Incorporating user preferences in search-based software engineering: A systematic mapping study

摘要

Context: Search-based algorithms have been successfully applied to solve software engineering problems in the field known as Search-based Software Engineering (SBSE). However, in practice, the user may reject the obtained solutions, since many characteristics of the problem cannot be mathematically modeled. To cope with this situation, preference-based algorithms have been investigated and raised interest in the SBSE field.