SUMIT PAL – Independent Consultant

DATA TESTING AND VALIDATION IN DATA ENGINEERING

• Testing is still completely underrated in the data world. Still, almost all data developers shy away from testing.
• Data teams don’t implement tests in the right places and data issues are caught by end-users
• Data Tests not implemented in the right places

This session will show the audience the WHY, WHERE, and HOW to do data testing and validation before working on any data-driven project using AI and ML-infused emerging concepts and tools.

DARSHAN DAVE – Founder, Principal, Reify Strategies

DIGITAL TWIN AND INTELLIGENT WAREHOUSE: CHRONICLES FROM ACCEPTANCE TESTING OF NEXT GENERATION MANUFACTURING WAREHOUSE.

Digital twins and intelligent machines are fast replacing traditional systems, especially in manufacturing and distribution warehouses. Transformer-type intelligent industrial robots that can shape-change as per the task. A web of smart and autonomous elevators, conveyors, sorters, loaders, and other equipment that can move truckloads in seconds. A space as large as a few city blocks are layered in the mesh of lasers, reflectors, and RFID signals where robots are at work and play and humans are restricted to safety zones. Chronicling the learnings and lessons from testing this complex playground and achieving a successful readiness and go live.

GEORGE HAMBLEN – QA Consultant

CREATING SYNTHETIC DATA FOR AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TESTING

The next generation of QA problems to solve is here AI and ML. AI and Machine learning have a unique set of challenges when it comes to fit-for-purpose data. How do you create the large amount of data required? How do you tweak the data so it’s meaningful for AI / ML consumption? This seminar will look into how to synthetically create data using GenRocket. The seminar will provide guidelines for how to approach AI / ML Testing. We will walk through a use case for a well-known financial services company.

KRISTIN JACKVONY – Principal Engineer III- Software Testing, Paylocity

DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE MOBILE AUTOMATION STRATEGY

Mobile test automation is challenging. There is a greater danger of test flakiness than we find with web automation, and decisions need to be made about devices to test and tools to use. Because of this, it’s important to design an effective automation strategy before embarking on an automation project. In this presentation, Kristin will discuss the key factors that teams should consider when designing a mobile automation strategy, from who should be involved to how the tests should run.

STEVE M. BARRETO – Senior Solutions Architect, Keysight Technologies

SOFTWARE QUALITY AND TESTING BASED ON END USER EXPERIENCE (EUX)

The words “quality” and “testing” are broad and loosely used words when developers and testers are testing an application or a business process flow. We can attain approval in functional and performance testing but if it doesn’t gain a positive end-user adoption then what was gained? This session will dive into the different aspects of testing what quality really means when looked at from different angles and the adoption of testing it from an End User’s perspective.

MARTIJN GOOSSENS – Agile Quality Consultant, Xebia

PERFORMANCE TESTING IS ALL ABOUT ANALYZING THE RESULTS. HERE’S HOW YOU BECOME A MASTER

Stress tests, load tests, spike tests, soak tests. He has done them all from setting up the test scripts to reporting on the results and findings. While there is plenty of documentation around the technical side, He wants to share with you my takeaways on analyzing the results.

As somewhat of a performance test expert he finds that there are a few recurring signals he looks out for in performance test results. In this talk, he will go over these and give you the tools to spot a server in trouble and when it might be OK to end a test prematurely.

LOUAY AL-JONDI – Senior Software QE Manager, Microsoft

ADVANTAGE OF ADDING BDD INTEGRATION TEST TO TDD PROCESS

In the realm of Agile methodologies, leveraging automation best practices as outlined by the Quadrants guidance can provide insights into what, why, and when to implement automation.

Here are some key points to consider:

• Selecting the appropriate automation tools plays a crucial role in enhancing productivity, expediting processes, and instilling confidence within the team.
• Demonstrating how transitioning integration tests to BDD/SpecFlow can facilitate stakeholders’ engagement and involvement.
• Delve into Behavior-Driven Development (BDD),Test-Driven Development (TDD), and unit test
• Sharing experiences regarding the introduction and advocacy of new testing concepts and tools to both the team and management.