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most citedQualitative Research Methods in Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future

6 citations · 12 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

cs.SE2026

Adaptive Strategy Generation for Boundary Value Exploration Beyond Numeric Inputs

Sabinakhon Akbarova, Felix Dobslaw, Robert Feldt

Software behavior often changes abruptly at boundaries between input regions, and these transitions are known to be fault-prone. Boundary Value Exploration (BVE) automates boundary…

cs.CV2026★ 1 cited

Domain-Invariant Prompt Learning for Vision-Language Models

Arsham Gholamzadeh Khoee, Yinan Yu, Robert Feldt

Large pre-trained vision-language models like CLIP have transformed computer vision by aligning images and text in a shared feature space, enabling robust zero-shot transfer via pr…

cs.AI2026

DomAgent: Leveraging Knowledge Graphs and Case-Based Reasoning for Domain-Specific Code Generation

Shuai Wang, Dhasarathy Parthasarathy, Robert Feldt +1

Large language models (LLMs) have shown impressive capabilities in code generation. However, because most LLMs are trained on public domain corpora, directly applying them to real-…

cs.SE2026

Understanding on the Edge: LLM-generated Boundary Test Explanations

Sabinakhon Akbarova, Felix Dobslaw, Robert Feldt

Boundary value analysis and testing (BVT) is fundamental in software quality assurance because faults tend to cluster at input extremes, yet testers often struggle to understand an…

cs.SE2025

From Challenge to Change: Design Principles for AI Transformations

Theocharis Tavantzis, Stefano Lambiase, Daniel Russo +1

The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping Software Engineering (SE), creating new opportunities while introducing human-centered challenges. Although prior work n…

cs.SE2025★ 1 cited

Large Language Models in Thematic Analysis: Prompt Engineering, Evaluation, and Guidelines for Qualitative Software Engineering Research

Cristina Martinez Montes, Robert Feldt, Cristina Miguel Martos +3

As artificial intelligence advances, large language models (LLMs) are entering qualitative research workflows, yet no reproducible methods exist for integrating them into establish…

cs.SE2025★ 2 cited

Clotho: Measuring Task-Specific Pre-Generation Test Adequacy for LLM Inputs

Juyeon Yoon, Somin Kim, Robert Feldt +1

Software increasingly relies on the emergent capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), from natural language understanding to program analysis and generation. Yet testing them…

cs.SE2025

SETBVE: Quality-Diversity Driven Exploration of Software Boundary Behaviors

Sabinakhon Akbarova, Felix Dobslaw, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira Neto +1

Software systems exhibit distinct behaviors based on input characteristics, and failures often occur at the boundaries between input domains. Traditional Boundary Value Analysis (B…

cs.SE2025

Cross-Functional AI Task Forces (X-FAITs) for AI Transformation of Software Organizations

Lucas Gren, Robert Feldt

This experience report introduces the Cross-Functional AI Task Force (X-FAIT) framework to bridge the gap between strategic AI ambitions and operational execution within software-i…

cs.SE2025

Capturing Semantic Flow of ML-based Systems

Shin Yoo, Robert Feldt, Somin Kim +1

ML-based systems are software systems that incorporates machine learning components such as Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) or Large Language Models (LLMs). While such systems enable a…

cs.SE2025★ 2 cited

Challenges in Testing Large Language Model Based Software: A Faceted Taxonomy

Felix Dobslaw, Robert Feldt, Juyeon Yoon +1

Large Language Models (LLMs) and Multi-Agent LLMs (MALLMs) introduce non-determinism unlike traditional or machine learning software, requiring new approaches to verifying correctn…

cs.SE2025★ 6 cited

Qualitative Research Methods in Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future

Carolyn Seaman, Rashina Hoda, Robert Feldt

The paper entitled "Qualitative Methods in Empirical Studies of Software Engineering" by Carolyn Seaman was published in TSE in 1999. It has been chosen as one of the most influent…

cs.SE2024

The Social Psychology of Software Security (Psycurity)

Lucas Gren, Robert Feldt

This position paper explores the intricate relationship between social psychology and secure software engineering, underscoring the vital role social psychology plays in the realm…