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AI Data Center Network Design and Technologies Designing the Networks that Power the AI Revolution Artificial intelligence is transforming the modern data center. Training large-scale machine learning models requires infrastructure that can move massive datasets at lightning speed-far beyond the capabilities of traditional architectures. AI Data Center Network Design and Technologies is the first comprehensive, vendor-neutral guide to building and optimizing networks purpose-built for AI workloads. Written by leading experts in AI data center design, this book bridges the gap between network engineering and AI infrastructure-helping you understand how to design, scale, and future-proof high-performance environments for training and inference. What You'll Learn Architect for scale: Build high-radix network fabrics to support GPU, TPU, and xPU-based AI clusters Optimize data movement: Integrate lossless Ethernet/IP fabrics for high-throughput, low-latency communication Design with purpose: Align network design to AI/ML workload patterns and server architectures Plan for the physical layer: Address cooling, power, and interconnect challenges at AI scale Stay ahead of innovation: Explore emerging standards from the Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) Validate performance: Apply proven deployment, testing, and measurement best practices Why Read This Book AI is redefining what data centers can-and must-do. Whether you're a network engineer, architect, or technology leader, this book provides the technical foundation and forward-looking insights you need to design next-generation networks optimized for AI-scale computing. .

End of Year Special: UX Design for Power BI + Building Data Foundations for GenAI!

We’re rounding off the year with a big one 🎉 Join us for a special in-person & hybrid session at Platform (Leeds Train Station) hosted by Hopton Analytics — complete with food, drinks, networking and two fantastic talks that bring together practical Power BI design, data strategy, and GenAI enablement.

Session 1:

Design That Works: How UX Principles Transform Power BI Reports Speaker: Simon Devine, Director at Hopton Analytics Good reporting isn’t just about visuals — it’s about communication. In this session, you’ll learn how UX thinking shapes better Power BI dashboards. We’ll explore:

• How users actually read and interpret data
• Practical layout & spacing techniques
• Effective typography and colour usage
• How to remove clutter and guide decision-making
• A real-time report makeover to demonstrate the transformation

If you've ever thought “This report makes sense… but it doesn’t feel right” — this session is for you.

Session 2:

Building Solid Data Foundations for GenAI Speaker: Maryleen Amaizu, Azure Data Platform Consultant AI works best when the data behind it is strong, reliable, and well-structured. Maryleen will walk through how to architect the underlying data environment needed to support Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for business use-cases. This session will include a demo using:

• AWS (Hosted GenAI Models)
• Python (RAG Logic)
• UI Layer for visualisation

Learn how to design systems that allow GenAI to actually deliver value rather than just buzzwords.

Food + Drinks + Great People \| In Person & Online 🎥 Whether you love geeking out over a semantic model, pushing Power BI design to the next level, or exploring GenAI — this is a must-attend event to round off the year.

RSVP now to secure your in-person spot — space is limited!

Debate over the growth picture continues with global expenditure data through September showing resilience but the labor market a key area of weakness. Whether wealth effects will cushion the coming purchasing power squeeze in the US is unclear. But we maintain that there is a tension in risk markets pricing both resilience and a Fed that returns rates to neutral, with inflation looking sticky absent a more material soft patch in growth. 

Speakers:

Bruce Kasman

Joseph Lupton

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AI isn't just accelerating productivity, it's reshaping how we structure power, make decisions, and define what "value" means in our organizations. In this episode, Felicia Newhouse — a data leader, AI strategist, and advocate for ethical, human-centered innovation — brings deep insight into how power structures in business are being reimagined in the age of AI. We dive into why so-called soft skills like communication, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence are becoming core differentiators in data and AI teams. With research showing that companies deploying AI without leadership transformation risk ethical blind spots and cultural misalignment, we ask: What kind of leaders do we need now? And how can data professionals step into that shift? What You'll Learn: Why soft skills are no longer optional in data and AI roles How leadership, ethics, and communication shape responsible AI outcomes Real-world examples of companies gaining trust and performance by elevating human-centered skills   🤝 Follow Felicia on LinkedIn!   Register for free to be part of the next live session: https://bit.ly/3XB3A8b   Follow us on Socials: LinkedIn YouTube Instagram (Mavens of Data) Instagram (Maven Analytics) TikTok Facebook Medium X/Twitter

Behavioral science is revolutionizing how businesses connect with customers and influence decisions. By understanding the psychological principles that drive human behavior, companies can create more effective marketing strategies and product experiences. But how can you apply these insights in your data-driven work? What simple changes could dramatically improve how your audience responds to your messaging? The difference between abstract and concrete language can quadruple memorability, and timing your communications around 'fresh start' moments can increase receptivity by over 50%. Whether you're designing user experiences or communicating insights, understanding these hidden patterns of human behavior could be your competitive advantage. Richard Shotton is the founder of Astroten, a consultancy that applies behavioral science to marketing, helping brands of all sizes solve business challenges with insights from psychology. As a keynote speaker, he is known for exploring consumer psychology, the impact of behavioral experiments, and how biases shape decision-making. He began his career in media planning over 20 years ago, working on accounts such as Coca-Cola, Lexus, Halifax, Peugeot, and comparethemarket. He has since held senior roles including Head of Insight at ZenithOptimedia and Head of Behavioral Science at Manning Gottlieb, while also conducting experiments featured in publications such as Marketing Week, The Drum, Campaign, Admap, and Mediatel. Richard is the author of two acclaimed books: The Choice Factory (2018), which was named Best Sales & Marketing Book at the 2019 Business Book Awards and voted #1 in the BBH World Cup of Advertising Books; and The Illusion of Choice (2023), which highlights the most important psychological biases business leaders can harness for competitive advantage. In the episode, the two Richards explore the power of behavioral science in marketing, the impact of visual language, the role of social proof, the importance of simplicity in communication, how biases influence decision-making, the fresh start effect, the ethical considerations of using behavioral insights, and much more. Links Mentioned in the Show: Richard’s Book—Hacking the Human Mind: The behavioral science secrets behind 17 of the world's best brandsAstrotenBlog: To create strong memories, use concrete languageConnect with RichardCourse: Marketing Analytics for BusinessRelated Episode: Career Skills for Data Professionals with Wes Kao, Co-Founder of MavenRewatch RADAR AI  New to DataCamp? Learn on the go using the DataCamp mobile appEmpower your business with world-class data and AI skills with DataCamp for business

The Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Meetup aims to inspire, educate, regardless of gender, and support women and gender minorities in the field.

All genders may attend our meetups.

Agenda

18:50 - arrival

Please be on time. To respect our speakers, the doors will close once the talks have started.

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19:00 - Launch of the evening by Paris WiMLDS meetup team & leboncoin

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19:15 - OpenCV Essentials: From Basics to Small Projects, by Irina Nikulina, Senior ML/CV Engineer. Abstract: This presentation offers a practical introduction to OpenCV, one of the most widely used libraries for computer vision in Python. We'll explore essential tools and techniques useful for data scientists and engineers, and walk through two hands-on projects that demonstrate how OpenCV can be applied to real-world visual tasks.

19:45 - Survival Models: Proper Scoring Rule and Stochastic Optimization with Competing Risks, by Julie Alberge, phd Student in SODA team, at inria Paris Saclay. Abstract : When dealing with right-censored data, where some outcomes are missing due to a limited observation period, survival analysis focuses on predicting the time until an event of interest occurs. Multiple classes of outcomes lead to a classification variant: predicting the most likely event, an area known as competing risks.

