Abstract Context Search Based Software Testing refers to the use of meta-heuristics for the
optimization of a task in the context of software testing. Meta-heuristics can solve complex …

Mutation testing is the process whereby a fault is deliberately inserted into a software
system, in order to assess the quality of test data, in terms of its ability to find this fault …

Search based test data generation has gained popularity in recent times. Mutation testing
can assist in improving the effectiveness of the generated test data. We recently proposed …

Manual test case generation is an exhaustive and time-consuming process. However,
automated test data generation may reduce the efforts and assist in creating an adequate …

Mutation testing is a fault-based testing technique that helps generating effective test cases.
Mutation testing is computationally expensive, because it requires executing hundreds and …

Mutation testing is a fault-based unit testing in which faults are detected by executing certain
test data designed by any white box testing technique. This paper presents a hybridized …

Information Technology has rapidly developed in recent years and software systems can
play a critical role in the symmetry of the technology. Regarding the field of software testing …

The complexity of software has been increasing in the past few years, and software testing
as a most intensive factor is becoming more and more expensive. Testing costs often …

Mutation testing is regarded as an effective testing criterion. However, its main downside is
that it is an expensive and time consuming technique, which has hampered its widespread …

Search based techniques have been widely applied in the domain of software testing. This
Systematic Literature Review aims to present the research carried out in the field of search …