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How to test bioinformatics software?
Citation
Kamali, AH and Giannoulatou, E and Chen, TY and Charleston, MA and McEwan, AL and Ho, JWK, How to test bioinformatics software?, Biophysical Reviews, 7, (3) pp. 343-352. ISSN 1867-2450 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2015 International Union for Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
DOI: doi:10.1007/s12551-015-0177-3
Abstract
Bioinformatics is the application of computational, mathematical and statistical techniques to solve problems in biology and medicine. Bioinformatics programs developed for computational simulation and large-scale data analysis are widely used in almost all areas of biophysics. The appropriate choice of algorithms and correct implementation of these algorithms are critical for obtaining reliable computational results. Nonetheless, it is often very difficult to systematically test these programs as it is often hard to verify the correctness of the output, and to effectively generate failure-revealing test cases. Software testing is an important process of verification and validation of scientific software, but very few studies have directly dealt with the issues of bioinformatics software testing. In this work, we review important concepts and state-of-the-art methods in the field of software testing. We also discuss recent reports on adapting and implementing software testing methodologies in the bioinformatics field, with specific examples drawn from systems biology and genomic medicine.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | software testing, bioinformatics, quality assurance, automated testing, cloud-based testing |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Applied computing |
Research Field: | Applications in life sciences |
Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
UTAS Author: | Charleston, MA (Professor Michael Charleston) |
ID Code: | 106987 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Deposited By: | Mathematics and Physics |
Deposited On: | 2016-02-29 |
Last Modified: | 2018-04-04 |
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