Innovative Research Award
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera
University of Cádiz, Spain
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Cádiz, Spain, and a member of the UCASE software engineering research group. Her documented research activity centers on software engineering, particularly software testing, metamorphic testing, model-based testing, and related computational methods. Her publication record also includes work involving educational technologies and collaborative learning. [1]
Abstract
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera’s academic profile reflects sustained engagement with software engineering research at the University of Cádiz. Her work addresses software testing and associated techniques, including metamorphic testing, test-case prioritization, model-based testing, and constraint-based approaches. Her research record also extends to educational innovation and collaborative learning, providing an interdisciplinary connection between software engineering research and higher-education practice. [2]
Keywords
Software engineering; Software testing; Metamorphic testing; Model-based testing; Test-case prioritization; Constraint programming; Service-oriented architectures; Educational innovation.
Introduction
The research profile of Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera is situated within computer science and software engineering, with particular attention to methods for improving software quality and testing processes. Her work has included research on testing service compositions, metamorphic testing, test-case prioritization, and combinations of model-based testing with constraint programming. Bibliographic records also document contributions to educational technology and assessment in higher education. [3]
Research Profile
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera is associated with the UCASE software engineering research group at the University of Cádiz. Her research activity has included participation in regional and national research projects concerned with software architectures, software design, formal modeling, testing, service-oriented systems, search-based software engineering, and data-processing applications. University research records identify her as a university professor and document continued collaboration within software engineering research. [1]
Research Contributions
The research contributions focus on software engineering, including metamorphic testing, WS-BPEL service testing, test-case prioritization, model-based testing, and constraint-based approaches for software verification and quality assurance. [3] [4] Her research also includes educational technology, focusing on wiki-based learning assessment, educational innovation, and software-testing practices that support collaborative and self-assessment in higher education.. [2] [5]
Publications
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera’s publications address software testing, metamorphic testing, test-case prioritization, model-based testing, constraint programming, service-oriented architectures, and educational technologies. Representative publications include research on wiki-based learning assessment, test-case prioritization, metamorphic testing with constraint solvers, WS-BPEL compositions, and model-based testing combined with constraint programming. These works illustrate continuity between methodological software-engineering research and applied educational or systems contexts. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Research Impact
The supplied bibliometric profile records 18 Scopus documents, 58 citations, and an h-index of 4 for author ID 49862833800. A separate Google Scholar profile supplied for the researcher reports 59 documents, 115 citations, and an h-index of 5. Because bibliometric databases apply different coverage and counting methods, these figures should be interpreted as database-specific indicators rather than interchangeable measures of research output. [1] Her publication record demonstrates research activity extending across software testing and educational applications. Bibliographic records also document continuing collaboration within the University of Cádiz software engineering environment, including publications on model-based testing, constraint programming, and metamorphic testing. [6]
Award Suitability
The Innovative Research Award category aligns with her documented research in software engineering, software testing, metamorphic testing, test-case prioritization, and model-based approaches. Her participation in multiple research projects and publications demonstrates sustained academic engagement across software engineering and educational technology, supporting consideration within an innovation-focused research recognition framework based on the supplied record.
Conclusion
Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera’s academic profile integrates university teaching and research in software engineering. Her work includes software testing, metamorphic testing, model-based approaches, constraint programming, service-oriented systems, and educational technology. Participation in research projects and scholarly publications demonstrates sustained contributions to software quality, testing methodologies, and applied computer science research. [1] [6]
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References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Mª del Carmen de Castro-Cabrera, Author ID 49862833800. Scopus. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=49862833800
- Palomo-Duarte, M., Dodero, J. M., García-Domínguez, A., Neira-Ayuso, P., et al. (2014). Scalability of assessments of wiki-based learning experiences in higher education. Computers in Human Behavior, 31, 638–650. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.07.033
- de Castro-Cabrera, M. C., García-Domínguez, A., & Medina-Bulo, I. (2020). Trends in prioritization of test cases: 2017–2019. Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, 2005–2011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3341105.3374036
- de Castro-Cabrera, M. C., García-Domínguez, A., & Medina-Bulo, I. (2019). Using constraint solvers to support metamorphic testing. 2019 IEEE/ACM 4th International Workshop on Metamorphic Testing, 32–39. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/MET.2019.00013
- Castro-Cabrera, C., & Medina-Bulo, I. (2011). An approach to metamorphic testing for WS-BPEL compositions. Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business, 137–142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5220/0003611401370142
- Castro-Cabrera, C., & Medina-Bulo, I. (2012). Application of Metamorphic Testing to a Case Study in Web Services Compositions. Communications in Computer and Information Science, 168–181. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35755-8_13