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8am - 10am
Registration will be at the entry of the venue, you can't miss it! Make sure to bring a government-issued I.D. to expedite check-in!
10am - 11am
Firebase is a platform of tools and cloud services that helps developers build extraordinary apps. In this action-packed keynote you'll learn how Firebase has evolved since last year's summit in Amsterdam, and what we've been working on since I/O. We'll introduce new features, give live demos, and show you how to build better experiences for your users, so you can grow your app business.
11am - 11:30am
Coffee? Tea? Snacks? We've got it all! Stop by any of the snacking tables in the main lobby
11:30am - 12pm
Want to send a notification when a user abandons their shopping cart? Or an encouraging nudge when she's on a 7-day streak playing your game? Creating targeted notifications for your app is easy with Cloud Functions for Firebase, Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase In-App Messaging and other Firebase products. No servers needed!
Session Notes & Links
For the Cloud Functions code used in our third demo, please see this Github gist.
Targeted messaging is easy to do with Firebase In App Messaging and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
To be able to get started quickly, make sure that you have the Flutter SDK, and XCode or Android Studio already installed on your laptop.
11:30am - 1pm
In this hands-on workshop, you will build a Firestore-backed mobile app for picking child names. You will learn the basics of Flutter and how the reactive nature of the framework goes well with Firestore's API design. Your app will run on both iOS and Android.
This session has no next steps.
12pm - 12:30pm
Simple Deployments. Realtime data. Offline multi-tabs. Push notifications. CDNs. Performance. Come learn how to use Firebase for Web to make your app more powerful.
12:30pm - 1pm
Every crash and hang in your mobile app is an invitation to your users to rate it poorly and uninstall it. No apps are immune to unexpected problems, so you need tools to help detect and fix them. Join this session to see how our engineers used Firebase to improve FriendlyPix, our open source photo sharing app for iOS and Android. They'll share real examples of problems discovered with Test Lab, Performance Monitoring, and Crashlytics, along with the solutions they applied to improve the user experience.
This session has no next steps.
1pm - 2pm
Lunch is served from 12:30 until 2:30. Come to the main lobby for a wide selection of food and drinks.
To be able to get started quickly, make sure that you have XCode or Android Studio already installed on your laptop.
1:30pm - 3pm
In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to use Firebase to grow your user base and improve your app’s quality. We’ll use the Firebase sample app FriendlyChat to cover:
- Growing your user base with Dynamic Links
- Understanding your user base with Analytics
- Engaging with your users using Cloud Messaging
- Customizing your app with Remote Config
- Analyzing your app with Performance Monitoring
- Stabilizing your app with Crashlytics and Test Lab
The instructors will build the app on iOS, but we'll have assistants available to help with both Android and iOS.
2pm - 2:30pm
In a world where security breaches make the front page of newspapers, how do you ensure high velocity without compromising application security? In this talk you'll learn about common application threat models, and how you can use the tools provided in Firebase to secure your apps. We'll share best practices for writing Security Rules, and how to configure IAM for least privilege access. We'll also talk about all the work Firebase automatically does for you to keep your app secure.
Session Notes & LinksWant to find out more about how to implement role-based access? Check out this guide and Mike's video!
To find out more about using Custom Auth Claims in Firebase, be sure to watch Jen's video
To get started using the Cloud Firestore simulator to test rules locally, head over to the documentation!
Interested in being the first to try out next exciting features like the emulator? Join our alpha program!
Interested in learning how to use Protocol Buffers to autogenerate Rules and model objects? Check out our open source generation tool!
2:30pm - 3pm
Whether you want ready-to-use APIs for common use cases like detecting faces or labeling images or you have experience developing your own custom models, ML Kit can help. In this session, we’ll cover the basics of implementing machine learning into your app, so you can build more powerful user experiences.
