Vladislav Kalinin
Individual Entrepreneur Vladislav Kalinin has been living his dream in love with computer science for the last 15 years dedicating that time to building IT solutions across many layers of the bits and bytes world.
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Session
In this talk I will present my journey in developing a decentralized and secure communication platform for a university with thousands students and faculty members. Using Matrix and Element as foundation I tailored the solution to meet academic needs, ensure data privacy and integrate with some systems, bots, widgets etc.
The session will cover:
- Why Matrix was chosen over other platforms.
- Technical stack and deployment model.
- Customization of Element and federation decisions.
- Challenges (including authentication, onboarding, moderation and compliance).
- Real-world impact and feedback.
- Future plans including bridging, widgets and improvements.
This case study shows how Matrix can empower large academic communities and help other institutions explore privacy-respecting and scalable alternatives to traditional messaging platforms.
By the way, it is real story. :)