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Josh Gledhill was a music‑industry professional who, after 1,026 days of unemployment, landed not one but two data job offers. In this episode, he shares how he overcame dyslexia and how he used Threads, a 40‑page PRINTED Portfolio, and the SPN Method to become a data analyst at Staffordshire County Council. ✨ Try Julius today at https://landadatajob.com/Julius-YT 💌 Join 10k+ aspiring data analysts & get my tips in your inbox weekly 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/newsletter 🆘 Feeling stuck in your data journey? Come to my next free "How to Land Your First Data Job" training 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/training 👩‍💻 Want to land a data job in less than 90 days? 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/daa 👔 Ace The Interview with Confidence 👉 https://www.datacareerjumpstart.com/interviewsimulator

⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - Josh's Background in Music and Transition to Data Analytics 07:13 - Overcoming Dyslexia and Study Tips 10:44 - Building a Personal Brand on Threads 16:19 - The SPN Method 22:06 - Navigating the Interview Process (and flopping the technical interview) 33:04 - Differences in Data Jobs: UK vs. US 41:29 - Ethics and AI in the UK

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Talk Title: "Under the Hood of LLM"

Description: In this talk we unveil the inner workings of Large Language Models (LLMs), explore the architecture of Transformers and how chatbots and AI agents works underneath. This talk also dives into the concept of Model Context Protocol (MCP), the limitless potential that it offers and how it differs from RAG and other protocols like A2A. Join us for an in-depth look at how these powerful AI models that you already use on daily basis really work, how they process data, generate responses and redefine and push the boundaries of artificial intelligence.

Speaker/Bio: Radovan Kavicky Radovan Kavicky \| President & Principal Data Scientist @ GapData Institute https://www.linkedin.com/in/radovankavicky/ & https://radovankavicky.substack.com/

Radovan currently works as President & Principal Data Scientist at GapData Institute/GDI Institute and is an expert in XAI (Explainable AI), i.e. the field of scientific research at the intersection of mathematics and artificial intelligence, he also works as a AI Consultant (AI IXX/Dubai, UAE) for the implementation of AI and Data Science knowledge in business, economics and public administration

- in April 2025 he successfully completed the prestigious AI Connect program (nominated in 2024 as the only Slovak) under the auspices of the US Department of State (Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy) and the Atlantic Council GeoTech Center\, which aims to help countries such as Slovakia transfer technology and knowledge in the field of AI towards responsible and successful implementation in public administration and the economy

- in April 2024 he was invited (keynote) to represent the CEE region and Europe as the historically first Slovak at the Global AI Show 2024 in Dubai (with 10k+ attendees one of the world's largest AI events)

- previously a member of Slovak.AI and until May 2024 also worked as Data Science & AI Evangelist at AIslovakIA - National Platform for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Slovakia and in cooperation with MIRRI/MIRDI (Ministry of Investment\, Regional Development and Informatics of the Slovak Republic) led a mission of Slovak AI researchers at University of Cambridge

- Radovan is a member of several international and European professional and professional organizations in AI and data science\, such as: British Computer Society (Member\, #BCS)\, Slovak Economic Association (SEA)\, IEEE Computer Society (Member\, #IEEE)\, Slovak.AI (#SlovakAI)\, CLAIRE/CAIRNE\, European AI Alliance & TAILOR network\, AAAI\, EurAI\, AI4SK\, ELLIS\, AIDA

- selected lectures from past: @Global AI Show (Dubai\, 2024\, Keynote) @WeAreDevelopers (Berlin\, 2023) @TAILOR (Brussels\, 2023) @CODECON (Bratislava\, 2023\, main talk) @DATAcated (New York\, 2022) @PyData (Hamburg\, 2022) @ML Prague (2023\, 2022) @Data Science Summit (Warsaw\, 2021) @PyData (Hong Kong\, 2021) @ODSC Europe (London\, 2021) @WeAreDevelopers (WeAreDevsLIVE\, 2021) @Data Science Conference (DSG 5.0\, 2019) @H2O.ai (Prague\, 2019) @PyCon LT (PyData track\, Vilnius\, 2019) @VDSG (Linz\, 2019) @TechSummit (Bratislava\, 2017 & 2019) @PyData (Berlin\, 2017)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/radovankavicky/

Registration:

@Meetup.com group's event here (https://www.meetup.com/pydata-slovakia-bratislava/events/307439940/) & @Eventbrite registration here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pydata-slovakia-ba-meetup-29-radovan-kavicky-under-the-hood-of-llm-tickets-1335453710999). +our event you can find also @Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/events/2193597837725593/) and LinkedIn here (https://www.linkedin.com/events/7320847136919564288/about/).

