5th international workshop on product line approaches in software engineering PLE for a sustainable society (PLEASE 2015)

This paper summarizes the motivation, objectives, and format of the 5th International Workshop on Product LinE Approaches in Software Engineering (PLEASE15). The main goal of the PLEASE workshop series is to encourage and promote the adoption of Software Product Line Engineering. This year's edition focuses on the link between software product line engineering (SPLE) and new challenges posed by emerging societal trends. Towards this end, we invited reports on (1) opportunities posed by societal challenges for SPLE research and practice and (2) concrete solutions exemplifying application of SPLE techniques to societal challenges.