Call for Papers

This year, we are placing a special emphasis on Machine Learning (ML). We encourage submissions that explore the integration and application of ML techniques throughout the empirical process. Contributions that address methodological challenges in conducting empirical studies with ML techniques are highly welcomed.

Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:

• Issues with the motivation and definition of appropriate research questions.
• Issues with the operationalization, e.g., missing standard metrics.
• Issues with the systematic identification of threats to validity and how to address them
• Issues selecting an appropriate study design and the consequences of that selection,
• Issues with drawing appropriate conclusions from the findings and generalizing them
• Issues with aggregating results from individual studies
• Issues with reproduction, replication, or families of studies
• Issues with quantitative, qualitative approaches and combined approaches
• Issues with understanding failures and successes: lessons learned

Paper categories

• Technical papers (6-8 pages including references): formally describe studies, explain how they were designed and executed to overcome challenges, highlight concrete results, and describe any advances to the state-of-the-art.
• Experience reports / Work in progress (4-6 pages including references) describe the experience in conducting studies and lessons learned that address methodological issues.
• Vision / Position papers (2-4 pages including references) describe new directions in conducting empirical studies including convincing arguments supported by clear rationale.
• Panel proposals (1-2 pages including references) discuss hot topics about conducting empirical studies.

Papers must describe original work that has not been submitted to or presented at other forums (although the studies described may have been). Accepted papers will be published in the ICSE workshop proceedings.

Submission information

Submissions will be made via hotcrp. Papers must be formatted according to ICSE 2025 guidelines. Please, note that WSESE does not follow double-anonymous review process.

The official publication date of the workshop proceedings is the date the proceedings are made available by IEEE. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of ICSE 2025. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.

Submission link: https://wsese2025.hotcrp.com/