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34th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference opens in Montréal under a generative-AI and sustainability theme.

RE'26 ran 17–21 August at École de technologie supérieure, gathering researchers and practitioners under the theme 'Sustainability and workforce transformation in the era of generative AI.' The programme spanned research papers, industry innovation tracks, and a doctoral symposium examining how AI assistants are reshaping requirements elicitation and specification practice.

IEEE·3 WEEKS AGO·4 MIN READ

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INCOSE

INCOSE EMEASEC 2026 convenes in Linköping under 'Bringing Human Aspects to the Center of Engineering'.

The INCOSE EMEA Systems Engineering Conference runs 29 August – 2 September 2026 at Linköping Konsert & Kongress in Sweden, with sessions on socio-technical integration, human factors in complex systems, and the role of AI in engineering workflows.

INCOSE·1 WEEK AGO·4 MIN

OMG

SysML v2.1 Beta 2 and KerML 1.1 Beta 2 land in the August 2026 reference release.

The 27 August 2026-07 tag of the OMG Systems Modeling Community's reference repository delivers KerML 1.1 and SysML 2.1 Beta 2 metamodels — resolving 12 ballot-approved issues — and moves the model libraries and BNF specifications from LGPL to the Eclipse Public Licence.

OMG·1 WEEK AGO·5 MIN

ISTO

ISTO Space Systems MOSA Alliance demonstrates SysML v2–modelled open interface standards at August 26 industry webinar.

The ISTO Space Systems MOSA Interface Standards Alliance — governed by SSC, NRO, and NASA — hosted an industry webinar on 26 August showcasing its modular open-systems interoperability standards for space systems, which are developed as SysML v2 MBSE models to enable simulation, digital-twin integration, and end-to-end traceability.

ISTO·1 MONTH AGO·3 MIN

Curated reading, refreshed weekly

34th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference opens in Montréal under a generative-AI and sustainability theme.

INCOSE EMEASEC 2026 convenes in Linköping under 'Bringing Human Aspects to the Center of Engineering'.

SysML v2.1 Beta 2 and KerML 1.1 Beta 2 land in the August 2026 reference release.

ISTO Space Systems MOSA Alliance demonstrates SysML v2–modelled open interface standards at August 26 industry webinar.

Sigmatech wins $109 M Air Force SETA contract to support the Office of Space Acquisition and Integration.

IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering 1.8 goes GA with cloud-native SysML v2 support.

GAO: technology-immaturity at program start stretches average DoD weapon-system delivery past twelve years.

ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2026 issues second edition of the joint software life cycle processes standard.

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Curated reading, refreshed weekly

34th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference opens in Montréal under a generative-AI and sustainability theme.

INCOSE EMEASEC 2026 convenes in Linköping under 'Bringing Human Aspects to the Center of Engineering'.

SysML v2.1 Beta 2 and KerML 1.1 Beta 2 land in the August 2026 reference release.

ISTO Space Systems MOSA Alliance demonstrates SysML v2–modelled open interface standards at August 26 industry webinar.

Sigmatech wins $109 M Air Force SETA contract to support the Office of Space Acquisition and Integration.

IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering 1.8 goes GA with cloud-native SysML v2 support.

GAO: technology-immaturity at program start stretches average DoD weapon-system delivery past twelve years.

ISO/IEC/IEEE 12207:2026 issues second edition of the joint software life cycle processes standard.

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