Here, we present a new strictly proper separable scoring rule to handle competing risks. Then, we propose SurvivalBoost, a gradient boosting trees implemented with the previous loss that outperforms 12 state-of-the-art models across several metrics, both in competing risks and survival settings, and with faster computation times compared to existing methods.

20:15 - No Capes Needed: The Real Superpowers of Women in Tech, by Aurélie Giard-Jacquet, AI practionner and tech podcaster. Abstract: You want to know what a real superpower looks like? It’s not flying. Not invisibility. It’s knowing how to code. Because when you master machine learning, when you understand data science - you don’t just solve problems. You choose which problems are worth solving. You get to decide whether we train models to sell sneakers... or to detect cancer. You get to build tools that empower - not exploit. That’s not soft power. That’s real power. And the world needs more women to claim it.

20:45 - Cocktail & Networking The cocktail is sponsored by leboncoin.

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Code of Conduct

WiMLDS is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate. 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. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. All attendees should read the full Code of Conduct before participating: https://github.com/WiMLDS/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-conduct

After an almost five-year hiatus, we're thrilled to relaunch PyData Ann Arbor with an exceptional talk on speech AI using Python!

Talk Context Speech technology is revolutionizing how we interact with computers and automate communication. From voice assistants helping us navigate our daily lives to real-time transcription enabling better accessibility in virtual meetings, speech-to-text (STT) and text-to-speech (TTS) technologies have become fundamental building blocks of modern applications. These technologies power everything from customer service voice agents and automated meeting notes to audiobook creation and voice cloning for content creators.

Join us as we welcome Matthew Lightman, a Senior Machine Learning Engineer from Deepgram, a leader in speech AI technology right here in Ann Arbor. Deepgram has pushed the boundaries of speech recognition accuracy and efficiency, making them a cornerstone of the speech AI ecosystem. Their state-of-the-art models are used by companies worldwide for everything from call center analytics to media subtitle generation.

This talk will dive deep into the fascinating world of training speech models at scale, exploring the unique challenges and considerations that set speech AI apart from traditional language models. Whether you're interested in machine learning, audio processing, or the future of human-computer interaction, you won't want to miss this insightful presentation from one of the leading companies in the field.

Talk abstract: In the last few years, researchers have been able to create effective Large language models (LLMs) through self-supervised training on large quantities of text data from the internet. There are well studied scaling laws for the performance of LLMs as a function of the amount of training data, compute budget, and model size. Similar scaling laws apply in the domain of speech, including speech-to-text and text-to-speech model training. However, there are distinct considerations for training on speech data. For example: How are the ground truth transcripts for the speech produced? How do we make use of noisy versus clean speech? In this talk I will discuss such considerations, and how they impact training of speech-to-text and of text-to-speech models at scale.

P.S. They're hiring!

Nora Szentivanyi is joined by Greg Fuzesi and Michael Hanson to discuss the key takeaways from our latest Global Inflation Monitor and inflation risks stemming from higher tariffs . While there are reasons to fade elements of the January upside inflation surprise, global core inflation remains stuck at a 3% pace and we have nudged our 1Q25 forecast upward to 3.4%ar. Moreover, headline inflation has firmed to a 3.7%ar over the past three months after a slide to 2.6%ar over the prior six months. Tariffs are likely to add to inflation in the near-term, but medium-term inflation pressures should tilt lower due to the associated drags on sentiment.  Euro area underlying inflation remains on track to moderate to 2% as weak demand looks to be weighing on corporate pricing power, while declining wage inflation fades cost pressures. US inflation appears moderately more sticky and a recent pop in some measures of inflation expectations point to a more gradual pace of disinflation. 

This podcast was recorded on March 04, 2025.

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The Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Meetup aims to inspire, educate, regardless of gender, and support women and gender minorities in the field.

We are back for our 52th edition to kick-off 2025!

All genders may attend our meetups.

Agenda 18:50 arrival to go up to floor 27 in montparnasse tower and ID check --- 19:00 - Launch of the evening by Paris WiMLDS meetup team & Probabl --- 19:15 - Decision by AI in medical context, by Christel Gérardin, MD, PhD, Specialised in Internal Medicine and Automatic Language Processing, Assistant Chief of Clinic.

Abstract: There are now a large number of solutions based on artificial intelligence algorithms in the healthcare sector. However, their implementation in clinical practice is not always guaranteed. The aim of the presentation will be to give several examples of AI algorithms that have been co-constructed from the design phase by multi-disciplinary teams (specialist clinicians, data engineers, developers), and whose performance has been evaluated throughout the development phases.

19:45 - Learning common structures in a collection of networks. An application to food webs, by Sophie Donnet, Directrice de Recherche (Senior researcher) INRAE, Unité MIA Paris Saclay

Abstract : Studying networks in ecology helps uncover the structural patterns underlying ecosystem interactions, shedding light on species roles, resilience, and the organization of biodiversity. In this work with Pierre Barbillon and Saint Clair Chabert Liddell, we analyze collections of networks to identify shared structural patterns and cluster them into homogeneous groups. Using a probabilistic approach (Stochastic Block Model (SBM)) and a variational EM algorithm, we capture common connectivity structures and classify networks effectively. This approach, validated on ecological data, reveals structural homogeneity and key mesoscale patterns across diverse ecosystems. Based on the work https://projecteuclid.org/journals/annals-of-applied-statistics/volume-18/issue-2/Learning-common-structures-in-a-collection-of-networks-An-application/10.1214/23-AOAS1831.short

20:15 - Data in the shadows: How Open-Source Intelligence and Malicious AI can fuel Cybercrime, by Noor Bhatnagar, Senior Cybersecurity Analyst, EMEA @cybelangel

Abstract : Data is everywhere and we interact with it on a regular basis. It is collected, analyzed, and shared at an unprecedented scale. But as much as this data powers insights, it also create new vulnerabilities. For data scientists and anyone handling data, the challenge is not only about building smarter models but also navigating the fine line between secure data use and inadvertent risk. As open-source intelligence (OSINT) becomes more accessible, cybercriminals are finding new ways to exploit publicly available data for malicious purposes. Additionally, the rise of AI-driven tools like WormGPT has given bad actors the power to automate attacks at scale. We will explore two critical ways in which data practices — both innocent and intentional — can contribute to the dark web’s ever-growing ecosystem. --- 20:45 - Cocktail & Networking The cocktail is sponsored by probabl. --- After the meet-up, a summary be available on our Medium page : https://wimlds-paris.medium.com/ --- Code of Conduct WiMLDS & MLOps are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate. 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. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. All attendees should read the full Code of Conduct before participating: https://github.com/WiMLDS/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-conduct

Season 1 Episode 29: Navigating Trade-Offs and Balancing Priorities The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In this episode of Data Product Management in Action, host Alexa Westlake talks with Anita Chen, diving into the complexities of managing data products. Anita, a product manager at PagerDuty, shares her approach to defining data products, prioritizing work, and balancing project work with interrupt-driven tasks. They discuss the critical roles of governance, security, and user enablement while emphasizing the importance of transparency and communication. The conversation also explores the transformative potential of generative AI in data product interactions and the build-vs-buy decision-making process. Gain insights into how data product management uniquely differs from traditional software product management and learn actionable strategies for success. Meet our Host Alexa Westlake: Alexa is a Data Analytics Leader in the Identity and Access Management space with a proven track record scaling high-growth SaaS companies. As a Staff Data Analyst at Okta, she brings a wealth of expertise in enterprise data, business intelligence, and strategic decision-making from the various industries she's worked in including telecommunications, strategy execution, and cloud computing. With a passion for harnessing the power of data for actionable insights, Alexa plays a crucial role in driving Okta's security, growth, and scale, helping the organization leverage data to execute on their market opportunity. Connect with Alexa on LinkedIn.

