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AI Builders Lisbon - 4 March
2026-03-04 · 16:00
🎟️ Get Tickets on Lu.ma 🎟️ ☝️This is a donation based meet-up (€5 - €10), Luma ticket is required! Join our technical meetup for the biggest AI nerds in Lisbon! We share the latest AI devtools, APIs, RAG & Agent frameworks, techniques and models. **:: FOR WHO ::** ✅ Anyone actively building with Generative AI ✅ Devs, Product peeps, Data lovers, ML engineers, Founders ⚠️ Basic technical LLM / software engineering knowledge is required!* :: FORMAT ::
**:: AGENDA ::** 17:30 🤝 Walk-in 18:00 🍕 Pizza (be early!) 18:30 🎤 Pioneer Talk 19:00 ---- 💬 BREAK ------ 19:30 💻 Demo 19.45 💻 Demo 20.00 🍻 Drinks 21.00 End ::: FAQ :: • What is AI Builders? A self-organizing nonprofit community of 3000+ AI nerds🤓. and yes.. we're building a democratic AI CEO and run on opencollective.com donations. • Can I demo, give a talk, or just help out? Message Arthur (+31636570260) in case you want to shine✨ on stage and grow your network! • I'm not technical. Can I come? Yes! To fully enjoy the meetup, we recommend chatting with AI to understand these basic LLM concepts: Multimodal, Vector Embeddings, RAG, Chaining, Structured JSON Output, Function Calling, API calls, Knowledge Graphs, Reinforcement Learning, Fine-tuning, AI Agents. • Why hangout at AI Builders?
Why donate? We are a non-profit that relies heavily on donations, pay it forward if you enjoy the events. We are in the process of making our finances totally transparent. If you want to become a recurring supporter for perks, go to : Open Collective. 🎟️ Get Tickets on Lu.ma 🎟️ ☝️This is a donation based meet-up (€5 - €10), Luma ticket is required! |
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The Future of Observability in an AI World
2025-04-01 · 16:30
IMPORTANT: You can only register for this event on Eventbrite, here: https://April2025ETM.eventbrite.co.uk/?aff=EHSC With 83% of developers using or planning to use AI to enhance their workflows (Venafi, Septeber 2024), DevOps teams are facing an unprecedented challenge—how do they manage more code, more data, and more complexity without spiraling costs (again)? We’re teaming up with the London Observability Engineering MeetUp during KubeCon London week for an evening of insights, real-world strategies, and discussions with industry experts as we tackle the next big shift in Observability and DevOps - speakers include:
The discussion will be moderated by Sean Madigan (CEO of Kerno and Co-Founder of the London Observability Engineering Meetup), who will also provide a positioning talk to shape the panel discussion. There will be flash talk presentations from three innovative companies:
Sincere thanks to London Stock Exchange Group for hosting the Enterprise Tech Monthly and to all our annual sponsors for 2025. IMPORTANT NOTES:
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ML & GenAI in Production: Building Efficient and Reusable Data Architectures
2025-03-27 · 16:30
In our upcoming meetup, we'll explore best practices in MLOps, ensuring robust and automated workflows, and discuss the latest advancements in Generative AI for real-world applications. Whether you're optimizing data pipelines, scaling AI models, or navigating the transition from experimentation to production, this event will provide valuable insights from industry experts. Between presentations, you will have the opportunity of networking and meeting data enthusiasts at the Netlight office, food and drinks will be served. Agenda: 17:30 - 18:00: Doors open 18:00 - 18:10: Welcome 18:10 - 18:40: Navigating the Intersection of MLOps and GenAI: A Comparative Exploration 18:40 - 19:10: Break 19:10 - 19:40: Building LEGO Castles Instead of Sandcastles: A Tale of Modularity in Data & ML Systems 19:40 - 20:30: Networking – Presentations: Navigating the Intersection of MLOps and GenAI: A Comparative Exploration Per Hedbrant - Consultant, Netlight Martti Yap - Consultant, Netlight In this presentation, we'll embark on a journey through the evolving landscapes of MLOps and GenAI architectures. Drawing from extensive experience in data engineering and machine learning, coupled with hands-on work in the emerging field of GenAI, we will provide insights into the fundamental differences and similarities between these two domains. We'll delve into the core components of a mature MLOps platform, highlighting processes like data preparation, model training, and deployment. Then, we'll contrast these with the emerging architecture of GenAI, exploring concepts of observability, guardrails, and model evaluation techniques. This talk aims to equip you with a deeper understanding of where the focus lies in MLOps—emphasizing operational efficiency and model lifecycle management—and in GenAI—highlighting the demands of AI-driven solutions in production. Whether you're a student, a newly minted professional, or a seasoned expert, this session will provide valuable perspectives on integrating these technologies into your workflow, fostering both operational robustness and creative AI capabilities. Speakers Bio: Per Hedbrant is a Netlight consultant with a strong background in data engineering and machine learning, currently engaged in advancing Generative AI solutions. Passionate about bridging the gap between traditional ML operations and cutting-edge AI innovations, Per is dedicated to unleashing business value through building AI products and teams. Martti Yap is a Netlight consultant, with a background in data science and ML. He is currently developing generative AI capacities for industry enterprises. Martti thrives best where evolving business needs meet advanced technological solutions. He enjoys sparking interest and promoting knowledge sharing throughout organizations and teams. Building LEGO Castles Instead of Sandcastles: A Tale of Modularity in Data & ML Systems Anton Gollbo - Data/ML Engineer, Netlight Building reliable and scalable machine learning systems is challenging, especially when workflows rely on fragile, tightly coupled scripts and notebooks. These "sandcastle-like" systems—where every component depends on the exact state of the whole—break easily, slowing down iteration and making debugging painful. Without clear modularity, small changes can cause unintended failures, leading to rigid, hard-to-maintain pipelines that don't scale well. To address this, we shift towards a LEGO-like approach, where ML systems are built from small, interchangeable, and testable components. By designing modular pipelines with well-defined boundaries—such as independent data processing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation steps—our goal is to create flexible and reusable workflows. This talk explores the journey from tightly coupled systems to composable architectures, showing how modular design enables faster iteration, greater reliability, and long-term scalability in ML development. Speakers Bio: Anton is a consultant at Netlight, bringing extensive experience from data and machine learning projects. His professional journey has taken him through various stages of the data and ML lifecycle, cultivating an interest in constructing systems that are both data-intensive and designed for easy testing and modularity. – About the event Date: March 27th , 17:30 - 20:30 Location: Netlight Consulting AB, Regeringsgatan 25, 111 53 Stockholm. Directions: At the entrance, take the staircase and you will find the reception desk where one of the hosts will welcome you and give more information about the venue. Tickets: Sign up required. Anyone who is not on the list will not get in. The event is free of charge. Capacity: Space is limited to 100 participants. If you are signed up but unable to attend, please change your RSVP by March 26th. Food and drinks: Food and drinks will be provided. Questions: Please contact the meetup organizers. – Code of Conduct The NumFOCUS Code of Conduct applies to this event; please familiarize yourself with it before attending. 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PyData Boston March Meetup
