This workshop, led by Michael Bolton, explores the challenges and benefits of test automation within the Rapid Software Testing methodology. It emphasises that only specific aspects of testing can be automated and guides participants on what to prioritise and avoid. The workshop covers both expensive and free tools, creative ways to use automation beyond GUI or API testing, and the impact of AI. It is designed for both coders and non-coders, helping testers collaborate effectively with developers. It will provide you with insights into cost-value analysis and the broader implications of automation in testing.

This immersive workshop, led by Jonathon Wright, is designed for QA professionals, testers, and developers seeking to leverage AI to enhance their testing strategies. Attendees will explore the power of AI-Augmented Testing, learning how to generate comprehensive test cases, automate complex scenarios, and uncover hidden bugs. The workshop will also delve into prompt engineering, teaching participants how to guide AI in performing highly specialised testing tasks. Through hands-on exercises and live demonstrations, this workshop equips attendees with the tools and knowledge to integrate AI into their workflows, transforming their role from routine testers to strategic problem solvers.

In this workshop, with Emna Ayadi, you will explore innovative techniques that enhance quality through gamification and discover methods for engaging both testers and non-testers, fostering collaboration, and improving testing processes. You’ll use real-world examples that show how games can effectively involve teams and stakeholders. Above all, you will gain insight into new strategies to boost team morale, performance, and commitment to quality.

In this workshop, with Almudena Vivanco, you will understand and apply best practices for tuning and optimising the performance of Kubernetes clusters and deployed applications. You will learn how to configure resource management effectively to ensure efficient CPU and memory usage, preventing waste and avoiding performance degradation. Additionally, the workshop will cover Kubernetes scalability mechanisms, including Horizontal and Vertical Pod Autoscalers (HPA & VPA), affinity rules, and storage optimisations. You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring and profiling Kubernetes workloads using tools like Prometheus and Grafana to identify bottlenecks and enhance overall system reliability and efficiency.

Discover how architecture shapes quality in this engaging workshop with Ard Kramer! Using the metaphor of designing and testing a marble track, participants will collaborate in SCRUM sprints to plan, build, and anticipate risks while exploring the impact of architectural decisions. Through hands-on activities and discussions, you’ll gain insights into collaboration with stakeholders, incorporating quality attributes, and aligning architecture with testing. By the end of the workshop, you’ll understand why test approaches, architecture, and quality attributes must be considered early in development. Join us to gain a broader perspective on testing.

Technology can simplify tasks and reduce errors, but it can also mislead and cause harm. Testing helps uncover the truth about software, much like science does for the world. While builders focus on creation and have faith in their tools, testers take a skeptical approach, seeking failures to improve quality. This creates a conflict, as finding issues can feel like a setback for builders. In this keynote talk with Michael Bolton, you’ll see how having a dedicated tester helps resolve this by providing an objective perspective, embracing problem discovery without the pressure of building.

“In god we trust, the rest we test” perfectly captures the importance of testing, especially in the age of AI. In this talk, will focus on a real-world case where a company implemented AI to verify driver’s licenses but failed to conduct proper testing or risk analysis. This oversight allowed individuals with invalid licenses to slip through, leading to significant consequences. The case highlights why testing is essential in using Machine Learning to address risks like inaccurate data, untested models and probabilities as output. Join Ard Kramer to explore practical testing approaches to make AI systems more reliable, ethical, and trustworthy from the start.

As AI applications become increasingly integrated into critical applications, ensuring their reliability, safety, and fairness is more challenging than ever. In this talk with Alex Soto, you’ll explore the unique challenges of testing AI applications, such as handling probabilistic outputs, bias detection, model drift, and transparency in decision-making. you’ll also see how to use AI to develop better tests or generate synthetic data to make tests more real than random data.

Accelerate the transformation of your test data management (TDM) processes. In this talk, Josep-Robert Mallafré will identify what aspects need to be taken into account, how to assess the need for a tool and select the one that best suits your company’s characteristics, or how to design and implement a customised technical solution and operating model.

