Disruptive Change in Requirements Engineering Research

Abstract

This keynote addresses the challenges and opportunities introduced by disruptive change in the current requirements engineering landscape. Sea changes in the way practitioners develop software, along with advances in artificial intelligence algorithms and the ubiquity of social media environments have created a goldilocks opportunity for innovative creativity that potentially touches every aspect of requirements engineering research. Coupled with passion and vision, these advances revitalize our ability to address open requirements challenges in new and meaningful ways.