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[Context] Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to assist qualitative research in Software Engineering (SE), yet the methodological implications of this usage remain underexplored. Their integration into interpretive processes…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Tatiane Ornelas , Allysson Allex Araújo , Júlia Araújo , Marina Araújo , Bianca Trinkenreich , Marcos Kalinowski

The rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) is reshaping software engineering by profoundly influencing coding, documentation, and system maintenance practices. As these tools become deeply embedded in developers' daily workflows,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-29 Vítor Mateus de Brito , Kleinner Farias

Applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly growing in industry and academia for various software engineering (SE) tasks. As these models become more integral to critical processes, ensuring their reliability and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Dipin Khati , Yijin Liu , David N. Palacio , Yixuan Zhang , Denys Poshyvanyk

Large Language Models (LLMs) are transformative not only for daily activities but also for engineering tasks. However, current evaluations of LLMs in engineering exhibit two critical shortcomings: (i) the reliance on simplified use cases,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-05-21 Rene Heesch , Sebastian Eilermann , Alexander Windmann , Alexander Diedrich , Philipp Rosenthal , Oliver Niggemann

Software Engineering (SE) research involving the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) has introduced several new challenges related to rigour in benchmarking, contamination, replicability, and sustainability. In this paper, we invite the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-21 David Williams , Max Hort , Maria Kechagia , Aldeida Aleti , Justyna Petke , Federica Sarro

In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable success and have been widely used in various downstream tasks, especially in the tasks of the software engineering (SE) field. We find that many studies combining LLMs…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-09-24 Yanlin Wang , Wanjun Zhong , Yanxian Huang , Ensheng Shi , Min Yang , Jiachi Chen , Hui Li , Yuchi Ma , Qianxiang Wang , Zibin Zheng

Pre-trained large language models (LLMs) have recently emerged as a breakthrough technology in natural language processing and artificial intelligence, with the ability to handle large-scale datasets and exhibit remarkable performance…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Junjie Wang , Yuchao Huang , Chunyang Chen , Zhe Liu , Song Wang , Qing Wang

Context: Large language models (LLMs) are observed to have a significant positive impact on various software engineering (SE) activities. With improved accessibility, the adoption of powerful LLMs in industry has surged recently. However,…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Krishna Ronanki , Beatriz Cabrero-Daniel , Tomas Herda , Stefan Sitkovich , Jennifer Horkoff , Christian Berger

Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing software engineering (SE), with special emphasis on code generation and analysis. However, their applications to broader SE practices including conceptualization, design, and other non-code…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Fabian C. Peña

Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly embedded in software engineering (SE) tools, powering applications such as code generation, automated code review, and bug triage. As these LLM-based AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE) systems…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Utku Boran Torun , Veli Karakaya , Ali Babar , Eray Tüzün

Large Language Models (LLMs) are starting to be profiled as one of the most significant disruptions in the Software Testing field. Specifically, they have been successfully applied in software testing tasks such as generating test code, or…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Cristian Augusto , Antonia Bertolino , Guglielmo De Angelis , Francesca Lonetti , Jesús Morán

Large language models (LLMs) and transformer-based architectures are increasingly utilized for source code analysis. As software systems grow in complexity, integrating LLMs into code analysis workflows becomes essential for enhancing…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Hamed Jelodar , Mohammad Meymani , Roozbeh Razavi-Far

Autoregressive Large Language Models (AR-LLMs) are widely used in software engineering (SE) but face limitations in processing code structure information and suffer from high inference latency. Diffusion LLMs (DLLMs) offer a promising…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Jingyao Zhang , Tianlin Li , Xiaoyu Zhang , Qiang Hu , Bin Shi

This comprehensive literature review examines the emerging applications of Large Language Models (LLMs) in power system engineering. Through a systematic analysis of recent research published between 2020 and 2025, we explore how LLMs are…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Muhammad Sarwar , Muhammad Rizwan , Mubushra Aziz , Abdul Rehman Sudais

Large language models (LLMs) are a class of language models that have demonstrated outstanding performance across a range of natural language processing (NLP) tasks and have become a highly sought-after research area, because of their…

Digital Libraries · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Lizhou Fan , Lingyao Li , Zihui Ma , Sanggyu Lee , Huizi Yu , Libby Hemphill

A Large Language Model (LLM) represents a cutting-edge artificial intelligence model that generates coherent content, including grammatically precise sentences, human-like paragraphs, and syntactically accurate code snippets. LLMs can play…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Robson Santos , Italo Santos , Cleyton Magalhaes , Ronnie de Souza Santos

The rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) has opened up new opportunities for leveraging artificial intelligence in a variety of application domains, including cybersecurity. As the volume and sophistication of cyber threats…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Hanxiang Xu , Shenao Wang , Ningke Li , Kailong Wang , Yanjie Zhao , Kai Chen , Ting Yu , Yang Liu , Haoyu Wang

Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated their transformative potential across numerous disciplinary studies, reshaping the existing research methodologies and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. However, a systematic…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Lu Xiang , Yang Zhao , Yaping Zhang , Chengqing Zong

Following the rise of large language models (LLMs), many studies have emerged in recent years focusing on exploring the adoption of LLM-based tools for software development by novice developers: computer science/software engineering…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-08-04 Samuel Ferino , Rashina Hoda , John Grundy , Christoph Treude

\textit{Background:} The use of large language models in software testing is growing fast as they support numerous tasks, from test case generation to automation, and documentation. However, their adoption often relies on informal…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-10-21 Maria Deolinda Santana , Cleyton Magalhaes , Ronnie de Souza Santos