Although the blockchain is technically a distributed system, there has been a surprising lack interest from the distributed systems community. Catherine Mulligan explores the implications of the blockchain to distributed systems and explains what needs to be addressed in order to build and maintain them effectively.

This talk will draw on lessons learnt through the full lifecycle of large scale government OpenStack private cloud, from design and implementation, through to operation and upgrade. How to bring into …

Dr. Catherine Lotrionte Over the past two decades, governments and non-state actors have become increasingly sophisticated in their attacks on the digital systems …

Hacks involving IoT devices are now familiar headline news. DDoS attacks on major websites, remote control of cars and medical devices, surveillance using devices in homes, and more are increasingly c …

Subject: Embedded devices (aka IoT) as a community problem Abstract: This track will focus on the volatility on the Internet caused by embedded devices of all sha …

A presentation highlighting some of the recent developments in Internet coordination and the US Government, including an outlook on topics likely to be active over …

In government, you can still find out-of-date tech practices like writing requirements for years or launching systems without monitoring. The government wants more effective technology. Meanwhile, everyone else wants a more effective government. Matt Cutts discusses how better technology can improve not just software systems but also trust in government itself.

How the largest minority group in the United States it's integrating to the new careers and making an entrance in the technology sector, overcoming cultural, social and economic obstacles and what the companies and the government are doing to integrate them.

This talk will draw on lessons learnt through the full lifecycle of large scale government OpenStack private cloud, from design and implementation, through to operation and upgrade. How to bring into …

This talk explains how Linux is introduced to school students in government schools in the state of Kerala in South India, and how that is changing a generation of students by helping them to understa …

The speed with which automation technologies are emerging today and the extent to which they could disrupt the world of work are largely without precedent. How big could the impact be on the world of work, and how rapidly will it be felt? Katy George explores these questions, drawing on a major new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.

Compliance with what? Depends on your industry. As k8s continues to expand into regulated enterprises such as government, health care and financials deployments will need to understand how managing us …

Last August, the White House released the Federal Source Code Policy to improve nationwide access to the governments custom-developed software. Alvin Salehi walks you through some of the government's coolest open source projects available on the newly launched Code.gov.

How did Forum One design and build a beautiful website for a service-based organization that had almost 30 unique pages in less than a year? Amy Vainieri and Courtney Clark explain how Forum One uses atomic design principles in its work and demonstrate how to make your website project more efficient, consistent, and scalable.

Poor service design can have devastating consequences for vulnerable people in our country, but it doesn't have to be that way. Jennifer Pahlka explains why intentionally designing government interfaces, especially for low-income people, not only improves social outcomes but costs taxpayers dramatically less. Designing for users isn't just how to make great technology; it's how to govern.

Evangelos Simoudis explores how data generated in and around increasingly autonomous vehicles and by on-demand mobility services will enable the development of new transportation experiences and solutions for a diverse set of industries and government types.

Artificial intelligence will accelerate both cancer research and the development of autonomous vehicles. Jason Waxman explains why the ultimate potential of AI will be realized through its societal benefits and positive impact on our world. Collaboration between industry, government, and academia are required to drive this societal innovation and deliver the scale and promise of AI to everyone.

Maya Shankar discusses the motivation for and impact of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team and shares lessons learned building a startup within the federal government.