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Getting Started with SurrealDB is a 3-part online workshop series hosted by Women Coding Community in collaboration with SurrealDB. During these hands-on workshops, Caroline Morton - software engineer and senior research fellow at SurrealDB - will demonstrate SurrealDB's functionality and use cases, both as a traditional relational database, as well as highlighting the additional features and benefits of a multi-model database.

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Introduction to SurrealDB: A Modern Database for the Future

This session will introduce SurrealDB and examine its core advantages in comparison to traditional databases like PostgreSQL and MongoDB. We will explore how SurrealDB handles the management of multiple database environments and facilitates communication between them, making it well-suited for complex, modern applications.

The discussion will also touch on SurrealDB's architecture, built in Rust, and its support for multi-modal data, enabling the use of different data models within a single system. Additional built-in features such as vector search, full-text search, and the ability to embed machine learning models directly in the database will be analysed to provide insight into its capabilities and potential use cases for developers.

Agenda:

• 20:00 - 20:10 Introduction to Women Coding Community
• 20:10 - 21:10 Tech Talk by Caroline Morton
• 21:10 - 21:30 Q&A

Speaker: Caroline Morton \| LinkedIn Dr. Caroline Morton is a software engineer, epidemiologist and co-author of Async Rust Programming book.

A Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Health Data Engineering at Queen Mary University London, Caroline writes software tools and data pipelines for the Genes and Health initiative, the world's largest community-embedded biobank. Simultaneously, Caroline is pursuing a Ph.D. in Synthetic Data Generation for health data research, sponsored by SurrealDB. She also leads Yellow Bird, a London start-up changing medical training with its virtual emergency room product, Clinical Metrics.

Host: Adriana Zencke Zimmermann \| LinkedIn

Adriana is a Software Engineer passionate about designing and implementing scalable and efficient data processing systems. With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry. Adriana is a volunteer and also a Director at Women Coding Community. Her goal is to empower women and support them with personal growth and career development.

SurrealDB

👉 Get started with SurrealDB: https://sdb.li/getstarted 👉 Explore the new and improved features of SurrealDB 2.0

Key features of SurrealDB: ⭐ Reduces development time: SurrealDB simplifies your database and API stack by removing the need for most server-side components, allowing you to build secure, performant apps faster and cheaper. ⭐ Real-time collaborative API backend service: SurrealDB functions as both a database and an API backend service, enabling real-time collaboration. ⭐ Support for multiple querying languages: SurrealDB supports SQL querying from client devices, GraphQL, ACID transactions, WebSocket connections, structured and unstructured data, graph querying, full-text indexing, and geospatial querying. ⭐ Granular access control: SurrealDB provides row-level permissions-based access control, giving you the ability to manage data access with precision.

🎙️ Featured Talks:

Everything I wish I knew before I started building an LLM product Ed Shee, AI Engineer and Founder at Ignitus

Introduction to Foundation Models: A Whirlwind Tour of Modern AI Tools and Techniques Ramon Perez, Developer Relations at Seldon

Futures Forum is a monthly meetup powered by SurrealDB that explores the AI revolution, with a particular focus on LLMs (Large Language Models). With actionable insights, the series will include introductory and advanced topic discussions by a dynamic and diverse range of expert speakers, live demos, news updates and panel discussions. Plus plenty of time for networking and refreshments.

💻 The event will be available to watch afterwards via the SurrealDB Futures Forum playlist here: http://bit.ly/3vHHyVR.

📣 Talks and demos by experts in their fields 🗣️ Friendly networking 🍕 Delicious bites and 🍦ice cream 🍹 Tasty drinks – including boozy and alcohol-free options, sponsored by Something & Nothing 😆 Informative, inclusive and fun!

Agenda

18:30 - 19:00 Welcome Drinks Attendees arrive – grab a drink, explore the space and mingle.

19:00 - 19:30 What Nobody Tells You About Building LLM Products Ed Shee, AI Engineer and Founder at Ignitus

Curious about building awesome apps with Large Language Models (LLMs)? Come join Ed as he shares everything he wishes he knew before he got started. This talk is packed with real-world insights, including:

• Clever techniques for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Crafting prompts that actually work
• Keeping LLMs on track and under control
• Ensuring your text outputs are top-notch
• Building smart and efficient agents

Plus, Ed will give you a look into the future of LLM apps and what to expect next. Whether you're new to the game or a seasoned developer, you'll leave with practical tips and fresh ideas to power up your projects.

19:30 - 20:00 Social & Tasty Bites A fun and informal way to connect with others in the tech community. Grab a slice of pizza or summer roll, hop on the Oculus or chat with other attendees and the SurrealDB team.

20:00 - 20:30 Introduction to Foundation Models: A Whirlwind Tour of Modern AI Tools and Techniques Ramon Perez, Developer Relations at Seldon

In this talk, we'll dive deep into what foundation models are, why they matter, and how to get started with them. We'll start with an introduction, breaking down the basics, before exploring their wide-ranging applications. From there, we'll go through the process of creating a tiny foundation model and how to use it effectively with prompts. We'll also address common challenges in working with these models and discuss strategies for deployment and post-deployment maintenance. This will be a comprehensive tour through the lifecycle of foundation models, and no prior experience in AI is required. If you’re looking to build some foundational knowledge about machine learning and these new technologies, this talk is for you.

20:30 - 20:45 Panel Discussion & Q+A Lizzie Holmes, Ramon Perez, Ed Shee

20:45 - 21:15 Social & Sweet Treats

FAQs

Who’s this event for? For anyone wanting to learn more about the way that AI and LLMs are shaping the world. What’s an LLM? A large language model (LLM) is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that uses deep learning techniques and massive data sets to understand, summarise, generate and predict new content. LLMs power chat apps like ChatGPT, but also they are increasingly underlying almost every aspect of AI. Is the venue accessible? Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where SurrealDB Social is held. What's a SurrealDB event like? Check out photos from our previous events at https://surrealdb.gallery. Who are SurrealDB? SurrealDB is a modern cloud-native multi-model database that allows users and developers to focus on building their applications rather than architecting and managing their infrastructure with features like SurrealQL, Live Queries, Search, Change Data Capture, and ML. Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event? Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry. Are there any House Rules? At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy for more information.