GTAC 2016: Schedule

All timings are in Pacific timezone (PT).

Tuesday, Nov 15, 2016
Time Duration Event Speaker Affiliation Topic
9:00 AM 45 min Registration/Breakfast Provided by Google    
9:45 AM 15 min Welcome & Opening Remarks Matt Lowrie Google  
10:00 AM 1 hour Presentation 1 (Keynote) Manasi Joshi Google Evolution of Business and Engineering Productivity
11:00 AM 30 min Presentation 2 Tanya Jenkins Cantilever Consulting Automating Telepresence Robot Driving
11:30 AM 30 min Break
12:00 PM 30 min Presentation 3 Hima Mandali Capital One What’s in your Wallet?
12:30 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 1 Boris Prikhodky Unity Technologies Using test run automation statistics to predict which tests to run
12:45 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 2 Nikolai Abalov 2gis Selenium-based test automation for Windows and Windows Phone
01:00 PM 1 hour Lunch Provided by Google    
2:00 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 3 Brian Vanpee Google The Quirkier Side of Testing
2:15 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 4 Rajkumar Joghee Bhojan Wipro Technologies ML Algorithm for Setting up Mobile Test Environment
2:30 PM 30 min Presentation 4 Alexander Brauckman and Dan Hislop Citrix “Can you hear me?” - Surviving Audio Quality Testing
3:00 PM 30 min Presentation 5 Yanbin Zhang Intel IATF: An new Automated Cross-platform and Multi-device API Test Framework
3:30 PM 30 min Break      
4:00 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 5 Fedor Strok Yandex / NRU HSE Using Formal Concept Analysis in software testing
4:15 PM 60 min Presentation 6 John Micco and Atif Memon Google and University of Maryland, College Park How Flaky Tests in Continuous Integration: Current Practice at Google and Future Directions
5:15 PM 15 min Closing Remarks      
5:30 PM 30 min Break      
6:00 PM 2 hours Dinner and Social Provided by Google    
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Time Duration Event Speaker Affiliation Topic
9:00 AM 45 min Breakfast Provided by Google    
9:45 AM 15 min Welcome to Day 2/Opening Remarks Matt Lowrie Google  
10:00 AM 60 min Presentation 1 (Keynote) Niranjan Tulpule Google Developer Experience, FTW!
11:00 AM 30 min Presentation 2 Jerry Yu and Guobing Chen Intel Docker Based Geo Dispersed Test Farm - Test Infrastructure Practice in Intel Android Program
11:30 AM 30 min Break      
12:00 PM 30 min Presentation 3 Joe Ethier and John Hawley Google OpenHTF - The Open-Source Hardware Testing Framework
12:30 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 1 Monika Dhok Indian Institute of Science Directed Test Generation to Detect Loop Inefficiencies
12:45 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 2 Emanuil Slavov Komfo Inc Need for Speed - Accelerate Automation Tests From 3 Hours to 3 Minutes
01:00 PM 1 hour 30 min Lunch Provided by Google    
2:30 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 3 Rahul Gopinath Oregon State University Code Coverage is a Strong Predictor of Test suite Effectiveness in the Real World
2:45 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 4 Taejun Lee and Joseph Harrington Box Inc ClusterRunner: making fast test-feedback easy through horizontal scaling
3:00 PM 30 min Presentation 4 Alexander Dorokhine and Ang Li Google Integration Testing with Multiple Mobile Devices and Services
03:30 PM 30 min Break      
4:00 PM 30 min Presentation 5 Jitesh Gosai and David Buckhurst BBC Scale vs Value: Test Automation at the BBC
4:30 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 5 Kostya Serebryany Google Finding bugs in C++ libraries using LibFuzzer
4:45 PM 15 min Lightning Talk 6 Jonathan Abrahams MongoDB How I learned to crash test a server
5:00 PM 15 min Closing Remarks      
5:15 PM   End of GTAC 2016      

Lunch options for Wednesday 11/16/2016

  • Cornerstone (TC6): Celebrate a diverse variety of foods and cuisines. From flatbreads and roasted veggies to roasted meats, pastas and vegetarian-friendly entrees, you’ll find plated options, self-serve areas and even a salad bar.
  • Fresh Market (TC1): We’ve heard that the Fresh Market salad bar, with almost 50 options, is the biggest salad bar this side of the 101. Also enjoy our exciting deli sandwiches and a rotation of soups.
  • Relish @ Spoon (TC4): Innovative takes on sweet and savory yogurts and porridges for breakfast, along with small plates for lunch. Soups, salads, dips, and spreads are individually plated for you to mix and match.
  • Alegre (TC4): A Mexican-inspired cafe, enjoy lunch in a hybrid self-serve and plated format. Enjoy a contemporary take on Mexican cuisine like tortas, enchiladas or tostadas, with a side of soup or chips and guac.
  • BRGR (TC4): Our take on a modern burger joint that delivers made-to-order classics and specials. BRGR features fresh beef, vegetarian burgers and chicken sandwiches with all condiments, sides, and aiolis made in house.
  • Share (TC4): Share is a family-style experience that offers seasonally inspired shared plates. Foods explore Mediterranean flavors. Reservations and walk-ins are welcome.
  • Sriracha (TC4): Sriracha is a customizable quick-service Vietnamese pho and bún concept featuring beef, chicken, shrimp and veggies! Choose custom topping options from the two main stations Pho and Bun.