Overview
The Software Quality Summit Austin is a premier gathering for software testing, quality assurance, and quality engineering professionals. It features expert-led talks, keynotes, fireside chats, and panel discussions. Attendees will explore the future of software quality in the age of AI, automation, and modern engineering, discovering the latest trends and real-world strategies.
Speakers
12
Amit BhardwajAmit Bhardwaj, Cloud Software Group
Julian MardirosianJulian Mardirosian, Context QA
Lakshmi Vidya PeriLakshmi Vidya Peri, TMMi America Foundation
Mudassar SyedMudassar Syed, TestMu AI
Taran AgrawalTaran Agrawal, Compunnel Software Group Inc.
Taras BuriakTaras Buriak, TEK Systems (client: Southwest Airlines)- Don JacksonTechnical Evangelist, Perforce Software
- Jason Cavaliere
- Russ Steed
- Somu Suryanarayanan
- Srikanth Srinivas
- Stacy WyattQuality Assurance Professional
Schedule
Keynote
Track Talk
Sponsor Talk
Panel
Tutorial Session
Closing Note
Session
Intent-Based Testing: Moving Beyond Static Scripts
Learn how intent-based testing creates a continuous, adaptive loop that reduces maintenance, strengthens resilience, and aligns quality with the pace of modern delivery.
Beyond Test Cases: Quality Orchestration as the Operating Model for Engineering Confidence
Discover Quality Orchestration, a practical operating model for engineering confidence. This session is for quality leaders, senior SDETs, QE managers, platform engineers, DevOps leaders, and architects.
AI & Intelligent Testing - How AI Chatbots are Redefining Test Automation and Execution
Learn how AI chatbots are redefining test automation and execution, drawing from real-world enterprise deployments.
Agentic Testing & The Future of Trust
This talk will reframe quality assurance as a strategic intelligence layer rather than a release-time checkbox in the age of AI.
Beyond Load Testing: A Practical Framework for Performance, Load and Reliability Engineering
Gain a practical framework for performance, load, and reliability engineering.
Beyond Reruns: Building a Smarter CI/CD Pipeline for Flaky Test Management
Learn to build a smarter CI/CD pipeline for flaky test management.
Why Most Enterprise AI Testing Pilots Fail Before Production
Understand why most enterprise AI testing pilots fail before production.
AI agents in testing — co-pilot, colleague, or replacement?
This panel explores autonomous testing, agentic QA, and what it means for human involvement.
Teach an Agent to Test Your API: MCP, Skills, and a Suite That Fixes Itself
A tutorial session on teaching an agent to test APIs, including MCP, skills, and self-fixing suites.