Professor Rob Hierons
BA, PhD
School of Computer Science
Chair in Testing
Member of the Testing research group


Full contact details
School of Computer Science
Regent Court (DCS)
211 Portobello
葫芦影业
S1 4DP
- Profile
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Rob Hierons received a BA in Mathematics (Trinity College, Cambridge), and a Ph.D. in Computer Science (Brunel University). He then joined the Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences at Goldsmiths College, University of London, before returning to Brunel University in 2000.
He was promoted to full Professor in 2003 and joined 葫芦影业 in 2018.
- Research interests
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Professor Hierons鈥 research largely concerns software testing. The main aim of this research is to devise automated techniques (and tools) that generate efficient, systematic test suites on the basis of program code, models or specifications.
Progress in this area can help industry to produce higher quality software and potentially to do so more quickly. He has recently become interested in the testing of autonomous systems, with a particular focus on robotics.
- Publications
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Books
Journal articles
- Editorial: special issue on specification-based testing. Software Testing, Verification and Reliability, 10(4), 201-202.
Chapters
Book reviews
Conference proceedings papers
Datasets
Preprints
- Grants
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Current grants
- , EPSRC, 10/2021 - 01/2025, 拢774,954, as Co-PI
- CITCoM: , EPSRC, 01/2021 - 06/2025, 拢670,838, as Co-PI
Previous grants
- , UKRI, 11/2020 - 10/2024, 拢2,923,653, as Co-PI
- , EPSRC, 09/2018 - 09/2021, 拢397,680, as co-PI
- RoboTest: , EPSRC, 04/2018 - 08/2024, 拢610,060, as PI
- InfoTestSS: , EPSRC, 01/2017 - 06/2021, 拢440,393, as PI
- AQUATIC: , EPSRC, 09/2015 - 12/2018, 拢332,691, as Co-PI
- Professional activities and memberships
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Member of the Testing research group