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Neil Maiden is Emeritus Professor at City St George’s, University of London. His interest is artificial intelligence to augment human creativity. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers, chaired the Steering Committee for the IEEE International RE Conference and edited the IEEE Software’s Requirements column from 2005 to 2013.

• Using AI to discover more innovative requirements from documents

Cyrille Babin is the initiator and lead author of the Requirements Maturity Model Integration (RMMi). A practitioner and advisor in requirements engineering and software quality, his work focuses on requirements governance, Non-Functional Requirements, and the convergence of auditability, observability, and digital sustainability. He advocates for practical alignment between industry practices and recognized bodies of knowledge (ISO/IEC 25010, BABOK, IREB CPRE, ISTQB) and for integrating AI-era concerns—explainability, fairness, and compliance—into requirements from the outset. Cyrille leads the RMMi roadmap (guide, syllabus, assessments) and regularly speaks and trains on modern requirements practices. RMMi® is a registered mark owned by Cyrille Babin.

More information: www.rmmi.info.

• RMMi 1.0: A New Maturity Model for Requirements Engineering

Dr Chetan Arora is the Director of Education for the Software Systems and Cybersecurity Department and a senior lecturer in Software Engineering at Monash University, Australia. Dr Arora has more than 18 years of experience in industry and academia, focusing on responsible AI, trustworthy AI-driven systems, and compliance in software systems. He received his PhD from the University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) and his Master's degree from Technische Universität, Kaiserslautern (Germany). He won the best PhD thesis award in the ICT domain at the University of Luxembourg.

Dr Arora is passionate about requirements engineering, software quality assurance, and applied AI research, with a primary focus on generative AI. His work spans various domains, including space systems, healthcare, finance and legal information systems. He has played a key role in bridging industry and academia through applied research initiatives, with several research outcomes adopted in practice. For instance, he worked in innovation management at SES Satellites in Luxembourg, focusing on applied AI and critical infrastructure (crisis) management across several EU/ESA projects. Dr Arora has co-authored more than 65 papers in international conferences and journals. He has won several best paper awards and is an active member of the International Requirements Engineering Board (IREB). More details here: [link: https://www.drchetanarora.com/ text: https://www.drchetanarora.com/ popup: yes].

• Ethics of Using LLMs in Requirements Engineering

Guy Kindermans, with over 30 years at Belgian IT magazine Data News, has covered a broad spectrum of IT topics, from microchips to enterprise applications, including software development environments. Focused on information security and privacy, he speaks on these issues for organizations such as IIBA, as well as national and local organizations.

• How to go about it – a GDPR action plan | Part 2
• Why and when must requirement engineers pay attention to the GDPR? | Part 1

Guy Kindermans, with over 30 years at Belgian IT magazine Data News, has covered a broad spectrum of IT topics, from microchips to enterprise applications, including software development environments. Focused on information security and privacy, he speaks on these issues for organizations such as IIBA, as well as national and local organizations.

• How to go about it – a GDPR action plan | Part 2
• Why and when must requirement engineers pay attention to the GDPR? | Part 1

Nastassia is a dedicated Senior IT Business Analyst with both technical and non-technical expertise in the FinTech, EdTech and E-Commerce domains. She holds a Master’s degree in Informatics and is certified by Scrum.org as PSPO I. Nastassia has participated in several scientific conferences related to Computer Science and IT Project Management.

• Integrating User-Centric Design in Business Analysis

Michael Mey, Managing Consultant at Obvious Works, holds a diploma in Computer Science from Furtwangen University, Germany, where he first explored AI and neural networks. With extensive experience in international software projects, particularly in the financial industry, Michael has held key roles at major corporations and launched a crypto startup through an incubation program, blending corporate and entrepreneurial insights. An Agile coach and trainer, he specializes in Requirements Engineering and AI integration. Michael is engaged in the IREB Special Interest Group AI and regularly speaks at conferences like REConf, REFSQ, and Scrum Day. As co-creator of the AIxRE Masterclass, he is dedicated to helping organizations optimize their processes by integrating AI into Requirements Engineering practices.

• AI Assistants in Requirements Engineering | Part 2
• AI Assistants in Requirements Engineering | Part 1

Michael Mey, Managing Consultant at Obvious Works, holds a diploma in Computer Science from Furtwangen University, Germany, where he first explored AI and neural networks. With extensive experience in international software projects, particularly in the financial industry, Michael has held key roles at major corporations and launched a crypto startup through an incubation program, blending corporate and entrepreneurial insights. An Agile coach and trainer, he specializes in Requirements Engineering and AI integration. Michael is engaged in the IREB Special Interest Group AI and regularly speaks at conferences like REConf, REFSQ, and Scrum Day. As co-creator of the AIxRE Masterclass, he is dedicated to helping organizations optimize their processes by integrating AI into Requirements Engineering practices.

• AI Assistants in Requirements Engineering | Part 2
• AI Assistants in Requirements Engineering | Part 1

Prof. Dr. Salinesi is an active academic who teaches topics in relation with software design such as Requirements Engineering, and Software Product Lines. He was involved in many funded research projects (FP4, FP5, H2020, ANR) and was the leader for collaborations and consultancy works for various companies such as France Télécom, SNCF, Renault, EDF or REXEL). He has been General Chair of SPLC, CAiSE, REFSQ international conferences, and was Organizing Chair of the 13th IEEE International Conference on Requirements Engineering.

At IREB, Prof Salinesi has acted for 2 mandates as Second Chair of the Executive Committee. He is now Full Member, member of the Editorial Board, and WG Member.

• Conversation with an Artificial Intelligence