Anna Kovalova

Co-Founder & CEO · Anbosoft

Anna
Kovalova.

I focus on software quality, LLM evaluation, and AI agent testing to help teams ship reliable systems.

Irvine, California

Anna Kovalova in a black blazer against a blue background

Better testing.
More confident decisions.

I help teams understand what quality means for their product—and how to measure it. At Anbosoft, I combine practical QA experience with AI-assisted methods and human judgment.

Get to know me

From a testing challenge
to a practical next step.

Software quality

Testing, automation, QA strategy, and process audits.

AI evaluation

LLM outputs, AI agents, and real-world reliability.

Consulting

Professional visibility, personal branding, and agency building.

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Publications about me.

Interviews, profiles, and conversations about my work in software quality.

  • Jun 15, 2026

    Coverage about Anna

    Anbosoft News: Why AI Just Broke Software Testing — and the Orange County Firm Rebuilding QA for the AI Era

    Spotlight on Startups · Quoted

    An article on Anbosoft's approach to testing non-deterministic AI systems.

    Read at Spotlight on Startups (opens in a new tab)
  • Apr 10, 2026

    Coverage about Anna

    Redefining Software Quality: Anna Kovalova's Journey from Self-Doubt to Building a Global QA Powerhouse

    Women Story · Profile subject

    A profile of her career path and the founding of Anbosoft.

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  • Jan 22, 2026

    Coverage about Anna

    Women in Tech Global Awards 2025 Voices: Winner Anna Kovalova

    WomenTech Network · Interviewee

    A Q&A on her career, AI-assisted QA audit work, and advice for women entering tech.

    Read at WomenTech Network (opens in a new tab)
  • Jan 14, 2026
  • Jan 2026

    Coverage about Anna

    Inspiring Conversations with Anna Kovalova of Anbosoft

    VoyageLA · Interviewee

    A conversation about her path from QA engineer to co-founding Anbosoft.

    Read at VoyageLA (opens in a new tab)
  • Dec 2025
  • Nov 15, 2025
  • Nov 2025
  • Sep 28, 2025
  • Aug 27, 2025

    Coverage about Anna

    Why Anbosoft Introduced Trusted Human-Only Testing (No Automation, No AI)

    NY Weekly · Featured with Bohdan Savchuk

    An article on Anbosoft's human-only testing service.

    Read at NY Weekly (opens in a new tab)
  • Aug 19, 2025

    Coverage about Anna

    Elevating QA with Anbosoft: How the AI Audit May Help Cut Costs and Improve Efficiency

    NY Weekly · Profile subject

    An article on the AI-assisted QA audit she developed at Anbosoft.

    Read at NY Weekly (opens in a new tab)
  • Jan 28, 2025
  • Dec 12, 2024

    Coverage about Anna

    Як AI-агенти змінюють тестування програмного забезпечення (How AI Agents Are Changing Software Testing)

    Speka · Interviewee

    A Ukrainian-language piece in which she explains how AI agents affect software testing.

    Read at Speka (opens in a new tab)
  • Sep 12, 2024

    Coverage about Anna · Advertising feature

    Як українська компанія з тестування працює в США (How a Ukrainian Testing Company Works in the USA)

    UKR.NET · Profile subject with Bohdan Savchuk

    A company profile of Anbosoft, its freelance origins, and its training program.

    Read at UKR.NET (opens in a new tab)
  • Dec 1, 2023

    Coverage about Anna

    Анна Ковальова: "AI допомагає, але поки без тестувальника він не впорається" (AI helps, but it can't cope without a tester yet)

    Speka · Interviewee

    A Ukrainian-language interview on the role of AI in software testing.

    Read at Speka (opens in a new tab)
  • Oct 14, 2023

    Coverage about Anna

    Від хаосу до керованого темпу релізів (From Chaos to a Controlled Release Pace)

    ITC.ua · Profile subject

    A Ukrainian-language feature on Anbosoft's QA process audits and metrics for predictable releases.

    Read at ITC.ua (opens in a new tab)
  • 2026
  • 2026

    Award & recognition

    Innovate QA Awards 2026 — Community Champion

    Innovate QA · Award recipient

    Named in the inaugural Community Champion category; the announcement notes her BrowserStack QA Meetup Los Angeles and WomenTech Orange County roles.

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Research on software testing, AI, and cybersecurity.

  • 2026

    Research publication

    Adaptive Reinforcement Learning–Based Test Selection for Improving Web Application Testing Accuracy

    IEEE · Co-author

    IEEE TCSET 2026 · Co-author

    A conference paper on using reinforcement learning to choose which web application tests to run.

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  • Aug 28, 2025

    Research publication

    Controlling Software Code Vulnerabilities Using AI-Oriented Static Analysis

    Measuring and Computing Devices in Technological Processes · Author

    Anna Kovalova · 2025, no. 3, pp. 7–11 · DOI 10.31891/2219-9365-2025-83-1

    A study of combining classical static analysis with AI models to detect code vulnerabilities, reporting an F1-score of 0.86.