2025-03-26 · 22:30
Join PyData Boston for a night of in-person networking and expert speakers! NOTE: RSVP is REQUIRED to attend 6:30-7:00 - Networking 7:00-7:45 - Isaac Slavitt (DrivenData) - Best practices for hiring data scientists Or: Data science hiring is broken—how can we fix it? 7:45-8:15 - Break + Networking 8:15-9:00 - Discussion Groups - Python Work Knowledge, DS/ML/GenAI Work Knowledge, Networking 9:00-9:30 - Wrap up Speakers: Isaac Slavitt (Co-Founder, DrivenData) In this talk, I will share insights from interviews with 20 data science hiring managers at top organizations (e.g., FAANG, finance, startups) on the evolving challenges of hiring in an AI-augmented world. We’ll explore emerging best practices, discuss how to extract real signal from interviews, and offer some tactical strategies to improve data science hiring in 2025 and beyond. Discussion Groups - Python Work Knowledge, DS/ML/GenAI Work Knowledge, Networking RSVPs are required to attend! Please fill out the registration form, this will make signing in to the Moderna office much faster. Everyone will get a card with their name + company on it! 🏠 Venue provided by Moderna 🍕 Pizza provided by DrivenData This, and all NumFOCUS-affiliated events and spaces, both in-person and online are governed by a Code of Conduct. More at https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct/ This event will not be recorded or streamed. ⚡⚡Speak at PyData! ⚡⚡ We are always looking for speakers! Sign up here and we'll be in touch: https://forms.gle/kfFZ5hiqA9W57Ewg7 ⚡⚡Sponsor an event! ⚡⚡ PyData events are totally free and open to all! We have a broad reach to tech professionals of all kinds. We're always looking for sponsors and hosts for our events. Please get in touch if you're interested in supporting the community: [email protected] |
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PyData Leeds: March Meet-up
2025-03-25 · 17:30
PyData Leeds is back and we're very excited to bring you the March Meet-up. We've got a full schedule with 2 presentations, it's going to be great! PyData Leeds brings together people who are passionate about Python, Data & Engineering for evenings focussed around learning and networking. Schedule: Date: Tuesday 25th March 2024 Time: 17:30 Location: Parallax Offices, The Elbow Rooms, 64 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT Agenda: 17:30: Networking and Refreshments 18:00: Welcome & Icebreaker 18:15: Jakub Szamuk, Software Engineer - 'Purr-mission Granted: Machine Vision in the Real World' In an era where LLMs and machine learning are transforming industries, how do we bring this tech into a real product - quickly? This talk explores the journey of building Purr-mission Granted, a heavily over-engineered machine-vision catflap. From concept to working prototype in just one day, we will dive into the challenges of gathering training data and lessons learned in implementing machine vision in a physical product. Whether you're an AI enthusiast, maker, or just a pet owner tired of surprise deliveries, this talk aims to help inspire you to start bringing this exciting new technology into your own projects. 19:00: Suze Hawkins, Lead Data Scientist & Magda Nowakowska, Senior Data Scientist - 'Data Science Without Data: Building Models When Real Data is Scarce' What do you do when you're faced with a data science problem, but there’s no real data available? Sometimes, access is restricted due to privacy, legal constraints, or simply because it hasn’t been collected yet. However, being able to test and experiment ideas quickly is an important aspect of the development to production cycle - often as a proof of concept to secure the necessary approvals or access to real data. In this talk, we’ll explore practical strategies for tackling machine learning challenges when starting from scratch. 19:45: Wrap-up & Drinks If you have been before, we look forward to seeing you again and if you're coming along for the first time, we're excited to meet you and for you to join the Leeds PyData Community. Connect with us on Meetup, Discord or Twitter. PyData Leeds is a strictly professional event, as such professional behaviour is expected. PyData Leeds is a chapter of PyData, an educational program of NumFOCUS and thus abides by the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct - https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct.html |
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PyLadies Paris Python Talks #19
2025-03-25 · 17:30
Dear PyLadies 💚🐍 Our next on-site event is coming on the 25th of March featuring 𓆙 Anna Astori from Cigna Group and Julia Wabant **.** and continuing with ⚡ lightning talks where you can take 3 mins to talk about anything Python or tech related (more below) 🌟Agenda (preliminary) 18h30 - 18h45 Come and take your seat 18h45 - 19h00 Welcome by PyLadies Paris and Octo Technology 19h00 - 19h30 Building an LLM-backed chatbot with Chainlit by Anna Astori 19h30 - 20h00 Rustyfing Python: A Synergistic Approach to High Performance by Julia Wabant 20h00 - 20h20 Lightning talks 20h20 - 22h00 Snacks and Networking 🌟 Anna Astori from Cigna Group Talk Title: Building an LLM-backed chatbot with Chainlit Abstract: If you’re interested in Generative AI, building a chatbot application sounds exciting, right? But creating the web UI can quickly become overwhelming, especially if you don't have much experience. That’s where Chainlit comes to the rescue! In this talk, you’ll see how you can quickly build pretty sophisticated interactive chatbots and integrate generative AI models using Chainlit. We’ll also cover features such as testing and debugging, streaming responses, and more advanced backend settings. About Anna: Anna Astori is a Software Engineer. She is also a co-organizer of PyLadies Boston, Women Techmakers Ambassador, and formerly the Director for Women Who Code Boston. 