Jasbir Dhaliwal, PhD. is Distinguished University Professor of Information Systems at the University of Memphis, Tennessee where he also serves as the Executive Vice President for Research & Innovation and as Executive Director of its FedEx Institute of Technology. He is an early pioneer on the validation of artificial intelligence (AI) and on explainable AI since the 1990s when he first published research on these topics. He founded the Systems Testing Excellence Program in 2007 which is the largest academic research group in software testing internationally and that focuses on advancing industry best practices through scientific research and research-based training. He started his academic career at the National University of Singapore after completing his bachelors degree at University Malaya and masters and doctoral degrees from the University of British Columbia. He has published extensively in the top research journals in information systems and has presented many keynotes globally over the years. He has also consulted internationally on software testing to the likes of FedEx, the Defense Information Systems Agency, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, and many other global organizations. He can be reached at jdhaliwl@memphis.edu.

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Philip Lew is the CEO at XBOSoft, a software quality and testing services firm. With over 20 years of experience in engineering, product management and executive leadership, he helps clients implement complex software across expanding platforms.

Philip holds a PH.D. in Computer Science from Beihang University, specializing in software quality. He serves as President of the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference and regularly delivers keynotes at top industry events on topics ranging from Agile testing to UX optimization.

An avid traveler, Philip brings fresh perspective to his presentations, combining insight with humor. Learn more at xbosoft.com

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Vipul Kocher is an ex-Adobe engineer and IIT alumnus with three decades in Software Development and Testing industry. He is co-founder and CEO of AIEnsured/testAIng – an Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance product company.

Vipul is also President of the Indian Testing – ISTQB Board, Convener of STeP-IN forum – asia’s largets non-profit testers’ community, and National Convener of Indic Academy. He also works actively for mentoring and investing in startups.

He is the inventor of Q-Patterns, an award-winning technique for test patterns and reuse, and also Linguistic Analysis method for test design.

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Simon has almost 35 years’ experience in the software testing industry and is currently Experimentus’ Practice Lead for Process Improvement.  He is an experienced, accredited TMMi Lead Assessor who has worked worldwide to help organisations improve their testing processes and attain certification.  Understanding how AI can complement test process improvement is an important topic for the future of the industry

Pavankumar Mulgund is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the University of Memphis, Tennessee. He obtained his Ph.D. in Management Science and Systems from SUNY Buffalo, and his research primarily revolves around artifact testing methodologies and the integration of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and the Metaverse in healthcare. Dr. Mulgund possesses extensive industry experience, notably in software design and evaluation roles at IBM and Mindtree, where he contributed significantly to enhancing software quality, reliability, and performance. His research further extends into the methodologies and best practices within software testing, evaluation, and validation processes and he is a member of the Systems Testing Excellence Program research team at the FedEx Institute of Technology.

Dr. Mulgund has published extensively in both academic and industry journals and frequently presents at prestigious information systems conferences, including the International Test & Evaluation Association, International Conference on Information Systems, Americas Conference on Information Systems, and the Decisions Sciences Institute. His combined academic rigor and practical expertise enable him to bridge theoretical concepts with real-world applications effectively. Additionally, Dr. Mulgund holds several professional licenses and certifications relevant to software testing, quality assurance and agile methodologies. He can be reached at pmulgund@memphis.edu