A Systematic Mapping Study on Software Testing for Systems-of-Systems

Vinicius Carvalho Lopes, Marcus Norberto, R. S. Douglas Winston, Mohamad Kassab, Anderson Da Silva Soares, Roberto Oliveira, Valdemar Vicente Graciano Neto

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Abstract

Context: Smart Cities and other Systems-of-Systems (SoS) have attracted attention due to their potential for innovation in the services provided to the society. SoS are composed of several independent systems and often support critical domains. As such, failures can cause serious damage or even financial losses that can be avoided by performing quality assurance (QA). Among QA techniques, software testing is an essential activity that checks software behaviors against a subset of parameters. However, testing SoS can be even more complex since several other factors further elevate the complexity of the test, such as interoperability links and multiple independent systems. Goal: Our goal in this paper is to analyze the current state of research on software testing for SoS domain. Method: A protocol was formulated and executed according to the guidelines for performing systematic literature mappings in Software Engineering. Results: This study identified the tools, approaches, methods and processes that the literature has addressed to test SoS. Conclusions: Software Testing for SoS still faces several problems and presents many questions to be answered, particularly in the definition of processes and metrics.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 5th Brazilian Symposium on Systematic and Automated Software Testing, SAST 2020
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages88-97
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781450387552
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 20 2020
Event5th Brazilian Symposium on Systematic and Automated Software Testing, SAST 2020, co-located with the Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice, CBSoft 2020 - Virtual, Online, Brazil
Duration: Oct 20 2020Oct 21 2020

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference5th Brazilian Symposium on Systematic and Automated Software Testing, SAST 2020, co-located with the Brazilian Conference on Software: Theory and Practice, CBSoft 2020
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityVirtual, Online
Period10/20/2010/21/20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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