Mihaela Gheorghe-Roman

Software Architect at Systematic

Mihaela is a Software Architect at Systematic, Romania. PhD in artificial neural network algorithms, Assistant Professor at the University of Cybernetics and Informatics in Bucharest, she is a dedicated lead developer and architect who enjoys sharing her knowledge.

In her professional career, spanning over 13+ years, she worked for telecom and defence domains with a focus on Java, Spring Boot, C, C#, Scala and Angular.

Apart from her passion for programming, she loves parrots; she is enthusiastic about travelling the world and doing a lot of sports, from martial arts and running at marathons to different aerobic trainings.

Scala and TypeScript Synergy: Developing a real-time collaborative text editor

Have you ever wondered what it takes to combine the power of Scala with the flexibility of TypeScript to create a secure, real-time collaborative text editor—similar to Google Docs, but built for high-security environments? Imagine a scenario where military teams need to simultaneously update critical text documents during a mission while ensuring airtight security in air-gapped deployments.

In this presentation, I will demonstrate how we leveraged the strengths of Scala and TypeScript to develop a collaborative text editor that meets the strictest standards for security, performance, and real-time collaboration. I will dive deep into the technical architecture, powered by advanced operational transformation algorithms, which enables multi-user editing without conflicts. Additionally, I'll share how we layered robust security measures on top of the solution to ensure it meets military-grade standards while maintaining seamless performance in isolated networks.

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