In “Real World Data vs Fake Data: Finding the Best Fit for Testing,” In this talk, Ana Victoria Rodríguez will explore the risks of using synthetic or fake data, from a lack of realism to challenges in complex scenarios, while highlighting the value of real world data for more reliable testing. She’ll discuss when each type is most beneficial and how icaria TDM optimises their use to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness.

10 years after performance is happiness, more tools have come out as well as new technology. In this talk, Almudena Vivanco will be checking Core Web Vitals, a collection of metrics that indicates how user-friendly a website is, based on load time, visual stability and interactivity. Almudena will introduce concepts such as SPA and when to use Client vs Server Side Rendering, based on test results that will provide core web vital metrics as key performance indicators. She’ll discuss metrics using different open source tools such as sitespeed.io or lighthouse, and will give a demo with k6, testing browser and protocol level.

In this Talk, Marcel Veselka explores the transformative power of AI in software testing, focusing on how the Playwright AI Bot minimises manual testing and enhances efficiency. You’ll discover how large language models (LLMs) enable the bot to autonomously capture data about tested application, and generate user stories that can be easily converted into automated Playwright tests. This talk is ideal for anyone looking to integrate AI into their testing frameworks and future-proof their testing strategies.

Generative artificial intelligence and observability are revolutionising Quality Assurance (QA), making it possible to automate testing, predict bugs and optimise software quality with data-driven approaches. In this talk you will explore how QA is being redefined, from intelligent test case creation, synthetic data generation, to real-time bug detection and bug simulation with AI-powered Chaos Testing. Through real-world case studies and innovative tools, in this talk with Diogo Goncalves Candeias, you will discover how to improve testing efficiency, reduce reliance on manual testing and adopt a strategic approach based on AI and data.

The integration of AI and the use of Robots to power test automation are transforming Quality Engineering, optimising software validation through advanced strategies such as predictive analytics, automated test generation and autonomous execution in dynamic environments. In this talk, Jorge Mayorga & Marco Arce will discuss best practices, success stories and lessons learned that are driving Quality Engineering and Continuous Testing to the next level.

Generative AI in testing is evolving beyond basic automation to handle complex, multi-step processes through Agentic AI, which enables adaptive decision-making and learning. Meanwhile, organizations must balance modern AI-driven automation with the demands of legacy systems. The rise of dynamic runtime test automation, powered by technologies like Large Action Models (xLAM) and Visualization of Thought (UFO), presents both opportunities and challenges. In this keynote talk with Jonathon Wright, you’ll see how Quality Engineers must navigate this shift by integrating advanced solutions while ensuring scalable, enterprise-wide automation.

This talk with Joanna Falkowska will give you the lowdown on the European Accessibility Act (EAA), covering key resources, what products and services it applies to, what happens if you don’t comply, and how to get started with accessibility. It’ll get you up to speed on digital accessibility in the EU.

Have you ever wondered about the success of a test automation project? The answer to this question transformed throughout Irja’s career influenced by her roles as tester, test lead, and manager. Initially, success was equated with implementing tests in CI/CD pipelines. As a test lead, the focus shifted to the insights gained. In a managerial role, success became much simpler – achieving results within budget constraints. This personal journey highlights the evolving nature of success and its dependence on individual roles and responsibilities. This talk with Irja Straus, delves deeper into the personal journey, offering insights on calculating ROI and defining meaningful metrics for test automation projects.

This talk with Carlos Manuel Gónzalez Mira, emphasises the importance of Chaos Testing and its connection to performance, outlining strategies, key tools, and the AI capabilities of those tools to enhance infrastructure resilience. Carlos Manuel will also explain how to combine both approaches and the steps needed for successful implementation.