[Disclaimer: If you just mark "going" @Facebook event we can't guarantee your seat]

Language of the event: English

PyData Bratislava [Python Data Enthusiasts and Users, Data Scientists & Statisticians of all levels from Slovakia]

-- PyData is a group for users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. We gather to discuss how best to apply Python tools, as well as those using R and Julia, to meet the evolving challenges in data management, processing, analytics, and visualization. PyData is organized by NumFOCUS.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit in the United States.

The PyData ​Code of Conduct​ governs this meetup. To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or the behavior of anyone at a PyData meetup, please contact the organizer or NumFOCUS Executive Director Leah Silen (+1512-222-5449; [email protected]).

Our Facebook group you can find here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1813599648877946/

Our Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/PyDataBA

Our LinkedIn group here: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13506080

Organizers: GapData Institute (https://www.gapdata.org/) (GDI) is a nonprofit nonpartisan research institution harnessing power of data & wisdom of economics for public good.

\|\| Data. Think. Change. \|\|

NumFOCUS (http://www.numfocus.org/) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports and promotes world-class, innovative, open source scientific computing. The mission of NumFOCUS is to promote sustainable high-level programming languages, open code development, and reproducible scientific research.

** Important **: Due to room capacity and building security, you must register on the event website for admission.

Meet the Builders, Wizards, and Prophets of GenAI! APIs and AI are converging, transforming how businesses operate. Apidays New York 2025 explores this powerful synergy, examining how APIs are evolving into intelligent interfaces that connect developers, AI, and digital services. As machine-to-machine communication grows, understanding this convergence is crucial.

Apidays New York 2025 delves into building AI-ready infrastructure, applying AI in API design and management, and maintaining security and governance. Join global experts to discover how to architect your digital foundation for an AI-powered future and unlock new opportunities for innovation.

Conference details and Get your ticket

Speakers:

• Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist, from New York City Council
• Vincent Gonguet, Head of Product, GenAI Llama Safety from Meta
• Yasodhara Rangineeni, Vice President from JPMorgan Chase & Co
• Ezequiel Lanza, Open Source AI Evangelist from Intel
• Shereen Moussa, Digital Product Owner from PepsiCo
• Dora Foto, Senior Manager from Amazon
• Manai Mohamed Mortadha, Senior AI Engineer from Netflix
• Sai prasad Veluru, Software Engineer from Apple Inc
• Nisarg Patel, Product Manager from IBM
• Arpita Vats, Senior AI engineer from Linkedin
• Shivali Naik, Solutions Consultant, from Snowflake
• and 20 more speakers

** Important **: Due to room capacity and building security, you must register on the event website for admission.

Meet the Builders, Wizards, and Prophets of GenAI! APIs and AI are converging, transforming how businesses operate. Apidays New York 2025 explores this powerful synergy, examining how APIs are evolving into intelligent interfaces that connect developers, AI, and digital services. As machine-to-machine communication grows, understanding this convergence is crucial.

Apidays New York 2025 delves into building AI-ready infrastructure, applying AI in API design and management, and maintaining security and governance. Join global experts to discover how to architect your digital foundation for an AI-powered future and unlock new opportunities for innovation.

Conference details and Get your ticket

Speakers:

• Alaa Moussawi, Chief Data Scientist, from New York City Council
• Vincent Gonguet, Head of Product, GenAI Llama Safety from Meta
• Yasodhara Rangineeni, Vice President from JPMorgan Chase & Co
• Ezequiel Lanza, Open Source AI Evangelist from Intel
• Shereen Moussa, Digital Product Owner from PepsiCo
• Dora Foto, Senior Manager from Amazon
• Manai Mohamed Mortadha, Senior AI Engineer from Netflix
• Sai prasad Veluru, Software Engineer from Apple Inc
• Nisarg Patel, Product Manager from IBM
• Arpita Vats, Senior AI engineer from Linkedin
• Shivali Naik, Solutions Consultant, from Snowflake
• and 20 more speakers