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The Future of Rust in Academia
Wednesday September 9, 2026 14:50 - 15:30 EDT
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
Discover Rust's potential to shape the future of software engineering in academia! In this talk, we'll explore why Rust’s safety, performance, and growing industry demand make it the ideal language for modern curricula, empowering students to explore fundamentals, e.g. low-level hardware and language design, and thus preparing them best to build the future.
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Mordecai Etukudo

Software Engineer, Rust Africa
Mordecai Etukudo is a software engineer and community leader driving Rust adoption in academia and open-source to empower the next generation of developers.
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Bart Massey

Portland State University, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Bart Massey is a 26-year Portland State University Assistant CS Professor with a PhD in AI. He has taught Rust, Embedded Rust and Rust Web to many students over about eight years. Bart is the founder and current director of Rust-Edu (https://rust-edu.org), promoting and improving... Read More →
Wednesday September 9, 2026 14:50 - 15:30 EDT
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
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