Q: Aeva, are you available to speak at ______ ?
A: Probably. Please review my speaker's rider. My contact info is available on that page.
Q: Aeva, do you have a bio or headshot we can use?
A: Yes, which you can find on this page.
Q: Aeva, do you have recordings of past talks for us to review?
A: Lots of them. See the table below :)
Upcoming Appearances
| Date | Event / Publication | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 29.01.2026 | Code & Compliance | TBA |
| 31.01.2026 | FOSDEM | TBD |
| 01.02.2026 | FOSDEM | TBD |
| 03.16.2026 | FOSS Backstage | Keynote: Can Open Source be Secure by Design? |
Past Appearances
2025
| Date | Event / Publication | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 13.11.2025 | Cybersecurity Magazine | ETSI Security Conference 2025 - Securing Open Source w/ Æva Black |
| 22.10.2025 | Code & Compliance | Facilitated Workshop on Voluntary Security Attestations for F/OSS Projects |
| 06.10.2025 | ETSI SECURITY CONF | Keynote: Can F/OSS be Secure by Design? |
| 01.10.2025 | Technically Speaking | Podcast with Chris Wright: Security for the AI Supply Chain |
| 12.09.2025 | Comply.Land | Keynote: Can F/OSS be Secure by Design? |
| 11.09.2025 | Comply.Land | Panel and Workshop on Open Source Software Security |
| 09.09.2025 | Cybersecurity DeepDive | How AI and politics hampered the secure open-source software movement |
| 25.08.2025 | Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit EU | "Of Queens and Other Benevolent Dictators", a discussion of succession planning in F/OSS |
2024
| Date | Event / Publication | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 11/22 | Linux Foundation Member Summit | Unrecorded: moderated discussion on software curation |
| 10/30 | TechCrunch Disrupt | Panel: "Free but not cheap: the OSS dilemma" and YouTube recording |
| 10/17 | DHS S&T Industry Day | Host & Plenary Speaker |
| 10/7 | Apache "Community Over Code" | Keynote |
| 9/17 | Open Source Summit Europe | Panel: Improving Software Supply Chain Security |
| 9/11 | RustConf | Keynote |
| 9/7 | BlueTeamCon | Keynote |
| 08/27 | What's in the SOSS Podcast | Podcast transcript and link |
| 8/9 | DEFCON Policy Village | Panel presentation alongside ONCD and DHS/OCIO |
| 8/8 | DEFCON AIxCC Village | Presentation on Open Source Software Supply Chain Risks |
| 7/29 | CISA Blog | With OSS AI, Don't Forget the Lessons of OSS |
| 7/11 | What's Next for Open Source | unrecorded opening remarks |
| 7/9 | United Nation's OSPO-for-Good Summit | Panel: Open Source in Government |
| 7/8 | CISA Blog] | Continued Progress Towards a Secure Open Source Ecosystem |
| 6/29 | ToorCamp 2024 | Presentation: Hyperfixation for fun and profit (and motorcycles!) |
| 5/8 | UC Santa Cruz | Community day // presentation to the OSPO |
| 5/7 | CISA booth @ RSAConf | Presentation on CISA's open source software security roadmap |
| 4/23 | MOSE Podcast | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhH_VpSleZE |
| 4/12 | CISA Blog | Lessons from XZ Utils: Achieving a More Sustainable Open Source Ecosystem |
| 3/7 | CISA LinkedIn Live | Conversation about Open Source Software Security |
| 2/4 | FOSDEM 2024 | Panel discussion: Software Naming |
| 2/2 | EU Open Source Policy Summit | Panel discussion on Open Source Security and Resilience |
2023
| Date | Event / Publication | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9/13 | OpenSSF Strategic Summit | Panel on Open Source Security in OT/ICS (unrecorded) |
| 7/31 | Press Release | Aeva Black joins U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency |
| 6/13 | OpenInfra Summit | Keynote: Rising to the Supply Chain Security Challenge in Global Open Source Communities |
| 5/23 | Microsoft Build | Live Stream: Diversity in Open Source Software Communities |
| 5/11 | Open Source Summit NA | OmniBOR: Bringing the Receipts for Supply Chain Security |
| 1/20 | ShmooCon | Main Stage: Open Source Software: Y U No Secure? (No public recording) |
| 1/17 | CyBeats Podcast | Open Source Hacking Supply Chain Intelligence |
2022
2021
2020
| Date | Event | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 4 December | Confidential Computing Webinars | Introduction: Protecting Data In Use |
| 19 November | KubeCon North America | Community Update: Code of Conduct Committee (video) |
| 14 November | SeaGL | Crossing the Gender Divide |
| 2 October | Azure Security Podcast | Confidential Computing |
| 28 September | Microsoft invited presentation | "Crossing the Gender Divide" |
| 22 August | Diana Initiative | How to See Your Own Perception Bias (video) |
| 20 August | KubeCon Europe | Panel: Security is not a Unicorn (video) |
| 29 June | Open Source Summit | How to See Your Own Perception Bias |
| 23 June | Camp Cloud Native | Building a Remote Friendly Culture (video) |
| 2 June | Cloud Native eParty | Building a Remote Friendly Culture |
| 12 March | LF Member Summit (event cancelled) | How to See Your Own Perception Bias |
| February | DiscoPosse Podcast appearance | Ethics and Bias Challenges in ML and AI |
| 25 January | Book Launch and Signing for Transcending: A Trans Buddhist Anthology |
2019
| Date | Event | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November | SeaGL | DIY Decentralization |
| October 3 | Ignite Seattle | How to See Your Own Bias (video) |
| 28 June | AASECT Training | Educational Panel - perspective on queer and trans experience |
| 1 May | OpenStack Summit | Accessible ML: Combining Open Source and Open Data (video) |
| 29 April | ML4ALL | "Gaming Rigs & ML Pipelines: Getting Started with the Tools You Already Have" |
2018
| Date | Event | Session |
|---|---|---|
| 28 May | ML4ALL | Lightning Talk: "Using Open Data for Good: how LANDSAT Data Could Predict Forest Fires" |
| 20 May | OpenStack Summit | So Many Features, So Little Time |
Pre-History
All prior content published under a different name. Details available by respectful request.
2011 - 2017: Many talks about OpenStack and Bare Metal Clouds at events around the world.
2005 - 2011: Semi-annual talks about MySQL Replication and Scalability.