Multi-LLM Persona Generation for Virtual Focus Groups in Software Engineering: A Controlled, Multi-Domain Study of Emotional Requirements Elicitation (CCF A)
Published in ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE) 2026, 2026
A multi-domain controlled study (mental-health, finance, fitness) comparing 4 AI configurations vs. human baselines for emotional requirements elicitation. Heterogeneous-provider plurality shows +14.7% uplift in validated requirements.
Keywords: AI/ML for SE, Requirements Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, Empirical SE, Virtual Focus Groups, LLM Personas
Track: Research Papers Track
Recommended citation: Fan, G., Liu, D., Pan, L., Zhang, R., & Guo, Q. (2026). Multi-LLM Persona Generation for Virtual Focus Groups in Software Engineering: A Controlled, Multi-Domain Study of Emotional Requirements Elicitation. In Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE 2026). ACM.