KEYNOTE 4

KEYNOTE TALK

The Glitch in the Matrix: what science fiction can teach us about software quality

To understand the present, we should look to the past. But in software we need to look to the future. The Matrix, Minority Report, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Westworld, RoboCop, and The Terminator all imagine worlds where software doesn’t always do what its creators intended. This keynote explores science fiction as a source of potential quality failings. As reality catches up with sci-fi, these aren’t just fun parallels. They’re early warnings. This keynote connects some famous fictional bugs to modern testing practices, showing how testers can expand their threat models, heuristics, and ethics filters for a new reality.

What you’ll learn

Think ahead about unexpected ways people might use your product

Evaluate the role of the tester as an ethical guardian

Understand a rapidly changing world where AI, hardware and traditional systems intersect

Session details

Track 1

14:15h - 15:05h · May 28th

50 min keynote + 5 min Q&A

High-tech Testing

General Level

Keynote in English, Translated to Spanish

Rhian Lewis

Rhian is a technologist and author who has worked on a variety of projects as a developer and a tester, ranging from large automotive projects to UK government platforms. She works as a developer at Unboxed, a service design and digital product development agency where we design and build products and services that make people’s lives better. She is a passionate believer in the transformative power of technology and brings a testing and quality mindset to whatever she is working on.

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