I chat with Nicola Martin. Nicola is the Head of Quality Engineering at the AI company Adarga and the Chair of the BCS Special Interest group in software testing. She's involved in BCS Women, on the BCS Council and BCS Pride. She's also been the UK delegate to the UN Commission for The Status of Women. 

Nicola has been nominated in the UK Tech 50, she was longlisted for Influential Women in Tech in 2019 and shortlisted this year. She's also a Women in Tech Excellence Award finalist this year. And she's involved in the Women in Tech network. she's also very active as an advocate for Diversity and Inclusion. 

We discuss AI, Diversity & Inclusion, and skills for a tester. We also discussed the challenges she faced as a black, single mother working in the Tech industry and what advice she has for anyone facing similar challenges.

Books Mentioned

1. Artificial Intelligence and Software Testing Building Systems You Can Trust - By Rex Black, James Davenport, Joanna Olszewska, Jeremias Rößler, Adam Leon Smith, Jonathon Wright 
2. God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou 
3. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson 

This is the podcast of The Scottish Testing Group.

This series of conversations is intended to be a safe space where subjects can be explored in a curious and open-minded way, always remaining friends, no matter how controversial it may get. This will be an amicable and convivial learning experience for all parties, especially the listener.

The Scottish Testing Group was set up to connect those people working in the field of software and systems testing across Scotland. However, as software affects all of us globally anyone is welcome to join and contribute to the conversation. Networking, mutual support, education, and feeding our curiosity are the primary purpose of STG.

The music is The Beat of Nature by Lesfm, Olexy. Available on Spotify.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.