Background. Open Source Software (OSS) is experiencing an increasing popularity both in
industry and in academia. Aim. We investigated models for the selection, evaluation, and …

Abstract Model-based test case generation (MB-TCG) and prioritization (MB-TCP) utilize
models that represent the system under test (SUT) for test generation and prioritization in …

During the evolution of a software system, a large number of bug reports are submitted.
Locating the source code files that need to be fixed to resolve the bugs is a challenging …

Issue tracking systems are commonly used in modern software development for collecting
feedback from users and developers. An ultimate automation target of software maintenance …

The research community in Software Engineering and Software Testing in particular builds
many of its contributions on a set of mutually shared expectations. Despite the fact that they …

Smartphone applications (apps) have gained popularity recently. Millions of smartphone
applications (apps) are available on different app stores which gives users plethora of …

Software testing is one of the key activities to achieve software quality in practice. Despite its
importance, however, we have a remarkable lack of knowledge on how developers test in …

During software maintenance, testing is a crucial activity to ensure the quality of program
code as it evolves over time. With the increasing size and complexity of software, adequate …

During the evolution of a software system, a large number of bug reports are submitted.
Locating the source code files that need to be fixed to resolve the bugs is a challenging …

Automated testing of mobile apps has received significant attention in recent years from
researchers and practitioners alike. In this paper, we report on the largest empirical study to …