Meet our guest Anita Chen:  Anita is a Data Product Manager at PagerDuty, a digital operations company helping teams resolve issues faster, eliminate alert fatigue, and build more reliable services! Her background is mainly in the People Analytics space which has now expanded to data at scale with our Enterprise Data Team. She currently helps build data products that enable our teams to deliver the best possible customer experience. Anita is most passionate about how data can impact someone's lived experience and endeavor to democratize data in everything she builds. Connect with Anita on LinkedIn. All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect their employers or anyone else.  Join the conversation on LinkedIn.  Apply to be a guest or nominate someone that you know.  Do you love what you're listening to? Please rate and review the podcast, and share it with fellow practitioners you know. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue providing valuable insights! 

📅 Date: 22-01-2025 📍 Location: Talentware @ WAO PL7, Via Luigi Porro Lambertenghi 7 (Isola/Zara/Garibaldi FS)

Agenda

• 18:30 - Doors Open
• 18:50 - Welcome to PyData
• 19:00 - Talk 1: SURE: A New Privacy and Utility Assessment Library for Synthetic Data Speaker: Luca Gilli, Co-founder and CTO @ Clearbox AI; Dario Brunelli, ML Engineer @ Clearbox AI
• 19:40 - Talk 2: Going beyond traditional software playbook to build an effective data department Speaker: Raffaele Bongo, Senior ML Engineer & Data Solutions Architect @ Talentware
• 20:20 - Networking & Aperitivo offered by Talentware

Join us for dinner after the event too to continue chatting!

Talks and Speakers

SURE: A New Privacy and Utility Assessment Library for Synthetic Data

In this talk, we will explore the core principles of validating and evaluating synthetic data across diverse domains, highlighting the importance of scalable and robust solutions. We will introduce SURE, an open-source library designed to assess privacy risks and utility trade-offs in synthetic datasets. By showcasing how SURE leverages the power of Polars to efficiently generate detailed and insightful reports, we’ll demonstrate its role in streamlining synthetic data assessment. Finally, we will discuss the current open challenges in its development and future directions.

Dario Brunelli ventured into the world of data with a Master’s in Quantum Machine Learning, leveraging his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and a dynamic background in motorsport. As a Machine Learning Engineer at Clearbox AI, he specializes in synthetic data generation, with a focus on data privacy and time-series generation. When he's not coding, Dario enjoys photography, cycling, and surfing.

Luca Gilli is the co-founder of Clearbox AI, a company specializing in synthetic data generation solutions to drive innovation and enhance data privacy. He holds a PhD in computational mathematics from Delft University of Technology. He worked as a scientific software developer for a consultancy firm for over 5 years in the Netherlands. Outside of work, he enjoys hiking in the beautiful Piedmontese mountains. He’s also passionate about farming, with a special interest in experimenting with hydroponic techniques.

Going beyond traditional software playbook to build an effective data department

The journey to AI maturity is full of challenges. In Italy, while 65-70% of companies have embraced digitalization and 60% utilize cloud computing, only 9-11% have achieved mature AI solutions. This disparity underscores the evolving nature of AI as a discipline and its distinction from traditional software development. With over 80% of AI projects failing due to unclear expectations, inadequate frameworks, and communication gaps, the need for a structured approach has never been more urgent. This talk introduces the foundational pillars of Talentware’s Data Department that is:

1. Stakeholder Evangelization: Ensuring that all stakeholders grasp the experimental and iterative nature of AI projects and the massive importance of data quality.
2. Specific Operational Framework: Emphasizing clear business requirements, shared success metrics, and the delivery of incremental, high-value outputs.
3. Clear and Frequent Communication: Establishing a shared glossary, providing regular updates, and using structured frameworks to convey the complexity and value of AI tasks effectively.

By addressing these pillars, the session highlights how AI projects differ from traditional software, and that their success heavily depends on all professionals involved at every level understanding this distinction.

Raffaele Bongo is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer and Data Solutions Architect at Talentware. Raffaele has an extensive experience in startups and scale-ups, where he has specialized in building and deploying machine learning models and data pipelines on cloud platforms. Originally, Raffaele signed up for mechanical engineering but switched to computer science last minute because AI sounded cooler. Great call!

🌟 Session Overview 🌟

Session Name: Anatomy of Inter-Agentic APIs Speaker: Swanand Rao Session Description: With the viral adoption of AI driven by commercially available LLMs, new venues of business have opened up. These new business models are driven by the likes of co-pilots and virtual agents that bring tremendous productivity gains across business workflows. Concepts like Generative AI and Conversational AI have already gained mainstream popularity. A new branch of AI that is gaining momentum is Agentic AI. This talk is geared towards identifying mechanisms that make inter-agent communication possible and the ontology of such interactions, solving for the needed concepts of roles, tasks, memory, tools, context, and prompts for a scalable and reliable inter-agent business workflow.

🚀 About Big Data and RPA 2024 🚀

Unlock the future of innovation and automation at Big Data & RPA Conference Europe 2024! 🌟 This unique event brings together the brightest minds in big data, machine learning, AI, and robotic process automation to explore cutting-edge solutions and trends shaping the tech landscape. Perfect for data engineers, analysts, RPA developers, and business leaders, the conference offers dual insights into the power of data-driven strategies and intelligent automation. 🚀 Gain practical knowledge on topics like hyperautomation, AI integration, advanced analytics, and workflow optimization while networking with global experts. Don’t miss this exclusive opportunity to expand your expertise and revolutionize your processes—all from the comfort of your home! 📊🤖✨

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DevFest Berlin is back! This year back to Humboldt University of Berlin, with more than 25 talks & workshops, you can expect a whole day of learning, socialising, and engaging with a vibrant Berlin Tech community!

🎫 Get you ticket here: pretix.eu/devfestberlin/2024/ 🖍 Call for Papers still open: pretalx.com/devfest-berlin-2024/cfp

Agenda

Day 1

9:00 AM: Registration & Coffee 🥐 ☕️

9:45 AM: 🎤 Welcoming

10:00 AM: 🎤 Katya Vinnichenko - Introduction to Google Principles of Responsible AI

This year's DevFest explores how AI can improve lives globally, from business to healthcare to education. At Google we acknowledge AI's potential, while also recognising the challenges it presents. Thus, we are committed to helping you build and use AI responsibly, ensuring fairness and ethical practices.

In my talk you will learn: the main principles of responsible AI at Google; the ethical implications of AI; best practices for developing AI systems and integrating AI into Google products and services; last but not least – how AI will change the role of the developer as we know it.

10:50 AM: 🎤 Oleksii Antypov - DMARC Demystified

Discover the essential framework behind DMARC and how it secures email communication across the internet. This session covers the historical evolution of email security, dives into the common challenges of implementing DMARC, and provides actionable best practices for protecting your domain. Ideal for developers, security professionals, and anyone interested in safe email practices.

