8th ASQF Net Week
From March 31 to April 4, 2025, everything will once again revolve around the topics of artificial intelligence, communication, software development, testing and architecture. In this online event, experts from the IT industry will present their experiences and best practices on current trends and challenges.
The ASQF Net Week offers a platform for professional exchange, further training and networking. We are looking forward to an exciting week with many inspiring presentations!
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Monday, March 31, 2025 - Theme day: Testing
9:00 a.m. Richard Seidl - “From Software Tester to Quality Wizard” [DE]
Software testing is evolving rapidly. It’s no longer just about executing test cases, but about influencing software quality at every stage. But how do you evolve from a tester who simply finds bugs to a quality wizard who orchestrates quality and drives success? In this talk, I will show the steps to get there and uncover the key skills, mindsets and strategies you need to evolve to: – How to move from reactive testing to proactive quality engineering – What technical and soft skills will have the biggest impact on your career – How to become an influential voice in your team and organization – What tools and frameworks can help you increase your impact Most importantly, you will get actionable steps to increase your value in software testing and become more successful in your role.
About Richard Seidl
Richard “Richie” Seidl is a software testing expert, agile quality coach and podcast host. Over the past 25 years, he has come into contact with a wide variety of software on his professional journey: good and bad, big and small, new and old. Software so beautiful it makes you want to cry and software that makes your toenails curl.
11:00 a.m. Prof. Dr. Karin Vosseberg - “Automation is not (yet) an automatism. Evaluation of the 2024 survey: Software quality in practice and research” [DE]
Test automation is a hot topic in software development. The short development cycles associated with agile projects are almost inconceivable without automation in quality assurance. Presentations on test automation with tools such as Cypress, Playwright or Puppeteer are booming. But what is the status of test automation in practice? What has changed since 2011? Let’s take a look at the data from the Software Testing in Practice and Research survey and evaluate the figures together. In addition to looking back, we will also look at and discuss the assessments of managers, developers and testers on the potential of artificial intelligence as a new trend.
About Prof. Dr. Karin Vosseberg
Prof. Dr. Karin Vosseberg has been a professor of computer science and business informatics at Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences since 2009, focusing on software quality. She has been a member of the ASQF Executive Committee since 2015. She is co-initiator of the surveys 2011-2024: Software testing in practice and research.
17:00 Dr. Jessica Schiffmann - “Rethinking exploratory testing: Using generative AI to develop effective test strategies for products and product families” [DE]
The presentation will begin by showing how generative AI supports individual products through the automated creation and optimization of exploratory tests and their strategy. Examples will be used to explain how AI-generated artifacts can be used to detect weaknesses at an early stage. The different input options, such as test reports, error reports or models of the software, are considered. The second part focuses on the scalability of these approaches: How can such AI-supported test procedures be applied in a product family with common and variant-rich components? The presentation will be accompanied by practical examples and a discussion of the limits and potential of generative AI in exploratory testing.
About Dr. Jessica Schiffmann
Jessica Schiffmann has been working in software development for over 20 years, including more than 10 years in various test roles with a focus on test automation, exploratory testing and quality assurance. In addition to her doctorate in software test automation, she currently works as a software developer and combines scientific knowledge with practical experience.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Theme day: Sustainability
9:00 a.m. Vincent Rigal & Vincent Ducas - “The Future of Green IT: embracing frugal and circular economy principles” [EN]
In this workshop, we will delve into the integration of circular economy principles within the realm of Green IT, emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices in technology management. Participants will explore how organizations can design their IT systems to maximize resource efficiency and minimize resource consumption. We will discuss real-world case studies showcasing successful implementations of circular models in IT, highlighting the roles of refurbishment and reuse and the financial advantages linked to such practices; as well as practical examples of how companies can reduce their energy and cloud service consumption, to improve their environmental, social and economic performance. The session aims to inspire professionals to rethink their approach to technology lifecycle management, ultimately fostering a more sustainable future for the industry.
About Vincent Rigal & Vincent Ducas
Vincent brings extensive experience in supply chain management and procurement, having worked for several years in corporate operations. His expertise in optimizing resource utilization and his passion for sustainability led to the founding of CircularPlace. Vincent oversees the company’s strategic vision, partnerships, and overall operations.
Vincent Ducas is the Consulting Director at Fruggr, and an expert in digital transformation. With over 15 years of experience, he began as a software engineer at CERN before leading teams at Bouygues Telecom. He then held key roles in operations and consulting at Niji, specializing in telecommunications and digital solutions. His expertise in sustainable digital practices grew at OCTO Technology.
11:00 a.m. Eddy Groen - “Thinking sustainability early” [DE]
Software engineering is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history. This time, the disruption is not coming from within – as was the case with the agile revolution, for example – but from emerging cross-cutting issues that are currently having a major impact on our society and are overturning alignments, processes and strategies. The two most important are sustainability and artificial intelligence (AI). These cross-cutting issues are not new, but after decades of ups and downs in their development, there have recently been sudden advances, such as the introduction of far-reaching legal requirements on climate protection and the sudden emergence of large language models.
