30Pioneers
James Lyndsay
Independent Test Consultant, Workroom Productions
United Kingdom
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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90Research
Lionel Briand
Professor, University of Ottawa; Director, Lero
Canada
94Research
Michael D. Ernst
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
United States
46Educators
Adrian Roselli
Accessibility Consultant, Adrian Roselli LLC
United States
16Leaders
Elisabeth Hendrickson
Founder, Curious Duck Digital Laboratory
United States
71Community
Parveen Khan
Senior Quality Analyst Consultant, Thoughtworks
United Kingdom
82Builders
Jim Evans
Principal Member of Technical Staff, Salesforce
United States
95Research
Arie van Deursen
Professor of Software Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
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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