
Tue, 21 Oct | 15:30 - 16:30 GMT+4
The integration of AI into software systems brings new opportunities but also significant challenges – from ensuring reliability and accuracy to addressing ethical concerns. This transformation affects software testers, developers, and quality assurance professionals, who must adapt their skills to work with AI-enabled testing tools and understand the testing processes surrounding AI systems.
On 21 October, as part of the BCS Publishing – Author Webinar Series, Exactpro’s Iosif Itkin, Dmitrii Degtiarenko, Iuliia Emelianova and Anna-Maria Lukina will present a talk on 'Introduction to AI Testing: Guide to ISTQB® CT-AI Certification.‘ The session will explore the challenges enterprises face when adopting AI, discuss how and when to introduce it within an organisation and share strategies for training teams to embrace the change. The title of the talk is eponymous to Exactpro’s new book coming out on 16 September. The talk will also highlight how the book can be leveraged as a practical resource to boost understanding of AI-enabled technologies and encourage further enterprise-grade application of AI, in testing and beyond. Co-authored by Iosif Itkin, Dmitrii Degtiarenko, Iuliia Emelianova and Anna-Maria Lukina, the book is now available for pre-order on Amazon.

ISTQB® Certified Tester AI Testing
A4Q 20-AIFL-171752-43

ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
iSQI 19-CTFL-151899-12

ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
GASQ ID 34720

ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level
GASQ ID 17465
An hour with Iosif Itkin, Dmitrii Degtiarenko, Iuliia Emelianova & Anna-Maria Lukina
About Exactpro
Exactpro is an independent provider of AI-enabled software testing services for financial sector organisations. Our clients are exchanges, post-trade platform operators, and banks across 20 countries. Our area of expertise comprises protocol-based testing of matching engines, market data, market surveillance, clearing and settlement systems, payments APIs. We help our clients to decrease time to market, maintain regulatory compliance, improve scalability, latency and operational resiliency. Exactpro is involved in a variety of transformation programmes related to large-scale cloud and DLT implementations at systemically important organisations.
Our approaches leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to help harness the power of exploratory data analysis and big data analytics to assist in the generation of test ideas and the interpretation of test results, supported by advanced execution capabilities of the th2 frameworks suite.
Founded in 2009, the Exactpro Group is headquartered in the UK and operates delivery centres in Georgia, Sri Lanka, Armenia, and the UK and representative offices in the US, Canada, and Italy, and a global distributed network of consultants.
Are you interested in gaining a deeper understanding of your system, reducing costs, accelerating time to market, while maintaining operational resiliency and regulatory compliance? Visit us at exactpro.com.
Iuliia Emelianova is a data scientist, researcher and lecturer with Exactpro. She holds a PhD in Physics and Mathematics. Drawing on her extensive background at the intersection of academia, IT and financial services, she provides expert support on the firm’s internal training courses and the courses organised for the global community of IT professionals.
Iuliia’s skill set encompasses Python, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, algorithm development, data analysis, software testing, supervising and facilitating course accreditation with certification bodies.
Iuliia’s licences and certifications include ISTQB® Certified Tester Foundation Level and ISTQB® Certified Tester AI Testing. Iuliia actively participates in initiatives related to her field, one such example is the IEEE AI Test Conference and the accompanying IEEE Autonomous Driving AI Test Challenge.
Iuliia is committed to ongoing professional development and collaboration within the fintech industry.
Iosif Itkin is a co-founder & CEO of Exactpro, an independent provider of AI-enabled software testing services for financial sector organisations. Founded in 2009, Exactpro employs over 450 specialists. Spearheading Exactpro’s AI Testing practice, Iosif also manages business development and research trading systems reliability & Artificial Intelligence (AI). He holds a MSc degree in Theoretical Physics.
In his professional career, Iosif has held many technology roles: software developer, performance testing department lead, technology architect, VP of technology – on a number of global financial industry initiatives. Iosif’s expertise at the intersection of high-availability systems and capital markets has enabled him to successfully facilitate technology transformations within exchanges, investment banks and clearing and settlement organisations in London, New York, Milan, Singapore, Sydney and in other major financial centres.
Dmitrii joined Exactpro in 2014 as a Project Manager at the COMMS department. He worked with the management team on marketing collateral and presentation materials, as well as on video and photo content aimed at promoting Exactpro values and technology news. He has also developed ISTQB® CTFL and CT-AI courses for Exactpro including the YouTube channel ones. He is currently a Creative Manager with the Marketing department.
Anna-Maria Lukina is a Marketing Director at Exactpro responsible for global brand and business development, international event management, client communications and training coordination.
Anna-Maria began her journey with Exactpro in 2013 as a junior software testing specialist, while pursuing her Master’s Degree in Information Systems and Technologies. She gradually started participating in technical pre-sales where she assisted the sales and research teams. She also worked with top management on marketing collateral preparation for potential clients and prospects.
Having built a diverse global marketing team from the ground up, Anna-Maria saw it expand over the years. The team focuses on promoting the Exactpro brand digitally and at global virtual and in-person events. Anna-Maria led the marketing team through brand transformations during Exactpro acquisition by LSEG, its integration into the Group, as well as the management buyout in 2017.
Anna-Maria oversees all Exactpro social media channels, including the corporate website and YouTube channel, where the Exactpro team regularly post educational videos and technology updates on AI and software testing. She has also led brand transformation projects such as Exactpro’s transition from the legacy test tool suite to the th2 next-gen test automation framework for financial markets. Anna-Maria also runs product launch initiatives, such as educational projects for individuals and businesses, including the award-winning ISTQB®-accredited AI testing course.