Session Notes & Links3pm - 3:30pm
As developers we want to understand the complex behavior of our users. Firebase and BigQuery have you covered! By exporting data from Crashlytics, Predictions and Analytics to BigQuery, you can combine data from all these sources, and add your own data sources to boot. In this session, you will learn how to answer your most common questions through hands-on tips for building queries. Want to take it a step further? We'll also show you how to leverage Data Studio to build your own dynamic reports and dashboards on top of your Firebase BigQuery data.
To be able to get started quickly, make sure that you have node.js already installed in your laptop.
3pm - 4:30pm
In this hands-on workshop you will build a Firestore-backed restaurant recommendation Web app. You will learn how to:
- Read and write data to Firestore from a web app
- Listen to changes in Firestore data in realtime
- Use Firebase Authentication and security rules to secure Firestore data
- Write complex Firestore queries
The instructors will build a web app, but we'll have assistants available help with Android and iOS too.
3:30pm - 4pm
Power up your app’s growth and give your users a better app experience with smarter user segmentation. In this session, you will learn how to define audiences based on their past behavior inside your app. You’ll also learn how to apply machine learning to your analytics data, using Firebase Predictions, so you can create dynamic groups of users who are likely to become inactive, complete a purchase, or complete any given conversion event.
This session has no next steps.
4pm - 4:30pm
We all get peckish in the afternoon. Come by the main lobby for some great sweet and hearty snacks.
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Data privacy is top of mind for developers, and for their users. As you rely more on Firebase for the advanced features of your app, it remains equally important to stay up to date with data protection regulations such as the GDPR, and to protect the privacy of your users. In this talk, you'll see how you can use Firebase to create an experience that pleases both your users and your data stewardship team.
Session Notes & LinksIt’s important to delete user data when you no longer need it. FriendlyPix uses a Cloud Function to periodically delete old data that you can use as a model.
It’s a bit tricky to set up Cloud Functions that run periodically rather than being triggered by an action. Use this post as a guide.
One of the best ways to manage user data in a Serverless app is to trigger Cloud Function onAuthentication events. Check out our guide for how to do this.
We created a guide to help you write functions that clear and export user data.
Security Rules Emulators let you write tests against your security rules and run them locally or as part of Continuous Integration.
It’s important to understand the retention policies for each Firebase Service and that’s available in our Privacy and Security Terms.
Google Cloud recently published a whitepaper describing what happens on Google Cloud Platform when a developer deletes an object.
Instance IDs are the way Firebase keeps track of app instances. When a user deletes their account, it’s up to you to delete their Instance ID. Learn more in our guide to managing instance IDs.
If you want to track changes to privacy preferences in your app, this sample of a Cloud Function listens for changes to privacy preferences, and then writes changes to an immutable activity log.
Our guide to storing privacy preferences has useful tips for gathering user preferences, storing them, logging changes, and writing Security Rules to make sure preferences are secure.
To be able to get started quickly, make sure that you have XCode or Android Studio already installed on your laptop. Familiarity with TensorFlow is recommended, but not required.
4:30pm - 6pm
Get hands-on with ML kit. In this workshop you will learn how to use Firebase ML Kit's text recognition, face detection, and image labeling API's to detect text, identify key facial features, and detect objects in images. See how you can get the information you need to perform tasks like OCR, identifying objects with your phone camera, embellishing selfies and portraits, or generating avatars from a user's photo. The instructors will build the app on Android, but we'll have assistants available to help with both Android and iOS.
This session has no next steps.
5pm - 5:30pm
You've built this great app. Now all that is left is handling the payments. And your app is supposed to go live in less than a week. Processing payments can be difficult, but with serverless integrations it doesn't have to be. With Firebase you get the power of Google Cloud Platform and the flexibility to integrate with other backend infrastructure and 3rd party services. In this talk, we'll walk you through how to manage payments in your app by using Stripe through Cloud Functions for Firebase. We'll discuss common solutions for payment management, including refunds and security.
