Use of Clonal Selection Algorithm as Software Test Data Generation Technique

Abstract

Clonal selection algorithm is an algorithm that belongs to the class of immune algorithm inspired form clonal selection principle of biological immune system. Initially clonal selection algorithm was designed for machine learning approach and was used in pattern recognition process of artificial intelligence. The other implementation of clonal selection algorithm is in the field of function optimization, which had gained a tremendous attention of the researchers. We too had used the clonal selection algorithm for the software test data generation technique for branch coverage with some modification according to the requirement.