Kevin J. Valle-Gómez obtained his PhD at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Cadiz in Spain. He currently serves as a researcher within the UCASE Software Engineering Research Group, where his focus lies in the realm of software engineering applied to Industry 4.0. He has been involved in various projects pertaining to this field, with particular emphasis on developing new methods for software verification and validation in industrial systems. His current research interest relies in combining different testing techniques to optimize their effectiveness.