Title: Optimisation of software testing using Genetic Algorithm

Authors: Praveen Ranjan Srivastava

Addresses: Computer Sciences and Information System Group, BITS Pilani, Pilani – 333031, Rajasthan, India

Abstract: Software testing is meant to increase confidence in the correctness of software. Test data generation is one of the key issues in software testing. A properly generated test suite may not only locate the errors in a software system, but also help in reducing the high cost associated with software testing. It is often desired that test data in the form of test sequences within a test suite can be automatically generated to achieve the required test coverage. This paper proposes Genetic Algorithm (GA) to test data generation for optimising the software testing.

Keywords: software testing; GAs; genetic algorithms; test data generation; test cases; optimisation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAISC.2009.027301

International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, 2009 Vol.1 No.2/3/4, pp.363 - 375

Published online: 19 Jul 2009 *

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