Applying Evolutionary Testing to Search for Critical Defects

Software systems are used regularly in safety-relevant applications. Therefore, the occurrence of critical defects may not only cause costly recalls but may also endanger human lives. Accordingly, the development of software systems in industrial practice must comply with the highest quality requirements and standards. In practice, the most important analytical quality assurance method is dynamic testing and the most important activity to ensure this quality is test case determination. The effectiveness and efficiency of the test process can be clearly improved by Evolutionary Testing. Evolutionary Testing is a metaheuristic search technique for the generation of test cases.