In this masterclass, Joaquín Suárez will show you how to make use of AI tools such as chatGPT or Github Copilot to perform multiple tasks related to testing, from requirements management to carrying out E2E testing. You will create  an application with Joaquín from scratch and see the application of AI to concepts such as TDD, BDD, E2E testing or even non-functional testing.

With growing environmental concerns, the software industry must rethink its impact. Traditional testing consumes significant energy, but AI offers a solution. This talk with Samer Naqvi explores how AI-driven strategies can make testing more efficient and eco-friendly by optimising automation, resource use, and defect prediction. Real-world case studies will showcase organisations successfully reducing carbon emissions while improving software quality. Samer will also discuss challenges, from cultural shifts to resistance to change, and provide a roadmap for adopting sustainable testing practices. By leveraging AI, you’ll see how we can enhance software quality while contributing to a more sustainable future.

In this talk, Rafaela Azevedo tackles the frontiers of software testing, deep diving into the exciting world of Web3 applications. She’ll equip you with the tools and know-how to confidently end-to-end (E2E) tests for these decentralised experiences. Get ready to figure out the power of Synpress, an E2E testing framework.

As organisations look for faster delivery cycles and higher software quality, the role of test QA automation has become crucial. However, many companies and teams still face challenges in fully delivering testing automation tests due to inefficiencies, high maintenance efforts, and low collaboration between teams. An “Automation-First” approach can transform software testing practices to accelerate releases deliveries with quality and reliability. In this talk with Andrea Baccarin & Laura Rodríguez, a customer, in collaboration with our team, embarked on a journey to optimise the automation life cycle by adopting best practices that prioritise automation from the earliest stages of development.

Are you a farmer or a hunter in your career? Do you often feel demotivated or lose interest in your job? Are you drawn to constant challenges? Does AI make you apprehensive? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, this keynote talk is for you. The test engineering landscape is evolving rapidly, and so are the roles and responsibilities of test engineers within organisations. No company can keep you consistently motivated, so it’s crucial to understand your career personality and nurture your curious mind accordingly.

The importance of test automation is still increasing. More and more companies realize that to achieve their quality expectations, they need to invest to test automation. But if you don’t care about the quality of the automation solution itself it is easy to get into a testing debt from the technical dept we started from. Pattern-based thinking can help to avoid this. In this talk, Gaspar Nagy will show why patterns and generally pattern-based thinking is useful for test automation for better maintainability, flexibility and collaboration between the different roles. He will also show you a few examples of how such patterns can be documented.

In this talk, Nino Abramishvili shares how Space International reduced its release cycles from 6 months to 1 week and shortened regression testing from 4 weeks to just 1 day smoke testing. By emphasising risk-based testing, agile methodologies, and improved cross-team collaboration, Nino will present actionable strategies for accelerating software delivery without compromising quality and show you practical insights into optimising QA processes and release management to achieve faster, more efficient product releases.

Continuous testing has driven demand for scalable, self-maintaining QA automation, but traditional methods often fail with evolving requirements, brittle scripts and the need for manual output verification. While generative AI aids test creation, the industry still needs easier pipeline validation. Metamorphic testing, a novel method which mutates inputs to ensure consistent outputs, offers a robust way to validate input reliability. This talk with Victor Saenger & Víctor Trujillo explores how these and other converging technologies provide fast, thorough QA coverage and functional requirement checks beyond standard automation.

What challenges do people face in the digital world? In this talk, Minsait’s Accessibility team will share real-life cases of digital barriers and how we are breaking them down with innovative solutions. Accessibility is not just a requirement – it’s an opportunity to create seamless, inclusive digital experiences. Join us to see how we integrate it into our QA processes to ensure that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can interact with technology independently. More than a standard, a digital revolution for all.

At Dutch Lotteries (Nederlandse Loterij) Sander van Beek uses the same Robot Framework repository with 11 other testers across 7 teams. Their approach can scale up further. Peek behind the curtain at how they maintain quality across all test suites. Building quality test automation at scale is hard, especially when many people of various skill levels are involved. Often, this results in clashing approaches, accidentally rebuilding existing functionality, bad code, and inconsistency. In this talk with Sander, you’ll take a look at their approach so you can use their ideas to scale up your test automation.