While AI is rapidly gaining momentum and immediately became the main strategy of all big tech companies, sustainability is currently mainly synonymous with the major headache of sustainability reporting. A dangerous development! How can we ensure that sustainability doesn’t get bogged down in this, but is given the high status it should have in the digital world?
Digital sustainability is a fundamental aspect of development processes – both from a system perspective (sustainability of software) and in terms of functionality and its impact (sustainability through software). Life cycle assessment and the consideration of qualities such as maintainability, adaptability, resource efficiency and resource sufficiency play a central role here. Digital sustainability must be considered in the early phases of software development so that these properties are deeply anchored in the system. It is no longer just about transforming complex processes and business models, but also about designing digital solutions to be sustainable.
Find out how you can fulfill this responsibility in requirements engineering, digital design and architecture in order to actively design sustainable solutions!
About Eddy Groen
Eddy Groen is a Senior Requirements Engineer at Fraunhofer IESE and heads the Special Interest Group on Sustainability at IREB. His work focuses on the design and quality assurance of complex systems, in particular to address the challenges of sustainability. He studied psychology, holds a PhD in computer science, wrote 25+ publications and worked as a quality manager.
14:00 Franz Zehentner & Simon A. T. Jiménez - “AI will not replace the requirements engineer” [DE]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already changing the way we work. It is becoming an indispensable tool – also in requirements engineering – that increases efficiency, provides creative food for thought and requires new skills. In a dialog, we will discuss how large language models (LLMs) enrich the work of requirements engineers, how methods such as the chain-of-thought technique can help and what challenges – from data protection to the EU AI Act – need to be overcome when dealing with AI-based tools. We will discuss how AI is redefining the discipline of requirements engineering and which skills will be in demand in the future.
About Franz Zehentner & Simon A. T. Jiménez
Franz Zehentner, MEng studied Biomedical Engineering and Software Development for Embedded Devices. In medical technology, he set up a requirements management system and learned to write requirements that are audited several times during their life cycle. As a requirements engineer at a measuring device manufacturer, he tries to stay at the cutting edge of (AI) technology.
Simon A. T. Jiménez, MA studied Software Development and Mediation, Negotiation & Conflict Management and has been self-employed with several employees for 20 years – and has always struggled with poor requirements. As a technician, he is now trying to support a human problem with software and has therefore founded the software storywise.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 - Theme day: AI & Testing
9:00 a.m. Prof. Dr. Andreas Schmietendorf - “Evaluation aspects of AI-supported anonymization of German-language transcripts” [DE]
The anonymization process can also benefit from the possibilities offered by the use of artificial intelligence methods. The presentation addresses the following research questions in this regard:
Which NLP (Natural Language Processing) approach can identify personal data in German transcripts with sufficiently high accuracy? What qualitative properties do pre-trained AI models provide in connection with the anonymization of sensitive transcripts in the discourse of mediation? In terms of content, the presentation will first deal with the technical reference area of anonymization and the AI approaches that can generally be used for anonymization. Furthermore, details of a test of frameworks and tools for the anonymization of texts will be discussed. Corresponding evaluations relate to accuracy (entity recognition, entity linking, false positives, false negatives), privacy protection (degree of anonymization, risk assessment), efficiency (speed, memory consumption, scalability) and usability (integrability, configuration options, documentation). The final section summarizes the findings and provides an outlook on further topics.
About Prof. Dr. Andreas Schmietendorf
Andreas Schmietendorf works as a professor of business informatics (system development) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. He also holds a private lectureship in software engineering at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg. His professional and scientific development in the field of information processing is closely linked to his work at Deutsche Telekom AG, where he was employed for more than twelve years. Until his appointment to a professorship, he worked as head of department and chief architect at the Berlin Development Center within the Deutsche Telekom Group. In industry and research projects, his team deals with questions of software quality, evaluation aspects of AI and data science solutions and complex integration architectures.
The nationwide ESAPI initiative was launched in 2017 to reflect the increasing importance of service APIs offered on the internet. The workshops held for this purpose are supported by a wide range of partners from industry and research. Andreas Schmietendorf is on the advisory board of the Central Europe Computer Measurement Group (ceCMG e.V.) and is also a liaison lecturer at HWR Berlin within the German Informatics Society (GI e.V.).
11:00 a.m. Dr. Anne Kramer - “Testing of and with AI agents - concrete insights” [DE]
What sounds a lot like spy software à la James Bond is actually the next stage of AI development: AI agents that take on tasks independently with or without human assistance. In software testing, for example, an AI agent could carry out manual test cases. There is no doubt that this is feasible, but is it also useful? In her presentation, Anne gives us an insight into this lively field of research. We will first look at what an AI agent is, how it can be used in practice and how we can measure whether the result is useful. Smartestings AI Lab has been working on this very question of measurability for some time now. The results include specific, automatable metrics and a taxonomy of errors made by AI. The results of the associated experiments are exciting!