In a world where phishing and email spoofing are constant threats, DMARC stands as a vital defense mechanism. “DMARC Demystified” takes you through a journey from the origins of email security to the modern challenges and solutions that DMARC offers. We'll explore how DMARC works with SPF and DKIM, why it’s essential for organizations of all sizes, and the practical steps to ensure smooth implementation.

Expect an interactive timeline tracing the milestones of email security, detailed breakdowns of real-world cases, and insights into optimizing DMARC. Walk away with a deeper understanding of email protection, armed with knowledge to strengthen your email systems and protect against threats.

11:40 AM: 🎤 Marcin Chudy - Demystifying App Architecture: The LeanCode Guide

At LeanCode we developed over 40 Flutter apps, spanning from huge enterprise apps to nimble startup ventures. Some were developed by a single Flutter dev, some came into light through collaborative efforts across multiple teams. Each of them was different. Each of them presented unique challenges and taught us invaluable lessons.

In this talk, we invite you to explore different approaches to architecting Flutter apps. Central to our narrative will be the concept of architectural drivers - key factors or priorities that steer our decisions about how the app is structured and designed. We'll show how we leverage our experience when approaching new projects. Drawing from our successes and failures, we'll present our current Flutter stack which enables us to craft robust, scalable, and maintainable applications. While there is no silver bullet for Flutter architecture, we can still have some sensible defaults.

Why do we use BLoC for state management? Why not Riverpod? Why do we love hook

12:30 PM: 🎤 Danny Preussler - Ten things you heard about testing that might be wrong

Testing became an essential part of Android development. Many conference talks have been given and even more best practices have been written.

But what if, as time evolved, some of the things we thought were true, changed?

Let’s start questioning some of these in this talk: Are flaky tests fixable? Are mocks even harmful? Is DI about testing? Did we understand testing in isolation properly? Is the test pyramid still valid? And in times of AI, should we generate tests?

Come and join my session to learn more!

1:10 PM: Lunch 🍔🥤

2:40 PM: 🎤 Andrey Sitnik - Privacy-first architecture: alternatives to GDPR popup and local-first

Why and how modern developers could increase the privacy of modern Web.

The popularity of clouds, the rise of huge monopolies across the internet, and the growth of shady data brokers recently have made the world a much more dangerous place for ordinary people—here is how we fix it.

In this talk, Andrey Sitnik, the creator of PostCSS and the privacy-first open-source RSS reader, will explain how we can stop this dangerous trend and make the web a private place again. — Beginners will find simple steps, which can be applied to any website — Advanced developers will get practical insights into new local-first architecture — Privacy experts could find useful unique privacy tricks from a global world perspective and beyond just U.S. privacy risks

3:30 PM: 🎤 Raphaël VO - Largest Contentful Paint - The unheard story

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is more than a speed metric — it's the unseen factor shaping user experiences and impacting SEO. While often overlooked, LCP reveals when a page’s core content is truly ready, affecting how users perceive load time and usability. This talk uncovers LCP’s role, why it matters more than we think, and simple strategies to boost LCP for better engagement and rankings. Discover the hidden story behind one of web performance’s most crucial, yet understated metrics.

Did you know the speed of a single webpage element could decide if users stay or leave? Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) is that hidden hero, quietly working to load the most important content quickly. This talk unveils LCP’s role in creating faster, more engaging web experiences and why it’s key to winning user loyalty. Dive into the “unheard story” of LCP and discover practical tips to make your site not only faster but unforgettable.

4:20 PM: 🎤 Ash Davies - Navigation in a Multiplatform World: Choosing the Right Framework for your App

Navigation in mobile, desktop, and web applications is such a fundamental part of how we structure our architecture. In order to both obtain functional clarity, and abstraction from platform level implementation.

For a long time, there have been options available specific to each platform, and even options part of the platform framework itself. Though it can be difficult to find the right option for platform-agnostic code, ensuring consistency. Some go one step further, providing an opinionated guide on how to architecture your application.

In this talk, I'll evaluate the options available, how they differ, and to what type of applications they are best suited. Including how to get started with them, and the best practice guidelines on how to get the most out of them, for your application.

5:10 PM: 🎤 Vadim Makeev - You don’t know MathML. Almost nobody does

Do you speak math? Me neither. Still, math formulas have always been around: from Wikipedia articles to JavaScript APIs and even CSS docs. It looks so alien that I never had a clue how to express it on the web. Apparently, there’s a markup language for that. HTML for content, SVG for vector graphics, and MathML for math! And it’s pretty cross-browser, too. Let’s dive into the basics and quirks of the language of the universe. Even if math is not your love language, you might learn something interesting about the web platform.

Day 2

9:00 AM: Registration & Coffee 🥐 ☕️

10:00 AM: 🎤 Alex Mir – Accessibility matters

The regulators are here and now businesses will care about the a11y. Let's make the a11y compliance not just a formal check. I believe that it is our job as industry experts to understand why it is important and get our products ready for all groups of people.

10:50 AM: 🎤 Marco Gomiero - From Android to Multiplatform and beyond

With Kotlin Multiplatform getting increasingly established, many Android libraries became multiplatform.

But how to make an existing Android library multiplatform?

In this talk, we will cover the common challenges faced while migrating Android libraries to Kotlin Multiplatform, like handling platform-specific dependencies, re-organizing the project structure without losing the contributor's history, testing on multiple platforms, and publishing the library.

11:20 AM: 🎤 Muhammad Salman Bediya - Crucial Performance Issue in Flutter Apps: Memory Leaks

Memory leaks can be hard to spot but have a big impact on the performance of Flutter apps, especially those running for long periods. In this talk, we’ll explore the most common reasons memory leaks happen in Flutter and Dart, focusing on how asynchronous programming and Streams can make them more challenging. You’ll learn practical tips to identify and fix these issues, helping your apps run smoother and more efficiently.

11:40 AM: 🎤 Andrii Raikov - Maximizing Scalability with Go and Redis: A Telemetry Processing Journey

At Delivery Hero, we process 10,000 requests per second using Go and Redis. Join us to learn how this powerful duo handles high-load telemetry data efficiently and cost-effectively, with scalability, resource optimization, and continuous innovation through customized data flows.

12:30 PM: 🎤 Tomek Porozynski - Can You Outsmart an AI? Adventures in Prompt Hacking

In this talk combined with hands-on elements, participants will engage in a series of live prompt hacking challenges, accessible directly through their mobile devices. The workshop begins with simple prompt injection techniques and progressively moves to more sophisticated manipulation strategies. After each successful hack, I'll analyze what made it work and transform these insights into practical defense mechanisms.

Attendees will learn: Common vulnerabilities in AI prompt design, Practical techniques for prompt injection attacks, Essential strategies for securing chatbot applications, Best practices for implementing defensive layers, Real-world examples of prompt security failures and successes

Perfect for developers working with AI models, security enthusiasts, or anyone interested in building safer AI applications. No specialized tools needed - just bring your phone and creativity! You'll leave with concrete techniques for both testing and securing your AI systems against prompt manipulation attacks.

1:10 PM: Lunch 🍔🥤

2:40 PM: 🎤 Cesar Martinez - Domain Driven Design Fundamentals for Frontend Developers

What can we learn from Domain Driven Design and how to start applying its teachings in your frontend codebase.