🌟Julia Wabant Talk Title: Rustyfing Python: A Synergistic Approach to High Performance Abstract: This talk explores the synergistic combination of Python and Rust for high-performance software development. While Python's dynamic typing and interpreted nature excel in rapid prototyping and development, its performance limitations become apparent in complex applications. Rust, with its static typing and compilation to native code, provides a powerful solution for optimizing computationally demanding tasks. By leveraging Rust's native performance within Python projects, we achieve a compelling balance: the flexibility and ease of development offered by Python coupled with the raw speed and efficiency of Rust. This talk showcases practical examples of integrating Rust into Python projects, demonstrating how to build a single package, and ultimately achieve streamlined development, deployment, and execution. About Julia : Julia Wabant is a seasoned developer with 7 years of experience building and deploying Machine Learning solutions across various industries. She has a deep understanding of the entire ML lifecycle, from data preparation to model training, deployment and monitoring. Beyond industry experience, Julia is also a passionate educator, having spent significant time in the last 4 years teaching programming, mathematics, data science and machine learning to students, developers, and executives. As a Google Cloud and AWS certified Machine Learning specialist, Julia is well-versed into both cloud platforms and their role in powering modern ML applications. Get ready for lightning talks: Many of you told us that you would like to give a talk, but your project is not mature enough. You no longer have to worry about it. Come and practice your public speaking during the 3 minutes time-slot. Some ideas on what you can talk about:
You can decide anytime before the start of lightning talks or you may want to prepare up to one slide (in pdf format) which you can send us the latest on the 11th of March to [email protected] Octo Technology will be our host and sponsor of the food and the drinks during the networking session after the talks: thank you 💚 and special thanks to Loic from Octo n for all the support. Important info 1:❗For safety reasons, the venue's staff will check everyone's identity on site. 📝Please remember to bring an ID with you and register for the event with your real name and family name. Thank you!2: Please be on time. We can’t guarantee a seat once the meetup has started# 🔍 FAQ Q. I'm not female, is it ok for me to attend? A. Yes, PyLadies Paris events are open to everyone at all levels. |
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ClickHouse Delhi/Gurgaon Meetup - March 2025
2025-03-22 · 05:00
We are excited to finally have the first ClickHouse Meetup in the vibrant city of Delhi! Join the ClickHouse crew, from Singapore and from different cities in India, for an engaging day of talks, food, and discussion with your fellow database enthusiasts. But here's the deal: to secure your spot, make sure you register ASAP! 🗓️ Agenda:
If anyone from the community is interested in sharing a talk at future meetups, complete this CFP form and we’ll be in touch. _______ 🎤 Session Details: Introduction to ClickHouse Discover the secrets behind ClickHouse's unparalleled efficiency and performance. Johnny will give an overview of different use cases for which global companies are adopting this groundbreaking database to transform data storage and analytics. Speaker: Rakesh Puttaswamy, Solution Architect @ ClickHouse Rakesh Puttaswamy is a Solution Architect with ClickHouse, working with users across India, with over 12 years of experience in data architecture, big data, data science, and software engineering.Rakesh helps organizations design and implement cutting-edge data-driven solutions. With deep expertise in a broad range of databases and data warehousing technologies, he specializes in building scalable, innovative solutions to enable data transformation and drive business success. 🎤 Session Details: ClickPipes Overview and demo ClickPipes is a powerful integration engine that simplifies data ingestion at scale, making it as easy as a few clicks. With an intuitive onboarding process, setting up new ingestion pipelines takes just a few steps—select your data source, define the schema, and let ClickPipes handle the rest. Designed for continuous ingest, it automates pipeline management, ensuring seamless data flow without manual intervention. In this talk, Kunal will demo the Postgres CDC connector for ClickPipes, enabling seamless, native replication of Postgres data to ClickHouse Cloud in just a few clicks—no external tools needed for fast, cost-effective analytics. Speaker: Kunal Gupta, Sr. Software Engineer @ ClickHouse Kunal Gupta is a Senior Software Engineer at ClickHouse, joining through the acquisition of PeerDB in 2024, where he played a pivotal role as a founding engineer. With several years of experience in architecting scalable systems and real-time applications, Kunal has consistently driven innovation and technical excellence. Previously, he was a founding engineer for new solutions at ICICIdirect and at AsknBid Tech, leading high-impact teams and advancing code analysis, storage solutions, and enterprise software development. 🎤 Session Details: Optimizing Log Management with Clickhouse: Cost-Effective & Scalable Solutions Efficient log management is essential in today's cloud-native environments, yet traditional solutions like ElasticSearch often face scalability issues, high costs, and performance limitations. This talk will begin with an overview of common logging tools and their challenges, followed by an in-depth look at ClickHouse's architecture. We will compare ClickHouse with ElasticSearch, focusing on improvements in query performance, storage efficiency, and overall cost-effectiveness. A key highlight will be OLX India's migration to ClickHouse, detailing the motivations behind the shift, the migration strategy, key optimizations, and the resulting 50% reduction in log storage costs. By the end of this talk, attendees will gain a clear understanding of when and how to leverage ClickHouse for log management, along with best practices for optimizing performance and reducing operational costs. Speaker: Pushpender Kumar, DevOps Architect @ OLX India Born and raised in Bijnor, moved to Delhi to stay ahead in the race of life. Currently working as a DevOps Architect at OLX India, specializing in cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and automation with over 10 years of experience. Successfully optimized log storage costs by 50% using Clickhouse, bringing scalability and efficiency to large-scale logging systems. Passionate about cloud optimization, DevOps hiring, and performance engineering. 