Active Robot Framework community member, Python developer, and QA engineer, currently focused on mobile apps and applying my AI background to QA

A Software Engineer specializing in software development and cloud technologies, with a degree in Software Engineering and certifications in AI, Cloud, and QA. I have hands-on experience as an Integration Engineer, and QA Automation Engineering. I consistently adopts cutting-edge practices, and committed to innovation, and thrives on solving complex technical challenges in fast-paced environments.

Passionate Automation Engineer with quest for quality, inclusive design and high quality accessible products. Trying to put out good in the world by raising awareness towards accessibilty and helping teams for automated feedback on quality using Robot and power of tech.

My name is Agnieszka Żminkowska.

I have been working in testing for over 10 years, with almost 8 of those years at Capgemini. I have worked on projects in the public administration and telecommunications sectors, mainly for clients from Germany.

In my projects, I am responsible for test automation. I work as a Test Architect and Quality Manager.

Robot Framework Ambassador and Certified Trainer

Test automation architect, consultant and trainer.
Current maintainer and developer of the Database Library.

Student at Wroclaw University of Science and Technology. QA Intern at NiceProject.

Arttu is an automation developer at Knowit Solutions, utilising Robot Framework on a daily basis in both RPA and Test Automation projects. He is an open-source software enthusiast with a keen mind for problem solving. You can get his attention with a Robot Framework issue or good Sudoku.

Asko has spent his entire professional career in open-source software development and prefers open-source solutions whenever possible. With over 20 years of experience in Python development, he has worked on a wide range of projects, from microservices to highly customized Plone CMS deployments, as well as testing and automation using the Robot Framework. Since 2020, Asko has focused on building solutions around BPMN-based automation and orchestration. He is currently working as a software architect at the University of Jyväskylä.

Tester

Christoph Singer is a Senior Software Quality Consultant at imbus AG. As a certified RFCP® trainer, he shares insights from over ten years of experience in test automation. His passion lies in helping teams adopt Robot Framework effectively, from first steps to advanced architectures.

Developer, Opensource enthusiast, Pro in many languages and testing tools, Developer of RobotCode -Robot Framework support for VSCode

I am a performance testing professional who created RFSwarm to reduce the duplication of test development in test automation between functional and performance testing.

Denis Mashutin is a Software Test Automation Engineer at JetBrains, responsible for PyCharm’s UI tests. A serial career switcher, he transitioned from Arabic technical translation in the Middle East into software development and has already tried out quite a few roles in IT: technical writer, documentation lead & DocOps engineer, QA engineer, test automation engineer. Along the way, he introduced docs‑as‑code practices, built automation frameworks, and developed tools to accelerate development workflows and ensure quality. He is now focused on building a robust, informative UI test infrastructure for PyCharm, with an emphasis on improving release quality and developer experience.

I am an embedded software developer at INSYS icom, where I work on the firmware for our industrial routers in C, as well as our end-to-end tests and test tooling using Python and Robot Framework.

I started as a humanities student and hobby programmer, writing small projects and maintaining various services on servers in my free time. After first gaining professional IT experience with a 5G broadcast trial project, I switched to a computer science degree. During my studies I joined INSYS icom, where I am part of the embedded software team since 2023.

Ed Manlove is lead maintainer of the SeleniumLibrary and a long time member of the Robot Framework community. He helps build up the community; working throughout the ecosystem to connect projects, people and organization. You can see his contributions and bio on his Github profile.

Elout van Leeuwen is a RFCP certified Test Automation specialist, trainer and manager with years of Robot Framework experience. He has a strong focus on scalable automation strategies. Elout brings a unique blend of technical precision and human connection to every project and presentation. He is a board member of the Foundation and an ambassador for Robot Framework.

Fabian Streitel studied computer science at TU Munich and has been working for over 10 years to increase the impact of test automation for his customers. Over the years, Fabian has seen the testing processes of hundreds of companies and has helped improve them. He leads the Test Intelligence team and all research in that area at CQSE.

Experienced test automation architect for imbus specializing in Robot Framework and it's ecosystem.

