ASPIRING'25

Scope and Topics of interest

The ASPIRING workshop will seek to explore the state-of-the-art methods for engineering USP solutions with special emphasis on the human factors in such solutions. ASPIRING covers research in methods, tools and techniques for the elicitation, analysis and modeling of USP requirements, techniques for empowering end-users to specify their USP requirements, the consideration of users' experience, demographics, etc. in USP requirements engineering activities, measures and metrics for the assessment of USP design, validation and verification techniques for USP requirements/solutions, the integration of Privacy-By-Design and Privacy-By-Default principles into Human-Centered Design approaches for USP, the impact of USP on User Experience (UX) in practice, the interplay between USP and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), USP and informational self-determination, AI for USP, the role of USP in preventing social engineering and cyber-attacks, guidelines and design principles for USP, experience reports and case studies concerning the USP in practice, and USP education and training.

ASPIRING aims to attract high-quality papers in all aspects of USP engineering. We seek unpublished original research and technological development contributions, on all theoretical and practical aspects of USP engineering.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• USP requirements elicitation, prioritization, and analysis.
• Techniques for empowering end-users to specify their USP requirements.
• Conflicts identification and resolution between security, privacy, and usability needs.
• The consideration of users' experience, demographics, etc. in USP requirements engineering activities.
• Measures and metrics for the assessment of USP design.
• Validation and verification techniques for USP requirements/solutions.
• Formal and informal modeling of USP requirements/solutions.
• Ontologies for USP.
• Theoretical foundation of USP.
• Methods for the elicitation, representation, and/or correction of users' mental models concerning USP.
• Traceability and alignment between USP requirements/design and system architecture.
• The translation of Privacy-By-Design and Privacy-By-Default principles into USP requirements.
• The integration of Privacy-By-Design and Privacy-By-Default principles into Human-Centered Design approaches for USP.
• The use of human-centric design for personalizing USP solutions.
• The impact of USP on User Experience (UX) in practice.
• The interplay between USP and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
• USP and informational self-determination.
• AI for USP.
• The role of USP in preventing social engineering and cyber attacks.
• Experience reports and real-world case studies concerning the USP in practice.
• Guidelines and design principles for USP.
• USP education and training.