🎤 Session Details: ClickHouse at Physics Wallah: Empowering Real-Time Analytics at Scale This session explores how Physics Wallah revolutionized its real-time analytics capabilities by leveraging ClickHouse. We'll delve into the journey of implementing ClickHouse to efficiently handle large-scale data processing, optimize query performance, and power diverse use cases such as user activity tracking and engagement analysis. By enabling actionable insights and seamless decision-making, this transformation has significantly enhanced the learning experience for millions of users. Today, more than five customer-facing products at Physics Wallah are powered by ClickHouse, serving over 10 million students and parents, including 1.5 million Daily Active Users. Our in-house ClickHouse cluster, hosted and managed within our EKS infrastructure on AWS Cloud, ingests more than 10 million rows of data daily from various sources. Join us to learn about the architecture, challenges, and key strategies behind this scalable, high-performance analytics solution. Speaker: Utkarsh G. Srivastava, Software Development Engineer III @ Physics Wallah As a versatile Software Engineer with over 7 years of experience in the IT industry, I have had the privilege of taking on diverse roles, with a primary focus on backend development, data engineering, infrastructure, DevOps, and security. Throughout my career, I have played a pivotal role in transformative projects, consistently striving to craft innovative and effective solutions for customers in the SaaS space. 🎤 Session Details: FabFunnel & ClickHouse: Delivering Real-Time Marketing Analytics We are a performance marketing company that relies on real-time reporting to drive data-driven decisions and maximize campaign effectiveness. As our client base expanded, we encountered significant challenges with our reporting system—frequent data updates meant handling large datasets inefficiently, leading to slow query execution and delays in delivering insights. This bottleneck hindered our ability to provide timely optimizations for ad campaigns. To address these issues, we needed a solution that could handle rapid data ingestion and querying at scale without the overhead of traditional refresh processes. In this talk, we’ll share how we transformed our reporting infrastructure to achieve real-time insights, enhancing speed, scalability, and efficiency in managing large-scale ad performance data. Speakers: Anmol Jain, SDE-2 (Full stack Developer), & Siddhant Gaba, SDE-2 (Python) @ Idea Clan From competing as a national table tennis player to building high-performance software, Anmol Jain brings a unique mix of strategy and problem-solving to tech. With 3+ years of experience at Idea Clan, they play a key role in scaling Lookfinity and FabFunnel, managing multi-million-dollar ad spends every month. Specializing in ClickHouse, React.js, and Node.js, Anmol focuses on real-time data processing and scalable backend solutions. At this meet-up, they’ll share insights on solving reporting challenges and driving real-time decision-making in performance marketing. Siddhant Gaba is an SDE II at Idea Clan, with expertise in Python, Java, and C#, specializing in scalable backend systems. With four years of experience working with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and ClickHouse, he focuses on real-time analytics, database optimization, and distributed systems. Passionate about high-performance computing, asynchronous APIs, and system design, he aims to advance real-time data processing. Outside of work, he enjoys playing volleyball. At this meetup, he will share insights on how ClickHouse transformed real-time reporting and scalability. 🎤 Session Details: From SQL to AI: Building Intelligent Applications with ClickHouse and LangDB As AI becomes a driving force behind innovation, building applications that seamlessly integrate AI capabilities with existing data infrastructures is critical. In this session, we explore the creation of agentic applications using ClickHouse and LangDB. We will introduce the concept of an AI gateway, explaining its role in connecting powerful AI models with the high-performance analytics engine of ClickHouse. By leveraging LangDB, we demonstrate how to directly interact with AI functions as User-Defined Functions (UDFs) in ClickHouse, enabling developers to design and execute complex AI workflows within SQL. Additionally, we will showcase how LangDB facilitates deep visibility into AI function behaviors and agent interactions, providing tools to analyze and optimize the performance of AI-driven logic. Finally, we will highlight how ClickHouse, powered by LangDB APIs, can be used to evaluate and refine the quality of LLM responses, ensuring reliable and efficient AI integrations. Speaker: Matteo Pelati, Co-founder, LangDB.ai Matteo Pelati is a seasoned software engineer with over two decades of experience, specializing in data engineering for the past ten years. He is the co-founder of LangDB, a company based in Singapore building the fastest Open Source AI Gateway. Before founding LangDB, he was part of the early team at DataRobot, where he contributed to scaling their product for enterprise clients. Subsequently, he joined DBS Bank where he built their data platform and team from the ground up. Prior to starting LangDB, Matteo led the data group for Asia Pacific and data engineering at Goldman Sachs. |
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AI, Data and Code - March Meetup
2025-03-21 · 17:00
AI, Data, and Code – Let’s Talk! Join us for an engaging evening of learning, networking, and discussions on AI, data, and coding at PyData Bradford! Whether you're a data enthusiast, AI practitioner, or coding beginner, this meetup is the perfect place to connect with like-minded individuals, share insights, and grow in the field. 📅 Date: 21st March ⏰ Time: 5:00 PM 📍 Venue: Morrisons, Students' Central, University of Bradford Expect exciting conversations, knowledge sharing, and of course—pizza! 🔹 Why Attend? ✅ Meet and connect with fellow AI, data, and tech enthusiasts ✅ Share and discuss innovative ideas Don’t miss out! Bring your curiosity and join the conversation. |
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PyData Cluj-Napoca: Meetup #25
2025-03-20 · 16:00
