Celebratory Symposium

The timezone of the program is Hannover, GMT+1

The objective of the Celebratory Symposium is to celebrate the author of the i* requirements modelling language, prof. Eric Yu, on the occasion of his retirement .

The presentations by invitation aim at illustrating the impact of his work from its origins to today, together with future prospects. 

Morning Session (10:00-11:30)

• Welcome by the Symposium Organizers (5 min)

• Introduction by John Mylopoulos (30 min)

• Retrospective and Vision Talks (Part 1)

  • 10:35-10:50 Retrospective/Vision 1999-now

    •  Lin Liu: A Look Back to The Future with iStar Lenses

  • 10:50-11:00 Retrospective 2000-now

    • Daniel Amyot, Gunter Mussbacher: i* and URN

  • 11:00-11:15 Retrospective 2001-now  

    • Manuel Kolp, Yves Wautelet: Using i*: Perspectives for IT Governance and Management

  • 11:15-11:25 Retrospective/Vision 2001-now

    • Angelo Susi: iStar or not iStar, That was the Question

Lunch at a Restaurant Nearby (11:30-13:30) (on your own)

First Afternoon Session (13:30-15:10)

• Retrospective and Vision Talks (Part 2)

  • 13:30-13:50 Retrospective/Vision 2001-now

    • Matthias Jarke, Gerhard Lakemeyer: i* for Sustainability: Strategic Analyses of Water Management and Smart Farming Ecosystems

  • 13:50-14:00 Retrospective 2003-now

    • Sotirios Liaskos: Managing Requirements Variability Using i* Models

  • 14:00-14:20 Retrospective/Vision 2004-now

    • Jennifer Horkoff: Guiding Principles from i* - Shaping Past and Future Research

  • 14:20-14:30 Retrospective/Vision 2006-now

    • Markus Strohmaier: Acquiring Knowledge about Human Goals

  • 14:30-14:40 Retrospective/Vision 2007-now

    • Lysanne Lessard: Embracing Discomfort to Tackle Grand Societal Challenges: Interdisciplinary CM Research

  • 14:40-14:50 Retrospective 2013-now

    • Arnon Sturm: From Goal Models to Knowledge Mapping

  • 14:50-15:10 Retrospective/Vision 2014-now

    • Fabiano Dalpiaz, Xavier Franch, Jennifer Horkoff:  iStar 2.0: Then, Now and Next

Coffee Break (15:10-15:40)

Second Afternoon Session (15:40-17:25)

• Retrospective and Vision Talks (Part 3)

  • 15:40-15:55 Vision

    • Jaelson Castro: Goal-Oriented Modeling of Safe AI Systems

  • 15:55-16:00 Retrospective

    • Renata Guizzardi

  • 16:00-16:15 Vision

    • Alistair Sutcliffe:  The (Missed) Potential for i* Modeling in HCI and System Engineering

  • 16:15-16:20 Retrospective

    • Neil Maiden

• 16:20 Talk by Eric Yu: In the age of AI, RE is about reinventing our “Selves”

• 17:20 Closing by the Symposium Organizers (5 min)

Dinner (18:30) (on your own)