Hi, I'm Vivek Ganesan
AI Educator · Author · Conference Keynote Speaker · SaaS Entrepreneur
I help engineers think better and build better with AI as a collaborator, not a shortcut. Author of Test-first Copilot, training 500+ engineers in disciplined AI-assisted software development.
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A curated collection of my conference talks and presentations on AI, software engineering, and technical agility.
Areas of Expertise
Combining hands-on engineering experience with education and entrepreneurship.
AI Educator
Training engineers to use AI effectively in real-world software development—emphasizing code quality, design thinking, and disciplined engineering practices.
View projects →Published Author
Author of books on AI-assisted development, DevOps, and software engineering, including the acclaimed "Test-first Copilot".
View my books →Conference Speaker
Frequent keynote speaker at international conferences on AI, software engineering, DevOps, and technical agility since 2013.
See all talks →SaaS Entrepreneur
Founder of Ampyard, building and shipping products like Facequest, Notesally, Zapddit, Kanbanstr, and more.
View my creations →Open Source
Contributor to GitHub Copilot SDK, VS Code Copilot Chat, Spring Boot, and Pitest—advancing AI tooling and software testing practices.
View projects →Technical Leadership
Years of experience enabling teams to improve how they build and deliver software through engineering craftsmanship.
Notable Contributions
Contributing to widely-used open source projects and tools
GitHub Copilot SDK
github/copilot-sdkContributed to GitHub's official Copilot SDK for building AI-powered extensions and agents.
VS Code Copilot Chat
microsoft/vscode-copilot-chatContributed to the official GitHub Copilot Chat extension for Visual Studio Code.
Other Contributions
Spring Boot
Contributed to Spring Boot, one of the most popular Java frameworks for building production-ready applications.
Pitest
Contributed to PIT Mutation Testing, a state-of-the-art mutation testing system for Java and the JVM.
Mutation Testing Elements
Contributed to Stryker's mutation testing visualization elements used across multiple mutation testing frameworks.
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