95Testing Research & Education
Arie van Deursen
Professor of Software Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
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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100Testing Research & Education
Emily Bache
Independent Technical Coach, Bache Consulting
Sweden
87Testing Practice & Leadership
Bret Pettichord
Independent Software Consultant
United States
81Test Automation & Tooling
David Burns
Head of Open Source, BrowserStack
United Kingdom
52AI & Quality
Tariq King
CEO and Head of Test IO, an EPAM company
United States
78Testing Practice & Leadership
Paul Gerrard
Principal, Gerrard Consulting
United Kingdom
93Testing Research & Education
Gordon Fraser
Professor of Software Engineering, University of Passau
Germany
42Security & Assurance
Tanya Janca
Founder, She Hacks Purple
Canada
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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