Scaling Systems for a Billion Users: What Breaks, What Survives - Sarath Chandra Kummamuru

This keynote by Sarath Chandra Kummamuru addresses the complexities of designing systems at population scale, emphasizing the need for interoperability, trust, and resilience in large and diverse ecosystems. The speaker shares insights from his experience in building and operating large-scale digital public infrastructure, discussing how transitioning from enterprise to national platforms necessitates new architectural patterns that address real-world constraints. The talk also highlights the impact of AI on access to these platforms, especially through voice and assisted interactions, and the implications this has for system design at scale.