Enhancing Path Testing with Eye-Tracking: A Human-Centric Approach to Functional Software Testing
Software testing is essential for reliable, high-quality soft- ware, and path testing plays a key role in ensuring every function works as intended. However, connecting complex code to control-flow graphs can overwhelm testers, slowing down the process and increasing the risk of errors. We’ve developed a novel eye-tracking system to make path test- ing easier and more effective. By tracking testers’ gaze, the system high- lights matching code when they view a graph node, or the corresponding node when they focus on a line of code, keeping them focused and re- ducing mental strain. In a controlled laboratory experiment, involving 44 participants, we assessed the system’s impact. The results reveal that testers made fewer errors in path testing and completed testing with less effort using our system compared to traditional methods. This cross- domain approach, combining human-computer interaction with software testing, introduces an innovative technique to optimize testing processes. Our case study provides practical insights for enhancing software quality assurance and supporting testers in both industry and education.
Wed 17 SepDisplayed time zone: Athens change
14:00 - 15:30 | Metrics and Human-Centric Approaches to TestingGeneral Track at Atrium C Chair(s): Nina Yevtushenko Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the RussianAcademy of Sciences | ||
14:00 30mTalk | Time for Quiescence: Modelling Quiescent Behaviour in Testing via Time-outs in Timed Automata General Track Laura Brandán Briones Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Marcus Gerhold University of Twente, The Netherlands, Petra van den Bos University of Twente, The Netherlands, Marielle Stoelinga University of Twente and Radboud University, Nijmegen | ||
14:30 30mTalk | Enhancing Path Testing with Eye-Tracking: A Human-Centric Approach to Functional Software Testing General Track Angelos Fotopoulos University of Patras, Fezo Metsi University of Patras, Michalis Xenos University of Patras | ||
15:00 30mTalk | New convex-based metamorphic relations and large-scale machine learning model evaluation General Track Jessy Colonval Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, CNRS, institut FEMTO-ST(UMR 6174), F-25000, Fabrice Bouquet University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté |