Welcome to the First International Workshop on Realizing Artificial Intelligence Synergies in Software Engineering (RAISE 2012)

We had a total of twenty two submissions, of which ten were accepted. This level of engagement is highly encouraging, and indicates the interest and regard that the community has for this interdisciplinary research. We would like to thank you all for your participation. As this is the first Workshop that we have held on this topic and we are keen to demonstrate the type of papers that we expect, we decided to allow submissions by workshop organizers on this occasion. We followed a rigorous procedure for handling conflicts of interest during reviewing (as we also did for submissions by PC members) and we believe that the program is stronger for the inclusion of the resulting papers. The program that we have put together touches on three main topics: semantic web technologies, modelling, and machine learning. This diversity is not surprising considering the interdisciplinary and embryonic nature of this field. There is still a great deal for us to research, and a multitude of paths for us to explore. The RAISE workshop not only provides a forum for researchers interested in the synergies between AI and software engineering, but also provides us with a platform to raise awareness of our work within the wider computer science community as an exciting research area in its own right. We hope that RAISE will encourage other researchers to participate in this ongoing discussion, including those who may have been unclear about the challenges available in this area. With the creation of the RAISE workshop, we can begin to grow this community. Your attendance here today shapes the future discussions we will have, and we hope to see you all, together with any newcomers, in the workshops to come.