Vision to Specification: Automating the Transition from Conceptual Features to Functional Requirements
The translation of high-level abstract features into clear, and testable functional requirements (FRs) is a crucial step in software development, bridging the gap between user needs and technical specifications. In engineering practice, significant expert effort is needed for this translation. Our approach, EasyFR, streamlines the process by recommending Semantic Role Labeling (SRL) sequences for the given abstract features to guide Pre-trained Language Models (PLMs) in producing cohesive FR statements. By analyzing ten diverse datasets, we induce two variable SRL templates, each including two configurable parts. For concrete features, our proposed Key2Temp model can construct the appropriate variant of the SRL template by identifying a variable SRL template and placing the feature tokens in the appropriate slots. In this way, our approach reframes the process of requirement generation into a structured slot-filling activity. Experimental validation on four open datasets demonstrates that EasyFR outperforms three advanced Natural language generation (NLG) approaches, including GPT-4, particularly when existing FRs are available for training. The positive influence of our SRL template variant recommendations is further confirmed through an ablation study. We believe that our results indicate a notable step forward in the realm of automated requirements synthesis, holding potential to improve the process of requirements specification in future software projects.
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14:00 - 15:30 | TranslationResearch Papers / Journal-First at Grand Hall 2 Chair(s): Saikat Dutta Cornell University | ||
14:00 10mTalk | Enhancing LLM to Decompile Optimized PTX to Readable CUDA for Tensor Programs Research Papers Xinyu Sun University of Science and Technology of China, Fugen Tang University of Science and Technology of China, Yu Zhang University of Science and Technology of China, Han Shen Kuaishou Technology, Chengru Song Kuaishou Technology, Di Zhang Kuaishou Technology | ||
14:10 10mTalk | Forcrat: Automatic I/O API Translation from C to Rust via Origin and Capability Analysis Research Papers | ||
14:20 10mTalk | Polyglot: An Extensible Framework to Benchmark Code Translation with LLMs Research Papers Marco Vieira University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Priyam Ashish Shah University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Bhavain Shah University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Rrezarta Krasniqi University of North Carolina at Charlotte | ||
14:30 10mTalk | RFCScope: Detecting Logical Ambiguities in Internet Protocol Specifications Research Papers Mrigank Pawagi Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Lize Shao Rice University, USA, Hyeonmin Lee University of Virginia, Yixin Sun University of Virginia, Wenxi Wang University of Virgina Pre-print Media Attached File Attached | ||
14:40 10mTalk | Vision to Specification: Automating the Transition from Conceptual Features to Functional Requirements Journal-First Xiaoli Lian Beihang University, China | ||
14:50 10mTalk | RustAssure: Differential Symbolic Testing for LLM-Transpiled C-to-Rust Code Research Papers | ||
15:00 10mTalk | SPEC2CODE: Mapping Software Specification to Function-Level Code Implementation Research Papers Yuekun Wang Singapore Management University, Lili Quan Tianjin University, Xiaofei Xie Singapore Management University, Junjie Wang Tianjin University, Jianjun Chen Tsinghua University | ||
15:10 10mTalk | RustRepoTrans: Repository-level Context Code Translation Benchmark Targeting Rust Research Papers Guangsheng Ou Sun Yat-sen University, Mingwei Liu Sun Yat-Sen University, Yuxuan Chen , Yanlin Wang Sun Yat-sen University, Xin Peng Fudan University, Zibin Zheng Sun Yat-sen University Pre-print | ||
15:20 10mTalk | DLBENCH: A Comprehensive Benchmark for SQL Translation with Large Language Models Research Papers Li Lin Xiamen University, Hongqiao Chen School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Qinglin Zhu School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Liehang Chen School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Linlong Tang School of Informatics, Xiamen University, Rongxin Wu Xiamen University | ||
