Optimal allocation of testing resources for modular software systems

Proceedings - International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, ISSRE

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 129-138

  Huang, Chin Yu ^a   Lo, Jung Hua ^a   Kuo, Sy Yen ^a   Lyu, Michael R ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cost function; Lagrangian functions; Logistics; Optimization methods; Resource management; Software algorithms; Software reliability; Software systems; Software testing; System testing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST FUNCTIONS; INTEGRATION TESTING; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOFTWARE TESTING;

LAGRANGIAN FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE ALGORITHMS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS; SYSTEM TESTING;

SOFTWARE RELIABILITY;

EID: 84948767261     PISSN: 10719458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISSRE.2002.1173228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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