Discussion: How AI Can Impact Our Testing Roles with Nicola Martin, Tariq King and Daniel Knott
3rd April 2023
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Talk Description
We looked to find out how the use of AI can assist your testing and its impact and ethics on testing.
- Nicola Martin, from London, UK, is the Head of Quality Engineering at a UK-based AI software company. Nicola is a speaker and panellist at global events on diversity, women in tech, quality, AI, software testing and mentorship.
- Daniel Knott lives in Hamburg, Germany and a Head of Product Quality Engineering, a Book Author, a Blogger, YouTuber and Speaker and a Software Testing Trainer. Daniel loves digital products with high quality being it web or native mobile applications.
- Tariq King, from sunny Miami, USA, is a recognised thought leader in software engineering, DevOps, testing and AI/ML with over fifteen years of professional experience in the software industry.
By the end of this session, you'll be able to:
- Discuss how AI can impact our testing roles
- Explain what AI can and can't do
- Strategise how to best use AI to your advantage
VP and Managing Principal Consultant
Tariq King is the Vice President of Product-Service Systems at EPAM, where he manages a portfolio that lies at the intersection of software products and services, and supports the business through technology consulting. Tariq has over 15 years' experience in software engineering and testing and has formerly held positions as Chief Scientist, Head of Quality, Director of Quality Engineering, Manager of Software Engineering and Test Architect. Tariq holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Florida International University, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Florida Tech. His areas of research are software testing, artificial intelligence, autonomic and cloud computing, model-driven engineering, and computer science education. He has published over 40 research articles in peer-reviewed IEEE and ACM journals, conferences, and workshops, and has been an international keynote speaker at leading software conferences in industry and academia.
Head of Software Engineering
Head of Software Engineering, with 18+ years in roles like Product Quality Lead & Senior Manager. Author, blogger, speaker, and YouTuber on software testing topics.
Head of Quality Engineering
Nicola is currently Head of Quality Engineering at Adarga, a UK-based AI software company.
Nicola is passionate about increasing diversity and inclusion in software engineering. She mentors and coaches professionals wanting to either change or develop their careers.
Nicola is a Council Member for the British Computer Society. She is also a professional member of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
Nicola is a speaker and panellist at global events on diversity, women in tech, quality, AI, software testing and mentorship.
Nicola has been included in the 2022 Computer Weekly Most Influential Women in UK Tech List top 30.
She has also been a judge for the UK Tech Awards and will be part of the judging panel for the Black Tech Achievement Awards in 2023.
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