Self-Driving Regression Testing with AI Agents | Somu Suryanarayanan
This session looks at how agentic automation can take over web and mobile regression. We start with the regression tax: the slow 3-day cycle, the manual triage, and the flaky reruns nobody trusts. We then cover why scripted suites hit a wall and make the case for handing regression to agents instead. The core of the talk is how it actually works, with Appium MCP driving mobile and Playwright MCP driving web, interpreting intent rather than hard-coded steps and adapting when the UI shifts. We spend real time on the hard part, keeping an agentic suite trustworthy instead of confidently wrong, before closing with results, how adoption spread across teams, and an honest look at what broke along the way.
About the speaker:
Somu Suryanarayanan is an Engineering Manager at CookUnity, leading Quality, Tools Development, and AI-powered testing initiatives. With 15+ years of experience, he specializes in agentic automation, AI-driven QA, and intelligent CI/CD systems.
Connect with him on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/somusuryanarayanan/
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