Get ready for Google I/O Extended with GDG Cluj-Napoca! We're bringing you the most exciting updates and announcements from Google I/O 2025. While our speakers will be joining us remotely to share their insights online, you can expect short, impactful presentations to keep you fully updated on Google's innovations. Plus, we'll be serving up pizza and handing out cool swags at the end of the event!
Agenda
10:00 AM: The Data Science Industry Roadmap: Essential Steps and Insights - Roushanak Rahmat
Embarking on a career as a data scientist is an exciting journey filled with opportunities to solve complex problems and drive impactful decisions. This talk provides a practical roadmap for navigating the data science industry. We will explore essential steps for aspiring and current data scientists, from continuous skill development and portfolio building to effective collaboration and communication with stakeholders. Discover what it truly takes to thrive in this dynamic field and make a significant contribution.
10:30 AM: Build products and services powered by Vertex AI and Gemini - Gabriel Preda
Leverage the power of multimodal capabilities of Gemini models to build AI innovative products and services.
The presentation will start by reviewing the technologies provided by Google to empower you to create great applications using AI.
Will follow with a demo (with one or more products prototypes) that will highlight the features of the latest Gemini (and Gemma) models available from Google.
11:00 AM: What happens when Flutter meets Cloud Firestore? - Alex Mamo
This presentation is designed for developers who want to understand the relationship between two widely used technologies, Flutter and Cloud Firestore. We will get to know both technologies and see how the benefits of working together. We'll see some numbers and the impact on the community of developers worldwide.
11:30 AM: Unveiling the Evolution of Cybersecurity: a look at Google's Security throughout History, from Securing the Cloud to Securing AI - Florian Blaga
This presentation addresses the escalating challenges in modern cybersecurity, where traditional Security Operations (SecOps) are overwhelmed by increasing threat actor activity , rising complexity , and the weaponization of generative AI by cybercriminals. It details Google's vision for transforming security from a reactive, alert-driven model to a proactive, threat-centric cyber defense posture leading to AI security, addressing both runtime protection for generative AI applications and the integrity of the underlying AI/ML supply chain. A comparison of historical application security failures and modern AI vulnerabilities. It introduces Google's Model Armor solution and the unique security challenges of the AI software supply chain. Ultimately, the presentation advocates for a holistic security strategy that combines robust runtime defenses with a secure supply chain to enable confident and responsible AI adoption.
