Optimisation of software testing using Genetic Algorithm

Abstract

Software testing is meant to increase confidence in the correctness of software. Test data generation is one of the key issues in software testing. A properly generated test suite may not only locate the errors in a software system, but also help in reducing the high cost associated with software testing. It is often desired that test data in the form of test sequences within a test suite can be automatically generated to achieve the required test coverage. This paper proposes Genetic Algorithm (GA) to test data generation for optimising the software testing.