Software fault localization, the act of identifying the locations of faults in a program, is widely
recognized to be one of the most tedious, time consuming, and expensive-yet equally critical …

This chapter describes traditional and intuitive fault localization techniques, including
program logging, assertions, breakpoints, and profiling. Many advanced fault localization …

Configuration changes are among the dominant causes of failures of large-scale software
system deployment. Given the velocity of configuration changes, typically at the scale of …

We report on the application of Genetic Programming to Software Fault Localisation, a
problem in the area of Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE). We give both empirical …

Spectrum-based Bayesian reasoning can effectively rank candidate fault locations based on
passing/failing test cases, but the diagnostic quality highly depends on the size and diversity …

CONTEXT: Effective test case prioritization shortens the time to detect failures, and yet the
use of fewer test cases may compromise the effectiveness of subsequent fault localization …

In practically all development processes, regression tests are used to detect the presence of
faults after a modification. If faults are detected, a fault localization algorithm can be used to …

Software Testing consumes very significant amount of time in the life cycle of software. Test
case prioritization is a way to provide priorities to test cases, to meet various testing goals …

Abstract Model-based diagnosis aims at identifying the real cause of a system's malfunction
based on a formal system model and observations of the system behavior. To discriminate …

Spectrum-based fault localization techniques (SBFLs) focus on the utilization of execution
information provided by large number of test cases. How to use the cases effectively is an …