ACCU Cambridge

We’re pleased to announce the first ACCU Cambridge Meet Up of 2026, kindly sponsored and hosted by Roku in Cambridge.

Pizza, beers and knowledge sharing!

Join fellow ACCU members and local engineers for an evening of technical discussion, knowledge sharing, and networking in a relaxed setting.

This meet-up is a great opportunity to reconnect after the start of the year, exchange ideas with the community, and hear from peers working on real-world C++ challenges.

We’re delighted to kick off 2026 with the support of Roku, and we look forward to welcoming you to their Cambridge office for what promises to be an engaging and enjoyable evening.

Register now!

Agenda:

18:00 Welcome drinks, pizza and networking
Thanks to Roku for hosting and sponsoring

18:30 Introduction to ACCU - Phil Nash

18:40 Welcome to Roku - Pierre Gaston, Roku

18:55 Active Objects Design Pattern for Modern C++
Amir Alavi, Roku

19:15 Building a deterministic test suite: a case study from Undo - Tom Perry, Undo
If you’re writing complex software, and if your automated testing is comprehensive enough to catch real-world defects, then you probably have a flaky test problem. Left unchecked, this undermines developer confidence and stifles release velocity. In this talk, we explore the structural changes and technical overhauls at Undo that transformed our brittle test environment into a stable and trusted asset, enabling us to deliver releases our customers can rely on.

19:35 onwards More speakers to be announced soon!

About Amir Alavi.
Amir Alavi is an embedded software engineer and control systems researcher passionate about building solutions for IoT, smart grid, industrial control systems, and communication networks. He enjoys utilizing tools like real-time operating systems and embedded Linux, with a keen interest in model-based control system design. During his PhD at Queen Mary University of London, Amir explored distributed multi-agent control systems using wireless communication protocols. He is an active open-source contributor and currently at Roku, Amir is excited to support the development of streaming media technologies, helping enhance user experiences.

About Tom Perry.
Tom is an experienced software engineering manager, focused on developer experience, quality and reliable software delivery. He likes solving problems at the intersection of people, process and cool technology.