Lunch seminar: Exploring the cognitive processes used by testers

Welcome to the last brown-bag seminar of 2020!

Title: Exploring the cognitive processes used by testers

Abstract: In theme one Eduard Paul Enoiu from Mälardalen University has been working towards a cognitive model of software testing based on how problem solving is conceptualized in cognitive psychology. This approach instantiates a general problem solving process for the specific problem of creating test cases in automated testing. A preliminary study led to a pilot experiment to understand the mechanisms by which human testers choose, design, implement and evaluate test cases and test design strategies. With such a model comes the opportunity to improve training and support of testing. One example of improvement, observed in previous sprints, is to augment human-created test suites with other automated test generation strategies (e.g., combinatorial coverage).

Eduard will be teaching in a course in Romania on Monday, but will make a video that we can have as a basis for the discussion.

The link to the video is https://youtu.be/7FPXOSsgrMM