An annual record of who is shaping software quality

Software quality is one of the most consequential disciplines in technology, and one of the least publicly recognised. Luvo100 exists to make that influence visible: an annual, independent record of the 100 people whose work most shapes how the world builds, tests and trusts software.

Each edition is a publication, not a poll. It is researched, assessed and published on a fixed annual cycle, and every edition remains permanently available so the record builds over time.

Luvo100 is independent. There is no paid placement, no sponsored inclusion and no pay-to-enter category. Where community participation is used, it informs the selection — it never replaces editorial judgement.

The Luvo100 spans testing practitioners, quality engineering leaders, researchers, educators, tool builders and community organisers, across every region.