DocumentCode :
614371
Title :
Testing of autonomous agents: A critical analysis
Author :
Rehman, Saif Ur ; Nadeem, Aamer
Author_Institution :
Center for Software Dependability, Mohammad Ali Jinnah Univ., Islamabad, Pakistan
fYear :
2013
fDate :
27-30 April 2013
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
5
Abstract :
Autonomous agents perform on behalf of the user to achieve defined goals or objectives. Testing of autonomous agents ensures their reliability which is very important to ensure user confidence. Testing of autonomous agents is a challenging task due to their autonomous and proactive behavior. Testing to build confidence in their operations is crucial. In this paper, the existing techniques for testing of autonomous software agents are surveyed and evaluated. Our main focus is on specification and model based testing of autonomous agents. Our analysis concludes that the existing techniques do not cover all aspects of autonomous agents, which may not guarantee the user trust as agents may exhibit unexpected behavior even after being tested.
Keywords :
formal specification; software agents; autonomous agent testing; autonomous software agent testing; critical analysis; model based testing; proactive behavior; specification based testing; user confidence; Autonomous agents; Educational institutions; Multi-agent systems; Reliability; Software testing; Autonomous agents testing; BDI agents testing; agent testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference (SIECPC), 2013 Saudi International
Conference_Location :
Fira
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6196-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6194-1
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/SIECPC.2013.6550990
Filename :
6550990
Link To Document :
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