{"id":16312,"date":"2026-08-27T08:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/optano.com\/?p=16312"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:33:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:33:59","slug":"llms-as-an-interface-for-complex-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/abschlussarbeiten\/llms-als-interface-fuer-komplexe-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor's\/Master's Thesis: LLMs as Interfaces for Complex Software"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LLMs as Intelligent User Interfaces for Complex Optimization and Analysis Software<\/p>

  • Traditional chatbot interfaces allow for free-form text input but do not adequately reflect the actual usage contexts of complex specialized software. It remains unclear which forms of interaction are better suited for demanding analytical tasks.<\/li>
  • In particular, the question arises as to whether LLM-based interfaces should not only respond reactively to user input, but also proactively provide hints, ask follow-up questions, or offer recommendations for action.<\/li>
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    Here is how we envision this methodology:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Development and comparison of several LLM-based interface concepts for a complex software application in the OPTANO context.<\/li>
    • Implementation of a prototype with at least two interaction modes, e.g., traditional chat versus proactive, context-aware assistance based on usage or system data.<\/li>
    • Evaluation through user testing and qualitative interviews, as well as quantitative metrics such as completion time, error rate, perceived usefulness, and sense of control.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      You'll need the following knowledge:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        Apply now!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Klingt interessant? Das ist die konkrete Forschungsfrage: LLMs als intelligente Benutzerschnittstelle f\u00fcr komplexe Optimierungs- und Analysesoftware Klassische Chatbot-Interfaces erlauben freie Texteingaben, bilden aber die tats\u00e4chlichen Nutzungskontexte komplexer Fachsoftware nur unzureichend ab. Es ist offen, welche Interaktionsformen f\u00fcr anspruchsvolle Analyseaufgaben besser geeignet sind. Insbesondere stellt sich die Frage, ob LLM-basierte Interfaces nicht nur reaktiv auf Nutzereingaben […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[194],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abschlussarbeiten"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16312"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16535,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16312\/revisions\/16535"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/optano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}