About the Founder

Meet the expert behind CERTILOG — Dr. Abbas Ahmad, PhD

Dr. Abbas Ahmad
PhD
UAESTQB President

Dr. Abbas Ahmad

PhD in Computer Science | President of UAESTQB | ISTQB® Accredited Trainer

Abbas Ahmad is an ISTQB® accredited trainer, researcher, and technology leader with a PhD in Computer Science, specializing in software testing, AI testing, cybersecurity, and IoT systems.

He is the President of the United Arab Emirates Software Testing Qualifications Board (UAESTQB) and the CEO of CERTILOG FZCO (UAE) and Formaline (France).

With over 15 years of experience leading research and development projects across Europe and the Middle East, Dr. Ahmad has contributed to major European R&D initiatives including H2020 and FP7 projects, and has been instrumental in developing testing standards for ETSI and oneM2M.

Leadership Roles

President

UAESTQB

United Arab Emirates Software Testing Qualifications Board — the official ISTQB® member board for the UAE

CEO & Founder

CERTILOG FZCO

ISTQB® Accredited Training Provider based in Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE

CEO & Founder

Formaline (France)

Software testing and AI R&D company serving European markets

Accredited Trainer

ISTQB®

Certified to deliver official ISTQB® training courses at all levels

Credentials

ISTQB® Certifications

A complete journey of professional excellence in software testing

2015

ISTQB® CTFL 2011

Certified Tester Foundation Level

January 2015
2016

ISTQB® CT-MBT

Specialist - Model-Based Tester

May 2016
2021

ISTQB® CT-TAE

Advanced Level - Test Automation Engineer

September 2021

ISTQB® CTAL-TTA

Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst

September 2021
2022

ISTQB® CTAL-TA

Advanced Level - Test Analyst

December 2022

A4Q Selenium Tester Foundation

Web Automation with Selenium

December 2022
2023

ISTQB® CT-AcT

Specialist - Acceptance Testing

April 2023

ISTQB® CTFL 4.0

Foundation Level (Latest Syllabus)

October 2023

ISTQB® CTFL-AT

Agile Tester

October 2023
2024

ISTQB® CT-AI

Specialist - AI Testing

November 2024
2025

ISTQB® CT-GenAI

Specialist - Generative AI Testing

September 2025

ISTQB® General Assembly Dubai 2025

Participant

June 2025
2026

ISTQB® CTAL-AT

Advanced Level - Agile Tester

2026
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Areas of Expertise

Software Testing

ISTQB® methodologies, test strategy, test process improvement

AI Testing

Testing AI/ML systems, GenAI testing, AI-powered testing tools

Test Automation

Framework design, CI/CD integration, automation strategy

Cybersecurity

Security testing, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing

IoT Systems

IoT testing, oneM2M standards, embedded systems testing

Research & Development

EU H2020/FP7 projects, standards development, academic research

Global Reach

Keynote Speaker & Trainer

Dr. Ahmad regularly speaks at international conferences and delivers training programs for organizations across Europe and the Middle East.

  • International software testing conferences
  • Corporate training programs
  • ISTQB® events and workshops
  • Enterprise consulting engagements
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About CERTILOG

CERTILOG

CERTILOG FZCO is a UAESTQB-accredited training provider based in Dubai Silicon Oasis, United Arab Emirates. We specialize in:

  • ✓ ISTQB® Certification Training (Foundation to Expert)
  • ✓ AI Software Development & R&D
  • ✓ Test Automation Framework Development
  • ✓ Corporate Training & Consulting

Location

🇦🇪 Dubai Silicon Oasis
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Contact

contact@certilog.ae

Website

www.certilog.ae

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