Gabriela Simion is a Senior Software Quality Engineer at imbus AG in Germany with three years of experience in test automation. She is specialized in Robot Framework for both web and mobile applications and as a certified RFCP trainer, she enjoys every opportunity to pass on her knowledge and inspire others.

I'm a Test Automation Engineer at Accenture with 7 years of experience in quality assurance.

I focus on building scalable, end-to-end automation frameworks across Web, API, Desktop, and Databases. A key area of my expertise is validating complex enterprise systems, including SAP, and integrating robust test suites directly into CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable delivery for clients in the Banking, Automotive, and Public Sectors.

As an expert in transforming quality practices, I assist IT departements in structuring their testing strategy, automating tests, and integrating QA into Agile teams.
With over 15 years of experience, I have led rationalization initiatives, designed automation frameworks, trained over 100 QA professionals, and brought the vision of quality to top management.
My approach is pragmatic, educational, and resolutely results-oriented.

Hélio Guilherme is an experienced Software Tester since 2008 when he first had contact with Robot Framework at Nokia Networks in Lisbon, Portugal.
During his work activities he used all the Robot Framework internal libraries, and other libraries like: SikuliLibrary, SSHLibrary, SeleniumLibrary, SwingLibrary, Browser, RequestsLibrary and AppiumLibrary.
He is currently the lead developer and maintainer of RIDE (https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/) and maintainer of SikuliLibrary (https://marketsquare.github.io/robotframework-SikuliLibrary/). He says he does not know if "he is a Software Tester who likes to do Software Development, or a Software Developer who likes to Software Testing". Professionally, he is DevOps and QA Engineer at LOAD in Aveiro, Portugal (https://load.digital/).

Henrik Schütte is a Senior Software Quality Engineer at imbus, specialized in Robot Framework and web automation as trainer and developer. Since 2021, he developed deep expertise in Robot Framework API development and led the web automation team at imbus TestBench. As an active contributor to the Robot Framework community, Henrik maintains open-source projects and regularly conducts training sessions on keyword-driven testing and automation with Robot Framework. He is recognized for his in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in web automation and Robot Framework APIs.

Ismo Aro is a partner and CTO at NorthCode. His professional focus is in modernizing the ways of how companies are working.

Ivaylo Brüssow (Ivo) has been working in the field of test automation in various industries for more than 14 years. For the past 5 years, he has been working at Provinzial Versicherung AG as the technology manager for test automation. There, he works in the competence center for test management and test automation, which is responsible for the provision and further development of the central automation framework, workflows, and libraries, as well as students support. His focus is on test automation, test design, workflows, and integration, as well as consulting and support for test automation projects at Provinzial AG. Ivo organises a corporate and local community and is also a proud ambassador for Robot Framework since the programme began.

Jamina Pöllänen is a Senior Test Automation Engineer and Chapter Lead who helps teams build reliable and efficient digital services through smart automation and strong collaboration. She leads by example, connects people and ideas and creates an environment where quality and growth go hand in hand.

Jamina started her IT career completely by accident but quickly found her passion in quality, learning and helping others succeed. Over the years she has grown from trainee to senior and now focuses on leading and mentoring others on their own journeys in tech. Her talks share real stories and lessons from experience, showing how curiosity, small steps and openness to learning can turn challenges into progress.

Pabot maintainer and active Robot Framework community member. I focus on improving test scalability and execution speed through parallelization and open-source development.

I studied at the Complutense University of Madrid obtaining a degree in Computer Engineering. In 2008 he enjoyed a grant at “GMV Soluciones Globales e Internet” in the Galileo SPF project. In 2009, after finishing my studies, I joined GMV Aerospace and Defense S.A and since then I've been working on a large number of projects as a SW developer and Software and Systems Validation engineer, all of them related to Ground Segment activities. I'm enthusiastic of testing, automation and recently AI applications.

Joshua Gorospe is a Staff Test Engineer at webAI with roughly 20 years experience in the tech industry helping fellow testers craft test strategies for various companies and products. Very interested in Web3, blockchain, AI agents, model based testing, James Bach's Rapid Software Testing methodology, and combining them with Robot Framework RPA.

