Piotr Król
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.
Sessions
We're excited to open this year's summit with a warm welcome, bringing together the community to reconnect, collaborate, and exchange ideas in the spirit of trust and transparency.
Here's a preview of what lies ahead:
- Remember the Roots: We'll briefly revisit the humble origins of the Qubes Summit and the core idea of trustworthiness that sparked this gathering.
- Reflect on the Progress: Since our last meeting, the Qubes OS community has made steady, meaningful strides. We'll highlight key developments, share insights gained, and acknowledge the growing impact of our collective efforts.
- Reveal the Agenda: Our upcoming days are packed with engaging talks, open discussions, collaborative design sessions, and a hands-on hackathon. We'll walk you through the schedule and how you can make the most of it.
- Recognize Our Sponsors: A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, whose support helps us pursue a privacy-first, security-conscious future.
Building on "Qubes Air: Hardware, Firmware, and Architectural Foundations" talk, this session outlines an opinionated vision of Qubes Air vertical integration, explicitly addressing the needs of security-conscious technical professionals like security researchers, developers, privacy advocates, and
SMEs operating in the surrounding ecosystem. Grounded in Kicksecure/Whonix persona and threat model, it emphasizes potential vertical integration of secure thin clients and robust servers equipped in Dasharo and Qubes OS. The talk will explore leveraging recent qrexec-based RemoteVM advancements for secure delegation of sensitive workloads, attestation, TrenchBoot for enhanced platform trustworthiness, and preliminary PoCs demonstrating feasibility and value.
Closing notes
- Day 2 event schedule and organization announcements
- Shout out to the sponsors
Closing notes