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Intelligent Requirements Validation: An Empirical Evaluation of NLP Techniques for Automated Quality Assurance

by Yuliia Baranetska
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Number 53
Year of Publication: 2025
Authors: Yuliia Baranetska
10.5120/ijca2025925909

Yuliia Baranetska . Intelligent Requirements Validation: An Empirical Evaluation of NLP Techniques for Automated Quality Assurance. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 53 ( Nov 2025), 58-66. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025925909

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author = { Yuliia Baranetska },
title = { Intelligent Requirements Validation: An Empirical Evaluation of NLP Techniques for Automated Quality Assurance },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Nov 2025 },
volume = { 187 },
number = { 53 },
month = { Nov },
year = { 2025 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 58-66 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume187/number53/intelligent-requirements-validation-an-empirical-evaluation-of-nlp-techniques-for-automated-quality-assurance/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2025925909 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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Abstract

To ensure high-quality software at scale, faster and more reliable requirements validation is needed beyond manual methods. This paper examines the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) for automated validation through a mixed-method study in the automotive and healthcare sectors. Manual validation was compared with an NLP-based approach on 50 requirements, assessing time, defect detection, and cost. The NLP method reduced validation time by 66.7%, identified 29.4% more defects, and lowered costs by 40%, with all differences being statistically significant. This paper discusses the workflow, dataset, annotation scheme (ambiguity, inconsistency, redundancy), implementation tools (spaCy, BERT, NLTK), and challenges (domain terminology, integration).

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Natural Language Processing (NLP) Requirements Validation Quality Assurance (QA) Test Automation BERT CI/CD