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Ontology-Based Web Application Testing

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Testing Web applications is still a challenging work which can greatly benefit from test automation techniques. In this paper, we focus on using ontologies as a means of test automation. Current works that use ontologies for software testing are discussed. Further a theoretical roadmap is presented, with some examples, on ontology-based web application testing.

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This work has been supported by a grant by Iran’s Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), which is hereby acknowledged.

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  1. Computer Engineering Department, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Samad Paydar & Mohsen Kahani

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  1. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Tarek Sobh

  2. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Khaled Elleithy

  3. School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport, University Avenue 221, Bridgeport, 06604, USA

    Ausif Mahmood

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Paydar, S., Kahani, M. (2010). Ontology-Based Web Application Testing. In: Sobh, T., Elleithy, K., Mahmood, A. (eds) Novel Algorithms and Techniques in Telecommunications and Networking. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3662-9_4

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