3:30 PM: 🎤 Vadym Pinchuk - Effortless optimization of Flutter apps: performance tips for developers

In this session, we’ll dive into effortless yet impactful ways to optimize your Flutter applications. Performance improvements don’t always require a full rewrite—sometimes, small adjustments can lead to big gains. We'll explore practical tips and tricks for enhancing app speed, responsiveness, and efficiency with minimal effort. From reducing widget rebuilds to handling large data efficiently and managing state effectively, this talk will provide developers with actionable insights to deliver a smoother user experience. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced Flutter dev, you’ll walk away with easy-to-apply techniques to optimize your apps without breaking a sweat.

4:20 PM: 🎤 Ian Ballantyne - Generative AI on Mobile and Web with Google AI Edge

Generative AI is no longer limited to execution in the cloud. Small language models, such as Gemma 2B, are quickly becoming small and powerful enough for on-device AI, offering benefits like low latency, offline functionality, privacy, and cost-effectiveness. Google AI Edge, with MediaPipe and LiteRT (formerly Tensorflow Lite), enables the development and deployment of efficient on-device AI models. These frameworks handle the complexities of model execution and hardware acceleration, allowing developers to focus on creating innovative AI experiences.

Think generative AI is just about chatbots? Think again. This talk will go beyond basic conversations with language models and explore how on-device generative AI can be integrated into everyday apps ready to help with tasks, answer questions, and provide creative inspiration, all powered by the information located on-device. Imagine truly useful apps that are quick to respond and still work without an internet connection.

5:10 PM: 🎤 Bogdan Plieshka - Automated Testing Layers in a multidimensional Monorepo: Fast-tracking Quality for hundreds apps

In this talk, I’ll dive into the testing layers that make up our quality pipeline at Zattoo, including static analysis, unit, system, and end-to-end testing.

We’ll discuss the concept of quality gates, shift-left approach, and affected domain recognition, which helps us maintain reliability across a large, dynamic codebase, bringing total quality feedback for contributors to 3 minutes.

I’ll share practices for achieving scalable, fast testing in a high-complexity environment, offering insights for anyone working with large-scale applications or monorepos and looking to streamline QA processes.

Day 3

9:00 AM: Registration & Coffee 🥐 ☕️

10:00 AM: 🎤 Inès Mir & Doruk Deniz Kutukculer - Fellowship of Product. How your team setup affects your experience

Did you know there are 2 types of team formation in tech? These formations can change your experience in the team drastically and you better recognise them early to adjust your expectations from the job. And even more importantly, you need to show different qualities on job interviews to get this job in a particular team formation!

Deniz Doruk Kuetuekcueler, a head of engineering, and Inès Mir, a principal product designer, are trying to figure out how design and engineering can effectively work together in these setups.

10:50 AM: 🎤 Alireza Rahmaty - How we automate the App Release Monitoring at GetYourGuide

App release monitoring (ARM) represents a suite of innovative tools designed to monitor the health and stability of iOS and Android app releases. These tools provide real-time updates by sending notifications to Slack channels and logging the app's status throughout the release process. At GetYourGuide, we have developed an ARM to monitor the rollout of our Android and iOS apps from the moment they are submitted to the App Store & Google Play until they are fully released. We ship releases faster and with more confidence using ARM!

11:40 AM: 🎤 Aleksandr Gorbunov - Flutter for frontenders or There and Back Again

Every developer, regardless of specialization, may encounter the need to create a UI for a client application. The choice of technology may depend on the developer, or it may be pre-determined by the client, as happened in my case.

The peculiarity is that, coming from frontend development in JavaScript, I started building user interfaces in Flutter.

Today, there is a vast number of technologies that enable the development of cross-platform applications. These technologies are evolving rapidly, attracting large communities, and more frequently, companies are adopting them. For example, Flutter is a powerful framework that allows developers to create cross-platform applications.

With a high probability, every developer may encounter the need to use such development tools, and it’s great that frameworks like Flutter come with detailed documentation and extensive community support, making it relatively easy to start developing with them. Although, at first glance, everything might not seem smooth, and the desire to revert to familiar methods may arise.

12:05 PM: 🎤 Muhammad Salman Bediya - Crucial Performance Issue in Flutter Apps: Memory Leaks

Memory leaks can be hard to spot but have a big impact on the performance of Flutter apps, especially those running for long periods. In this talk, we’ll explore the most common reasons memory leaks happen in Flutter and Dart, focusing on how asynchronous programming and Streams can make them more challenging. You’ll learn practical tips to identify and fix these issues, helping your apps run smoother and more efficiently.

12:30 PM: 🎤 Ole Bulbuk - Native GUIs For All

Traditionally native GUIs are highly platform dependent and often specific for one programming language. In this talk we will explore a way to create GUI applications that supports virtually all platforms and any programming language. It is very effective and easy to use, too.

1:10 PM: Lunch 🍔🥤

2:40 PM: 🎤 Nicole Terc - Tap it! Shake it! Fling it! Sheep it! - The Gesture Animations Dance!

Let's have fun with animations, gestures and sensors!

Using Compose Multiplatform, we'll go over how to create animations using gestures and sensor events for Android & iOS. We'll cover some basics like how to get the device motion and position information, how to track gestures in the screen, and how you can combine them with animations to have fun!

After this talk, you'll have a better understanding on how to use the sensor frameworks, how to make your own gesture effects, and how to create interesting animations in an easy way.

Keep it fun, keep it animated!

3:30 PM: 🎤 Andrii Khrystian - From waves to widgets: Sound processing in Flutter

In this talk, we'll explore how to work with sound in Flutter apps. We'll go over the basics of adding sound effects and processing audio to make your apps more interesting. You'll learn how to handle audio files and integrate them smoothly with your Flutter projects. This session is great for anyone looking to add audio features to their apps simply and effectively.

4:20 PM: 🎤 Randy Nel Gupta - From Practice: Migration of an Order Processing System to the Cloud

A case study on how an order processing system, processing 50,000 orders daily for an international retailer spread across multiple continents and jurisdictions, is migrated to the cloud. The legacy system is implemented in PL/SQL and must be migrated during ongoing operations.

The presentation will cover all aspects from testing, monitoring, to development and the application of Site Reliability Engineering.

Furthermore, less technical topics will be introduced, such as the systematic composition of teams to ensure the necessary technical as well as domain-specific expertise.

4:50 PM: 🎤 Wietse Venema - Running open large language models in production with serverless GPUs

Many developers are interested in running open large language models, such as Google's Gemma and Llama. Open models give you full control over the deployment options, the timing of model upgrades, the private data that goes into the model, and the ability to fine-tune on specific tasks such as data extraction. Hugging Face TGI is a popular open-source LLM inference server, and Hugging Face TRL is excellent for fine-tuning. You’ll learn how to build and deploy an application that uses an open model on Google Cloud Run with cost-effective GPUs that scale down to zero instances.

Day 4

9:00 AM: Registration & Coffee 🥐 ☕️

10:00 AM: 🎤 Daniel Stamer & Diana Nanova - Workshop: From Prototype to Production

In this hands-on technical workshop participants will work on a hilarious web service prototype and deploy it to the cloud, set up build and deployment pipelines, extend the code base to leverage GenAI functionality, use SRE practices to effectively operate the application and finally strengthen the security posture of the overall software delivery process to guard against supply chain attacks.