🚀 PyData March Meetup – Join Us! 🐍🎉 Spring is around the corner(just look outside at Feleacu), and so is our next PyData meetup! 🌱📊 Join us this March for another exciting session filled with data, Python, and great conversations. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this is the perfect place to learn, share, and connect with fellow data enthusiasts! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Serialization In The Cloud – Juggling Objects In Processes" by Adrian Mit (30-45min) Most of us have used pickle and basic use cases of serialization in Python. The problem is, there are situations where that just does not cut it. What happens when we have to share objects between jobs in Databricks? What happens if those jobs are spawned from a local machine or simply a Repo that’s unreachable by the target notebook that’s supposed to receive objects?The solution is still serialization, but we need to dive deeper into how it works, when to use which type and why. We’ll explore technologies that offer this solution and how to use them effectively. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Lightning Talk⚡: Using LLMs Locally – A Practical Guide" by Sebastian Brestin (10-15 min) With the growing availability of large language models (LLMs), it's now possible to run them on moderate hardware, unlocking powerful AI capabilities without relying on cloud services. But how can we integrate these models into our daily workflows? One key advantage of local deployment is enhanced data privacy, allowing users to leverage AI assistance without exposing sensitive information to external servers. In this talk, we'll explore how to set up LLMs on your local machine and use them effectively as coding assistants. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Wheels, Packages, and Dependencies: A Python Developer's Survival Guide" by Bodgan Bustan (30-45min) This presentation will explore the lifecycle of Python packages - from their internal structure and naming conventions to modern build and dependency management tools. You'll gain an understanding of Python's packaging ecosystem, including the strengths and limitations of traditional tools like pip and conda alongside newer solutions like Poetry and uv. We'll also dive into wheels, their benefits for distribution, and how package repositories fit into the development workflow.Key topics:
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PyData Berlin 2025 March Meetup
2025-03-19 · 18:00
Welcome to the PyData Berlin March meetup! We would like to welcome you all starting from 18:45. There will be food and drinks. The talks begin around 19.30 and the doors will close at 19:30. Make sure to arrive on time! *** Important!! *** Please keep in mind that there is a BVG strike on this day, affecting U-Bahn, trams, and buses. S-Bahn and regional trains will work. Please provide your first and last name for the registration because this is required for the venue's entry policy. If you cannot attend, please cancel your spot so others are able to join as the space is limited. Host: Bonial is excited to welcome you to this month's version of PyData. ************************************************************************** The Lineup for the evening Talk 1: Extract structured product & deal information from PDFs on scale via LLM Abstract: Bonial shows hundreds of thousands of offers from local brick-and-mortar retailers on its platform, a subset of this content is retrieved from PDF files. In this talk I’ll explain how we leverage LLM to parse unstructured PDF files to create content on our platform. Speaker: Philipp Johannis has been part of Bonial for 12 years. He established and leads the Data Department, which consists of multiple Analytics, Engineering & Data Science teams, and is currently serving as Head of Data. He focuses on improving the data platform and enabling and supporting the development of various data driven products such as personalisation and traffic management. Talk 2: Airweave, an Open-Source Tool To Turn Any App Into Accessible Agent Knowledge Abstract: The talk will be an introduction to Airweave, which is an open-source Python tool that helps agent developers turn app data into accessible knowledge for AI agents. It connects to any app, database, URL, or API and structures the data for retrieval. Airweave automates authentication, ingestion, enrichment, mapping, and syncing to vector stores and graph databases of choice. It has a search layer for agents out-of-the-box and allows extension of the platform with minimal code. Developers can use Airweave via our web UI, REST API, or SDKs. Speakers: Lennert Jansen and Rauf Akdemir are the creators of Airweave AI. Lennert is an AI Engineer & Researcher with a background in Applied Statistics and Deep Learning for NLP. Before Airweave, he worked on AI & Bayesian Statistics at Amazon, IBM, and the University of Amsterdam. Rauf is a CS graduate from Technical University of Delft, with strong engineering experience in productionising ML & data infrastructure in both start-ups and enterprise. Lightning talks There will be slots for 2-3 Lightning Talks (3-5 Minutes for each). Kindly let us know if you would like to present something at the start of the meetup :) *** NumFOCUS Code of Conduct THE SHORT VERSION Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for NumFOCUS. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. NumFOCUS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free community for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. If you haven't yet, please read the detailed version here: https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct *** |
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PyDataMCR March
2025-03-12 · 18:30
PyDataMCR March THE TALKS Symbolic Regression - Yash Yeola (he/him) Ever wondered how to get ML models do maths? Yash will demystify symbolic regression, an evolutionary technique that discovers human-readable mathematical models from data. What to expect in this talk: ✅ Explore the core principles behind symbolic regression. ✅ Build a symbolic regression algorithm from scratch — no black boxes here! ✅ Understand the latest trends in the space Let’s decode the equations behind the data — one symbol at a time. Yash is a data scientist with a strong background in Mathematics and Computing, which has been instrumental in his work across various sectors. He has developed interpretable models for public sector stakeholders, ensuring clarity and transparency while handling sensitive data with the utmost care. Currently, at Butterfly Data, his main focus is NLP projects and leveraging Generative AI to automate processes, enhancing efficiency and innovation within their operations. Mind the Gap: Making Technical Concepts Click with Any Audience - Magdalena Rabczewska (She/Her) Have you ever attended a presentation where you walked away more confused than when you arrived? Been in a meeting where the misinterpretation of a technical concept caused delays or frustration? Or maybe you would like to just learn more about how to communicate with both technical and business audiences? If so, this talk is for you. Magdalena will share practical, actionable strategies for effectively presenting technical ideas to both technical and business audiences. Drawing from her experience working closely with senior leadership as well as technical teams, she will highlight the importance of tailoring your message, using relatable analogies, and anchoring complex ideas in ways that make them accessible and relevant. You’ll leave with tangible tips on structuring your presentations, crafting impactful data stories, and ensuring your audience understands the "why" behind the tech. Whether you're speaking to C-suite executives or cross-functional teams, this talk will help you bridge the gap and make sure your technical concepts truly click. Magdalena is a Senior BI Developer with a passion for data visualisation and creating dashboards that make complex information clear and accessible. Specialising in designing intuitive dashboards and building robust data models, she works to bridge the gap between technical and business needs, empowering data-driven decision-making and ensuring data is easily understood by a wide range of audiences. Location We'll be at AutoTrader, who are kindly supplying the venue and catering. The capacity is limited to 80. EVENT GUIDELINES PyDataMCR is a strictly professional event, as such professional behaviour is expected. PyDataMCR is a chapter of PyData, an educational program of NumFOCUS and thus abides by the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct.html Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with its contents. ACCESSIBILITY There is a quiet room available if needed. Toilets and venue are accessible. SPONSORS Thank you to NUMFocus for sponsoring Meetup and further support. Thank you to AutoTrader for their sponsorship and for the awesome venue and catering! Thank you to Krakenflex for sponsoring PyDataMCR. |