Session Notes & LinksCheck out the code for Firestore, Functions, and Stripe in the functions samples repository
Learn more about securing your app by checking out Mike and Todd's talk
5:30pm - 6pm
Real world apps are often more complex than they first seem. They must frequently collaborate and share data with a wide range of back-end systems, or facilitate advanced data management and monitoring through custom tools. We’ll explore how to use the Firebase Admin SDKs, trigger Cloud Functions, and use custom services to better manage your users and data while seamlessly integrating Firebase with your existing systems. Specifically, we will build a custom authentication system, learn how to monitor and deactivate users, and manage secure access to your back-end services via several programming languages and REST APIs.
Session Notes & LinksCheck out Integrating Firebase into your existing back-end infrastructure for part 1 of developing using the Admin SDKs to learn about access control using custom claims, integrating Firestore with Elastic Search, and running Tensorflow on the data.
Check out Firebase's Open Source Admin SDKs.
6pm - 7:30pm
We'll end the day by having a drink, some snacks, and wrapping up conversations with fellow attendees.
Abe Haskins is a Firebase engineer at Google. For the past five years Abe has been helping engineers build Firebase-powered things so they can take over the world.
Firebase Engineer
@abeisgreat
Arthur is an engineer on the Firebase developer relations team. Arthur focuses on the Firebase products that help stabalize and grow developers' apps. Arthur also works on FlutterFire, a project that brings Firebase to Flutter developers. Before Firebase Arthur worked on the Android and Google Apps developer relations teams.
Firebase Engineer
@kroikie
Derek has been working for Google in Canada for over 12 years. As part of a team of two, he helped found the effort that would become Firebase at Google and has been deeply involved ever since. As an Engineering Director for Firebase, he's managed teams in every part of the Firebase product and teams around the world. Before Firebase, he was a developer and a manager for many teams in mobile including Gmail, Google Maps and Shopping. Outside of Firebase, he leads Google's efforts for STEM education in Canada. He also has 3 wonderful kids (aged 8, 6 and 3) who occupy all of his free time.
Engineering Director
@dphilli
Doug is a veteran engineer, experienced public speaker, and developer advocate at Google with the Firebase team. He's been developing for Android since the very first Android device was on the market, and has bootstrapped the efforts of silicon valley startups. Outside of work, Doug follows professional ice hockey and enjoys craft beer.
Developer Advocate
@codingdoug
Filip is a Developer Advocate on the Flutter team. He specializes in architectural guidance for complex reactive apps. Prior to Google, Filip was an independent IT instructor. In his spare time, he builds games, reads books, and occasionally enjoys pancakes.
Developer Advocate
@filiphracek
Ingrid is a engineer working on the Firebase ML Kit team. She has previously worked on Firebase Games, Ad Exchange and Gmail. Ingrid has a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo where she studied Pure Mathematics and Computer Science.
Software Engineer
Injong joined Google in 2018 as Entrepreneur in Residence in order to lead Google Cloud’s broad and comprehensive IoT efforts. He now leads Cloud IoT and Firebase. Previously the CTO of Samsung Mobile and head of engineering, Injong is a businessman, engineer, inventor, researcher and teacher. He was responsible for developing software for Samsung Mobile including its flagship smartphones such as Galaxy S8 and Note 8, smart watches and IoT services. Prior to Samsung, Injong was a professor of computer science at North Carolina State University for 14 years.
VP
Isabella has 10+ years experience working in Google and Microsoft on Android / iOS / Mobile Web / Web servers.
Most of her career in Google is building developer SDKs and she is passionate about bringing Google’s latest technology to global developers. She is right now building ML Kit (launched earlier this year), and previously Technical Lead for Firebase Auth and Google Sign-In SDKs.
She holds a master degree of Computer Science focusing on Computer Vision and dual-bachelor degree of Computer Science and International Finance.
Software Engineer
Jumana is a product manager at Google. She leads Firebase Predictions, a machine-learning-powered service providing churn and spend predictions for mobile games and apps. Before joining Google, she led mobile products at Zillow. Jumana loves helping developers grow their apps and build delightful experiences for their users. She enjoys playing and designing games, scuba diving, and prickly machine learning problems. Jumana holds a master's degree from the University of Washington.
