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Artificial Intelligence, Bias and Fake Software...

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October 22, 2018

Artificial Intelligence, Bias and Fake Software Testing

Alexey Zverev, Sibos 2018 Sydney, Australia

Exactpro

October 22, 2018
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  1. Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com Artificial Intelligence, Bias and

    Fake Software Testing Alexey Zverev, Sibos 2018 Sydney, Australia
  2. 2 Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com Build Software to

    Test Software • A specialist firm focused on functional and non-functional testing of exchanges, clearing houses, depositories and other market infrastructures • Part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) from May 2015 till January 2018. Exactpro management buyout from LSEG in January 2018. • We provide software testing services for mission critical technology that underpins global financial markets. Our clients are regulated by FCA, Bank of England and their counterparts from other countries. • Incorporated in 2009 with 10 people, our company has experienced significant growth as satisfied clients require more services; now employing 550 specialists.
  3. 5 Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com • It is

    very important to prepare all test cases upfront and have them signed off by the stakeholders before starting test execution • All tests must be traceable to requirements • We must be very careful and avoid raising invalid defects • The metric of our releases quality is test case pass/fail ratio • We rely on an industry-standard test management system to report out test execution Fake Testing Markers
  4. 6 Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com • Confirmation bias/Expectancy

    bias • Illusion of control • Law of the instrument • Ambiguity Effect/Ignorance of outliers • Anchoring • Anthropocentric Principle Example of biases driving Fake Testing
  5. 8 Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com • We are

    using a UI automation tool to test complex clearing systems • We have automated 85% of our tests • Performance, load and failover testing are considered to be a totally separate activity which is out of scope of our interests • Unit Tests from developers are our automated tests • We are relying on parallel run testing • We are removing “unrealistic scenarios” from our library • We are automating scenarios provided by “experts” Test Automation (Markers of Fake Testing)
  6. 11 Build Software to Test Software exactpro.com • Nostradamus •

    Smart Log Monitor • Smart Load Injector • The Big Button Results Analyzer • Cradle Test Database AI and Machine Learning in Exactpro