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:

• Python library or function you love or which you recently discovered,
• article you've read
• your journey into Python
• conference you have attended

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.