1:10 PM: Lunch 🍔🥤

2:40 PM: 🎤 John Nguyen - Building a Chrome Extension using Gemini and Langchain

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of creating a Google Chrome Extension (which will also work on any Chromium-based Browser). We will build a simple Page summarizer using Bun, Typescript, Gemini, and LangChain. We will learn the anatomy of the manifest.json for building a Chrome Extension, Bun's bundler, how to interact with Gemini, and why LangChain is a good idea here.

3:45 PM: 🎤 Guillaume Vernade - How to make the most of Gemini multimodal capabilities?

We all know that in Tech there are always dozens of way of doing anything. But what if we could only use LLM for a first investigation? Let me show you how I'm trying to solve the mystery of who killed my pond's fishes using the power of Gemini.

Day 5

9:00 AM: Registration & Coffee 🥐 ☕️

10:00 AM: 🎤 Mario Bodemann & Joost van Dijk - Workshop: Passkeys on Android: How to get rid of passwords

Passwords. Or two factors? What about multiple factors? Which email did you register with? Why is 'password123' not working on this side, that is password is shared everywhere else?

If you recognize some of those questions, I am happy to add another couple: What are passkeys? Or how about: How to use passkeys to replace passwords in an Android app?

In this workshop I will walk through the later two questions: How to build an Android App that registers and signs users in, using passkeys. Expect a quick explanation of this fancy new technology, why it will replace passwords and how you can store them either on your mobile devices or on dedicated hardware. Following that, a fictive application and service will be built to show you how to use those passkeys and which moving pieces you will need.

Expect to use you Android Studio with Kotlin and common best practices to build an Android app, talking to the public available backend.

11:05 AM: 🎤 Anton Borries - Workshop: Adding Homescreen Widgets to Flutter Apps

HomeScreen Widgets are a great way to provide more Information to your Users right on their HomeScreens providing more ways for your App to appear in User's lives and help them achieve their goals.

In this Workshop we'll look at the necessary steps needed in order to add HomeScreen Widgets to Flutter Apps using the home_widget package

12:10 PM: 🎤 Elena Grahovac - Workshop: Mastering Multiple Engineering Leadership Roles for Maximum Impact

As an engineering manager or technical leader, navigating multiple roles that demand a diverse set of skills is a common yet challenging part of the job.

In this workshop, we will explore how to effectively balance these multiple roles and responsibilities in a complex engineering environment. Participants will be guided through the creation of their own leadership framework, tailored to adapt to the unique situations and styles of each individual. Beginning with identifying core values and responsibilities, the framework is elaborated into an actionable plan to succeed.

This workshop not only offers an opportunity for reflection on personal and professional development but also provides tools and insights to enhance management capabilities and team dynamics. Join us to cultivate a comprehensive approach to leadership that aligns with your unique role, responsibilities, and personal style.

1:10 PM: Lunch 🍔🥤

2:40 PM: 🎤 Gus Martins - Workshop: Gemma for Everyone: Your First Steps with Open Models and AI

Dive into the world of open models and AI with Gemma! This workshop will guide you through the basics of using Gemma, Google's powerful family of language models. Learn how to harness Gemma's capabilities for tasks like text generation, question answering, and more. We'll also explore how to fine-tune Gemma on your own data, allowing you to create custom AI solutions tailored to your needs. No prior experience with large language models is required!

3:45 PM: 🎤 Shahriyar Rzayev - Learn Flask the hard way: Introduce Architecture Patterns

Flask is a popular and flexible web framework for Python, but building scalable and maintainable Flask applications can be challenging without a solid understanding of architecture patterns. This workshop aims to provide participants with a detailed explanation of applying architecture patterns to Flask projects. By exploring various design principles and best practices, attendees will learn how to structure their Flask applications for improved scalability, modularity, and maintainability.

Focusing on the Repository, Unit of Work, and Use Cases patterns, attendees will gain experience in applying these patterns to enhance code organization, maintainability, and testability. All these layers are wired together using Dependency Injection, which is yet another powerful tool to use in your applications.

The application we are going to build is stored in: https://github.com/ShahriyarR/hexagonal-flask-blog-tutorial

We are going to completely rewrite the official Blog application described in Flask documentation by applying architecture patterns.

All abstraction layers are covered by unit and integration tests, which will give the attendees a detailed view of why it is important to structure the application using architecture patterns.

Speakers

Aleksandr Gorbunov - Smart Steel Technologies (Full Stack Developer)

A skilled developer specializing in JavaScript (JS) and TypeScript (TS), with strong expertise in frontend development. Proficient in the Vue ecosystem (Vue2, Vue3, Composition API, Nuxt 3), using Webpack and Vite for project bundling. Experienced in testing with Vitest, Cypress, and Jest. Adept in CSS preprocessors like SASS and Stylus. Additionally, has solid knowledge of Flutter and experie…

Andrey Sitnik - Evil Martians (Lead Engineer)

With more than 20 years in open source, Andrey Sitnik created a few popular CSS tools (PostCSS, Autoprefixer), local-first framework (Logux), and many small libraries with millions of downloads (like Nano ID).

Andrii Khrystian - Dynatrace (Senior Flutter Developer)

GDG Linz organiser. Senior Flutter Developer at Dynatrace. Public speaker and tech writer

Andrii Raikov - Delivery Hero SE (Principal Software Engineer)

Andrii is a Principal Software Engineer at Delivery Hero. He has a total of 15 years of experience with Ruby and has been very passionate about Go for the last 5 years.

Anton Borries - 1KOMMA5° (Software Engineer)

Anton is a Software Engineer working at 1KOMMA5° He loves building great UI and UX using Flutter. Coming from an Android Background the gap between Flutter and native Features has always tickled his interest. This has lead him into improving the experience of developing HomeScreen Widgets for Flutter Apps

Ash Davies

Google Developer Expert for Android, enthusiastic speaker, lead engineer at ImmobilieenScout24, Kotlin aficionado, spends more time travelling than working.

Daniel Stamer - Google (Cloud Customer Engineer)

Daniel is passionate about building modern cloud-native applications on Google's serverless technologies. He works with digital natives out of Germany’s startup capital Berlin and helps to modernize applications or build brand new ones in the cloud.

Danny Preussler - SoundCloud (Android Platform Lead)

Danny is a developer by heart, living in Berlin and leading the Android team at SoundCloud. He worked for companies like Groupon, Viacom, eBay and Alcatel and started his mobile career long before any Android with Java ME and Blackberry applications. Danny writes and talks about mobile development and testing regularly and is a Google Developer Expert for Android and Kotlin.

