A Systematic Mapping Study on Non-Functional Search-Based Software Testing
by W. Afzal and R. Torkar and R. Feldt
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Automated software test generation has been applied
across the spectrum of test case design methods; this includes white-box (structural), black-box (functional), greybox (combination of structural and functional) and nonfunctional testing. In this paper, we undertake a systematic
mapping study to present a broad review of primary studies
on the application of search-based optimization techniques
to non-functional testing. The motivation is to identify the
evidence available on the topic and to identify gaps in the
application of search-based optimization techniques to different types of non-functional testing. The study is based
on a comprehensive set of 35 papers obtained after using
a multi-stage selection criteria and are published in workshops, conferences and journals in the time span 1996–
2007. We conclude that the search-based software testing
community needs to do more and broader studies on nonfunctional search-based software testing (NFSBST) and the
results from our systematic map can help direct such efforts.
Bibtex
@InProceedings{Afzal2008SEKE,
author = "Wasif Afzal and Richard Torkar and Robert Feldt",
title = "A Systematic Mapping Study on Non-Functional Search-Based Software Testing",
year = "2008",
booktitle = "Proceedings 20th International Conference on Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering (SEKE’08)",
month = "July 1-3",
address = "San Fransisco Bay, California, USA",
url = "http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~feldt/publications/afzal_2008_sysmap.html",
}