Scalable techniques for large-text repositories: Google in a box with LAMP tools

What: LAMP Meetup @ TravelPod HQ

Speaker: Dr. Shahzad Khan
Topic: "Scalable techniques for large-text repositories: Google in a box with LAMP tools"
Cost: Free

Come hear Shahzad speak, have a drink, mingle with other LAMP (PHP and Perl) developers and entrepreneurs and check out the new TravelPod offices on the ByWard market.

Dr. Shahzad Khan is a senior researcher working at DISTIL Interactive, Ottawa, Canada. Shahzad studied computational linguistics at Cambridge University (UK) and has extensive experience in artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, web technologies and analytics modelling.

Shahzad is a passionate user of open source tools and has been involved with FLOSS from the FreeBSD day (predating Linux).

Shahzad's industry experience focuses on computational modeling approaches to understanding human learning, language, and behavior, which he continues with his work on creating automated assessment capabilities for DISTIL's products. Shahzad is also responsible for DISTIL's research efforts to automate and streamline game content creation via AI based scalable programmatic methods.

Shahzad regularly posts updates on his work at DISTIL on his blog at textai.blogspot.com, and would welcome opportunities to collaborate with individuals or groups working on assessment in serious games or AI based method for content creation in meaningful games and simulations. He is also deeply interest in sentiment analysis and user profiling techniques for online social media.

About TravelPod: TravelPod.com was launched in 1997 as the Web's Original Travel Blog. The first site to enable members to create online travel blogs which revolutionized the way people travel and share their adventures with the world.

Please RSVP if you have intentions to show up, just so that we have an idea of how many people to expect.

Doors lock at 7:00pm call Clayton at [masked] for access to the building if you are running late.