Elena Grahovac - FerretDB (Director of Engineering)

Elena has been in software engineering since 2007, focusing on backend systems and infrastructure. Having played the roles of both individual contributor and engineering manager, Elena is passionate about combining technical expertise with strong team collaboration. A dedicated advocate of DevOps practices, she aims to enhance workflows and bring teams together. Elena believes in helping peopl…

Gus Martins - Google (Developer Advocate)

Katya Vinnichenko - Google (Program Manager)

Katya is a Program Manager at Google Developer Relations team. Currently she is leading the Google Developer Groups across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Marcin Chudy - LeanCode (Senior Flutter Developer)

Marcin is a Senior Flutter Developer at LeanCode, currently playing tech lead role in a big project for the banking sector. Previously worked with backend, web frontend with React, finally settling on mobile and falling in love with Flutter at first sight. After work, he enjoys dancing salsa and bachata and attends metal concerts. Marcin is a Senior Flutter Developer at LeanCode and has …

Marco Gomiero - Airalo (Senior Android Developer | Kotlin GDE)

Marco is an Android engineer, currently working at Airalo. He is a Google Developer Expert for Kotlin, he loves Kotlin and he has experience with native Android and native iOS development, as well as cross-platform development with Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform. In his spare time, he writes and maintains open-source code, he shares his dev experience by writing on his blog, speaking a…

Mario Bodeman - Yubico (Android Developer Advocate)

Speaker of talks, coder of code, doer of dones.

Muhammad Bediya

Muhammad Salman is a Senior Software Engineer specializing in mobile app development with a focus on building scalable, high-quality applications using Flutter, React Native, Xamarin, and Swift. With experience leading frontend teams on enterprise-level projects that have reached over 1.5 million users, he brings a strong commitment to creating impactful, user-centered solutions. A dedic…

Nicole Terc

Android GDE, Boardgame lover, videogame addict and origami enthusiast, Nicole self taught herself to code and has been fooling around with the Android ecosystem for more than 10 years. She has participated in a diverse variety of projects for several clients around the world, including video streaming, news, social media and public transport applications. Regardless of what the current adventu…

Ole Bulbuk - Ardan Labs

Ole is a backend engineer since the nineties. He has been working for many companies big and small and seen many projects fail or succeed. He loves to be part of the global Go community and working on projects that make the world a better place. In his spare time he is co-organising the Berlin chapter of GDG Golang, develops open source software and enjoys time with his family.

Oleksii Antypov - DmarcDkim.com (Founder & CEO)

Experienced CTO specializing in early-stage startups. Formerly with Rocket Internet and PocketBook, now focused on accelerating global DMARC adoption. Originally from Ukraine, I relocated to Berlin in 2015 to deepen my expertise in building successful startups from the ground up.

Raphaël VO - Ekino (Senior Software Engineer)

I’m Raphael Vo, a passionate Senior Software Engineer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in Angular and frontend development. I love turning complex ideas into delightful user experiences and tackling challenges creatively and enthusiastically. When I'm not coding, you’ll find me diving into the latest tech trends or enjoying epic board game nights with friends. As an aspiring spea…

Vadim Makeev

Frontend developer in love with the Web, browsers, bicycles, and podcasting. He/him, MDN technical writer, Google Developer Expert.

Alex Mir - mobile.de (Frontend Engineer)

Frontend Engineer at car retail platform mobile.de (part of Adevinta / ex-Ebay)

Alireza Rahmaty - GetYourGuide (Android Developer)

I am Alireza, an Android developer with 6+ years of experience building apps. I have experience building server-driven UI apps, complex UI, localisation and testing, and CI/CDI. I sometimes go hiking and play video games.

Cesar Martinez - Meyer Sound (Web Developer)

Web developer with around 10 years of experience and a passion for software architecture. Currently working at Meyer Sound.

Bogdan Plieshka - Zattoo (Principal Engineer)

Engineer with over a decade of Frontend development experience, passionate about automation, accessibility, and scaling complex systems. Working at Zattoo as a Principal Engineer, focusing on delivering frontend solutions across Web, React, and React Native for streaming media content.Organizer of the React Berlin Meetup, actively contributing to the development community.

Diana Nanova - Google (Customer Engineering Manager)

Diana is a Customer Engineering Manager at Google Cloud. Based in the German tech startup capital Berlin, Diana helps digital native customers and startups across various industries to leverage the capabilities of Google Cloud and loves championing for Google culture.

Doruk Deniz Kutukculer - Zalando (Head of Engineering)

IT professional and a leader with over 15 years of experience in the industry. Currently a Head of Engineering at Zalando.

Guillaume Vernade - Google (AI Dev Rel)

I've been a jack-of-all-trades in the Tech industry, starting as a prototyper building apps on Google Glasses and the first Android watches, then became a Product Owner and an Agile coach. I realized my childhood dream of becoming a video game producer then came back to my other passion: AI.

Ian Ballantyne - Google (AI DevRel)

Ian is a Developer Relations Engineer for AI at Google. Currently he works on generative AI, such as Gemini and Gemma. He is passionate about on-device AI, using technologies such as Google AI Edge to deploy artificial intelligence to web and mobile devices. He has been in Developer Relations at Google for 9 years specializing in helping partners and developers unlock the capability of Google …

Inès Mir - Zalando (Principal Product Designer)

A principal product designer at Zalando and a content creator.

John Nguyen - Eon (Backend Developer)

Fullstack developer with a knack for whipping up code recipes using my secret ingredients: a dash of JavaScript, a pinch of Python, and a whole lot of serverless magic John's journey in software development began as a PHP developer, but he later transitioned to front-end development and became passionate about all things related to Javascript. While working as a data DevOps engineer in a…

Joost van Dijk - Yubico (Developer Advocate)

Joost van Dijk is a developer advocate at Yubico. As the inventor of the YubiKey, Yubico makes secure login easy and available for everyone. Joost focuses on securing digital identities and accelerating the adoption of open authentication standards as part of Yubico’s developer program.

Randy Gupta

Randy is a Google Developer Expert for Cloud and also Organizer of the GDG Düsseldorf. With a professional experience of more 25 years in software development he is focused today on building microservices applications on top of Kubernetes.

Shahriyar Rzayev - Nord Security (Senior Software Engineer)

Senior Software Engineer @ Nord Security. Moving forward on Clean Code and Clean Architecture. Previous accomplishments include contributing to open source, providing technical direction, and sharing knowledge about Clean Code and Architectural patterns. An empathetic team player and mentor. Azerbaijan Python Group Leader. Former QA Engineer and Bug Hunter.

Tomek Porożyński - Atos

Vadym Pinchuk - Sky (Mobile Software Engineer)

Vadym, a seasoned software engineer, possesses a wealth of experience in Android application development. He has skillfully transitioned his expertise to cross-platform development, utilizing Flutter. Throughout his career, Vadym has collaborated with a diverse range of companies, from industry giants like Samsung, Volvo, Bosch, and Instagram to smaller start-ups. Leveraging his extensiv…

Wietse Venema - Google (Google Cloud Engineer)

Wietse Venema is an engineer at Google Cloud. He wrote the O’Reilly book on Cloud Run.

Hosts

Seemran Xec - Sawayo (Software Engineer)

A focused developer possessing professional experience of 6+ years in software development for product-based and service-based industries, with businesses acquiring valuable insight and implementing best practices. Collaborated with startups and other businesses as a freelancer/consultant to build, design, and manage the product. I'm passionate about what I do and a lifelong learner.

Louis Tsai - Zalando SE (GDG Organizer)

Alex Mir - mobile.de (Frontend Engineer)

Frontend Engineer at car retail platform mobile.de (part of Adevinta / ex-Ebay)

Jhoon Saravia - Greenmates (Mobile Engineer)

Software consultant and developer, experienced in Android, Flutter and Full-stack. Interested in working on DEI initiatives as a complement to my core work. Particularly interested in technology, gadgetry, the future, the combination of those three and the impact that driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has on all of them both in and out of the workplace.Amateur photographer a…

Matthias Geisler - Thermondo (Senior Software Engineer)

True believer in (Kotlin) Multiplatform and working with it for over 4 years now. Builds solutions for Android. Maintainer and developer of KMock. Co-Organizer of KUG Berlin, GDG Android Berlin, Rust Berlin and XTC Berlin.