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  • Mar 31, 2025

    Research publication

    Fuzzy Logic in Risk Assessment of Multi-Stage Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Networks

    Theoretical and Applied Cybersecurity · Co-author

    Yuliia Nakonechna, Bohdan Savchuk, Anna Kovalova · Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024) · DOI 10.20535/tacs.2664-29132024.2.318023

    A journal article proposing fuzzy-logic risk assessment for multi-stage cyberattacks when data is uncertain.

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  • Mar 31, 2025

    Research publication

    Modeling Psychological Operation Spread with Epidemiologic and Pharmacokinetic Approaches

    Theoretical and Applied Cybersecurity · Co-author

    Yuliia Nakonechna, Bohdan Savchuk, Anna Kovalova · Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024) · DOI 10.20535/tacs.2664-29132024.1.312577

    A journal article modeling how information-psychological operations spread, using epidemiological and pharmacokinetic frameworks.

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2026 · Author

The QA Audit Method: A Traceable, AI-Assisted Framework for Quality and Release Reliability

A practical framework for auditing how a team tests and releases software, using AI-assisted analysis with human review.

View the book on Amazon (opens in a new tab)
  • 2025

    Book

    Штучний інтелект у тестуванні програмного забезпечення (Artificial Intelligence in Software Testing: a study guide)

    Internauka Publishing House · Author

    A 46-page Ukrainian-language study guide on applying AI in software testing, with checklists, assessment criteria, and a practical exercise. ISBN 978-617-8829-35-3.

    Read the study guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab)

My writing for industry publications. For upcoming personal posts, visit the blog .

  • May 11, 2026
  • Mar 23, 2026

    Authored publication

    If Safety Is on the Line: Designing a Quality Strategy That Does Not Overtrust Tools

    Quality Magazine

    Why mature quality programs treat testing tools, including AI, as producers of evidence and not as sources of truth.

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  • Mar 12, 2026

    Authored publication

    From Failed Test to Actionable Evidence: A Practical QA Workflow Using AWS Native Services

    StickyMinds

    An evidence-first QA workflow that uses S3, CloudWatch, SNS, and Lambda to centralize test artifacts and speed up failure analysis.

    Read at StickyMinds (opens in a new tab)
  • Jan 20, 2026

    Authored publication

    Зустріч з «хрещеним батьком» тестування Джейсоном Хаггінсом (Meeting Jason Huggins, the "godfather" of testing, and his new product Vibium)

    DOU

    A Ukrainian-language account of meeting the creator of Selenium at a Seattle conference, with an overview of Vibium.

    Read at DOU (opens in a new tab)
  • Dec 8, 2025
  • Aug 20, 2025

    Authored publication

    Revolutionizing QA: My Journey to Creating a Unique Audit That Cuts Costs and Boosts Efficiency

    HackerNoon

    A first-person account of building a survey-based QA audit with maturity scoring, later assisted by AI.

    Read at HackerNoon (opens in a new tab)
  • Aug 12, 2025

    Authored publication

    New ISTQB GenAI Certification — What QA Professionals Should Know

    Medium

    An overview of the ISTQB CT-GenAI certification: prerequisites, syllabus, and study resources.

    Read on Medium (opens in a new tab)
  • Feb 24, 2025

    Authored publication

    Here's How I Use AI as a Quality Assurance Professional

    HackerNoon

    Practical examples of using AI assistants in manual testing while keeping human review in place.

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  • Feb 23, 2024

    Authored publication

    Чи треба сучасному айтівцю розвивати свій персональний бренд? (Do Modern IT Professionals Need a Personal Brand?)

    DOU

    A Ukrainian-language article on why and how IT specialists can build a personal brand.

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  • Feb 22, 2024

    Authored publication

    AI tools для тестування та чи зможуть вони замінити QA Engineers? (AI Tools for Testing: Can They Replace QA Engineers?)

    DevZone

    A Ukrainian-language article on AI testing tools and their limits.

    View the author profile at DevZone (opens in a new tab)
  • Feb 2024

    Authored publication

    Найкращі ШІ-інструменти для QA Engineer (Best AI Tools for a QA Engineer)

    Speka

    A Ukrainian-language review of AI tools useful to QA engineers.

    Read at Speka (opens in a new tab)
  • Dec 30, 2023
  • Dec 6, 2023

    Authored publication

    5 Bad Pieces of Advice You Shouldn't Follow If You Want to Pass the Job Interview

    Medium

    A tongue-in-cheek list of five common interview mistakes, from an interviewer's point of view.

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The professional communities I’m part of.

Since 2026

BCS

Fellow member

Since 2026

IEEE

Senior member

Since 2026

ASQ

Senior member

Since 2026

ISOUL

Member

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