Training a Machine-Learning Model for Optimal Fitness Function Selection with the Aim of Finding Bugs

To ensure that a software system operates in the correct way, it is crucial to test it extensively. Manual software testing is severely time-consuming, and developers often underestimate its importance. Consequently, many tools for automatic test generation have been developed during the past decade. EvoSuite is a state-of-the-art tool for...

Blockchain verification and validation: Techniques, challenges, and research directions

As blockchain technology is gaining popularity in industry and society, solutions for Verification and Validation (V&V) of blockchain-based software applications (BC-Apps) have started gaining equal attention. To ensure that BC-Apps are properly developed before deployment, it is paramount to apply systematic V&V to verify their...