Performance Testing (With Notes)

1. Load Test
   • Automatically Finding Performance Problems with Feedback-Directed Learning Software Testing. Mark Grechanik, Chen Fu, and Qing Xie. ICSE 2012.
   • Compositional Load Test Generation for Software Pipelines. Pingyu Zhang, Sebastian Elbaum, Matthew B. Dwyer. ISSTA 2012.
   • Automatic Generation of Load Tests. Pingyu Zhang, Sebastian Elbaum, and Matthew B. Dwyer. ASE 2011.
   • WISE: Automated Test Generation for Worst-Case Complexity. Jacob Burnim, Sudeep Juvekar, and Koushik Sen. ICSE 2009.
   • A Method of Generating Massive Virtual Clients and Model-based Performance Test. Gyu-Baek, Kim. QSIC 2005.
   • A Model-Based Approach for Testing the Performance of Web Applications. Mahnaz Shams, Diwakar Krishnamurthy, Behrouz Far. SOQUA 2006.
   • Generating Test Suites for Software Load Testing. Alberto Avritzer, Elaine J. Weyuker. ISSTA 1994.
2. Performance Model
   • Automatic Generation of Performance Models for Distributed Application Systems. M. Qin, R. Lee, A. El Rayess, V. Vetland, and J. Rolia. CASCON 1996.
   • Benchmarking optimization software with performance profiles. Elizabeth D. Dolan and Jorge J. Moré. Math. Program., Ser. A 91: 201–213 (2002).
   • Distributed Performance Testing using Statistical Modeling. Alan F. Karr, Adam Porter. A-MOST 2005.
   • LOAD TESTING, BENCHMARKING, AND APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT FOR THE WEB. Daniel A. Menascé. CMG 2002.
   • Model-based Performance Testing. Cornel Barna, Marin Litoiu, Hamoun Ghanbari. ICSE 2011 NIER Track.
   • Models in Performance Testing. B. A. Pozin and I. V. Galakhov. Programming and Computer Sofaware, 2011.
   • Hang Analysis: Fighting Responsiveness Bugs. Xi Wang, Zhenyu Guo, Xuezheng Liu, Zhilei Xu, Haoxiang Lin, Xiaoge Wang, Zheng Zhang. EuroSys 2008.
3. Methodology
   • Early Performance Testing of Distributed Software Applications. Giovanni Denaro, Andrea Polini, Wolfgang Emmerich. WOSP 2004.
4. Test Bed Generation
   • Experiences Integrating and Scaling a Performance Test Bed Generator with an Open Source CASE Tool. Yuhong Cai, John Grundy and John Hosking. ASE 2004.
5. Survey and Future Directions
   • Model-Based Performance Prediction in Software Development: A Survey.Simonetta Balsamo, Antinisca Di Marco, Paola Inverardi, Marta Simeoni. TSE 2004.
   • Automated GUI performance testing. Andrea Adamoli, Dmitrijs Zaparanuks, Milan Jovic, Matthias Hauswirth. Journal of Software Quality 2011.
   • The Future of Software Performance Engineering. Murray Woodside, Greg Franks, Dorina C. Petriu. FOSER 2007.

Here are the Notes written when reading the papers.