Everything on the record, in one place.
Facts you can quote, where they can be checked, and every independent mention, listing and appearance to date. Kept current; each item carries its date.
Facts and figures
| Fact | Where to check it |
|---|---|
| Stanford Code in Place section leader, 2023: taught the first half of CS106A, Stanford's introductory Python course, to an international section | Stanford digital credential, issued 10 June 2023 (shown on request) |
| Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Developer Technologies, awarded for 2025 and again for 2026 | Microsoft MVP profile |
| LinkedIn Learning instructor, 90,000+ learners across multiple courses (figure as of September 2026) | LinkedIn Learning instructor page |
| Former Principal Test Engineer at the BBC; 20+ years in software engineering since 2004 | |
| Evidence Lab, investigation 01 (17 October 2026): the same AI wrote two Playwright suites for one app; from the specification it caught 15 of 15 injected bugs, from the code 7 of 15 | Investigation, with downloadable repository |
| Born 17 January; based in Manchester, UK. Publishes as Uncle Aaroh on YouTube and LinkedIn | YouTube |
Please use "20+ years", "90,000+ learners across multiple courses" and "section leader" exactly. He is not a Playwright Ambassador and is not affiliated with Microsoft's Playwright team.
Independent mentions and listings
- 2024, DecemberPlaywright Solutions recommends Playwright: Design Patterns as the course to take after its own introductory material. End of 2024 announcements
- ListingUniversity of Miami, Toppel Career Center lists Playwright: Design Patterns, instructor Qambar Raza, in its career course catalogue. Course listing
- ListingLinkedIn Learning publishes the course repositories for Playwright: Design Patterns and Advanced Playwright Techniques under its own GitHub organisation. Design Patterns repository, Advanced Techniques repository
Appearances
- 2026, 6 to 7 OctoberSEETEST 2026, Ljubljana. Talk: "Testing AI Agents with Playwright and MCP: A Practitioner's Guide". Conference programme
- 2026, SeptemberHow To Test This podcast, episode 40. "How to test with Playwright At scale featuring Uncle Aaroh", 56 minutes with host Mamadou N'diaye. Watch
- 2026, 7 JulyBCS SIGiST Summer Conference, London. Talk: "The Human Side of AI Testing". BCS SIGiST
Courses
- LinkedIn LearningPlaywright: Design Patterns. Fixtures, page objects and project structure for suites that keep growing.
- LinkedIn LearningAdvanced Playwright Techniques: Optimizing Speed, Stability, and Cloud Testing. Updated April 2026.
- LinkedIn LearningLearning Selenium. Structure, scale, run and optimise automated tests.
Coverage
Articles, interviews and write-ups by other publications will be listed here as they appear, with dates. None yet; this section is kept honest rather than padded.
For journalists
Qambar can comment, with evidence, on: whether AI-written tests and AI agents actually do what they claim; testing AI agents with Playwright and the Model Context Protocol; Playwright releases and test automation at scale; what engineering leaders should ask before signing off an AI system. Replies within 24 hours on working days. He will not comment on current or former client engagements.
Email uncleaaroh@gmail.com. Bios in three lengths, approved photos and the pronunciation of his name are on the speaker kit.