4 papers
Taking a Pulse on How Generative AI is Reshaping the Software Engineering Research Landscape
Bianca Trinkenreich, Fabio Calefato, Kelly Blincoe +8
Context: Software engineering (SE) researchers increasingly study Generative AI (GenAI) while also incorporating it into their own research practices. Despite rapid adoption, there…
Statistical Confidence in Functional Correctness: An Approach for AI Product Functional Correctness Evaluation
Wallace Albertini, Marina Condé Araújo, Júlia Condé Araújo +2
The quality assessment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems is a fundamental challenge due to their inherently probabilistic nature. Standards such as ISO/IEC 25059 provide a qu…
Applying a Requirements-Focused Agile Management Approach for Machine Learning-Enabled Systems
Lucas Romao, Luiz Xavier, Júlia Condé Araújo +3
Machine Learning (ML)-enabled systems challenge traditional Requirements Engineering (RE) and agile management due to data dependence, experimentation, and uncertain model behavior…
LLM-Assisted Thematic Analysis: Opportunities, Limitations, and Recommendations
Tatiane Ornelas, Allysson Allex Araújo, Júlia Araújo +3
[Context] Large Language Models (LLMs) are increasingly used to assist qualitative research in Software Engineering (SE), yet the methodological implications of this usage remain u…