Test Coast 2024
🗓️ 25th of April 📍 Gothenburg
– Test Conference presented by Test Scouts –
Welcome to our own Test Conference
The second edition of our Test Coast conference is soon happening! The first edition took place in the autumn of 2023, where over 150 people attended, and we got the feedback that it was a huge success and therefore we are back with the sequel! 🙌
🗓️ 25th of April 📍 IHM Business School, Gothenburg
– Test Conference with workshops, talks & networking –
🅿️ Closest parking lot: P-hus Tomtegatan
What can you expect from the event?
» Inspirational speakers from different countries
» Three hands-on workshops
» Time to network with others in the business
» Socializing events in the evening
Scroll down to read more about the program and the speakers.
The event is free of charge, but the number of seats are limited,
so please make sure to reserve your place on our Meetup!
👇 Follow these steps
- Join the group “Test Conference – driven by Test Scouts”
- For the talks: Leave RSVP to “Test Coast 2024 Conference”
- For the workshop: Choose one of the three workshops and leave your RSVP
Agenda
✔️ 8:00 – Check-in
👨💻 8:30-12:00 – Workshops
- How do I test this? – Dealing with confusing requirements – Pierre Alenbrink & Robert Hennersten-Manley from Test Scouts
- From Zero to Hero in Model-Based Testing – Rich Jordan & George Blundell from Curiosity Software
- AI-Augmented Testing: A Hands-On Workshop on Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tuning, and Beyond RAG – Jonathon Wright
🍴 12:00 – Lunch break & time to network
👩🏫 13:00-17:45 – Talks
- 13:00 – 13:15 Welcome talk
- 13:15 – 14:00 Future of CI/CD: Testing.next – Kohsuke Kawaguchi
- 14:00 – 14:30 The Journey Through DevOps and Testing Synergy – Jakub Piasek & Katja Meyer
- 14:30 – 15:00 Coffee Break
- 15:00 – 15:45 Delivering Fast and Slow – Lena Pejgan Nyström
- 15:45 – 16:15 Networking Break
- 16:15 – 16:45 Critical scenario identification for testing autonomous driving systems – Qunying Song
- 16:45 – 17:30 AI-Augmented Testing: How Generative AI and Prompt Engineering Turn Testers into Superheroes, Not Replace Them – Jonathon Wright
- 17:30 – 17:45 Conference Closing
🎉 18:00 – Afterparty!
Good info to know
📅 Thursday 25th of April 2024
⏰ Agenda –
8:30 Workshops
13:00 Talks
18:00 Afterparty
📍 IHM Business School –
Fabriksgatan 25, Gothenburg
💸 Free of charge
💻 Bring laptop for workshops
🅿️ Closest parking lot: P-hus Tomtegatan
🚌 Closest bus stop: Gårdatorget
🚋 Closest tram stop: Ullevi Södra / Ullevi Norra
🍴 Lunch for everyone attending a workshop
🍽️ Dinner served at the afterparty
Meet the speakers of Test Coast 2024
Kohsuke Kawaguchi
🎤 Talk: “Future of CI/CD: Testing.next”
Kohsuke is co-founder and co-CEO at Launchable. Famous for creating Jenkins, he is passionate about solving problems developers face every day.
Jonathon Wright
🎤 Talk: “AI-Augmented Testing: How Generative AI and Prompt Engineering Turn Testers into Superheroes, Not Replace Them”
Jonathon Wright is a strategic thought leader and distinguished technology evangelist. He specializes in emerging technologies, innovation, and automation, and has more than 25 years of international commercial experience within global organizations.
Jakub Piasek & Katja Meyer
🎤 Talk: “Journey through DevOps and Testing Synergy”
Jakub, DevOps engineer, and Katja, testing team lead, works at QualityMinds in Poland and Germany. In their presentation, we’ll embark on a journey to explore the synergy between DevOps and testing.
Lena Nyström
🎤 Talk: “Delivering Fast and Slow”
Lena has been building software since 1999, starting out as a developer. She found her passion in testing a decade later and has been focusing on quality in software since then. The last few years have shifted to building organizations and growing people rather than the software itself, but she is still an active voice, and force, in the testing community.
Qunying Song
🎤 Talk: “Critical scenario identification for
testing autonomous driving systems”
Qunying Song is a PhD student in Computer Science at Lund University, Sweden. His research focuses on identifying critical scenarios for testing autonomous driving systems using simulation and optimization techniques.
Workshops of Test Coast 2024
Robert Hennersten-Manley
& Pierre Alenbrink
🛠️ Workshop: “How do I test this? –
Dealing with confusing requirements”
We often encounter requirements that are unclear, confusing, or even contradictory. Through the exploration of an experimental new product, this workshop help you develop your skills when dealing with such challenges.
Jonathon Wright
🛠️ Workshop: “AI-Augmented Testing: A Hands-On Workshop on Generative AI, Prompt Engineering Tuning, and Beyond RAG”
This immersive workshop is designed for QA professionals, testers, and developers who are eager to leverage the cutting-edge capabilities of AI to enhance their testing strategies, automate processes, and uncover bugs with unparalleled accuracy.
Rich Jordan & George Blundell
🛠️ Workshop: “From Zero to Hero in Model-Based Testing“
This practice-based workshop will take you from understanding the value and applications of model-based testing, to auto-generating coverage-optimised tests for different system types.