Product Manager
@objectivejay
Kat is a software engineer working in the intersection between Firebase and Google Cloud. Previously, she helped launch Cloud Storage for Firebase and worked on the Firebase Realtime Database. Kat graduated from MIT with a bachelor's and master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. When she's unplugged, she spends her time dancing, figure skating, and puzzling.
Software Engineer
@fangedkat
Todd Kerpelman is a Developer Advocate at Google, which means he primarily spends his time making YouTube videos and has somehow convinced Google to pay him for it. And lately, he's been spending most of his time talking about Firebase. Todd has two small children, so his hobbies primarily consist of falling asleep on the couch, attending Moana-themed birthday parties, and reminiscing about the days when he wasn't too tired to have actual hobbies.
Developer Advocate
@toddkerpelman
Kiana is a developer programs engineer on the Firebase team. She coordinates the free support program for developers, with a focus on improving the developer experience. Kiana has a master's and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where she graduated from in 2017.
Firebase Engineer
@kianamcnellis
Kristen is a Product Manager on Firebase. Her mission is to help developers build apps, understand how they're used, and then grow their user base.
Product Manager
@kris10rht
Lauren is a Tech Lead on the Firebase Team at Google San Francisco. Prior to joining Google, Lauren co-founded the storage-on-demand startup Boxit, and was the first Product Manager at wearable tech company Nymi. Lauren has spoken internationally about entrepreneurship and technology. In her spare time, she enjoys swing dancing, rock climbing, and writing.
Software Engineer
@laurenzlong
Mai is a Product Manager focusing on app analytics. She has worked on features ranging from install attribution to remarketing, and on integrating our app analytics solution with other products at Google. Prior to her current work, she was immersed in business analytics, having driven growth strategy at places like Teach For America. Mai earned her BA from Cornell University and an MPP with an emphasis in Statistics and Quantitative Analysis from UCLA.
Product Manager
Mike helps developers build better mobile and web apps as a product manager on the Firebase team. Mike worked on Firebase for four years, and has previously worked developing iOS apps at the Omni Group and building microprocessors at Texas Instruments. In his free time, he enjoys spending time in the outdoors, cooking, and hacking on embedded hardware.
Product Manager
@asciimike
Born and raised in Germany, Sebastian Schmidt is an engineer on Firebase’s San Francisco-based team, working on the iOS, Android and Web SDKs for Firestore and the Realtime Database. Prior to joining Firebase, he helped Google App Engine achieve its current scale. Sebastian holds a Masters Degree from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.
Software Engineer
Nicolas is an engineer working on Firebase with a focus on the Web platform. Nicolas has previously worked on a wide range of products such as Material Design, Dart, Google Apps (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Contacts), Authentication and Google Checkout.
Firebase Engineer
@nivco
Frank is an engineer for Firebase at Google. He helps developers build extraordinary apps that use Firebase as their back-end. If you've ever asked a Firebase question on StackOverflow, you've probably met Frank already.
Firebase Engineer
@puf
Rachel is an engineer on Firebase Security Rules, Cloud Eventing, and Cloud Policy. At Firebase she focuses on helping developers build secure systems that protect users’ privacy. On Google Cloud, she contributes to the CloudEvents Specification. Before joining Google, Rachel founded Opsolutely, was an engineer at GitHub, and was an engineer at an online retailer, ModCloth. In her free time she enjoys backpacking and boardgames.
Firebase Engineer
@rachelmyers
Rob is an Engineering Manager at Google, and has spent the last 6 years on Firebase. In that time, he's worked on the Realtime Database, Auth, Hosting, Functions, and Firestore products. Previously, he studied at Carnegie Mellon University. Also an Ohio native and Golden retriever enthusiast.
