A longitudinal story of QUATIC conference, from its creation in 1994 till its 11th edition at the University of Coimbra in 2018. How did it fit and helped to shape IPQ's / CS03 mission statement ("Promote and dynamize Quality in the planning, development, deployment and use of ICT, namely at the process, system, product and service levels"). How did it evolve from a triennial to a annual event. Its internationalization and characterization of its community. Where have QUATIC's proceedings been published and how did the published papers were selected and got indexed. Last, but not the least, a recognition of the most noticeable researchers of QUATIC's community (keynotes, best paper awards, etc.).

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QUATIC conference,longitudinal study

• Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering - Engineering and Technology