93Testing Research & Education
Gordon Fraser
Professor of Software Engineering, University of Passau
Germany
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
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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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13Quality Engineering & Delivery
Nicole Forsgren
Partner, Microsoft Office of the CTO
United States
91Testing Research & Education
Darko Marinov
Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
United States
72Community & Advocacy
Ajay Balamurugadas
Senior Director of QE, GSPANN
India
89Testing Research & Education
Gregg Rothermel
Distinguished Invited Professor, KAIST
United States
98AI & Quality
Peter Schrammel
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Diffblue
United Kingdom
51AI & Quality
Eran Kinsbruner
VP Product Marketing, Checkmarx
United States
73Community & Advocacy
Michael Larsen
Freelance Testing Consultant
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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