LLMs, Requirements Engineering, and Simulation: Research Challenges and Opportunities

• Kauan Oliveira Perdig˜ao Lopes UFC
• Lucas Moura UFC
• Emanuel Ferreira Coutinho UFC

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/mssis.2025.12556

Abstract

Requirements Engineering (RE) is an essential discipline in the software development process to gather stakeholders’ needs. Large-Scale Language Models (LLMs) have been used to automate and optimize this process, reducing ambiguities and inconsistencies. This research explores the applications of LLMs in RE, such as automatic elicitation, classification of requirements, generation of specifications and impact analysis of changes. It also discusses challenges such as response accuracy, data security and integration with external tools, as well as possible solutions with specialized models.

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