Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software

Presenting the state-of-the-art in component-based software testing, this new, cutting-edge resource offers you an in-depth understanding of the current issues, challenges, needs, and solutions in this critical area. The book discusses the very latest advances in component-based testing and quality assurance in an accessible tutorial format, making the material easy to comprehend and benefit from no matter what your professional level. The book clearly explains what component-based software testing is, why it is important, and how it differs from traditional software testing. From an introduction to software components, testing component-based software, and validation methods for software components, to performance testing and measurement, standards and certification, and verification of quality for component-based systems, you get a revealing snapshot of the key developments in this area, including important research findings. This unique volume also serves as an excellent textbook for related courses at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level.

Jerry Zeyu Gao is an associate professor of the department of computer engineering at San Jose State University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Texas at Arlington. He has published over 35 technical papers in IEEE/ACM journals, magazines, and international conferences, and is a co-author of another book in software testing.

H.-S. Jacob Tsao is an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at San Jose State University. Dr. Tsao received his M.S. in mathematical statistics from the University of Texas at Dallas and his Ph.D. in operations research from the University of California at Berkeley. He has published over 30 refereed journal papers and a research book.

Ye Wu is an assistant professor of the information and software engineering department at George Mason University. He holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from Shandong University, P.R. China and State University of New York at Albany, respectively. Dr. Wu has been a Member of IEEE since 1999.