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AI-Driven Quality Engineering & Software Testing Automation for Digital Media and Streaming
- 20+ years in software quality, solution delivery, and engineering leadership
- Automation across Web, Mobile, CTV/OTT, STB, APIs, and backend services
- Specialized in AI/ML/NLP for test automation, observability & QoE analytics, and SDD/BDD frameworks
- Actively building an EB1A (Extraordinary Ability) profile in AI-driven Quality Engineering
Open to Director / Head of QA / QE Manager / Principal SDET / AI-QA Architect roles.
- 7 patents filed in AI/ML/NLP for media and streaming, plus 3 innovation awards and 1 trade secret
- Bestselling author of In-Sprint Automation Mastery (trended as #1 software testing book in its category)
- PractiTest QA Leader Award nominee – national-level recognition in QA leadership
- International speaker and keynote across AI, QA, DevOps testing, and project management
- Mentor and community leader – ADPList (Top 50 QA mentor), PlatoHQ, Topmate (featured in Times Square)
- Fellow Member, International Scientific Society
- 7 patents in AI/ML/NLP for media and streaming, focused on intelligent automation, streaming QoE, and analytics
- 3 internal innovation awards and 1 successfully filed trade secret
- Example published U.S. patent (Paramount) in AI-powered streaming API validation and analytics
- In-Sprint Automation Mastery – Notion Press & Amazon
- Global availability (US, India, UK, and more)
- Trended as #1 software testing book in its category for a week
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRD1WDTF
- Notion Press: https://notionpress.com/read/in-sprint-automation-mastery
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Ambient Intelligence & Everyday Environments
- “ENHANCING EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS: THE FUTURE OF AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE” – International Journal of Fuzzy Logic Systems (IJFLS), Vol. 14, No. 1/2/3, July 2024
- “Transforming Everyday Environments: The Power of Ambient Intelligence” – SSRN working paper
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AI & Automation
- “Transforming E-Commerce with AI Agents” – ResearchGate preprint
- Enhanced Multimedia Systems with Real-Time Data Analytics and Automation – accepted for conference presentation, London (July 27–28, 2024)
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STAREAST 2025 (Orlando)
- “Revolutionizing Media Delivery Through DevOps Testing Excellence”
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AI for Software Engineering Conference 2025
- “Revolutionizing Project Management: AI Advantage”
- “Revolutionizing Agile Development: The Impact and Future of AI-Driven API Automation Testing”
- Program: https://ai4software.ai/program.php
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Ambient Intelligence Conferences (AIAD 2024 & IOTCB 2024)
- Presented on ambient intelligence and smart environments (July 13–14, 2024, virtual)
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Paramount Global AI/ML/Analytics Conferences
- 2024: “The Power of Marketing Analytics: Data-Driven Success Across Streaming, Theatrical, Network, and Consumer Products”
- 2025: Abstracts accepted for:
- “AI-Powered Video Automation”
- “Implementing Responsible AI Governance”
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XP Webinar Series (LambdaTest)
- Webinar on advanced QA automation, later published on the LambdaTest YouTube channel and major podcast platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music)
- Reviewer, International Conference on IoT & Information Security (IOTSEC 2024) – 4 papers reviewed (certified)
- Review Committee Member, International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Computer, Data Sciences and Applications (ACDSA 2026)
- Keynote Speaker & Session Chair, ICIRAIDS 2025 – International Conference on Research Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Active leadership and organizing roles in QA and AI communities (e.g., InnovateQA Seattle Meetup, LeadTestInclude leadership series)
- Innovation Fest 2024 – AI Category: Runners-up
- Participation in multiple AI/QA hackathons and innovation challenges across streaming, automation, and healthcare
- DevSecCon 2024 proposal: “Harnessing Snyk to Conquer Vulnerability Challenges in AI’s Quantum Leap”
- ADPList – Top 50 QA mentor: https://adplist.org/mentors/partha-samal
- PlatoHQ – Mentor for software engineering and leadership
- Topmate – Mentorship and advisory; profile featured on Times Square billboard:
- International Scientific Society – Fellow Member:
- Community participation and leadership:
- InnovateQA Seattle Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/innovate-qa-seattle-meetup-group/
- LeadTestInclude: https://leadtestinclude.com/leadership/
- ISTQB Certified Professional
- CSTE Certified Professional
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Generative AI Professional
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Migrating to AWS (training / certification track)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) – PMI, active member
- DevOps Certified Project Manager
- Leading SAFe Agilist
- Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master
- Business Edge Leadership Certification
- Test Automation: Selenium, Playwright, Appium, TestNG, Cucumber, JMeter, UFT, SOAP UI Pro, Selenium Grid, Perfecto Mobile, BrowserStack, SauceLabs, Device Anywhere, EggPlant, SeeTest
- Test Management: Jira, Rally, ALM, ClearQuest, TFS, CVS, Xray
- CI/CD & Version Control: Jenkins, Git, Bamboo, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Jenkins Pipeline
- Programming & Scripting: Java, C#, Node.js, Groovy, JavaScript, VBScript, Shell Script, Ant Script, SQL, HTML, CSS
- Agile Methodology: Scrum, Kanban, Agile, Scaled Agile, ATDD, TDD, BDD
- Performance & Load Testing: JMeter, LoadRunner, TPTP Servers, JConsole
- Database Testing: MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, IBM DB2
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Azure, GCP, Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android
- Security Testing: SonarQube, Veracode, OWASP ZAP, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments
- API Testing: REST APIs, SOAP, JD Edwards Orchestrator, Postman, RestAssured
- SAP Testing: SAP R/3, SAP NetWeaver, SAP TAO, Tricentis Tosca
- Test Reporting & Analytics: Splunk, Grafana, Dynatrace
- Automation Frameworks: Hybrid, Page Object Model (POM), Selenium WebDriver frameworks, JD Edwards UI, TestNG, Cucumber, Selenium Grid
- Server Configuration: JBoss, WebSphere, Tomcat, IIS
- Build & Environment Management: Ant scripts, shell scripts, environment setup and configuration
AI-driven quality engineering and full-stack test automation across functional, performance, security, and cloud-native systems for digital media and streaming platforms.