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Search Publications by: Raghu N Kacker (Fed)

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A Method Level Test Generation Framework for Debugging Big Data Applications

January 24, 2019
Author(s)
Huadong Feng, Jagan Chandrasekaran, Yu Lei, Raghu N. Kacker, D. Richard Kuhn
When a failure occurs in a big data application, debugging with the original dataset can be difficult due to the large amount of data being processed. This paper introduces a framework for effectively generating method-level tests to facilitate debugging

A Method-Level Test Generation Framework for Debugging Big Data Applications

January 24, 2019
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn, Huadong Feng, Yu J. Lei
Big data applications are now widely used to process massive amounts of data we create every day. When a failure occurs in a big data application, debugging at the system-level input can be expensive due to the large amount of data being processed. This

MCDC-Star – An Open-source MC/DC Measurement Tool

September 22, 2018
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn, Eric Wong
Applying MC/DC criterion to real-world projects can be expensive due to not only the cost of commercial tools, but also the difficulty of generating test cases to achieve high coverage. To lower the expense from both aspects, this paper presents an easy-to

True value and uncertainty in measurement

September 3, 2018
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker
We will discuss the concept of true value and its connection with the uncertainty in measurement as defined in the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM), and three subsequent documents from the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology

Finding Bugs in Cryptographic Hash Function Implementations

July 6, 2018
Author(s)
Nicky W. Mouha, Mohammad Raunak, David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker
Cryptographic hash function implementations can be particularly difficult to test, and bugs can remain unnoticed for a very long time. We revisit the NIST SHA-3 hash function competition, and apply a new testing strategy to all available reference

Pseudo-exhaustive Verification of Rule Based Systems

July 1, 2018
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Dylan J. Yaga, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei, Chung Tong Hu
Rule-based systems are important in application domains such as artificial intelligence and business rule engines, as well as formal methods for software design. When translated into an implementation, simple expressions in rules may map to thousands of

Combinatorial Security Testing Course

April 11, 2018
Author(s)
Dimitris Simos, Yu Lei, D. Richard Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker
Combinatorial methods have attracted attention as a means of providing strong assurance at reduced cost, but when are these methods practical and cost-effective? This tutorial comprises two parts. The first introductory part will briefly explain the back-

Combinatorial and MC/DC Coverage Levels of Random Testing

August 18, 2017
Author(s)
Sergiy Vilkomir, Aparna Alluri, D. Richard Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker
Software testing criteria differ in effectiveness, numbers of required test cases, and processes of test generation. Specific criteria are often compared with random testing as the simplest basic approach and, in some cases, random testing shows a

Combinatorial Testing of Full Text Search in Web Applications

August 18, 2017
Author(s)
M S Raunak, David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker
Database driven web applications are some of most widely developed systems today. Testing these applications effectively and discovering difficult-to-find bugs continues to be a challenge for software engineers. In this paper, we show that combinatorial

An Analysis of Vulnerability Trends, 2008 - 2016

July 29, 2017
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Mohammad Raunak, Raghu N. Kacker
This analysis reviews trends within the different vulnerability types and subsidiary weaknesses, with a goal of identifying practices that may have the strongest impact on reducing vulnerabilities.

A novel measure and significance testing in data analysis of cell image segmentation

April 20, 2017
Author(s)
Jin Chu Wu, Michael W. Halter, Raghu N. Kacker, John T. Elliott, Anne L. Plant
Background: Cell image segmentation (CIS) is an essential part of quantitative imaging of biological cells. Designing a performance measure and conducting significance testing are critical for evaluating and comparing the CIS algorithms for image-based

The Impact of Data Dependency on Speaker Recognition Evaluation

February 8, 2017
Author(s)
Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Craig S. Greenberg, Raghu N. Kacker
The data dependency due to multiple use of the same subjects has impact on the standard error (SE) of the detection cost function (DCF) in speaker recognition evaluation. The DCF is defined as a weighted sum of the probabilities of type I and type II

Combinatorial Methods in Security Testing

October 20, 2016
Author(s)
Dimitris Simos, D. Richard Kuhn, Artemios Voyiatzis, Raghu N. Kacker
This article introduces combinatorial testing-based approaches for security testing and presents case studies and experiences. The success of the presented research program motivates further intensive research on the field of combinatorial security testing

Estimating t-way Fault Profile Evolution During Testing

August 25, 2016
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Lei Yu
Empirical studies have shown that most software interaction faults involve one or two variables interacting, with progressively fewer triggered by three or more, and no failure has been reported involving more than six variables interacting. This paper

Evaluating the Effectiveness of BEN in Locating Different Types of Software Fault

August 4, 2016
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn, Jagan Chandrasekaran, Yu Lei
Debugging or fault localization is one of the most challenging tasks during software development. Automated fault localization tools have been developed to reduce the amount of effort and time software developers have to spend on debugging. In this paper

Pseudo-exhaustive Testing of Attribute Based Access Control Rules

August 4, 2016
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Chung Tong Hu, David F. Ferraiolo, Raghu N. Kacker, Yu Lei
Access control typically requires translating policies or rules given in natural language into a form such as a programming language or decision table, which can be processed by an access control system. Once rules have been described in machine

Estimating t-way Fault Profile Evolution During Testing

June 10, 2016
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, David R. Kuhn
Empirical studies have shown that most software interaction faults involve one or two variables interacting, with progressively fewer triggered by three or more, and no failure has been reported involving more than six variables interacting. This paper

Removing divergence of JCGM documents from the GUM (1993)

June 1, 2016
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker
The stated mission of the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology (JCGM) is to maintain and promote the use of the Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (GUM) and the International Vocabulary of Metrology (VIM, 2nd edition). The JCGM has

Combinatorial Testing for Cybersecurity and Reliability

May 12, 2016
Author(s)
David R. Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker, Larry Feldman, Gregory A. Witte
This bulletin focuses on NIST's combinatorial testing work. Combinatorial testing is a proven method for more effective software testing at lower cost. The key insight underlying combinatorial testing's effectiveness resulted from a series of studies by