Emy Jamalian - Atlas Metrics (Software QA Engineer)

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Nora Szentivanyi and Raphael Brun-Aguerre discuss their takeaways from the September CPI reports and how the incoming data are shaping the outlook for global inflation and monetary policy. Global headline inflation eased further to 2.7%oya, aided by falling energy prices––a decline that has supported consumer purchasing power. But core inflation is proving to be sticky around 3% after stepping down from 3.4%ar in 1H24. Services inflation globally continues to run above pre-pandemic norms, even as goods prices have returned to their pre-pandemic inflation rate. However, persistent divergences in both domestic demand and supply are now starting to drive greater variation in inflation outcomes. 

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Welcome to the PyData Berlin September meetup!

We would like to welcome you all starting from 18:30. There will be food and drinks. The talks begin around 19.00.

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 can join as the space is limited.

Host: SPICED Academy is excited to welcome you for this month's version of PyData. At SPICED Academy, we connect the next tech success stories to their futures. Our intensive bootcamps in Data Science, Data Analytics, UX/UI, Java Development and Web Development teach the most up-to-date, in-demand skills on the market. **************************************************************************

The Lineup for the evening

Talk 1: FAir Interpolation Method (FAIM) for Trade-Offs between Mutually Exclusive Algorithmic Fairness Criteria in Machine Learning and Law? Abstract: Ensuring fairness in AI is crucial but challenging, as different fairness criteria often conflict. This talk introduces the FAir Interpolation Method (FAIM), a novel algorithm using optimal transport to balance competing fairness measures, such as ‘calibration within groups’ and ‘balance for the positive/negative class’. FAIM aims to adjust unfair predictions to meet a weighted combination of fairness standards, and its effectiveness is demonstrated with synthetic credit score data, COMPAS data, and e-commerce recommendations. FAIM could help align AI systems with legal standards, including recent EU regulations. Speaker: Alex Loosley is a Responsible AI Scientist and Engineer with experience in developing algorithms for crop protection, document intelligence, and fashion fit recommendations. Outside of his AI work, he referees professional ice hockey in Germany.

Talk 2: AI on a Microbudget - Methods of Machine Learning Miniaturization? Abstract: Current progress in AI has seen remarkable capabilities emerging from simple prediction tasks – if we scale them massively. Surprisingly, we get sparks of reasoning and intelligence in a model that was trained to do little more than masked word prediction. Since that realization the AI field has pursued ever larger models, trained at “eye-watering” cost. If scaling is all you need – does it follow that, in practice, money is all you need? In this talk we explore ideas for the rest of us, the GPU-poor. Taking examples from language processing and computer vision, we’ll show you how to make do with less – less computing power, less person power, less data – while still building powerful models. We will introduce a set of methods and open source tools for the efficient reuse and miniaturization of models, including transfer learning and fine-tuning, knowledge distillation, and model quantization. Our talk aims to provide an overview for ML practitioners, draws from our combined project experience, and is accompanied by a repository of code examples to get you started with building AI on a microbudget. Speaker: Katharina Rasch is a data scientist and computer vision engineer with a PhD in Computer Science from KTH Stockholm. She currently freelances in Berlin and also works as a teacher. Christian Staudt is a data scientist with 8 years of freelance experience. He focuses on machine learning from prototype to deployment, contributes to open source and has organized PyData community events.

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 :)

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Keeping up to date with Microsoft 365 is important and getting most out of it is even more essential! Join us online for free on Microsoft Teams and bring your questions!

Agenda (UK Time): 17:00-17:10 - Welcome & Introductions

17:10-18:00 - Architecting an end-to-end data driven solution in M365 - Vanessa Toves Business problems that need data driven solutions don't all require massive investments in infrastructure (native or cloud). We will discover the power of solution architecture and Microsoft 365 apps to solve everyday business problems.

18:00-18:50 - Unleash Your Business Data: Supercharge Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Custom Graph Connectors - Ejaz Hussain MVP Struggling to find the information you need within Microsoft 365? This session dives into Microsoft Graph Connectors, a powerful tool that unlocks the potential of your line-of-business data for Copilot for Microsoft 365. Learn how to: - Surface your data: Ingest your unstructured data directly into Microsoft Graph\, empowering Copilot to understand and reason over all your enterprise content. - Craft user-friendly experiences: Enable users to find\, summarize\, and learn from your data using natural language prompts in Copilot. - Build custom connectors: We'll walk you through the process of creating custom Graph connectors using the Microsoft Graph Connectors API. - Optimize for Copilot: Discover best practices for configuring your connectors to ensure Copilot surfaces your content effectively. By the end of this session, you'll be equipped to leverage Graph Connectors and empower Copilot for a truly intelligent information discovery experience.

18:50-19:00 - Break

19:00-19:50 - Streamline customer requests and improve consultant productivity - Karl-Johan Spiik This session shows how to automate customer requests from shared email and integrate them into Azure DevOps backlog with Power Automate and notify developer via Teams group chat offering possibility to assign the task for me with a click of a button. As consultants, we face multiple channels of customer contact, such as email, phone, chat, etc. This creates challenges, such as: • Keeping track of data and requests from different sources. • Losing or forgetting some requests in the information flood. • Lack of visibility and control over the status and progress of the requests. • Low efficiency and quality of the service due to fragmentation and confusion. Session take aways - Learn how to automate the creation of tasks in Azure DevOps from customer emails using Power Automate - Simplify the communication and collaboration among consultants by using a shared mailbox and a group Teams chat - Increase the visibility and control of customer requests by using adaptive cards and tracking the progress in Azure DevOps - Improve the customer satisfaction and retention by serving them in their preferred channel and providing transparent work

Speaker Profiles: Vanessa Toves, Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect, Druva, USA When I was young I wanted to be an architect. As it turns out, I'm a different type of architect. I am a Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect. What does that mean? I help companies to solve business problems using Microsoft 365.

Ejaz Hussain MVP, Developer Architect, Advania, UK A seasoned Developer Architect, I live and breathe innovation on Microsoft 365 and Azure. Combining deep tech expertise with a passion for impactful solutions, I craft robust, scalable applications that unlock the full cloud potential. From designing intricate architectures to building secure, efficient apps, I bring ideas to life, always one step ahead in the dynamic tech landscape. As a Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP), I remain at the forefront of emerging trends, consistently expanding my knowledge to offer clients the most effective and future-proof solutions. Passionate about tech beyond the workplace, I contribute to open-source projects, share knowledge through writing and discussions, and actively engage in the tech community through events and conferences. Let's collaborate, innovate, and empower businesses with Microsoft solutions – together!

Karl-Johan Spiik, Power Platform Architect & Senior Consultant, Sulava, Finland Karl-Johan has done 16 years projects with Microsoft technologies. Past four years he has been working with the Power Platform, particularly with Power Automate, and have extended its capabilities with Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 products as well as Azure resources. Karl-Johan has completed about 60 projects with various industries and organization sizes as role of architect and Scrum Master. Latest projects with AI Builder and Azure OpenAI.