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Robert M. Hierons

Publication record assembled from the DBLP archive of ranked conferences.

Papers indexed

65

Venues

27

Active years

2002–2026

Best venue rank

A*

Where they publish

Papers

65 indexed papers, newest first.

YearVenueTitleAuthors
2026FOSSACSComplete FSM Testing Using Strong Separability.Robert M. Hierons, Mohammad Reza Mousavi
2026ICSTHow Effective are Coverage- and Diversity-Based Test Selection at Killing Stubborn Mutants?Islam T. Elgendy, Robert M. Hierons, Phil McMinn
2025EASEUsing Causal Inference to Test Systems with Hidden and Interacting Variables: An Evaluative Case Study.Michael Foster, Robert M. Hierons, Donghwan Shin, Neil Walkinshaw, Christopher Wild
2025EASEEmpirically Evaluating the Use of Bytecode for Diversity-Based Test Case Prioritisation.Islam T. Elgendy, Robert M. Hierons, Phil McMinn
2024ASTEvaluating String Distance Metrics for Reducing Automatically Generated Test Suites.Islam T. Elgendy, Robert M. Hierons, Phil McMinn
2024ICSTCausal Test Adequacy.Michael Foster, Christopher Wild, Robert M. Hierons, Neil Walkinshaw
2023ICECCSChallenges in testing of cyclic systems.Ana Cavalcanti, Robert M. Hierons
2023ICSTMetamorphic Testing with Causal Graphs.Andrew G. Clark, Michael Foster, Neil Walkinshaw, Robert M. Hierons
2022MODELSReliable counterparts: efficiently testing causal relationships in digital twins.Richard J. Somers, Andrew G. Clark, Neil Walkinshaw, Robert M. Hierons
2021LICSRemoving Redundant Refusals: Minimal Complete Test Suites for Failure Trace Semantics.Maciej Gazda, Robert M. Hierons
2020ICFEMFour-Valued Monitorability of mega-Regular Languages.Zhe Chen, Yunyun Chen, Robert M. Hierons, Yifan Wu
2019QUATICLocal Observability and Controllability Enforcement in Distributed Testing.Bruno Lima, Joo Pascoal Faria, Robert M. Hierons
2019SEFMAn Implementation Relation for Cyclic Systems with Refusals and Discrete Time.Raluca Lefticaru, Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2019TAPTesting Robots Using CSP.Ana Cavalcanti, James Baxter, Robert M. Hierons, Raluca Lefticaru
2017REIntegrating Graphical and Natural Language Specifications to Support Analysis and Testing.Christopher L. Robinson-Mallett, Robert M. Hierons
2017SOFSEMHardness of Deriving Invertible Sequences from Finite State Machines.Robert M. Hierons, Mohammad Reza Mousavi, Michael Kirkedal Thomsen, Uraz Cengiz Trker
2016LICSDecidability and Complexity for Quiescent Consistency.Brijesh Dongol, Robert M. Hierons
2016TASEA Suspension-Trace Semantics for CSP.Ana Cavalcanti, Robert M. Hierons, Sidney C. Nogueira, Augusto Sampaio
2014ICSEAn analysis of the relationship between conditional entropy and failed error propagation in software testing.Kelly Androutsopoulos, David Clark, Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons, Mark Harman
2013FASETesting with Inputs and Outputs in CSP.Ana Cavalcanti, Robert M. Hierons
2013FASEAugmenting Sequence Enumeration with String-Rewriting for Requirements Analysis and Behavioral Specification.Lan Lin, Jesse H. Poore, Robert Eschbach, Robert M. Hierons, Christopher Robinson-Mallett
2013FORTEPassive Testing with Asynchronous Communications.Robert M. Hierons, Mercedes G. Merayo, Manuel Nez
2013ICSTConditional-Based Refactorings and Fault-Proneness: An Empirical Study.Steve Counsell, Matt Gatrell, Robert M. Hierons, Alessandro Murgia, Roberto Tonelli, Michele Marchesi, Giulio Concas
2012COMPSACModel Based Test Automation through Asynchronous Channels.Robert M. Hierons
2012COMPSACSpecification Mutation Analysis for Validating Timed Testing Approaches Based on Timed Automata.Mohammad Saeed Abou Trab, Steve Counsell, Robert M. Hierons
2012FMUsing Time to Add Order to Distributed Testing.Robert M. Hierons, Mercedes G. Merayo, Manuel Nez
2012ICSTSemantic Mutation Analysis of Floating-Point Comparison.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons
2012ICSTSMT-C: A Semantic Mutation Testing Tools for C.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons
2011ICSTConformance Testing from Message Sequence Charts.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons
2011IWANNA Case Study on the Use of Genetic Algorithms to Generate Test Cases for Temporal Systems.Karnig Derderian, Mercedes G. Merayo, Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2011IWANNExperimental Comparison of Different Techniques to Generate Adaptive Sequences.Carlos Molinero, Manuel Nez, Robert M. Hierons
