Traditional subgraph isomorphism algorithms like VF2 rely on sequential tree-search that can't leverage parallel computing. This talk introduces Δ-Motif, a data-centric approach that transforms graph matching into data operations using Python's data science stack. Δ-Motif decomposes graphs into small "motifs" to reconstruct matches. By representing graphs as tabular data with RAPIDS cuDF and Pandas, we achieve 10-595X speedups over VF2 without custom GPU kernels. I'll demonstrate practical applications from social networks to quantum computing, and show when GPU acceleration provides the biggest benefits for graph analysis problems. Perfect for data scientists working with network analysis, recommendation systems, or pattern matching at scale

Most AI pipelines still treat models like Python UDFs, just another function bolted onto Spark, Pandas, or Ray. But models aren’t functions: they’re expensive, stateful, and difficult to configure. In this talk, we’ll explore why this mental model breaks at scale and share practical patterns for treating models as first-class citizens in your pipelines.