A systematic mapping study on non-functional search-based software testing
Wasif Afzal, Richard Torkar, ROBERT H. FELDT · 2008
Automated software test generation has been applied across the spectrum of test case design methods; this in-cludes white-box (structural), black-box (functional), grey-box (combination of structural and functional) and non-functional 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 dif-ferent 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 work-shops, 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 non-functional search-based software testing (NFSBST) and the results from our systematic map can help direct such efforts. 1.