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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-2366</article-id>
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        <article-title>AI-driven optimization model for software requirement prioritization</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Shahane</surname>
            <given-names>Deepali</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Applications, School of Computer Science &amp; Engineering, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra, 411038, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Babasaheb  Dnyandeo</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Applications, Institute of Management &amp; Rural Development Administration, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Sangli, Maharashtra, 416416, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Kharat</surname>
            <given-names>Prashant</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Information Technology, Walchand College of Engineering, Shivaji University, Sangli, Maharashtra, 416415, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Shinde-Pawar</surname>
            <given-names>Manisha</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Applications, Kasegaon Education Society’s Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sakharale, Maharashtra, 415414, India</aff>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Patil</surname>
            <given-names>Vikas  V.</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Management Studies, Yashwantrao Mohite Institute of Management, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad, Maharashtra, 415539, India</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>47</volume>
      <issue>7</issue>
      <fpage>2789</fpage>
      <lpage>2806</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>31</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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        <p>Manual Software requirements engineering has encountered significant challenges related to time overhead, high human effort, susceptibility to errors, and limited scalability for dynamic change handling, ranking and prioritization of non-functional requirements and requirements change requests. This study proposes an adaptive, dynamic, scalable, and AI-driven optimization model for software requirements scaling and prioritization using advanced machine learning and hybrid AI-based prioritization to improve accuracy and efficiency in requirement decision-making.The proposed approach employs hybrid AI-driven framework integrating machine learning models for requirement classification and prediction, natural language processing for text processing, optimization-based scoring for ranking and prioritization, and domain-aware AI models. Software Requirements Prioritization and Change Management Model (SRPCMM) embed AI-driven analysis across requirement engineering phases, enabling optimization-based scoring and dynamic re-prioritization, Natural Language Processing (NLP) -based ambiguity reduction, and efficient change management. A novel risk-adjusted weighted priority scoring mechanism supports realistic and integrated criteria-driven evaluation. The experimental evaluation on an industrial software dataset has shown a 25–30% improvement in prioritization accuracy. The proposed model addresses key limitations of traditional requirement engineering by enabling integrated, automated, and intelligent decision-making processes.</p>
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        <kwd>AI requirement engineering</kwd>
        <kwd>Machine learning</kwd>
        <kwd>Optimization model</kwd>
        <kwd>Requirement prioritization</kwd>
        <kwd>Software engineering</kwd>
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