2010FORTETesting Probabilistic Distributed Systems.Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2010ICSEIs a strategy for code smell assessment long overdue?Steve Counsell, Robert M. Hierons, Hamza Hamza, Sue Black, M. Durrand
2010ICSTSemantic Mutation Testing.John A. Clark, Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons
2010ICSTGenerating Feasible Transition Paths for Testing from an Extended Finite State Machine (EFSM) with the Counter Problem.Abdul Salam Kalaji, Robert M. Hierons, Stephen Swift
2010ICSTAutomated Test Data Generation on the Analyses of Feature Models: A Metamorphic Testing Approach.Sergio Segura, Robert M. Hierons, David Benavides, Antonio Ruiz Corts
2010RCISAn Evolutionary Study of Fan-in and Fan-out Metrics in OSS.Asma Mubarak, Steve Counsell, Robert M. Hierons
2010SEFMNon-local Choice and Implied Scenarios.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons, Steve Counsell
2009AINAJPEG Steganography: A Performance Evaluation of Quantization Tables.Adel Almohammad, Gheorghita Ghinea, Robert M. Hierons
2009EASEDoes an 80: 20 rule apply to Java coupling?Asma Mubarak, Steve Counsell, Robert M. Hierons
2009ICSTGenerating Feasible Transition Paths for Testing from an Extended Finite State Machine (EFSM).Abdul Salam Kalaji, Robert M. Hierons, Stephen Swift
2009IWANNAiding Test Case Generation in Temporally Constrained State Based Systems Using Genetic Algorithms.Karnig Derderian, Mercedes G. Merayo, Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2009SEFMChecking Sequence Construction Using Adaptive and Preset Distinguishing Sequences.Robert M. Hierons, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, Hasan Ural, Hsn Yenign
2009SEFMSimulation Relations for Systems with Distributed Interfaces.Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2008ATVAControllable Test Cases for the Distributed Test Architecture.Robert M. Hierons, Mercedes G. Merayo, Manuel Nez
2008SACUsing adaptive distinguishing sequences in checking sequence constructions.Robert M. Hierons, Guy-Vincent Jourdan, Hasan Ural, Hsn Yenign
2008SEFMExtending Stream X-Machines to Specify and Test Systems with Timeouts.Mercedes G. Merayo, Robert M. Hierons, Manuel Nez
2007AICCSAA Meta-analysis Approach to Refactoring and XP.Steve Counsell, Robert M. Hierons, George Loizou
2007FORTEThread-Based Analysis of Sequence Diagrams.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons, Steve Counsell
2007SEFMA Thread-tag Based Semantics for Sequence Diagrams.Haitao Dan, Robert M. Hierons, Steve Counsell
2005FORTEResolving Observability Problems in Distributed Test Architectures.Jessica Chen, Robert M. Hierons, Hasan Ural
2005GECCOGenerating feasible input sequences for extended finite state machines (EFSMs) using genetic algorithms.Karnig Derderian, Robert M. Hierons, Mark Harman, Qiang Guo
2004FORTEConditions for Resolving Observability Problems in Distributed Testing.Jessica Chen, Robert M. Hierons, Hasan Ural
2004GECCOHow to Overcome the Equivalent Mutant Problem and Achieve Tailored Selective Mutation Using Co-evolution.Konstantinos Adamopoulos, Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons
2004GECCOInput Sequence Generation for Testing of Communicating Finite State Machines (CFSMs).Karnig Derderian, Robert M. Hierons, Mark Harman, Qiang Guo
2004SCAMEvolving Transformation Sequences using Genetic Algorithms.Deji Fatiregun, Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons
2004SCAMAmorphous Procedure Extraction.Mark Harman, David W. Binkley, Ranjit Singh, Robert M. Hierons
2003FORTEConcerning the Ordering of Adaptive Test Sequences.Robert M. Hierons, Hasan Ural
2003GECCOSearch Based Transformations.Deji Fatiregun, Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons
2003GECCOFinding Building Blocks for Software Clustering.Kiarash Mahdavi, Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons
2002COMPSACFORTEST: Formal Methods and Testing.Jonathan P. Bowen, Kirill Bogdanov, John A. Clark, Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons, Paul J. Krause
2002COMPSACExpanding an Extended Finite State Machine to aid Testability.Robert M. Hierons, T.-H. Kim, Hasan Ural
2002GECCOImproving Evolutionary Testing By Flag Removal.Mark Harman, Lin Hu, Robert M. Hierons, Andr Baresel, Harmen Sthamer
2002GECCOA New Representation And Crossover Operator For Search-based Optimization Of Software Modularization.Mark Harman, Robert M. Hierons, Mark Proctor
2002SCAMVADA: A Transformation-Based System for Variable Dependence Analysis.Mark Harman, Chris Fox, Robert M. Hierons, Lin Hu, Sebastian Danicic, Joachim Wegener