Combinatorial t-way test suite generation using an improved asexual reproduction optimization algorithm

E Pira, M Khodizadeh-Nahari - Applied Soft Computing, 2024 - Elsevier
To ensure the correctness and quality of a software system, it is desirable to test all possible
combinations of the input parameters under various configurations. But the exhaustive …

T-tuple reallocation: An algorithm to create mixed-level covering arrays to support software test case generation

JM Balera, VA de Santiago Júnior - … , Banff, AB, Canada, June 22-25, 2015 …, 2015 - Springer
A fact that is known both by researchers and by industry professionals is that exhaustive
software testing is impractical. Therefore, one of the most studied activities of software …

A memetic algorithm for high‐strength covering array generation

X Guo, X Song, J Zhou, F Wang, K Tang… - IET Software, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Covering array generation (CAG) is the key research problem in combinatorial testing and is
an NP‐complete problem. With the increasing complexity of software under test and the …

Using the particle swarm optimization algorithm to generate the minimum test suite in covering array with uniform strength

S Esfandyari, V Rafe - Soft Computing Journal, 2021 - scj.kashanu.ac.ir
Up to now, several useful algorithms have been proposed to generate covering array, which
is one of the branches of combinatorial testing. The main challenge in generating such …

Metaheuristic approach for constructing functional test‐suites

H Avila-George, J Torres-Jimenez… - IET …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Today, software systems are complex and have many possible configurations. A deficient
software testing process often leads to unfortunate consequences, including data losses …

GALP: a hybrid artificial intelligence algorithm for generating covering array

S Esfandyari, V Rafe - soft computing, 2021 - Springer
Today, there are a lot of useful algorithms for covering array (CA) generation, one of the
branches of combinatorial testing. The major CA challenge is the generation of an array with …

A tuned version of genetic algorithm for efficient test suite generation in interactive t-way testing strategy

S Esfandyari, V Rafe - Information and Software Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Context To improve the quality and correctness of a software product it is necessary to test
different aspects of the software system. Among different approaches for software testing …

[PDF][PDF] ABCVS: An artificial bee colony for generating variable t-way test sets

AK Alazzawi, HM Rais, S Basri - International Journal of …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
To achieve acceptable quality and performance of any software product, it is crucial to
assess various software components in the application. There exist various softwaretesting …

Simulated annealing for constructing mixed covering arrays

H Avila-George, J Torres-Jimenez… - … Computing and Artificial …, 2012 - Springer
Combinatorial testing is a method that can reduce costs and increase the effectiveness of
software testing for many applications. It is based on constructing test-suites of economical …

[PDF][PDF] Generating Variable Strength Covering Array for Combinatorial Software Testing with Greedy Strategy.

Z Wang, H He - J. Softw., 2013 - jsoftware.us
Combinatorial testing is a practical and efficient software testing techniques, which could
detect the faults that triggered by interactions among factors in software. Compared to the …