Speaker Spotlight: Dmytro Shypovalov Brings Practical SRv6 & SDN Insights to BalticNOG 2025

We’re proud to welcome Dmytro Shypovalov to the BalticNOG 2025 speaker lineup!

Dmytro founded Vegvisir Systems, a networking startup focused on making traffic engineering more accessible. He’s also the developer of Traffic Dictator, an SDN controller built to bring modern, programmable routing tools to network operators without Google-sized budgets.

With real-world experience as a network engineer across ISPs and vendors, Dmytro knows what it takes to keep packets flowing—and where the operational pain points are. Now, through his work at Vegvisir, he’s tackling one of the most exciting and complex challenges in modern networking: implementing Segment Routing and SRv6 in production environments without needing an army of engineers.

Making Traffic Engineering Practical (Again)

For years, traffic engineering has been reserved for hyperscalers and Tier-1 networks. The tooling has been complex, the standards fragmented, and the learning curve steep.

Dmytro sees things differently.

His mission at Vegvisir is to lower the barrier to entry and empower small and mid-sized networks with the tools they need to do innovative, flexible traffic engineering. That includes building software that bridges the gap between classic network operations and programmable SDN.

At BalticNOG 2025, Dmytro will share lessons learned from developing Traffic Dictator and explain how Segment Routing (including SRv6) can be applied practically, not just in white papers or large-scale lab setups but also in real-world production environments.

What to Expect From His Talk

Dmytro’s session will blend deep technical insight with operational experience. You can expect:

• A realistic take on Segment Routing and SRv6—what works, what’s broken, and what’s misunderstood.
• A look at the challenges of implementing SDN controllers in existing networks.
• Lessons from building Traffic Dictator: what it means to automate routing decisions while maintaining operator control.
• A vision for democratizing traffic engineering—bringing advanced capabilities to the networks that need them most.

Whether you’re a network engineer looking to explore SDN, a telco evaluating SRv6, or simply curious about how routing is evolving, this talk is for you.

Why Dmytro’s Perspective Matters

At BalticNOG, we aim to bring together big names and meaningful voices. Dmytro represents a growing movement of engineers and founders who are building new paths in networking. He’s not just theorizing—he’s coding, testing, deploying, and sharing what works (and what doesn’t).

His work fits perfectly into the BalticNOG mission of promoting open knowledge-sharing, highlighting practical innovation, and bringing the community together to improve the internet for everyone.

Join BalticNOG in Vilnius

BalticNOG 2025 will take place September 24–25 in Vilnius, bringing together network operators, engineers, researchers, and infrastructure builders across the Baltics and beyond.

We’re excited to have Dmytro join the team, and we hope you’ll join us to hear his talk and participate in the conversation.