Abbas Ahmad
Chief Executive Officer at Formaline
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Top SchoolAbbas Ahmad is a CEO and testing expert with a Ph.D. in Computer Science and over a decade in software testing, specializing in Model-Based Testing for IoT, AI detection, and cybersecurity. As founder of Formaline and CEO of Certilog FZCO in Dubai, he leads delivery of testing services across complex, interconnected domains and international clients. As President of UAESTQB he shapes testing standards and certification strategy in the UAE while bridging industry, academia and global ISTQB initiatives. He has contributed to high-profile H2020 projects (ARMOUR, Autopilot, SMESEC), bringing research-grade methodologies into practical testing frameworks and tools. Known for combining rigorous academic research with entrepreneurial leadership, he often translates model-based and fuzzing techniques into real-world conformance and security testing solutions.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Computer Sciences, Computer Sciences, Ph. D in Computer Sciences, Doctor of Computer Sciences, Computer Sciences, Ph. D in Computer Sciences at Université de Franche-Comté
French, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish
Github Skills (35)
marketplace9
rest-api8
fiware8
multi-tenant8
rest8
ecommerce8
keyboard7
karabiner7
fiware-orion7
spree7
eclipse7
macos6
commerce6
open-source6
wordpress6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
PHILAE-PROJECT/eShopDemoDocker
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
Contributions:13 commits, 2 pushes in 1 month
abbasahmad/istqb_ia_handson_fr
Jan 2026 - Jun 2026
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 months
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