Automated unit testing of a SCADA control software: An industrial case study based on action research

Shahnewaz Amin Jolly; Vahid Garousi; Matt M. Eskandar

doi:10.1109/ICST.2012.120

Automated unit testing of a SCADA control software: An industrial case study based on action research

Shahnewaz Amin Jolly^*, Vahid Garousi, Matt M. Eskandar

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Abstract

We report in this case-study paper our experience and success story with a practical approach and tool for unit regression testing of a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) software. The tool uses a black-box specification of the units under test to automatically generate NUnit test code. We then improved the test suite by white-box and mutation testing. The approach and tool were developed in an action-research project to test a commercial large-scale SCADA system called Rocket.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 5th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012
Pages	400-409
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICST.2012.120
Publication status	Published - 17 May 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	5th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012 - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: 17 Apr 2012 → 21 Apr 2012

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Conference	5th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Montreal, QC
Period	17/04/2012 → 21/04/2012

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action research
automated unit testing
industrical case study
SCADA software

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Jolly, SA, Garousi, V & Eskandar, MM 2012, Automated unit testing of a SCADA control software: An industrial case study based on action research. in Proceedings - IEEE 5th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012., 6200132, pp. 400-409, 5th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012, Montreal, QC, Canada, 17/04/2012. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICST.2012.120

Automated unit testing of a SCADA control software: An industrial case study based on action research. / Jolly, Shahnewaz Amin; Garousi, Vahid; Eskandar, Matt M.
Proceedings - IEEE 5th International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation, ICST 2012. 2012. p. 400-409 6200132.

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