Fun fact, he was combining Robot Framework with conversational AI chatbots years before ChatGPT became famous. Joshua uses that experience to create and maintain Robot Framework community projects in GitHub, do Robot Framework presentations or workshops at conferences, writing Robot Framework articles on medium.com, and continue writing his book.

Known for past Robocon talks such as:

“Robot Framework Is Not ...” – 2022
“You got Robot Framework in my Python” – 2023
“Robot Framework Is...” – 2024
“I Hate Robot Framework” – 2025

And a workshop called “Building a Project from the Test Upwards” – 2025

I have been involved in the Robot Framework Style Guide Work Group for 3 years.

Music Composer with a passion for technology (and a decent paycheck). I have been working for software development companies for 18 years. Automation has been my core focus for the last 10 years utilizing various scripting tools and languages for tests and other processes.
I am an avid sourdough bread baker, pancake maker, and Raspberry Pi tinkerer. I am an active musician in my area playing Horn (French Horn) and British Tenor Horn. My happy place is writing and arranging music for the groups I play.

While not officially diagnosed, I am a gnome-a-holic and do not plan to go into any recovery program for the malady.

Senior software tester with over 15 yeas of experience. Working with RF since 2018. Exploring how AI will change the way we test software.
Apart of that RF ambassador and member of the Wrobocon organization team, co-hots of Wrobocon.

Award-winning Engineering Leader | CEO Tea-time with Testers | Group Leader - Thought Leadership Accenture QES EMEA | Manager Accenture Song | International Keynote Speaker | Ex. Director Association for Software Testing

Currently working as a test automation consultant, with 6+ years of web/browser automation experience with Robot Framework.

Hi, my name ist Lisa. I'm a test automation engineer for about three years.
Last year I attended for my first time at Robocon and held a speech together with a colleague.
This year it is time to hold my first workshop together with Fabian. :D
I'm very happy to be in Helsinki for the second time!

Many Kasiriha is a QA Engineer at Schenker AG with 16+ years in testing and a board member of the Robot Framework Foundation since 2022. He specializes in test automation training and maintains open source Robot Framework libraries. Based in Düsseldorf, he's a speaker at RoboCon and a father who can't switch off his testing mindset.

AI & Test Automation - viadee Unternehmensberatung AG

Marduk is a Senior Software Quality Engineer at imbus and a perfectionist as defined by Saint-Exupéry. He is passionate about creating simple software that empowers people to use a computer as the tool they need it to be. Best known as the author of RoboSAPiens and KeyTA, he also enjoys giving talks and workshops.

Markus works as a test automation architect at imbus AG, Germany. For 9 years, he is specialized in integrating Robot Framework. Besides being active contributor to community projects, he has been a board member of the Robot Framework Foundation for the past 3 years. Since announcement of CRA in the European Union, he investigates in governance requirements.

Michael is a test automation specialist with over two decades of hands-on experience in software testing, with a focus on Python-based automation and Robot Framework.

He has worked in a variety of roles across industries, helping teams improve the structure and maintainability of their test automation.

Michael is continuously working to improve his technical skills in order to build well-designed, future-proof test automation solutions.

He currently works at Cistec and is the author of the Robot Framework XmlValidator test library.

During his career, Michal has been always connected with geospatial data and GIS geoprocessing. He likes to find and overcome challenges in Testing Big Data with geometry attributes. He has experience in preparing the testing strategies for ETL systems that extract, transform and load massive geospatial data. His technology stack is related to Python, Pytest, ArcGIS, QGIS, FME, Robot Framework, HP ALM, QTest, and Geopandas. Additionally he teaches young students Python coding in Minecraft.

Full-Stack Lead Software Engineer in Test at SDAIA with 13 years experience helping Software Engineers in Test with Promoting Automation as Culture . Specializing in Robot Framework AppiumLibrary, RequestsLibrary and AI Solutions using RF language, Mohamed uses that experience to enhance and spreading usage of Robot Framework Language and enabling its Libraries to have a better and easier usage

Namik Delilovic is an independent consultant and active Robot Framework community contributor with 12+ years of experience in test management and automation. He designs and delivers automation frameworks and enterprise-scale solutions for organizations in energy, media, and the public sector. His current focus is advancing test automation by integrating workflow orchestration, cloud technologies, and AI-driven approaches into practical, scalable solutions.

