Connected Data Community Hour
A Talk by Paco Nathan , Aleksa Gordic , Bob van Luijt , Tara Safavi , George Anadiotis , Ashleigh Faith and Alena Vasilevich
About this Talk
After we have enjoyed some great talks, it's time to hang out and unwind.
Let's comment on what we have seen - what stood out, and what made us wonder.
Or let's just grab a drink -- or coffee, depending on your timezone! -- and hang out.
Feel free to ask anything, feel empowered by our rigorous Code of Conduct.
We all need to socialize a bit, plus our speakers will be around too.
We'll have many breakout rooms, so we can form special interest groups spontaneously.
About The Speakers
Managing Partner, Derwen, Inc.
Known as a "player/coach", with core expertise in data science, natural language, machine learning, cloud computing; 38+ years tech industry experience, ranging from Bell Labs to early-stage start-ups.
Software - Deep Learning engineer, Microsoft | The AI Epiphany
Aleksa is a software/deep learning engineer at Microsoft, as well as the founder of AI Epiphany. A huge fan of self-education with a strong focus on mathematics and everything deep learning related. He channeled that passion into The AI Epiphany where he educates others on AI through his open-source GitHub projects, blogs, and YouTube videos.
CEO & Co-Founder, SeMI Technologies
Bob is CEO and co-founder of SeMI Technologies, which is the business created around the vector search engine Weaviate. Besides SeMI and Weaviate. Bob is a frequent speaker on the topics of open source, digital technology, software business, and creativity. He has spoken at around 50 events as a GDE in Europe, the US, and Russia.
Researcher, University of Michigan
Tara is a PhD candidate in computer science at the University of Michigan working with Danai Koutra. Her research, which is at the intersection of graph-based machine learning and natural language processing, focuses on relational knowledge representation and reasoning in machines.
Founder / Contributor, Connected Data London / Linked Data Orchestration / Year of the Graph / ZDNet
George has been contributing to, using, & evangelizing knowledge-based technology since the early 2000s. From graph DBs, to semantic web & knowledge graph applications in the real world, & now graph analytics & graph AI. George is the founder of Linked Data Orchestration & the Year of the Graph, the co-organizer of Connected Data London, and a ZDNet contributor.
Director of Platform Knowledge Graph and Semantic Search, EBSCO
Director of Platform Knowledge Graph and Semantic Search at EBSCO, one of the largest global academic search engines. Her focus is bridging the gap between users and content, using knowledge graph, semantic search, and general information architecture. Check her educational YouTube channel