CALL FOR PAPERS – 23rd WORKSHOP ON THESES AND DISSERTATIONS IN SOFTWARE QUALITY
SBQS 2025: The 24th Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality
November 4th to 7th, 2025, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil
Goal
The 23rd Workshop on Theses and Dissertations in Software Quality (WTDQS), part of the 24th Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality (SBQS 2025), is a forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of ongoing master's and doctoral research on Software Quality in Brazil.
The objective of WTDQS is to provide a constructive environment for discussions, giving students the opportunity to obtain valuable feedback on their work and how their research places itself regarding the existing research on Software Quality. In addition, it aims to stimulate the integration and cooperation of researchers in the area and offer greater visibility to ongoing research for the academic and industrial communities.
We encourage authors to participate in person at WTDQS in São José dos Campos, but if they can only participate in WTDQS 2025 remotely, we planned the workshop to be hybrid (virtual + in-person). Selected papers must be presented by the first student author during WTDQS, who must be registered for SBQS 2025. All submitted papers will be evaluated by three members of the Program Committee. We will prioritize the selection of papers that are at the most appropriate time to receive feedback, that is, they are not at a very early or very advanced stage.
During the WTDQS presentations, discussions will be held with invited researchers from the area, as well as with the community attending the conference. The presence of the advisor during the presentation is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Topics of Interest
The following topics related to Software Quality fall within the scope of WTDQS, but are not limited to:
- High Maturity and Statistical Process Control
- Acquisition of Software Products
- Acquisition of IT Services
- Process Evaluation
- Product Rating
- Requirements Engineering
- Continuous Software Engineering
- Ethics and Software Quality
- Human Factors and Social Aspects in Software Quality
- Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Software Quality
- Generative Artificial Intelligence and Software Quality
- Quality Assurance of IT Services
- Software Quality Assurance
- Configuration Management
- Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
- Portfolio and Project Management
- Software Product Management
- People Management
- Software Process Lines
- Software Product Lines
- Software Maintenance and Evolution
- Software Measurement
- IT Service Process Improvement
- Software Process Improvement
- Agile Software Development Methods
- Process Modeling
- Models and Standards of Capacity and Maturity
- Software Processes, Methods, and Tools
- Design and Integration of Software and IT Services
- Quality of Software applied to IT Services
- Services and Software Reuse
- Sustainability in Software Quality
- Usability and User Experience
- Value in Software Quality
- Verification, Validation, and Testing
Paper Submission Instructions
Submission to the 23rd WTDQS must characterize the master's or doctoral work. Priority will be given in the following cases (but not limited to):
- Doctoral works that are in the second or third year, shortly before or after the thesis proposal defense (qualification);
- Master works that are in the second year, shortly before or after the dissertation proposal defense (qualification)
- Completed or near-completion master or doctoral works should not be submitted, i.e., those whose defense is scheduled to occur close to (before or after) the date of WTDQS 2025, as little contribution can be made at this stage.
Important aspects to be considered regarding WTDQS submissions:
- Doctoral submissions must include (1) Paper from 6 to 8 pages, and (2) Explanatory Video (link included in the paper);
- Master's submissions must include (1) Paper from 4 to 6 pages, and (2) Explanatory Video (link included in the paper).
Authors must carefully read Instructions for Manuscript Preparation and Submission, more specifically Instructions for SBC Format Manuscripts (WTDQS). All submissions must precisely follow the instructions.
The acceptance of a paper implies that the student must register to SBQS, present the paper at WTDQS, and provide extra files required by the general chair (for example, a presentation video following the format requested in instructions). Additionally, to speed up the publication process, authors of accepted papers must fill out some forms requested by the proceedings chair on specific dates.
Submission link on JEMS3: https://jems3.sbc.org.br/events/375
Important Dates
- Abstract Submission: August 4th, 2025 (23:55 Brasilia time)
- Paper Submission: August 11th, 2025 (23:55 Brasilia time)
- Author Notification: September 5th, 2025
- Camera-Ready: September 15th, 2025 (23:55 Brasilia time)
- SBQS - WTDQS: to be confirmed between November 4th to 7th, 2025
WTDQS Chair
Carla Silva (UFPE) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Heitor Costa (UFLA) - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Program Committee Chair
Adriano Bessa Albuquerque (UNIFOR)
Davi Viana (UFMA)
Edna Dias Canedo (UnB)
Gleison Santos (UNIRIO)
Ismayle de Sousa Santos (UECE)
Ivan Machado (UFBA)
José Carlos Maldonado (ICMC-USP)
Monalessa Perini Barcellos (UFES)
Rodrigo Santos (UNIRIO)
Sheila Reinehr (PUCPR)
Tayana Conte (UFAM)
Proceedings Chair
Rafael Parisi (IFFaroupilha)
Program Committee
(to be definied)
