Fri 5 Sep 2025 12:10 - 12:30 at Salon de Actos - Agents in RE Chair(s): Farnaz Fotrousi

Context: Large Language Model (LLM) agents are becoming widely used for various Requirements Engineering (RE) tasks. Research on improving their accuracy mainly focuses on prompt engineering, model fine-tuning, and retrieval augmented generation. However, these methods often treat models as isolated black boxes - relying on single-pass outputs without iterative refinement or collaboration, limiting robustness and adaptability. Objective: We propose that, just as human debates enhance accuracy and reduce bias in RE tasks by incorporating diverse perspectives, different LLM agents debating and collaborating may achieve similar improvements. Our goal is to investigate whether Multi-Agent Debate (MAD) strategies can enhance RE performance. Method: We conducted a systematic study of existing MAD strategies across various domains to identify their key characteristics. To assess their applicability in RE, we implemented and tested a preliminary MAD-based framework for RE classification. Results: Our study identified and categorized several MAD strategies, leading to a taxonomy outlining their core attributes. Our preliminary evaluation demonstrated the feasibility of applying MAD to RE classification. Conclusions: MAD presents a promising approach for improving LLM accuracy in RE tasks. This study provides a foundational understanding of MAD strategies, offering insights for future research and refinements in RE applications.

Fri 5 Sep

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11:00 - 12:30
Agents in RERE@Next! Papers / Research Papers at Salon de Actos
Chair(s): Farnaz Fotrousi Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg
11:00
30m
Paper
From Requirements to Code: Understanding Developer Practices in LLM-Assisted Software Engineering
Research Papers
Jonathan Ullrich Fraunhofer IESE, Matthias Koch Fraunhofer IESE, Andreas Vogelsang paluno – The Ruhr Institute for Software Technology, University of Duisburg-Essen
Pre-print
11:30
20m
Paper
Intelligent Agents for Requirements Engineering: Use, Feasibility and Evaluation
RE@Next! Papers
Jacek Dąbrowski Lero - the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software, Wanling Cai Lero@Trinity College Dublin, Amel Bennaceur The Open University, UK, Bashar Nuseibeh The Open University, UK, Faeq Alrimawi Lero - the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software
Pre-print
11:50
20m
Paper
ReqInOne: A Large Language Model-Based Agent for Software Requirements Specification Generation
RE@Next! Papers
Taohong Zhu , Lucas Cordeiro University of Oxford, Youcheng Sun MBZUAI
12:10
20m
Paper
Multi-Agent Debate Strategies to Enhance Requirements Engineering with Large Language Models
RE@Next! Papers
Marc Oriol Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Quim Motger Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Jordi Marco Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Xavier Franch Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pre-print