Applying Cost-Sensitive Learning to Mitigate the Effect of Class Imbalance for Deep Learning-Based Fault Localization.

Authors: Yan, Yue^1,2 (AUTHOR) yanyue@sdust.edu.cn, Jiang, Shujuan³ (AUTHOR) shjjiang@cumt.edu.cn, Zhang, Yanmei³ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Cheng⁴ (AUTHOR), Sun, Yiru¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: International Journal of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering. Sep2026, p1-34. 34p. 2 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: Computer software testing, Fault diagnosis, Machine learning, Deep learning

Optimizing Context and Cost in LLM‐Based Unit Test Generation: A Study on External Dependency Retrieval Strategies.

Authors: Ferrer, Javier¹ (AUTHOR) jferrer@uma.es, Chicano, Francisco¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Expert Systems. Oct2026, Vol. 43 Issue 10, p1-21. 21p.

Subject Terms: *Mathematical optimization, Prompt engineering, Computer software testing

Automatic test suite generation using bat algorithm.

Authors: Malhotra, Ruchika¹ (AUTHOR), Pandey, Shivani^1,2 (AUTHOR) shivanipnd459@gmail.com

Source: Intelligent Data Analysis. Sep2026, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p1392-1410. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Mathematical optimization, Metaheuristic algorithms, Computer software testing, Particle swarm optimization, Genetic algorithms

A comprehensive review on code clone detection techniques.

Authors: Chatley, Geetika¹ (AUTHOR) Geetikachatley@gmail.com, Kaur, Amandeep¹ (AUTHOR) Amandeep1426@sggswu.edu.in

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2026, Vol. 3202 Issue 1, p1-8. 8p.

Subject Terms: *Computer software testing, *Computer software development, *Defect tracking (Computer software development), *Computer software security, *Software failures

Test case generation and prioritization from UML: A review.

Authors: Ulhas, Shinde Sangramsinh¹ (AUTHOR) shindesangramsinh96@gmail.com, Singh, Balraj¹ (AUTHOR) balraj.13075@lpu.co.in

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2026, Vol. 3202 Issue 1, p1-10. 10p.

Subject Terms: *Computer software testing, *Modeling languages (Computer science), *Software maintenance, *Computer software development, *Quality assurance

Setting the Stage: The importance of carefully choosing factors and levels to create a resilient situational framework.

Authors: Holm, Ken¹

Source: Quality Progress. May2026, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p28-35. 8p.

Subject Terms: Computer software testing, Orthogonal arrays, Independent variables

Symetra: Visual Analytics for the Parameter Tuning Process of Symbolic Execution Engines.

Authors: Hong, D.¹ (AUTHOR), Kim, M.¹ (AUTHOR), Cha, S.¹ (AUTHOR), Jo, J.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Computer Graphics Forum. Jun2026, p1. 12p. 5 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *Mathematical optimization, Visual analytics, Computer software testing, User-centered system design

GPT‐Monkey: Enhancing Automated GUI Testing for Android Apps via LLM‐Driven Interface Understanding and Function Segmentation.

Authors: Yuan, Zhanhui¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Kai² (AUTHOR) chenkai@iie.ac.cn, Yang, Zhi¹ (AUTHOR), Jiang, Dongxue³ (AUTHOR), Tan, Jinglei¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Hongqi¹ (AUTHOR), Marchetto, Alessandro (AUTHOR) alessandro.marchetto@unitn.it

Source: IET Software (Wiley-Blackwell). 6/4/2026, Vol. 2026, p1-29. 29p.

Subject Terms: *Defect tracking (Computer software development), *Computer software quality control, Computer software testing, Parameterization, Language models, Mobile apps

Reviews & Products: Android (Operating system)

Agentic AI-Based Automated Test Case Generation and Execution: A Survey.

Authors: Haware, Srushti¹ srushtihaware16@gmail.com, Inamdar, Janhavi¹ janhavinawork@gmail.com, Hiremath, Sakshi¹ sakshihiremath97@gmail.com, Shah, Shweta¹ sshah@ms.pict.edu, Sanap, Sharayu¹ sharayussanap@gmail.com

Source: International Scientific Journal of Engineering & Management. Jun2026, Vol. 5 Issue 6, p1-5. 5p.

Subject Terms: *Intelligent agents, *Quality assurance, Computer software testing, Multiagent systems, Deep learning, Language models

From Pareto to Neural: A Mathematical Survey of Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms—With Applications to Software Testing.

Authors: Zheng, Xufan¹ (AUTHOR) 2023014561@nwsuaf.edu.cn, Rasheed, Waqas² (AUTHOR)

Source: Mathematics (2227-7390). Aug2026, Vol. 14 Issue 15, p2694. 26p.

Subject Terms: *Multi-objective optimization, *Computer software testing, *Evolutionary algorithms, *Reinforcement learning, *Language models, *Pareto optimum, *Artificial neural networks

Test case generation using large language models: a systematic literature review.

Authors: Tasarsu, Murat¹ (AUTHOR) 2100003325@stu.iku.edu.tr, Tokmak, Ahmet Vedat¹ (AUTHOR) 2000005655@stu.iku.edu.tr, Catal, Cagatay² (AUTHOR) ccatal@qu.edu.qa

Source: Cluster Computing. Aug2026, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Language models, *Computer software testing, *Computer software quality control, *Software validation, *Software engineering

Software testing, verification & reliability.

