Hello GDG Dublin members,

We are happy to invite you to our February meetup is All things AI / Machine Learning / Deep Learning.

Save the date: February 26th, 6.30 pm
Location: Google HQ Dublin

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/gdg-dublin-february-2019-machine-learning-ai-tickets-56530922511

Agenda:

6.30 - 7.00 pm Registration / Food/ Welcome
7.00 - 7.20 pm Breaking Barriers: Making Machine Learning a part of your skill set by Johanni Thunstrom, Machine Learning Engineer @ Workday
7.25 - 7.45 pm Intro to Quantum Computing by Caroline McMahon, Software Development Engineer @ Workday
7.50 - 8.05 pm On the journey to AI with Deep Learning by Laura Uzcategui, Software Engineer @ ML Foundations Team in Workday
8.10 - 8.30 pm How to create conversational applications with dialog flow by Justin Slade, Mobile Architect@ VHI

Get to know our Speakers:

Johanni Thunstrom, Machine Learning Engineer @ Workday
She works developing Machine Learning solutions that solve some of the toughest problems at Workday. She specializes in unsupervised learning and network science, impacting integrations and internal server teams at Workday.

Caroline McMahon, Software Development Engineer @ Workday
Member of the Search team at Workday. Caroline’s master thesis was on the topic of Quantum Computing and in this talk Caroline will introduce the topic to attendees. It will focus on how quantum computing differs fundamentally from classical computing; the unique way a quantum computer solves problems and the exciting potential applications. No prior knowledge is assumed but attendees, no matter their background, will gain an understanding of the basics of quantum computing and its potential.

Laura Uzcategui, Software Engineer @ ML Foundations Team in Workday
Currently working on building reliable ML data pipelines on top of Kubernetes and Cloud Technologies. On her spare time she organise Women Techmakers / GDG Dublin and founded Women Who Code Dublin. Laura is a passionate traveller, bookworm and rule breaker.

Justin Slade - Mobile app architect at VHI