Conference Report

After a thorough review process, QualITA26 features 5 short papers and 4 full papers, covering methodological and practical aspects of quality science and engineering, ranging from modeling and design techniques to evaluation tools and case studies on domains such as cloud, edge, IoT, cyber-physical systems, high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, software and data quality. The workshop also includes the keynote talk titled 'We Optimized the Models and Broke the Community: Social Awareness as a Missing Requirement in ML-Enabled Software Engineering', by Gemma Catolino from the University of Salerno.

QualITA provides a venue for showcasing consolidated knowledge, enabling the community to learn from robust findings, appreciate the evolution of ongoing research lines, and foster discussions on the impact, lessons learned, and future directions emerging from mature contributions. This track also serves as a space to propose collaborative initiatives, seek partners for future studies, or initiate discussions on emerging challenges and opportunities. The goal is to foster an open, constructive, and forward-looking environment in which early-stage research can grow, mature, and connect with potential collaborators across academia and industry. We would like to thank Professor Salvatore Distefano, chair of the CINI System and Service Quality Working Group, for his active leadership of the community. We are grateful to the authors for their contributions and to the program committee, who worked very hard in reviewing papers and providing feedback to authors. Finally, we thank ICPE for hosting our workshop.