About Dr. Anne Kramer
Anne has been involved in software quality for over 25 years and has worked in many different projects, industries and roles. She is a well-known speaker at numerous conferences. She is also an enthusiastic trainer and book author. Since 2024 she has been fully responsible for Smartesting’s training course “Faster testing with GenAI”
14:00 Maria Shalnova-Weinzierl - “Testing in Rust” [DE]
Rust is a modern and very powerful programming language. The presentation uses examples to provide an insight into the testing methodology of this new programming language. test levels and test properties in the programming languages Java, C++, JavaScript etc. are often the subject of conference presentations and workshops. Testing is also a very important topic when programming in Rust. How is a test structured in the Rust programming language? What testing options are available in Rust? What are the challenges of testing with this programming language? What are the best practices? Is it possible to generate tests automatically? What should you pay particular attention to? After a brief introduction to the Rust programming language, testing in Rust will be presented using examples. The presentation covers all test levels, from unit, API, UI and documentation tests to integration tests.
About Maria Shalnova-Weinzierl
Maria studied computer science and computational linguistics at LMU Munich. She is an experienced test automation engineer. She has worked in test automation in various industries: Device Manufacturing, Data Security, Medical and Automotive. Maria Shalnova-Weinzierl works at Carl Zeiss Digital Innovation GmbH as a Senior QA Engineer.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 - Theme day: AI in Work & Business
9:00 a.m. Amandeep Singh Rawat - “The Future of Work - AI, Collaboration, and Automation” [EN]
As businesses navigate the rapid evolution of work, AI-driven automation and intelligent collaboration tools are reshaping industries. In this session, I will explore how AI is moving beyond automation to become an essential partner in decision-making and workflow optimization.
Drawing from real-world experiences in AI adoption, including insights from my discussions with industry leaders, I will address common misconceptions about AI, demonstrate how businesses can integrate AI without overwhelming their workforce, and showcase the shift toward agentic AI-intelligent assistants that enhance human productivity rather than replace it.
Attendees will gain a forward-looking perspective on how AI can be a key enabler for operational efficiency, knowledge sharing, and strategic decision-making. The session will also highlight practical applications of AI-driven agents.
This talk is ideal for professionals looking to understand the evolving AI landscape, how to implement AI-powered collaboration effectively, and what the future holds for AI-driven work environments.
About Amandeep Singh Rawat
Co-founder and CEO of Fastlane Devs, where we’ve created MiPal – a multi-agent AI platform designed to automate complex business processes and boost enterprise productivity. MiPal helps employees break free from repetitive tasks like bid planning, sales report generation, and sustainability reporting, allowing them to focus on strategic, high-value work.
11:00 a.m. Alexandra Badea & Adrian Badea - “AI-Powered Business Growth: How to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Efficiency & Innovation” [EN]
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept-it’s a game-changer for businesses today. In this session, we’ll explore practical AI applications that enhance productivity, automate workflows, and drive business success. Whether you’re a software developer, entrepreneur, or team leader, you’ll discover real-world strategies to integrate AI tools effectively into your daily operations. Join me to unlock the potential of AI and stay ahead in the digital revolution!
About Alexandra Badea & Adrian Badea
Alexandra Badea is an AI trainer, business strategist, and recruitment expert with over 15 years of experience in HR, automation, and education. She has worked with startups and global corporations, helping them integrate AI and automation into their business processes for efficiency and scalability. Alexandra is an international speaker and mentor, guiding entrepreneurs in leveraging technology.
Adrian is an experienced leader and innovator in the ag-tech and grain logistics sectors. His career has been driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence, innovation and the transformative power of technology. With over two decades of experience spanning sales management, strategic planning and intrapreneurship, he managed to cultivate a diverse skill set that enables him to drive growth.
14:00 Sahajhaksh Hariharan - “Scalable UI Test Automation: A Pytest & Playwright Framework for Reliable Web Testing” [EN]
As UI test automation grows, teams often struggle with slow execution, flaky tests, and maintainability issues. This talk delves into scalable strategies for building a high-performance UI test automation framework using Playwright and Pytest. Key takeaways:
- Advanced Framework Architecture – Implementing a modular and scalable design with Playwright & Pytest.
- High-Performance Execution – Parallel testing, headless mode, and test optimization techniques.
- CI/CD Integration – Seamless automation in DevOps pipelines with GitHub Actions, or Bitbucket.
- Reliability & Debugging – Reducing flakiness with robust test design and failure analysis (screenshots, logs, and video recordings).
- Scaling Beyond UI – Extending Playwright for API testing.
- Attendees will gain practical insights and advanced techniques to optimize and scale their UI test automation efforts, making them faster, and seamlessly integrated into modern development workflows.
About Sahajhaksh Hariharan
QA Automation Engineer with 13 years of experience in designing scalable test automation frameworks
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