Software testing of mobile applications: Challenges and future research directions

2012 7th International Workshop on Automation of Software Test, AST 2012 - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 29-35

  Muccini, Henry ^a   Di Francesco, Antonio ^a   Esposito, Patrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; STATE OF THE ART; TESTING AUTOMATION; TESTING TECHNIQUE; VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION;

AUTOMATION; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TESTING;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 84864207089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IWAST.2012.6228987     Document Type: Conference Paper

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