Berlin Buzzwords 2025

Olena Kutsenko

Olena is a Staff Developer Advocate at Confluent and a recognized expert in data streaming and analytics. With two decades of experience in software engineering, she has built mission-critical applications, led high-performing teams, and driven large-scale technology adoption at industry leaders like Nokia, HERE Technologies, AWS, and Aiven.

A passionate advocate for real-time data processing and AI-driven applications, Olena empowers developers and organizations to use the power of streaming data. She is an AWS Community Builder, a dedicated mentor, and a volunteer instructor at a nonprofit tech school, helping to shape the next generation of engineers.

As an international speaker and thought leader, Olena regularly presents at top global conferences, sharing deep technical insights and hands-on expertise. Whether through her talks, workshops, or content, she is committed to making complex technologies accessible and inspiring innovation in the developer community.


Company/Organisation

Confluent

Twitter

https://twitter.com/OlenaKutsenko

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olenakutsenko/


Session

06-17
14:00
40min
Mastering real-time anomaly detection with open source tools
Olena Kutsenko

With data moving faster than ever, detecting problems as they happen is crucial. This talk covers how to build a real-time anomaly detection system using Apache Kafka for streaming, Apache Flink for processing, and AI for pattern recognition. Plus, we’ll explore Apache Iceberg for storing historical data to refine models.

Kesselhaus