Aeva Black
Distinguished Technology Advisor
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aeva Black is a distinguished technology advisor focused on the secure and sustainable development of free and open source software. With a 25-year career spanning the public sector, private sector, and non-profits, Ms. Black has presented in international forums, led large open source software projects, and contributed to international technical standards.
While serving at the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency from 2023-2024, Aeva led the Agency's implementation of the Open Source Software Security Roadmap pursuant to objectives she contributed to Biden's National Cybersecurity Strategy. Prior to that, she held senior technical positions at Microsoft, IBM, and HP Enterprise, served on the board of the Open Source Initiative and the Consent Academy, founded the OmniBOR and Ironic projects, and held technical advisory roles at the Open Source Security Foundation and Open Infrastructure Foundation.
Aeva spends her spare time tending a small garden, riding motorcycles, and advocating for LGBTQ rights.
Area of Expertise
Building a Remote Friendly Culture
While everyone has been affected by the SARS-CoVID-19 crisis, those of us privileged to continue working from home find ourselves increasing stressed due to a lack of interpersonal contact. Our "social grooming" habits of old – getting a coffee with colleagues, chatting in the hallway -- have all but ended. This jeopardizes team cohesion, and while many teams respond by calling for more meetings, that doesn't leave enough time to get work done. What's a developer to do?
Drawing on the works of British anthropologist Robin Dunbar and speaking from their own experiences over the past 15 years in open source communities, Aeva will present a framework for modeling team and interpersonal dynamics in any social group adapting to the new #StayHomeSaveLives normal.
Whether you’re new to tech, new to working from home, or a veteran of both - if you're feeling stressed out working from home, or just looking for tips for your teammates, this talk might have something you can use.
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