9 papers
Understanding Usefulness in Developer Explanations on Stack Overflow
Martin Obaidi, Kushtrim Qengaj, Hannah Deters +4
Explanations are essential in software engineering (SE) and requirements communication, helping stakeholders clarify ambiguities, justify design choices, and build shared understan…
From App Features to Explanation Needs: Analyzing Correlations and Predictive Potential
Martin Obaidi, Kushtrim Qengaj, Jakob Droste +5
In today's digitized world, software systems must support users in understanding both how to interact with a system and why certain behaviors occur. This study investigates whether…
Automatic Generation of Explainability Requirements and Software Explanations From User Reviews
Martin Obaidi, Jannik Fischbach, Jakob Droste +6
Explainability has become a crucial non-functional requirement to enhance transparency, build user trust, and ensure regulatory compliance. However, translating explanation needs e…
A German Gold-Standard Dataset for Sentiment Analysis in Software Engineering
Martin Obaidi, Marc Herrmann, Elisa Schmid +3
Sentiment analysis is an essential technique for investigating the emotional climate within developer teams, contributing to both team productivity and project success. Existing se…
Towards Trustworthy Sentiment Analysis in Software Engineering: Dataset Characteristics and Tool Selection
Martin Obaidi, Marc Herrmann, Jil Klünder +1
Software development relies heavily on text-based communication, making sentiment analysis a valuable tool for understanding team dynamics and supporting trustworthy AI-driven anal…
Identifying Explanation Needs: Towards a Catalog of User-based Indicators
Hannah Deters, Laura Reinhardt, Jakob Droste +2
In today's digitalized world, where software systems are becoming increasingly ubiquitous and complex, the quality aspect of explainability is gaining relevance. A major challenge…