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xvi Editor and Contributors Rik Marselis is a testing expert at Sogeti in the Nether- lands. He is a well-appreciated presenter, trainer, author, consultant and coach, who supported many organiza- tions and people in improving their testing practice by providing useful tools and checklists, practical sup- port and in-depth discussions. He is also an accredited trainer for ISTQB, TMap- and TPI-certification training courses, and has additionally created and deliveredmany bespoke workshops and training courses, e.g. on Intelli- gentMachinesandDevOps testing. Rik is a fellow of Sogeti’sR&D networkSogetiLabs. The R&D activities result in white-papers, articles and blogs about IT in general and testing in particular. He hascontributed to 21 books in theperiod from1998until today.In2018,his lastbookasmain-authorTesting in the DigitalAge:AIMakes theDifferencewaspublished. Mitko Mitev With more than 25 years of experience in the software quality assurance and more than 20 years’ experience as Project and Test Manager, Mitko Mitev is one of the leading software test experts in South East Europe. Mitko is a part of the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) and President of the South East European Testing board (SEETB), and also the Chief Editor of the Quality Matters Magazine, distributedinternationallywithafocusonthebest leading practices and new trends in the area. His commitment to the promotion of the Software Quality is also demon- strated by taking the role of the Chair of the SEETEST Conferences and participation as a keynote speaker in manysoftwarequalityassuranceconferences. In the past few years he has focused mainly on writing course materials, books and articles that will enableeverybodytolearnmoreaboutthefieldofsoftware testing. Along with that, he is the owner and CEO of an outsourcing and consultancy company in Bulgaria— Quality House—the market leader in offering highly professional testingservices.