90Testing Research & Education
Lionel Briand
Professor, University of Ottawa; Director, Lero
Canada
The Luvo 100
The Top 100
people shaping
software quality
today
Meet the people behind the technology that works.
The rankings
The Luvo 100
Global
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Worldwide
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 9 September 2027
Voting now open
The Luvo 100
Australia & New Zealand
The Top 100 People Shaping Software Quality Across Australia & New Zealand
- Current ranking
- 9 September 2026
- Next ranking
- 1 December 2026
Voting now open
A few of the Global 100
A different selection each visit from the worldwide list. Open the ranking to see the full countdown.
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86Test Automation & Tooling
Aslak Hellesøy
Creator of Cucumber; Co-founder and CTO, Open Art Market
United Kingdom
38Quality Engineering & Delivery
Gene Kim
Founder and Author, IT Revolution
United States
32Quality Engineering & Delivery
Michael Feathers
Founder and Director, R7K Research & Conveyance
United States
15Quality Engineering & Delivery
Dave Farley
Founder and Director, Continuous Delivery Ltd
United Kingdom
36Quality Engineering & Delivery
Linda Rising
Independent Consultant and Author
United States
68Testing Practice & Leadership
Lena Nyström
CEO and Test Consultant, Test Scouts Stockholm
Sweden
47Accessibility & Inclusive Quality
Glenda Sims
Chief Information Accessibility Officer, Deque Systems
United States
Quality is bigger than testing.
The question behind the Luvo 100 is simple: who are the people making the most significant contribution to better software?
Nobody needs "quality" in their job title. We recognise engineers, leaders, researchers, accessibility and security specialists, SREs, platform and AI practitioners, open-source contributors and community builders — anyone whose work materially improves the quality of software.
How the rankings workHalf community. Half editorial.
01
Nominate
Anyone can nominate someone whose work is improving software quality.
02
Vote your Top 10
Verified voters rank up to ten people. #1 earns 10 points, down to 1 point for #10.
03
Editorial assessment
Community results carry 50%. The Luvo editorial assessment of demonstrated contribution carries the other 50%.
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