DevFest 2025 | Building Quantum-Resilient Systems with Hybrid Cryptography 🔀

DevFest 2025 | Building Quantum-Resilient Systems with Hybrid Cryptography🔀
DevFest 2025: Building Safe, Secure and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud.

This year, DevFest 2025 will empower developer communities worldwide to architect the future. We'll focus on driving the practical integration of AI and Google Cloud into their solutions. Our goal is to equip developers with the skills to build innovative, scalable, and ethically sound applications, acknowledging their pivotal role in shaping a technology-driven future that benefits everyone.

Building Quantum-Resilient Systems with Hybrid Cryptography 

With new algorithms comes new uncertainty. 
The most prudent and widely recommended approach for the PQC transition is hybrid cryptography. 
This technique combines a traditional, battle-tested algorithm with a new PQC algorithm. 
This "belt-and-suspenders" approach ensures that even if the new PQC algorithm is found to be vulnerable, the connection remains secure due to the classical algorithm. 
This hands-on session will walk you through a conceptual implementation of hybrid cryptography. 
We'll demonstrate how to combine a traditional key exchange (like ECDH) with a PQC key exchange (like ML-KEM) to create a robust, future-proof communication channel. 
This session is designed to give you the practical knowledge to start planning your own hybrid deployments.

Key Themes:

Hybrid Cryptography 🤝
Transitional Strategies ➡️
Implementation Best Practices ✅
Secure Communication 🔒

Recommended background: 
Attendance at Events 1 and 2 is highly recommended. A basic understanding of key exchange protocols is assumed.

Recommended Resources

Protecting Your Data: Post-Quantum Cryptography Explained (video) - A great video that explains the threat of quantum computing and the need for PQC. It's a good primer before diving into the technical details of the session.
Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Good, the Bad, and the Powerful (video) - A video from NIST explaining the process of developing new encryption standards that are resistant to quantum attacks.
Post-Quantum Cryptography in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (article) - A technical article that explains how hybrid key exchange is being implemented in a real-world system using ML-KEM. This provides practical context for the concepts we'll be discussing.

What is AI Quantum Clubs?
Building upon the foundations of our AI Study Jams and AI Math Clubs, the AI Quantum Clubs campaign is designed to explore the crucial and rapidly evolving world of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).

This initiative focuses on equipping developers and enthusiasts with the knowledge to understand and address the looming quantum threat to our digital security. We will provide a clear, intuitive path to learning about new quantum-resistant algorithms and how to implement them in a way that future-proofs our code and infrastructure.

Let's learn together! Strengthen your skills and take the next step on your journey to becoming a future-ready developer.

#AIQuantumClubs #QuantumComputing #QuantumAI #HybridCrypto #PQCImplementation #DevFest2025

Agenda

4:00 PM: Networking and Food

4:05 PM: Building Quantum-Resilient Systems

Why a hybrid approach is the safest and most pragmatic strategy?

Discuss common challenges and provide best practices for a smooth, non-disruptive transition.

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Speaker

Anna Muzykina - GDG Ahlen (GDG Ahlen Organiser | NASA Space Apps Ahlen Lead Organiser | Flutter Developer | WTM Ambassador | WiDS Ambassador)

I’m a dedicated Flutter Developer and AI Engineer with a strong focus on community building and empowering women in technology. As the Google Developers Group Organizer for Ahlen and AI Agents Academy Ahlen Organizer, I actively foster tech communities and mentor women entering the industry. As a Women Techmakers Ambassador (WTM), I provide guidance and support to aspiring women technologists.…

Hosted By

Anna Muzykina, GDG Organizer

Passionate Flutter Developer & AI Engineer | Google Developers Group Ahlen Organizer | Flutter Ahlen Organizer | Women Techmakers Ambassador | Quantum Computing & ML Explorer | Mentor at Groundbreaker | Community Builder

Passionate about empowering women in tech through community building, mentorship, and knowledge sharing. I’m a skilled Flutter developer with a strong foundation in Dart, Firebase, and AI ecosystems, and I’m proficient in cross-platform development using frameworks like Flutter and React. Currently, I’m exploring the potential of AI and ML, with a focus on Vertex AI and Gemini, to bring innovative solutions to mobile app development. Known for my ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and consistently deliver high-quality results, I thrive in collaborative environments and approach each challenge with a growth-oriented mindset.

Denys Doroshev, Organizer

I'm a Product Manager and Organizer for Google Developers Group (GDG) Ahlen, where I work to foster innovation, collaboration, and growth within the developer community.

In my professional career, I serve as a Senior Regional Sales Manager at Metal Work Pneumatic, focusing on B2B sales in industries like metallurgy, machine building, and agriculture across Ukraine. I also work as a Technical Director at Bray International, Inc., where I specialize in system integration and providing engineering solutions for large enterprises.

With over a decade of experience in technical management and sales, I am passionate about connecting people, ideas, and businesses to drive impactful change in the tech and industrial sectors.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-ahlen-presents-devfest-2025-building-quantum-resilient-systems-with-hybrid-cryptography/.