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Paris NLP saison 8 Meetup #3
2025-03-05 · 18:00
📍GitGuardian office, 12 rue d'Aboukir, 75002 📆 March 5th, 7:00 p.m. 👥 Johan Leduc Senior ML Engineer @ GitGuardian ➡️ Uncovering Critical Secrets with LLMs Summary: GitGuardian detects secrets—like passwords and API keys—in code, but the sheer volume can overwhelm users. Sifting through them to find the most critical ones is like searching for a needle in a haystack. In this talk, we’ll dive into how we leveraged LLMs at key stages to prioritize secrets efficiently and at scale. 👥 Louis Leconte - ML Research Engineer @Pruna AI ➡️ How to quantize a LLM in 3 lines of code Summary: Large Language Models (LLMs) are powerful but often computationally expensive, making deployment challenging. In this talk, we’ll explore how to quantize an LLM in just three lines of code using Pruna AI’s frictionless solution. I’ll introduce our data-free vector quantization approach, which optimizes CUDA kernels to enable efficient inference—all in under five minutes. Whether you're working on edge AI, server-side deployments, or simply curious about making LLMs more efficient, this session will give you a hands-on glimpse into state-of-the-art quantization techniques. |
Paris NLP saison 8 Meetup #3
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PyData Roma Capitale Meetup @ ELIS Innovation Hub
2025-03-05 · 17:00
PyData Roma Capitale Meetup! 🎉 Let's pick up where we left off and continue our mission to make Rome a fantastic place for software engineering and data science. The presentations for this event will be announced soon. You could be the next speaker for a future event. If you have a presentation, some interesting code, or an open problem you'd like to discuss with the community, compile the form and let us know! (Proposals can be in English or Italian, whatever makes you comfortable.) Location: Via Sandro Sandri 81 Date: March 5th 2025 Schedule:
Here is a short description of the two presentations: 1. Exploring Multi-Agent Systems with AutoGen This speech will explore the power of multi-agent AI systems and the possibilities they unlock for modern data-driven work. It will demonstrate how multiple AI 'agents,' each with unique roles and expertise, can collaborate to solve complex problems more efficiently. Real-world scenarios will be examined, showcasing how coordinated AI agents communicate, interact, and refine their outputs to create innovative solutions that adapt to changing needs. The talk will offer a fresh perspective on AI collaboration, highlighting the potential of multi-agent frameworks like AutoGen to transform data projects and beyond." 2. Data and AI for the common good Today, data is being collected by everyone—from multinational corporations to small organizations striving for a more sustainable future. However, these smaller organizations often lack the technical expertise and financial resources to turn data into useful applications for their work. What if they could be supported? This presentation will share the speaker's experience as a volunteer at FruitPunch AI, a community that has enabled him to apply his knowledge to concrete projects aimed at wildlife conservation in various parts of the world. Sign Up! Space is limited, so RSVP today to secure your spot! Please note: Remember to RSVP using your full name for security reasons and bring a valid ID to show at the entrance. If you can't attend, please let us know at least 2 days in advance so you can free spots for people on the waiting list. We look forward to seeing you there! 🙌 |
PyData Roma Capitale Meetup @ ELIS Innovation Hub
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PyLadies Paris Python Talks #16
2024-10-23 · 16:20
Dear PyLadies 💚🐍 Our next on-site event is coming on the 23rd of October featuring 𓆙 Andrey Solomatin from Criteo and Laura Dumont from Owkin and continuing with ⚡ lightning talks where you can take 3 mins to talk about anything Python or tech related (more below) 🌟Agenda (preliminary) 18h20 - 18h30 Come and take your seat 18h30 - 18h45 Welcome by PyLadies Paris and Criteo 18h45 - 19h05 Good Code Comments: What Does It Mean? by Andrey Solomatin from Criteo 19h05 - 19h35 AURA: Collaborative Open-Source Development for Seizure Detection in Epilepsy Care by Laura Dumont from Owkin 19h35 - 19h50 Lightning talks 19h50 - 21h00 Pizza & networking 🌟 Andrey Solomatin from Criteo Talk Title: Good Code Comments: What Does It Mean? Abstract: You often hear conflicting advice about comments: “Add more comments!” or “Don’t write any comments!” And even more confusingly: “Comment where appropriate.” This talk will clarify the different types of comments and show how to use them effectively to improve your code. About Andrey: Andrey Solomatin is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Criteo. He is involved in maintaining and supporting existing systems, as well as creating new ones. He is an active contributor to the Python Guild at Criteo. In the past, he has worked on long-lasting legacy projects, where decisions made 5-7 years ago significantly impacted the maintainability and extensibility of the product. 🌟 Laura Dumont from Owkin Talk Title: AURA: Collaborative Open-Source Development for Seizure Detection in Epilepsy Care Abstract: This talk presents AURA, an open-source project developing AI-driven seizure detection algorithms for epilepsy patients. We'll explore our collaborative approach, combining expertise from engineers, clinicians, and patients with real-world testing at our Living Lab partner, La Teppe medical facility in France. Learn how our open science framework addresses challenges in physiological data processing and prediction accuracy for wearables, and discover how you can contribute to making epilepsy care more accessible and affordable through technology. About Laura: She has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 10 years, currently a senior machine learning at Owkin and volunteering with AURA. Committed to open source and open science principles, she strives to leverage Python and data science for social good, focusing on health, inclusion, and projects that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Get ready for lightning talks: Many of you told us that you would like to give a talk, but your project is not mature enough. You no longer have to worry about it. Come and practice your public speaking during the 3 minutes time-slot. Some ideas on what you can talk about:
