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Boris
Wrubel

Vienna, Austria

20+ years in software testing. Selenium trainer and conference speaker helping teams ship quality software faster — and currently exploring how AI tools like Claude, Copilot, and Goose are changing the way we write and maintain test automation.

Boris Wrubel
20+
Years of Experience
10+
Workshops & Trainings
10+
Conference Talks
DI
TU Wien

Conference talks
& workshops.

Upcoming
Talk
AI-Supported Test Automation with Selenium
UCAAT 2026 · Nice
Conference ↗
Workshop
Workshop plug & test: Mobile test automation with Android
UCAAT 2026 · Nice
Conference ↗
Talk
AI Assisted Testautomation Development
How modern AI tools — Claude, GitHub Copilot, Goose, and JetBrains Junie — fundamentally change the way we write, maintain, and think about Selenium test automation. Based on real project experience.
Java & Friends Meetup 2026 · Vienna SeleniumAI
Talk
AI Assisted Testautomation Development
How modern AI tools — Claude, GitHub Copilot, Goose, and JetBrains Junie — fundamentally change the way we write, maintain, and think about Selenium test automation. Based on real project experience.
ASQF Quality Day 2025 · Berlin SeleniumAI
Talk
Integrate Accessibility Checks in your Testautomation
Ensuring accessibility (A11y) compliance has become a fundamental requirement in software quality assurance. This talk demonstrates how to bridge the gap between manual and automated A11y testing — integrating axe-core audits into existing Selenium-based frameworks and CI pipelines using only open-source tools.
UCAAT 2025 · Thessaloniki Seleniumaxe-core
Talk
Integrate Accessibility Checks in your Testautomation
Accessibility (A11y) audits have become a fundamental requirement in software quality assurance. This talk demonstrates how to integrate automated A11y checks into existing Selenium-based test frameworks using the axe-core library from Deque — including CI pipeline integration, timing considerations (AfterStep), report generation, and common pitfalls like false positives with SVG elements.
StarEast 2023 · Orlando, FL Seleniumaxe-core
Tutorial
Test Automation 101
A hands-on tutorial for testers and developers getting started with test automation using Selenium and Cucumber. Covers framework setup with open-source tools, identifying WebElements (id, CSS, XPath), the PageObject Pattern, and IDE-driven test development. Similar content to the ATD 2022 Masterclass.
CAST 2022 · San Diego SeleniumCucumber
Talk
Integration von A11y Audits in die Testautomatisierung
A11y Audits gehören seit Jahren zu den wichtigen Disziplinen der Softwarequalitätssicherung. In einem Showcase wird präsentiert, wie axe-core Audits in ein bestehendes Selenium/Cucumber-Framework integriert werden können — inklusive Konfiguration der axe-core API, Timing der Checks (AfterStep), Integration in die CI-Pipeline, Aufbereitung der Ergebnisse und häufige Fallstricke wie False Positives bei SVG-Elementen.
Software QS-Tag 2022 · Frankfurt Seleniumaxe-core
Talk
Scrumboard Gamification — How quick fixes make the scrumboard more fun and more efficient
How gamification principles can make a physical or virtual Scrumboard more engaging and more efficient. Covers the definition of gamification (motivation increase and behaviour change through game-typical elements like points, goals and comparisons) and practical improvements teams can apply quickly to their Scrumboards.
Unicom 2018 · Zürich AgileScrum
Tutorial
Ein Wegweiser — Automatisiertes Testen mit Selenium und Cucumber (Java-based)
Die Kombination von Selenium und Cucumber liefert ein kostengünstiges Framework für Testautomatisierung in kommerziellen Projekten. Anhand eines konkreten Beispiels wird gezeigt wie ein Selenium-Framework aufgebaut wird — von der Architektur über das PageObject Pattern bis zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung. Mit Erfahrungsberichten aus der Praxis und Lessons Learned.
Software QS-Tag 2016 · Nürnberg SeleniumCucumber
Talk
The Robot as Self-Contained Tester: Complete Automated Test of a Smartphone NFC Payment Solution
A fully automated test setup for a smartphone NFC payment solution — built with a Lego Mindstorm EV3 robot on a Raspberry Pi (BrickPi). The robot physically moves an NFC card to and from the mobile device, requiring zero manual interaction. Test management with SquashTM. A live demo showing how hardware robotics can solve real mobile testing challenges.
Mobile App Europe 2014 · Potsdam w/ Andreas Schwarz Mobile TestingNFC
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Workshops &
team training.

Workshop plug & test: Mobile test automation with Android
Upcoming
Hands-on workshop to setup a complete in-house mobile device testing environment using only open-source tools and a MiniPC — no cloud services, no expensive licenses.
90 Minutes
Build your own mobile testing device farm
A fully automated, in-house solution for mobile device testing using only open-source tools. Unlike cloud-based solutions, this approach lets companies in sensitive sectors maintain full control over their infrastructure. Tools: Selenium, Cucumber, Kotlin/Java.
w/ Christian Musilek
3 hours
Test Automation Basics with Selenium
A full-day masterclass for testers and developers who want to get started with test automation using Selenium and Cucumber. Covers the complete setup of a test automation framework with open-source tools, identifying WebElements (id, CSS, XPath), the PageObject Pattern, IDE-driven test development in IntelliJ, and reporting. Hands-on practice on participants' own web applications. Based on the open-source SeCuton Kotlin archetype.
6 hours
Kickstart Selenium & Cucumber
A hands-on tutorial for testers and developers getting started with test automation using Selenium and Cucumber. Covers framework setup with open-source tools, identifying WebElements (id, CSS, XPath), the PageObject Pattern, and IDE-driven test development.
6 hours
Kickstart Selenium with Kotlin & Cucumber
Starting from scratch with test automation can be tiresome and time consuming. This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to use a Maven archetype to set up a complete Selenium test automation framework in under one hour. Participants create their own projects, write their first Cucumber test case with Kotlin, and run it against their own web application. Based on the open-source project github.com/boris779/SeCuton-kotlin-archetype.
w/ Christian Musilek
120 min
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