REFSQ 2026
Mon 23 - Thu 26 March 2026 Poznań, Poland
Thu 26 Mar 2026 11:15 - 11:45 at CW 3 - Requirements Specification and Privacy by Design Chair(s): Sallam Abualhaija

[Context and motivation.] Extracting features from mobile app reviews is increasingly important for multiple requirements engineering (RE) tasks. However, existing methods struggle to turn noisy, ambiguous feedback into interpretable insights. [Question/problem.] Syntactic approaches lack semantic depth, while large language models (LLMs) often miss fine-grained features or fail to structure them coherently. In addition, existing methods output flat lists of features without semantic organization, limiting interpretation and comparability. Consequently, current feature extraction approaches do not provide structured, meaningful representations of app features. As a result, practitioners face fragmented information that hinder requirement analysis, prioritization, and cross-app comparison, among other use cases. [Principal ideas/results.] In this context, we propose FeClustRE, a framework integrating hybrid feature extraction, hierarchical clustering with auto-tuning and LLM-based semantic labelling. FeClustRE combines syntactic parsing with LLM enrichment, organizes features into clusters, and automatically generates meaningful taxonomy labels. We evaluate FeClustRE on public benchmarks for extraction correctness and on a sample study of generative AI assistant app reviews for clustering quality, semantic coherence, and interpretability. [Contribution.] Overall, FeClustRE delivers (1) a hybrid framework for feature extraction and taxonomy generation, (2) an auto-tuning mechanism with a comprehensive evaluation methodology, and (3) open-source and replicable implementation. These contributions bridge user feedback and feature understanding, enabling deeper insights into current and emerging requirements.

Thu 26 Mar

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10:45 - 12:25
Requirements Specification and Privacy by DesignResearch Track at CW 3
Chair(s): Sallam Abualhaija University of Luxembourg
10:45
30m
Technical design
An Industry-Driven Template for the Documentation of Non-Functional RequirementsTechnical Design Paper
Research Track
Sabine Molenaar Utrecht University, Fabiano Dalpiaz Utrecht University
11:15
30m
Technical design
FeClustRE: Hierarchical Clustering and Semantic Tagging of App Features from User ReviewsTechnical Design Paper
Research Track
Max Tiessler Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Quim Motger Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Pre-print
11:45
20m
Research preview
Eliciting and Ingraining Cultural Elements in Digital Information Systems with CEFISResearch Preview Paper
Research Track
12:05
20m
Research preview
Towards a Goal-Centric Assessment of Requirements Engineering Methods for Privacy by DesignResearch Preview Paper
Research Track
Oleksandr Kosenkov Blekinge Institute of Technology, Ehsan Zabardast Nordea / Blekinge Institute of Technology, Jannik Fischbach Netlight Consulting GmbH and fortiss GmbH, Tony Gorschek Blekinge Institute of Technology / DocEngineering, Daniel Mendez Blekinge Institute of Technology and fortiss
Pre-print