Qubes OS Summit 2025

Hobby programmer and contributor to Qubes OS project

Founder and project lead of Spectrum, and Nixpkgs and Cloud Hypervisor committer.

Benjamin is a free and open source software maintainer and contributor. Experience with a diverse range of operating systems such as Qubes OS, Whonix, Debian, Fedora and OpenBSD, automating deployment of systems with SaltStack and Ansible, programming in Python and shell script, knowledge of Linux distributions packages DEB and RPM.

You may follow my work at: https://github.com/ben-grande

Junior Embedded Systems Developer at 3mdeb. An enthusiast of hot coffee, reasonable security and expression through writing documents and guides. Volunteer UEFI Shim applications reviewer.

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Engineering Manager at 3mdeb with years of experience in engineering and management. Open-source software enthusiast and contributor. Interested in embedded systems in general, build systems, security

Marek is an experienced system architect and Linux administrator. He specializes in security and virtualization. His work as an active open-source contributor can be found in projects like Linux kernel, Linux-HA, Xen, and, of course, Qubes OS. Marek holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Warsaw.

Qubes OS UX Lead.

After a varied collection of careers ranging from translation to data analysis, I currently am a Python programmer and UI/UX designer working on making Qubes OS more usable for everyone.

Michał Żygowski is a versatile engineer with a strong focus on system firmware. Works as a firmware engineer at 3mdeb. Active contributor of coreboot and other open-source projects. Core coreboot developer, maintainer of Braswell SoC, PC Engines, Protectli and MSI platforms. Loves travelling and attending conferences, which actively speaks on. Mainly interested in the firmware, security and advanced hardware features.

Retired IT Security and Privacy Researcher with 30+ years F&E experiences in industry

Qubes OS developer

Piotr Król is an open-source firmware enthusiast and the founder of 3mdeb, established in March 2015. Rooted in the hacker ethos of collaboration and transparency, his work drives innovation in firmware resilience, platform security, and digital sovereignty.

At 3mdeb, Piotr leads projects such as Zarhus OS, a Yocto-based embedded Linux distribution, Dasharo, a downstream coreboot project focused on trustworthiness, privacy, and liberty, and PET (Pace Enterprise Training), a platform for advanced technical education. These initiatives support open development, transparency, the right to repair, and the long-term maintenance of open-source firmware-based systems.

Piotr’s technical focus spans Root of Trust, Secure/Verified/Measured Boot, TPM, UEFI, EDK II, coreboot, U-Boot, Yocto, and Linux. He regularly speaks at major industry events, including FOSDEM, Xen Developer Summit, and the Platform Security Summit, advocating for open-source solutions in platform security.

Committed to community knowledge-sharing, Piotr is also a trainer with OpenSecurityTraining2, contributing free and open learning resources to strengthen the global open-source firmware ecosystem.

Main developer of Qubes Windows Tools.

Cyber-security analyst that has more than 20 years of experience with defensive operations, including for companies like Ericsson. Works today in the cryptoindustry to secure digital assets.

Wessel Klein Snakenborg is passionate about technology since childhood. He launched NovaCustom in 2015, crafting tailor-made laptops with privacy and security in mind. With a focus on user-friendliness, NovaCustom continues to redefine the laptop experience, led by Wessel's commitment to innovation and collaboration.