Program debugging based on integration testing

• Grant number: 11/03841-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: August 01, 2011
• End date: December 31, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Computer Science - Computing Methodologies and Techniques
• Principal Investigator: Marcos Lordello Chaim
• Grantee: Higor Amario de Souza
• Host Institution: Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Debugging is the activity responsible for locating and correcting defects generated during the development of programs. It is understood as the corollary of a successful test since it starts from a test that reveals the presence of defects. Because of this relationship between testing and debugging, heuristics were developed to identify pieces of code most likely to contain defects from coverage results of white-box testing. However, only unit white-box testing results have been used for fault location by means of heuristics. The objective of this project is to investigate the use of information obtained during integration white-box testing to support program debugging in two contexts: in programs with a single defect and with multiple defects. (AU)

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DE SOUZA, HIGOR AMARIO; CHAIM, MARCOS LORDELLO; IEEE. Adding Context to Fault Localization with Integration Coverage. 2013 28TH IEEE/ACM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (ASE), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2013-01-01. (11/03841-0)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SOUZA, Higor Amario de. Program debugging based on integration coverage. 2012. Master's Dissertation - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades (EACH) São Paulo.