You can decide anytime before the start of lightning talks or you may want to prepare up to one slide (in pdf format) which you can send us the latest on the 11th of March to [email protected] Criteo will be our host and sponsor of the food and the drinks during the networking session after the talks: thank you 💚 and special thanks to Sonia C from Criteo for all the support. Important info 1:❗For safety reasons, the venue's staff will check everyone's identity on site. 📝Please remember to bring an ID with you and register for the event with your real name and family name. Thank you!2: Please be on time. We can’t guarantee a seat once the meetup has started# 🔍 FAQ Q. I'm not female, is it ok for me to attend? A. Yes, PyLadies Paris events are open to everyone at all levels. |
PyLadies Paris Python Talks #16
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Streamlit NYC Meetup
2024-03-28 · 22:00
At our meetup on March 28th at Snowflake HQ in New York, hear from fellow Streamlit enthusiasts and AI thought leaders on some of the greatest challenges faced by organizations looking to integrate AI into their workflows. 📣 Talks and Speakers
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--- Streamlit Meetups are community events open to anyone interested in turning intuitive Python into polished data apps in only a few lines of code. Connect with other Streamlit users on everything from best practices to trends in AI! Join the Streamlit community: https://discuss.streamlit.io -- About our speakers Charles Frye, AI Engineer, Modal Charles teaches people to build data-dependent applications, from BI to AI. He got his PhD in 2020 from the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught Data Science for Research Psychologists. Charles has since worked at the intersection of education and engineering at Weights & Biases, Full Stack Deep Learning, and as an independent consultant. He currently works as an AI Engineer at Modal Labs. Abhi Saini, Senior Product Manager for Streamlit in Snowflake Abhi is a Senior Product Manager at Snowflake where he focuses on building a managed Streamlit platform for Enterprise use cases |
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PyData Berlin 2024 March Meetup
2024-03-20 · 18:00
Welcome to the March of Pydata Berlin meetup! We would like to welcome you all starting from 18:45. The talks begin around 19.15. Please provide your first and last name for the registration because this is required for the venue's entry policy. If you cannot attend, please cancel your spot so others are able to join as the space is limited. ************************************************************************** The Lineup for the Evening Talk 1: Deploying ML to production with Metaflow Abstract: Metaflow is an open-source framework for managing AI projects. In this talk, Jacek Filipczuk will give a short introduction to the framework and will share his personal experience of using it, with insights on what worked and what didn't during his project. Speaker: Jacek Filipczuk is a seasoned Lead Machine Learning engineer with 8 years of experience applying various AI tools in over 5 different startups. Jacek worked in different domains, with a focus on text data and NLP solutions. In the past 5 years, he focused on kickstarting AI projects in startups which defined his role as a blend of Machine Learning Engineer and business strategist, bridging the gap between company objectives and AI solutions. Currently, Jacek is working at Walking on Earth leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to help users with stress management. Talk 2: Switching from IC to EM (fresh perspective) Abstract: In this presentation, I will address his shift from Data scientist to management. It covers the essential aspects of managerial responsibilities and offers resources for navigating the transition. Speaker: Theodore meynard is a Data Science Manager at GetYourGuide. He worked previously as a Data Science manager for 3 years and switched to management beginning of 2023. There will be slots for 2-3 Lightning Talks (3-5 Minutes for each). Kindly let us know if you would like to present something at the start of the meetup :) *** NumFOCUS Code of Conduct THE SHORT VERSION Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for NumFOCUS. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. NumFOCUS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free community for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of community members in any form. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. If you haven't yet, please read the detailed version here: https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct *** HOSTS: Google Cloud is excited to welcome you for this month's version of pydata. |
PyData Berlin 2024 March Meetup
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Journey into GenAI: Fine-Tuning Stable Diffusion and boosting CX with LLMs
2024-03-19 · 17:00
The next meetup features 2 GenAI talks: (1) fine-tuning image generation models like Stable Diffusion, (2) the transformative impact of Large Language Models (LLMs) on customer service. Agenda: 18:00 - 18:30: Doors open 18:30 - 18:40: Welcome 18:40 - 19:10: Fine-Tune Your Own Stable Diffusion Model - Tips and Tricks Included 19:10 - 19:40: Pizza & Beers 19:40 - 20:10: AI Tools in Action: Enhancing Customer Experience with LLMs at Polestar 20:10 - 21:00: Networking – Fine-Tune Your Own Stable Diffusion Model - Tips and Tricks Included Daniel Pleus - Data Scientist, Schibsted Recently, models and tools like Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, and Dalle-3 have made significant strides in generating high-quality, hyper-realistic images. The innovation doesn't stop with their out-of-the-box capabilities, though. Recent advancements have enabled the fine-tuning of these models on commodity hardware, unlocking new potential for personalized image generation. In this talk, we'll embark on the practical journey of fine-tuning the Stable Diffusion model with an unexpected protagonist: Otto, Schibsted's plush octopus mascot. Using Stable Diffusion, we send him to faraway countries, place him in historical settings, or change his appearance. You'll discover how Stable Diffusion operates, learn how to fine-tune it with techniques like textual inversion and LoRA, and receive many tips about the optimal settings. We will deep dive into prompts, guidance factors, denoising steps, and random seeds. By the end of this talk, you should feel comfortable conducting your own experiments. Speakers Bio: Daniel Pleus is a key member