TSOFT and Lyntia share their expertise in comprehensive quality management throughout the software lifecycle. We will cover the application of best practices in planning, its relationship to new code contributions, quality analysis, issue logging in CI/CD cycles and evaluation of software performance on the infrastructure and the costs associated with its use. Based on metrics: DORA, Flow, TMMI frameworks, using a FinOps approach, deficiencies are identified throughout the cycle and addressed based on their criticality. A strategy is adopted to estimate the ROI of each improvement and compare it with the actual ROI obtained to make decisions based on a cost-benefit analysis.

Artificial intelligence is revolutionising quality assurance, generating tests faster and more efficiently than traditional methods. This talk with Pablo Pisa & José Urbano Gonzalez looks at how a development team should be set up in the age of AI and the new role of the QA engineer. It addresses the keys to defining effective tests with AI assistants, and the tools available to support both product owners and test engineers. Pablo & José will. discuss current trends in AI applied to QA and how to adapt to improve the efficiency and results of their teams.

Without pushing the boundaries of the possible – where would we be in this day and age? Delivering something new, better, faster than our competition can mean a huge payoff. But equally big risks. You might wake up to a new fortune, or 189 dead in a plane crash. Are we building cutting edge software or are we just cutting corners? And what does this have to do with software testers? We often talk about what is feasible, viable and desirable – but what about the ethical and moral implications of a solution? In this keynote talk with Lena Nyström, you’ll explore the ethics of software development, focusing on quality in general and testing in particular.

AI is the new ‘New Thing’, but we’re collectively still in the dark about the ‘How’. In this talk, Emma Liliestam will discuss her explorations in the weird and wonderful world of chatbots. She’ll show how this process is inherently humorous – AI is a combination of smart and stupid that baffles us – and we’re all in Exploration Phase when it comes to AI, we’re still learning as we go.

Have you ever inherited a test set and wondered about its worth? Or struggled to showcase the value and professionalism of your testing? Join Suzanne Kraaij in her talk as she navigates the evolving landscape of testing in Agile teams. Discover how to craft a test strategy, evaluate inherited test cases, and demonstrate the value of testing. Learn simple steps to involve your team in building a quality-focused approach, ensuring everyone’s input is valued. Walk away with a new heuristic to assess your test assets and effectively communicate your testing rationale. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your testing toolkit and lead your team with confidence!

It’s crucial to comprehend the primary risks and vulnerabilities to which our products are exposed to during their lifetime, because “those who do not learn history are condemned to repeat it”. At this masterclass with Sara Martínez Giner, you’ll take on the challenge of creating a quality and cybersecurity culture. You’ll see code analysis tools and take a hands on approach, breaking code, hacking labs security test automation using ChatGPT as support tool CI: Github Actions.

Szilard Szell had the idea to turn to our testing community of practice, and ask them for their Dark Testing stories. Surprisingly, in 15 minutes, he received 32 answers, 32 different testing smells. In this talk, Szilard would like to share some of these stories, analysing why these patterns could be seen as “normal” within an organisation (while they are not!). He will walk through 6 Anti-patterns in testing and will also give ideas on how to solve them with proper change management, coaching or technical solutions A few Dark Agile stories: – Asymmetrical testing – KPIs Tricked – Following a plan over reacting to change – WaterScrumFall – Test Last-Thinking.

In this talk, Federico Toledo will delve into the emerging challenges that generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) bring to the world of software quality and testing. He will explore how the integration, use, or design of solutions with GenAI models pose new challenges, including data quality and bias detection, dealing with non-determinism in our test automation and privacy and security concerns. Federico will also review some proposals that are being implemented to adjust the testing tasks to the development of such systems, including approaches to automated testing and observability.