1 INTRODUCTION

2 SURVEY METHODOLOGY

3 RQ1: HOW ARE LLMS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CODE-RELATED TASKS?

4 RQ2: HOW ARE LLMS USED IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING RESEARCH?

5 RQ3: HOW ARE LLMS EMPIRICALLY EVALUATED IN SE RESEARCH?

6 RQ4: OPTIMIZATION AND APPLICATIONS

7 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

8 CONCLUSION