of Schibsted's AI Enablement Program as a Data Scientist Lead, where he assists over 60 Schibsted brands in discovering AI use cases and developing prototypes. His recent focus has been on Generative AI, including fine-tuning and deploying models. Before joining Schibsted, Daniel worked in various data and analytics roles and has an academic background in Economics. Title: AI Tools in Action: Enhancing Customer Experience with LLMs at Polestar Olga Larina - AI & Data Scientist @ Polestar Customer Experience Department Join me for a presentation where I'll delve into the innovative toolkit that our team has employed to revolutionize customer service. This year, we’ve rolled out our first solution based on a Large Language Model (LLM), and let me tell you—it’s changing the game. Starting with summarization and information extraction in February 2023, we’ve now set our sights on enhancing our Care Advisors' capabilities with AI that generates responses to customer cases with the precision and expertise of a seasoned professional. Our advisors were excited about our prototype reveal last year. It was clear they were all in, finding the AI support not just cool but also a true timesaver. In my talk, I will reveal how tools like Langchain’s sophisticated models and chains, and LlamaIndex’s robust vector stores, empower LLMs to excel. Consider this a brief but insightful tour into the technology that’s making our customer service smarter, faster, and way more fun. I am thrilled to guide you through the varied applications of AI tools that are proving to be incredibly relevant in today's tech landscape. The journey is just beginning, and the pace of development is nothing short of breathtaking. Every day brings new surprises and possibilities. Come and join my talk! Speakers Bio: At CX, our mission is to mine diverse data types to enhance customer experience, inform business strategy, and streamline operations. Our objectives span traditional data science, including tabular data analysis and natural language processing (NLP). This year, we're delving into the transformative realm of large language models, exploring their vast potential. Previously, I contributed as a Data Scientist at Nexer working on different types of projects including NLP, and CV (Computer Vision), and I have a background in software development, where I engaged in automation testing, analysis, and product ownership. My academic journey began with mathematics at a university in Russia. – About the event Date: March 19th, 18:00 - 20:30 Location: Shibsted’s Social Kitchen (Kungsbrohuset, Kungsbron 13, 111 22 Stockholm) Directions: Right next to the central station. Tickets: Sign up required. Anyone who is not on the list will not get in. The event is free of charge. Capacity: Space is limited to 100 participants. If you are signed up but unable to attend, please change your RSVP by February 21st. Food and drinks: Food and drinks will be provided. Questions: Please contact the meetup organizers. – Code of Conduct The NumFOCUS Code of Conduct applies to this event; please familiarize yourself with it before attending. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Code of Conduct, please contact the organizers. |
Journey into GenAI: Fine-Tuning Stable Diffusion and boosting CX with LLMs
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OpenUK London #12: AI and Open Source (HYBRID)
2024-03-12 · 18:30
Join us on Tuesday 12 March for our 12th OpenUK London community meetup! Last year saw the rise of Generative AI. So many of those projects are based on open source software and open data. What have you been building? What open source tools have been helping you be more productive? 6:30 pm: Arrive, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring giveaways to contribute or trade!) 7:00 pm: It's demo time! Show us what you've built or contributed to or just open source projects related to AI that you just love! We'd love to get people signed up ahead if you'd like to message Jen. So far, we expect:
More to come including... maybe YOU? 8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and pizza! By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK's Competition Policy. Please read ahead. If you would like to hear more about OpenUK's other events, you can join our Newsletter. After the event, look out for a Meetup message with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities. |
OpenUK London #12: AI and Open Source (HYBRID)
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March 2024 Reading Data & AI MeetUp (In-person Only)
2024-03-06 · 18:00
Welcome to our March 2024 Data & AI Meetup, We have two great sessions with Pizza and Networking between them. GPT Unveiled: A Deep Dive into Models, Tools, and Responsible AI This session will explore the following:
Speaker: Nihal Mushtaq Amin Head of Artificial Intelligence, Coeo Reading, United Kingdom As the Head of Artificial Intelligence at Coeo, Nihal is responsible for the organisations AI strategy and building out its Generative AI capabilities. He has unique experience working across different industries such as Retail, Telecom, Healthcare, and Financial Services harnessing the power of AI, OpenAI, and data services to deliver valuable business outcomes. In his previous role at Microsoft as Data & AI Cloud Solution Architect, Nihal was the OpenAI lead and made significant contributions to advancing the adoption of Generative AI across client organisations. By designing and delivering solutions using AI, Nihal bridged the gap between technical solutions and business value, driving successful results for clients. Break for Pizza and Networking Introduction to Vector Databases. Going beyond the usual ChatGPT response. This session will focus on introducing the challenges of using ChatGPT, and discuss various approaches to overcome them, including fine-tuning the GPT model and using the Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) methodology. We will also discuss in detail the pros and cons of each approach. We will then discuss how to measure the results and how to pick an approach that would best suit based on the needs. Then we will dive deeper into a real-world example along with code and explore how to use vector embeddings and vector databases. Speaker: Nanda Nainadurai Manager, Avanade Reading, United Kingdom Nanda has over a decade of work experience in the IT industry and has worked with multiple Fortune 500+ organizations across various industries contributing to their data strategy and AI/ML initiatives. Nanda is passionate about cutting-edge technologies and loves to learn and share his knowledge with everyone. During his free time, he likes to walk along the greenways and read books - Sapiens by Yuval is his all-time favorite thus far, and aspires to learn a new skill every year. Over the years, he has learned to cook, and ice skate, and becoming a copilot is next on his list. |
March 2024 Reading Data & AI MeetUp (In-person Only)
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