Qambar Raza (Uncle Aaroh), speaker bio
Last updated 17 October 2026. Use any version as is. Please do not add titles that do not appear here.

SHORT (40 words)
Qambar Raza (Uncle Aaroh) tests what AI systems actually do. Stanford Code in Place section leader, Microsoft MVP, LinkedIn Learning instructor with 90,000+ learners, former BBC Principal Test Engineer, 20+ years in software engineering.

MEDIUM (100 words)
Qambar Raza, known online as Uncle Aaroh, is a Playwright and AI agent testing specialist with 20+ years in software engineering. He taught Stanford's CS106A Python course as a Code in Place section leader (2023), is a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies (2025 and 2026), a LinkedIn Learning instructor with 90,000+ learners across multiple Playwright and Selenium courses, and a former BBC Principal Test Engineer. He speaks on testing AI agents with Playwright and MCP, and on the evidence teams need before they trust automation. Based in Manchester, UK.

LONG (160 words)
Qambar Raza, known online as Uncle Aaroh, is a Playwright and AI agent testing specialist with 20+ years in software engineering. He taught Stanford's CS106A Python course as a Code in Place section leader (2023), is a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies (2025 and 2026), a LinkedIn Learning instructor with 90,000+ learners across multiple Playwright and Selenium courses, and a former BBC Principal Test Engineer. He speaks on testing AI agents with Playwright and MCP, and on the evidence teams need before they trust automation. Based in Manchester, UK. His talks in 2026 include SEETEST in Ljubljana and BCS SIGiST in London, and he runs the Evidence Lab at uncleaaroh.com, where claims about AI in testing are put through reproducible experiments and published with their code and results. Through consulting and training he helps engineering leaders decide, on evidence, whether an AI system is ready to ship.

NAME PRONUNCIATION
Qambar: "KUM-bar". Raza: "RAH-za".

TITLE LINE FOR SLIDES AND PROGRAMMES
Qambar Raza, Microsoft MVP, LinkedIn Learning instructor, Stanford Code in Place section leader

LINKS
https://uncleaaroh.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/qambar
https://www.youtube.com/@UncleAaroh

PHOTOS
https://uncleaaroh.com/portrait.jpg (portrait, 960x1200)
https://uncleaaroh.com/seetest-2026-stage.jpg (on stage at SEETEST 2026, photo Marko Risovic, credit required)
https://uncleaaroh.com/bcs-sigist-2026-talk.jpg (BCS SIGiST, July 2026)