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Requirements quality research, which is dedicated to assessing and improving the quality of requirements specifications, is dependent on research artifacts like data sets (containing information about quality defects) and implementations…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-01-08 Julian Frattini , Lloyd Montgomery , Davide Fucci , Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Daniel Mendez , Jannik Fischbach

Machine learning (ML) is used increasingly in real-world applications. In this paper, we describe our ongoing endeavor to define characteristics and challenges unique to Requirements Engineering (RE) for ML-based systems. As a first step,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-08-14 Andreas Vogelsang , Markus Borg

Artefacts play a vital role in software and systems development processes. Other terms like documents, deliverables, or work products are widely used in software development communities instead of the term artefact. In the following, we use…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-04-08 D. Méndez Fernández , W. Böhm , A. Vogelsang , J. Mund , M. Broy , M. Kuhrmann , T. Weyer

Often during the requirements engineering (RE) process, the value of a requirement is assessed, e.g., in requirement prioritisation, release planning, and trade-off analysis. In order to support these activities, this research evaluates…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2013-06-17 Richard Ellis-Braithwaite

The primary objective is to emphasize the merits of active methodologies and cross-disciplinary curricula in Requirement Engineering. This direction promises a holistic and applied trajectory for Computer Engineering education, supported by…

Requirements Engineering (RE) is a critical phase in software development including the elicitation, analysis, specification, and validation of software requirements. Despite the importance of RE, it remains a challenging process due to the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-02 Chetan Arora , John Grundy , Mohamed Abdelrazek

Availability of powerful computation and communication technology as well as advances in artificial intelligence enable a new generation of complex, AI-intense systems and applications. Such systems and applications promise exciting…

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly introduced into systems engineering activities, particularly within requirements engineering, where quality assessment and validation remain heavily dependent on expert judgment. While recent AI tools…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-17 Oz Levy , Ilya Dikman , Natan Levy , Michael Winokur

Requirements Engineering (RE)-related activities require high collaboration between various roles in software engineering (SE), such as requirements engineers, stakeholders, developers, etc. Their demographics, views, understanding of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-06-07 Dulaji Hidellaarachchi , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller

Human-centered Requirements Engineering (HC-RE) integrates user cognition, emotions, and social interactions into the RE process through contributions from disciplines such as psychology, cognitive science, design thinking, and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-07 Imen Benzarti , Ikram Darif , Abderrahmane Leshob , Hafedh Mili , Darine Amayed

Requirements Engineering (RE) is one of the prime areas in software development. Since agile software development englobes several emerging techniques and advocates for continuous improvement, it urges the question of which agile RE…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-03-04 Juan Carlos Barata , Diego Lisboa , Laudelino Cordeiro Bastos , Adolfo Neto

We introduce Artifact-Based Rendering (ABR), a framework of tools, algorithms, and processes that makes it possible to produce real, data-driven 3D scientific visualizations with a visual language derived entirely from colors, lines,…

In this position paper, we elaborate on the possibilities and needs to integrate Design Thinking into Requirements Engineering. We draw from our research and project experiences to compare what is understood as Design Thinking and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-12-03 Jennifer Hehn , Daniel Mendez , Falk Uebernickel , Walter Brenner , Manfred Broy

In recent years Open Innovation (OI) has gained much attention and made firms aware that they need to consider the open environment surrounding them. To facilitate this shift Requirements Engineering (RE) needs to be adapted in order to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-08-04 Johan Linåker , Björn Regnell , Hussan Munir

[Context] Artificial intelligence (AI) components used in building software solutions have substantially increased in recent years. However, many of these solutions focus on technical aspects and ignore critical human-centered aspects.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-05-22 Khlood Ahmad , Mohamed Abdelrazek , Chetan Arora , Arbind Agrahari Baniya , Muneera Bano , John Grundy

In light of the 40th jubilee of Requirements Engineering (RE), roughly 40 experts met in Switzerland to discuss where our discipline stands today. As of today, the common view is, indisputably, that RE as a discipline is stable and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-10-13 Daniel Méndez Fernández

Many of the requirements engineering (RE) difficulties have been argued to be due to the evolving nature of design problems in dynamic environments, characterized by high levels of uncertainty, ambiguity and emergence. It has also been…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-03-26 Sami Jantunen , Rex Dumdum , Donald C. Gause

The main objective of the RET workshop was to explore the interaction of Requirements Engineering (RE) and Testing, i.e. RET, in research and industry, and the challenges that result from this interaction. While much work has been done in…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-10-14 Michael Felderer , Elizabeth Bjarnason , Markus Borg , Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Mirko Morandini , Matt Staats

Requirements engineering (RE) literature acknowledges the importance of early stakeholder identification. The sources of requirements are many and also constantly changing as the market and business constantly change. Identifying and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-10-02 Eriks Klotins , Veselka Boeva , Krzysztof Wnuk , Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Tony Gorschek , Slinger Jansen

Context: Requirements engineering (RE) is an important part of Software Engineering (SE), consisting of various human-centric activities that require the frequent collaboration of a variety of roles. Prior research has shown that…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-11-21 Dulaji Hidellaarachchi , John Grundy , Rashina Hoda , Ingo Mueller