An Artificial Neural-Network-Based Approach to Software Reliability Assessment

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an artificial neural- network-based approach for software reliability estimation and modeling. We first explain the network networks from the mathematical viewpoints of software reliability modeling. That is, we will show how to apply neural network to predict software reliability by designing different elements of neural networks. Furthermore, we will use the neural network approach to build a dynamic weighted combinational model. The applicability of proposed model is demonstrated through four real software failure data sets. From experimental results, we can see that the proposed model significantly outperforms the traditional software reliability models.