William Bently is a software developer and software testing
researcher. As a practitioner, he has most recently worked for
companies such as the Bayer Corporation and the Upjohn Company
developing high reliability software for biomedical applications. As a
researcher, he has written several papers on a novel theoretical
approach to software testing: the theory of dynamic information flow
testing (Cd testing). He is currently investigating the application of
this theory to the testing of Java objects and components (JavaBeans).
William has served on the Quality Week Board of Advisors since 1992.
He has a B.A. in Mathematics from Oberlin College and an M.S. in
Biology from Ball State University.