Verification, Validation and Testing
The area of Verification, Validation, and Testing is a critical discipline in software engineering, focused on ensuring that software products meet their specified requirements and function as expected.

The area of Verification, Validation, and Testing is a critical discipline in software engineering, focused on ensuring that software products meet their specified requirements and function as expected. This area covers a broad range of activities, including verifying that the software meets all design and development specifications, validating that the software meets the end-user’s needs and expectations, and conducting systematic tests to identify and rectify defects.
About the Area Coordinator
Prof. Cristiane Ramos
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Research Team
Researchers
Adjunct Professor at the University of Brasília (UnB), working in the undergraduate Software Engineering program on software engineering, software metrics, testing, and software quality.
Previous Researchers
Postgraduate Specialization
- 2010
Caroline Berta
A Proposal for Software Quality Assurance Through the Verification of Test Scripts
Specialization in Software Engineering, Catholic University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2010
Hígor Estevan do Carmo Rodrigues
Proposal for a Test Process Based on CMMI Maturity Level 3
Specialization in Software Engineering, Catholic University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s)
Undergraduate Research
Matheus Afonso de Souza
Supporting testing activities for apps and research
Undergraduate Research•2021
Advisor(s)Mariana de Souza Mendes
Supporting activities for app testing
Undergraduate Research•2020
Advisor(s)Natália Maria Rodrigues Queiroz
Reports of digitized services via manual testing
Undergraduate Research•2018
Advisor(s)Ronyell Henrique dos Santos
Maintenance and test automation activities
Undergraduate Research•2018
Advisor(s)Wagner Jerônimo Santos
Definition of a quality assurance process based on a process component architecture
Undergraduate Research•2011
Advisor(s)
Bachelor’s Thesis
- 2022
Renan Cristyan Araujo Pinheiro
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Iolane Caroline Alves de Andrade
The use of exploratory testing - a practical application
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Sannya Santana de Arvelos
Planning software process improvement based on issue analysis
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2021
Vítor Cardoso Xoteslem
Elaboration of a testing strategy in a geographically distributed volunteer team
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Ronyell Henrique dos Santos
Using refactoring operations to improve variability in software systems
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2018
Iago Rodrigues Gonçalves
Support for promoting the visibility of technical debt
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2015
Victor Hugo Alves de Carvalho
Impact analysis of programming techniques on the performance of AndroidTM applications
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2013
Antonio Bezerra da Silva Júnior
Tool support for the quality assurance process: QUASAR - Software Quality and Results Assessment
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s)
Current Projects
Publications and Productions
Publications (10)
- 2022
Renan Cristyan Araujo Pinheiro
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Iolane Caroline Alves de Andrade
The use of exploratory testing - a practical application
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Sannya Santana de Arvelos
Planning software process improvement based on issue analysis
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2021
Vítor Cardoso Xoteslem
Elaboration of a testing strategy in a geographically distributed volunteer team
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2020
Ronyell Henrique dos Santos
Using refactoring operations to improve variability in software systems
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2018
Iago Rodrigues Gonçalves
Support for promoting the visibility of technical debt
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2015
Victor Hugo Alves de Carvalho
Impact analysis of programming techniques on the performance of AndroidTM applications
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2013
Antonio Bezerra da Silva Júnior
Tool support for the quality assurance process: QUASAR - Software Quality and Results Assessment
Senior Project (Bachelor of Software Engineering) - University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2010
Caroline Berta
A Proposal for Software Quality Assurance Through the Verification of Test Scripts
Specialization in Software Engineering, Catholic University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s) - 2010
Hígor Estevan do Carmo Rodrigues
Proposal for a Test Process Based on CMMI Maturity Level 3
Specialization in Software Engineering, Catholic University of Brasília (Brazil)
Advisor(s)
Contact & Collaboration
- Email for information and team contact: cristianesramos@unb.br.