Additional Titles: Software testing, verification and reliability
STVR
Software

Subjects: Computer software Periodicals. Testing, Computer software Periodicals. Verification, Computer software Periodicals. Reliability, Logiciels Périodiques. Essais, Logiciels Périodiques. Vérification, Logiciels Périodiques. Fiabilité, Computer software Reliability., Computer software Testing., Computer software Verification., Programari., Auditoria informàtica.

Index Terms: Computing, mathematics and information systems, Electronic journals., Periodicals., Periodicals., Revistes electròniques.

URL: http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=lesa.1013705225
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/13635
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291099-1689
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10991689

A survey paper on automation of functional testing.

Authors: Peter, J. Selvin Paul¹ (AUTHOR) selvinpj@srmist.edu.in, Esther, B. Priya² (AUTHOR) priyab@srmist.edu.in, Chatterjee, Srishti¹ (AUTHOR) ss2662@srmist.edu.in, Shivansh¹ (AUTHOR) sa3758@srmist.edu.in, Verma, Shikha³ (AUTHOR)

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2026, Vol. 3414 Issue 1, p1-4. 4p.

Subject Terms: *Computer software testing, *Computer software quality control, *Automation software, *Computer software development

Documentation quality for effective and reusable test cases: An expert's perspective.

Authors: Barraood, Samera Obaid^1,2 (AUTHOR) s.barraood@hu.edu.ye, SarkinTudu, Shehu M.³ (AUTHOR) shehu.studu@ssu.edu.ng, Mohd, Haslina⁴ (AUTHOR) haslina@uum.edu.my, Baharom, Fauziah⁴ (AUTHOR) fauziah@uum.edu.ye, Almogahed, Abdullah⁵ (AUTHOR) abdullah.almogahed@outlook.com, Al-Dyani, Wafa Zubair¹ (AUTHOR) wafa.zbair@hu.edu.ye

Source: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2026, Vol. 3407 Issue 1, p1-9. 9p.

Subject Terms: *Agile software development, *Computer software testing, *Computer software quality control

Covariate Software Defect Discovery Models to Explicitly Characterize Changepoints.

Authors: Steakelum, Joshua¹ (AUTHOR) jsteakelum@umassd.edu, Nagaraju, Vidhyashree² (AUTHOR) vidhyashreenagaraju@gmail.com, Shi, Ying³ (AUTHOR) ying.shi@nasa.gov, Fiondella, Lance¹ (AUTHOR) lfiondella@umassd.edu

Source: International Journal of Reliability, Quality & Safety Engineering. Apr2026, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p1-30. 30p.

Subject Terms: *Defect tracking (Computer software development), *Software reliability, Change-point problems, Computer software testing, Prediction models, Optimization algorithms, Software measurement

Combinatorial Test Sequence Generation Method Integrated with STPA.

Authors: Xu, Heng¹ (AUTHOR) hengxu@nuaa.edu.cn, Huang, Zhiqiu¹ (AUTHOR) zqhuang@nuaa.edu.cn, Tao, Chuanqi¹ (AUTHOR) taochuanqi@nuaa.edu.cn, Xie, Jian¹ (AUTHOR) xiejian_5@nuaa.edu.cn, Hu, Jun¹ (AUTHOR) hujun@nuaa.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Software Engineering & Knowledge Engineering. Mar2026, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p403-429. 27p.

Subject Terms: *Computer software, *Systems theory, Safety, Computer software testing, Dynamic testing

LeF‐MTP: Prioritizing GNN Test Cases by Fusing Model Uncertainty and Feature‐Space Confusability.

Authors: Su, Qingran¹ (AUTHOR), Li, Xingze² (AUTHOR), Ren, Yuming² (AUTHOR), Fu, Bing² (AUTHOR), Hu, Chunming² (AUTHOR), Yin, Yongfeng² (AUTHOR) yyf@buaa.edu.cn

Source: Computational Intelligence. Feb2026, Vol. 42 Issue 1, p1-17. 17p.

Subject Terms: Graph neural networks, Computer software testing, Computer vision, Fault diagnosis, Random forest algorithms, Epistemic uncertainty

Proximity‐Based Filtering: An Improved Adaptive Random Testing Approach Based on Orthogonal Bisections and Imaginary Offsets.

Authors: Ackah-Arthur, Hilary^1,2 (AUTHOR), Chen, Jinfu^1,3 (AUTHOR) jinfuchen@ujs.edu.cn, Towey, Dave⁴ (AUTHOR), Xi, Jiaxiang^1,3 (AUTHOR), Omari, Michael^1,2 (AUTHOR), Chen, Haibo^1,3 (AUTHOR), Górski, Tomasz (AUTHOR) tomasz.gorski@ieee.org

Source: IET Software (Wiley-Blackwell). 3/1/2026, Vol. 2026, p1-30. 30p.

Subject Terms: Computer software testing, Recursive partitioning, Debugging

Apple's Latest Attempt to Launch the New Siri Runs Into Snags.

Authors: Gurman, Mark (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 2/11/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *User interfaces, *Artificial intelligence, Intelligent personal assistants, Computer software testing, Apple computers, Software maintenance, Data integration

Company/Entity: Apple Inc. AAPL

Startup Antithesis turns years of real-world chaos into hours of simulated mayhem—and key trading firms and crypto networks are paying close attention.

Authors: Lazarus, Lily Mae (AUTHOR)

Source: Fortune.com. 3/24/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Network failures (Telecommunication), *Research funding, *Software reliability, *Cryptocurrencies, Computer software testing, Computer simulation, Automation software