Niels Janssen is a Test Automation Engineer with experience in building and maintaining test automation frameworks using Robot Framework and Python. He has worked on backend (APIs, databases, IBM MQ) and frontend automation, created custom libraries, and integrated solutions into CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps. Niels is also an experienced trainer in Robot Framework and passionate about keeping test automation simple and effective, following his KISS mentality: Keep It Simple, Stupid!

Pavlo Ivashchenko

Pavlo Ivashchenko is a Senior Java Software Engineer at Danske Bank in Vilnius, Lithuania. He holds a Master’s degree in Software Engineering from Vilnius University and contributes to open-source projects including Eclipse JKube and assistant-ui. Pavlo is passionate about automation, developer tooling, and test automation frameworks.

Software Engineer focused on automation and quality engineering, with experience building test frameworks, improving system reliability, and supporting teams through AI and backend integrations. Worked across various environments on automated testing, framework enhancement, LLM development, and data processing pipelines. Comfortable using modern tools and cloud services to streamline workflows and reduce manual effort. Continuously learning and applying AI, LLMs, computer vision, and modern engineering practices to deliver stable and efficient software systems.

René Rohner brings a wealth of experience in test automation to the forefront of the software testing community. As the Chairman of the Robot Framework Foundation and a key developer of several projects within the Robot Framework ecosystem, including the innovative "Robot Framework Browser," René is dedicated to improving testing practices and methodologies.

With a background in consulting and training, his work focuses on practical solutions and tools that address the real-world challenges faced by testers and engineers today. René is also an author and a Principal Consultant at imbus AG in Germany, where he continues to contribute to the field of test automation through his expertise and passion for teaching.

Robin is an experienced Robot Framework and Python developer who helps teams / organizations taking the next steps in the area of automation and code quality.

He is the author / maintainer of robotframework-openapitools and a RoboCon regular. The past years he has been speaker and workshop facilitator at RoboCon and other meetups, focused on API testing, repo structure & architecture and Keyword distribution & sharing within organizations.

AI and Backend Engineer specializing in designing intelligent automation ecosystems that merge backend architecture with AI and large language models (LLMs). Experienced in building self-learning QA platforms capable of automated test generation, root-cause analysis, and dynamic reporting pipelines.

I'm a technical tester that focuses on automation. To me, a test that's worth doing is also worth automating. I combine my technical expertise with the human and organizational sides of testing. Technical solutions are great, but the bigger challenge is making people use them at scale.

I think it's fun to create something new. I think complexity is fun and more complexity is more fun. I use my programming skills to tame complexity.

Silken Kleer is a Software Tester with experience in writing automation for web and mobile products.

Tatu Aalto has been doing testing for 25 years and have been part of the Robot Framework ecosystem for 15 years. He maintains several projects in Robot Framework world, mainly focusing on UI automation and library development. He is currently the lead developer of Browser library and is working on a new SchemathesisLibrary. He currently works at OP where he builds testing capabilities as service.

Tim de Groot is a test automation engineer with over five years of experience, currently working at TestCoders in the Netherlands. He has extensive hands-on experience with multiple programming languages and testing tools, including Python, JavaScript, Java, Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, and Robot Framework. While he has worked with many tools, Robot Framework holds a special place in his work, both for its versatility in test automation and for its strong, supportive open-source community.

For the past 1.5 years, Tim has been developing and maintaining RobotDashboard, an open-source tool that transforms Robot Framework test results into actionable insights. Passionate about the Robot Framework ecosystem and open-source software, he actively engages with the community and encourages anyone with questions or ideas about Robot Framework or RobotDashboard to reach out via GitHub or the Robot Framework Slack!

Yibo Wang is a Senior Manager for Quality Engineering at Accenture and leads the Practice Groups “Cloud Testing” and “Security Testing.” With over 15 years of experience in test management, test automation, and software architecture, he develops modern testing strategies and integrates AI solutions into complex projects. His credo: sustainable quality is achieved only through the combination of technology, methodology, and teamwork.