Engineering Manager
@robdimarco
Sam is a Developer Relations engineer on the Firebase team.
He's been making Android apps since phones still had keyboards and is generally the team's designated Android nerd.
Sam spends most of his time writing open source code and helping developers on GitHub.
Firebase Engineer
Scott Brissenden is a Technical Lead & Manager at Google in Waterloo, Canada where he manages the Firebase Crashlytics team, the world's most popular mobile crash reporting SDK, used on over 3 billion devices worldwide.
Prior to Google, Scott worked at Intel for 12 years in numerous software engineering and management roles. During his extensive tenure at Intel, he received 3 US patents. Scott holds a masters in Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto and an undergraduate degree from the University of Waterloo.
Engineering Manager
Steve is a product manager of Google Analytics for Firebase, overseeing developer features and integrations with other Google and Firebase features. Prior to joining Google, Steve spent 19 years in the video game industry, starting with Electronic Arts and Activision, where he was the lead tools and online engineer for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. He went on to found SuperVillain Studios - an independent game studio in Southern California - where he served as CTO and CEO for 11 years.
Product Manager
@sganem1
Susan is a software engineer at Google on the Firebase UI team. Prior to working at Google, she worked as a software engineer at a startup based out of NYC.
Software Engineer
@thatgoldblatt
Shiyu is a tech lead at ML Kit SDK team, helping mobile developers to leverage ML technologies easily without much ML knowledge. Prior to ML Kit, Shiyu worked on on-device ML training, Android Location and Context, and Search Ads Quality at Google.
Shiyu received his Ph.D in Computer Science at Texas A&M University, and his master in Robotics from Shanghai Jiaotong University.
Software Engineer
@swiyuu
Shobhit is a product manager for Firebase at Google, working on Crashlytics. He helps mobile development teams build and grow their apps and businesses. In his career he has launched new categories of products at Tamr and Lattice Engines, started an Adtech company (Adaptly), consulted with Technology and Financial services clients at McKinsey, and written some questionable code at Manhattan Associates.
Product Manager
@shobhitchugh
Sachin is a product manager with a special passion for making software development easy and fun. He has worked on several teams at Google, including Google Cloud, Play, and now Firebase. Before joining product management he worked worked as a strategy & ops manager in Google’s Sales organization, and prior to Google, he worked in finance at Amazon.
He holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, and dual bachelor’s degrees in Business Management and Computer Science from the University of Missouri - Columbia.
His hobbies include traveling with his family, chasing his daughter around the house, and tinkering with mobile apps and backends.
Product Manager
@skotwani
Shailesh is a product manager in the Firebase team. He is passionate about helping mobile developers build delightful experiences & thriving businesses. He previously co-founded a startup working on app engagement solutions for smartphone consumers in emerging markets. Shailesh holds a Masters from the Univ. of Michigan and an MBA from the Univ. of Chicago.
Product Manager
@shaileshn
Todd is a mobile and web engineer and has worked on Firebase for over three years. At Google he's worked on GSuite, GCP, and Crashlytics. Todd loves to teach developers of any skill level how to ship great products fast with Firebase.
Developer Advocate
@toddlovesthis
Megha is a Technical Lead at Google working on making Firebase great. Her career has been focused on backend engineering, from building a highly distributed log management and SIEM platform to working on distributed systems at Twitter and then Google. Her number one focus is to help Firebase users engage and delight their users. A Silicon Valley native, Megha received her Master of Arts in CS from Oxford University. She is an avid skier and enjoys writing in her spare time.
Software Engineer
@megha
Tali Sason is a software engineering manager at Google, where she coaches the talented team of engineers building Crashlytics, the #1 crash reporting solution in the world, running on over 3 billion devices. She is passionate about giving development teams the tools they need to build great apps. Before joining Google via an acquisition, Tali worked on Crashlytics at Twitter and founded the Wayfair Labs program at Wayfair. Tali has a BS in Computer Engineering from Bucknell University.
Engineering Manager
@itstalitime
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