16 papers
From Quality Properties to Practice: A Guideline and Workflow for Explainability Requirements
Martin Obaidi, Jakob Droste, Hannah Deters +3
Explainability is increasingly required in AI-enabled software systems to support transparency, user trust, and compliance. Yet, explainability requirements are often written ad ho…
Writing Better Software Explanations: A Guideline-Based Approach
Martin Obaidi, Jean-Carl Kremser, Hannah Deters +3
As software systems increasingly rely on natural-language explanations to address user-reported explanation needs in requirements communication and support, ensuring that such expl…
Automating Explanation Need Management in App Reviews: A Case Study from the Navigation App Industry
Martin Obaidi, Nicolas VoÃ, Hannah Deters +4
Providing explanations in response to user reviews is a time-consuming and repetitive task for companies, as many reviews present similar issues requiring nearly identical response…
Exploring Indicators of Developers' Sentiment Perceptions in Student Software Projects
Martin Obaidi, Marc Herrmann, Jendrik Martensen +2
Communication is a crucial social factor in the success of software projects, as positively or negatively perceived statements can influence how recipients feel and affect team col…
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…
How to Elicit Explainability Requirements? A Comparison of Interviews, Focus Groups, and Surveys
Martin Obaidi, Jakob Droste, Hannah Deters +4
As software systems grow increasingly complex, explainability has become a crucial non-functional requirement for transparency, user trust, and regulatory compliance. Eliciting exp…