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István Forgács Author

István Forgács, Ph.D., was originally a researcher at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He has had more than 25 scientific articles published in leading international journals and conference proceedings. He is the co-author of three books. His research interests include test design, test automation, agile testing, model-based testing, debugging, code comprehension, and static and dynamic analysis. He left his academic life in 1998 to be a founder of Y2KO, the startup company that offered an efficient solution to the Y2K project. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of 4Test-Plus and is a former CEO of 4D Soft. He is a member of the TA WG and a former member of the Agile WG of ISTQB. He is the creator and key contributor to the two-phase model-based testing tool harmony.


Attila Kovács holds the position of a full professor at the Faculty of Informatics at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. His professional expertise lies in the fields of mathematics, software engineering, and computer science. He serves as a project leader for numerous research and development projects and currently leads the Software and Data Intensive Services Competence Center at the University. In addition to his academic contributions, he is also a co-author of the book "Practical Test Design" and acts as a trainer for ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board) and IREB (International Requirements Engineering Board). Furthermore, he is the founder of the Hungarian Testing Board