Message from the Workshop Chairs

Abstract

There is a growing realization that optimization can be applied to many aspects of the software development process a research area known as Search Based Software Engineering (SBSE). Search Based Software Testing — one of the largest research areas within SBSE — is the process of using search-based optimization algorithms to specifically address problems in software testing. SBST has been applied to a wide variety of testing goals including structural, functional, non-functional and statebased properties. Many approaches to testing and a wide diverse range of development domains have been addressed, including exceptions, interactions, integration, mutation, regression, and web applications.