I'm a developer advocate for the awesome GraalVM 🐰 at Oracle. I create sample projects, write blog posts, speak at conferences, and collaborate with our open source community. I love traveling, working out, reading fiction, learning new things, and talking to people :)
For speaking & content engagements, you can get in touch with me anywhere on social, such as on Twitter or BlueSky. Below you can find some of my work.
- 🇳🇱 Voxxed Days Amsterdam (Voxxed Days Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1-2 April, 2026)
See past talks and more details here.
You can find more on YouTube, here are a few of my favs.
- 🇳🇱 [Deep Dive] Bring the Action: Using GraalVM in Production (Voxxed Days Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- 🇧🇪 Bring the action: using GraalVM in production (Devoxx Belgium)
- 🇧🇪 Practical LLM Inference in Modern Java (Devoxx Belgium)
- 🇪🇸 Going AOT: Everything you need to know about GraalVM for Java applications (Spring I/O, Spain)
- 🇬🇧 Bootiful GraalVM (Devoxx UK)
- 🇳🇴 Supercharge your GraalVM applications in 5 steps (JavaZone, Norway)
Focusing on Spring Boot, Micronaut, and general Native Image capabilities.
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| native-spring-boot | Build and test various capabilities of Spring Boot & GraalVM. |
| native-spring-petclinic | Spring PetClinic but make it ✨ native ✨. |
| native-spring-shell | Spring Shell application running as a native executable. |
| native-spring-boot-sbom | SBOM support in Oracle GraalVM Native Image and Spring Boot. |
| native-spring-multi-module | Building a multi-module Spring Boot native project. |
| native-modern-java-demo | "Modern Java in Action But Make It Native" (Java 21+ features). |
| swiss-german-dictionary | A GraalVM / H2 / Spring Native application. |
| native-micronaut-reflection | Reflection usage within Micronaut Native. |
| native-spring-boot-adb | Microservices data-driven demo |
| native-spring-boot-adb-jpa | Extension of the ADB demo using JPA. |
| native-ffm | Foreign Function & Memory API usage in Native Image. |
| native-picocli | Command line interface examples with Picocli and Native Image. |
| native-micronaut | Micronaut Native Image examples. |
Integration with OpenAI, LangChain4j, Spring AI, and local LLMs.
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| agentic-devrel-helper-spring | Agentic workflow helper built with Spring. |
| christmas-market-agent | A booking assistant built with Micronaut, LangChain4j, and GraalVM. |
| native-spring-ai | Travel recommendation app leveraging Spring AI, OpenAI API, and GraalVM. |
| native-langchain4j | A LangChain4j, OpenAI, and GraalVM example. |
| spring-boot-sentiment-analysis | Sentiment analysis implementation using Spring Boot and GraalVM. |
| agentic-devrel-helper-embabel | Agentic workflow helper built with Embabel. |
| langchain4j-examples | Forked examples for LangChain4j exploration. |
Python (GraalPy), Wasm, and other embeddings.
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| airline-demo | A demo application showcasing GraalVM and embedding Python with GraalPy. |
| great-python-with-graalpy | Exploring the Python ecosystem compatibility with GraalPy. |
| wasm-in-java | Polyglot embedding demo using GraalVM for JDK 21 (Wasm focus). |
| polyglot-virtual-threads | Combining Polyglot capabilities with Java Virtual Threads. |
Conference materials, slides, etc.
| Repository | Description |
|---|---|
| public-speaking | Slides and materials from previous & upcoming conference talks. |
| graalvm-resources | Blog posts, talks, and resources for getting started with GraalVM. |
| graalvm-in-practice | GraalVM Deep Dive materials (Devoxx Belgium). |
| fun-with-native-image-flags | Demos and examples for JavaZone 2025. |
| five-cool-applications-with-graalvm | 5 interesting applications running on GraalVM. |
| javaconferences.github.io | The GitHub repository fork for javaconferences.org. |
| bootiful-graalvm-with-alina-yurenko | Devoxx UK demo with Josh Long. |
- GraalVM in 2024: A year in review
- 5 Cool Applications You Can Build With Java and GraalVM
- Welcome, GraalVM for JDK 23!
- What’s new in Graal Languages 24.1
- Raising $130,000 for Ukraine with GDG DevFest
- High performance with GraalVM (The Geek Narrator Podcast)
- GraalVM Advocate Alina Yurenko on a Bootiful Podcast (Bootiful Podcast)
- Unleashing Native Imaging Power in GraalVM (GOTO Podcast)
- What Problem Does GraalVM Solve? All of them. Featuring Alina Yurenko (Happy Path Programming)
- Supercharging GraalVM (Podcast with Adam Bien about Java and Web)