London)
- Student Officer
Ben Jennings (University College London)
- Without Portfolio
Ian Alexander (Scenario Plus Ltd)
Neil Maiden (City University)
Bashar Nuseibeh (Open University)
Suzanne Robertson (The Atlantic Systems Guild Ltd)
