Test Data Generation for Relational Database Applications

he began working on the database application testing project leading to his thesis, under the supervision of Phyllis Frankl. His research interests are in the areas of software testing, database systems, and computer security. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS My sincerest gratitude to my advisor, Professor Phyllis Frankl, who gave me the opportunity to pursue my academic goals and whose extraordinary support and guidance helped me to reach those goals. Her expertise and insight kept me focused in the right direction. She also encouraged me to pursue areas that interested me, even those that were not directly related to my thesis, such as the anti-virus project, which was a wonderful learning experience. I greatly appreciate that she took an interest in my overall professional growth and well-being. I am very fortunate to have had such a caring and knowledgeable advisor. My work is part of a comprehensive database application testing project. I would like to give special thanks to Phyllis Frankl, Elaine Weyuker (AT&T Research) and Filippos Vokolos (Assistant Professor at Drexel University), who were instrumental in the development of the ideas which led to this thesis as well as the ongoing project. I am also grateful to my committee members: Gleb Naumovich, Filippos Vokolos, and Shivendra Panwar, for their support and their help in improving this dissertation. I appreciate very much the support and encouragement I have received from the chairman of the department of Computer and Information Science, Stuart Steele, as well as all the faculty in the department. I would like to thank my colleagues and friends. From the time I joined Polytechnic University, Vinay Kanitkar and Ravanasamudram Uma were always there for me when I needed help or advice. I learned so much from Uma and Vinay; we had many interesting and insightful conversations. I had the pleasure and privilege of working with Saikat Dan on two projects. Dan is a team player and also a great friend. Dan continued to contribute ideas and assistance long after he was no longer officially on the project, including help with some technical difficulties which inhibited progress on the project. I would also like to thank Zhongchiang Chen, Yuetang Deng, and James Wang for their contributions to the database application testing project. It was great sharing an office with Uma and then with Allen Chang; it's truly nice to work alongside such great people. I will never forget some of the conversations …