Meetup #3: Big Data & Machine Learning with MatLab and Intro to Alexa

--This is a FREE meetup--

Agenda:

10.15am - 10.30am - Welcome & Introduction (Mathworks)

10.30am - 11.30am - Big Data and Machine learning using MATLAB (speaker from Mathworks)

Highlights of the session include:

•Accessing data from Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
•Exploring and analyzing big data using MapReduce support and tall array support for running algorithms on Spark
•Shortening your development cycle by iterating over multiple ML algorithms in a jiffy using Apps - in short, making data science much quicker and less tedious.
•Integrating analytics with cloud and embedded systems

11.30am to 11.45am - Break

11.45am to 12.45am - Intro to Alexa (Rob McCauley (https://twitter.com/robmccauley) and Ankit Kala (https://twitter.com/ankitkala99) from Amazon).

In this session you will learn how to create voice experiences and hear the latest on UI design and industry trends.

• The future of voice-based experiences

• Overview of Echo, Alexa, and the tools used to build Alexa skills.

About the speakers:

• Rob McCauley helps developers build voice-enabled applications in his role as an Alexa Solutions Architect. Rob’s background is in data analytics and he recently worked as a data warehouse developer at Amazon Robotics. A lifelong Bostonian, Rob has built database applications for HP, Cognex, TJX, and Oracle.

• Ankit is a Solutions Architect for Amazon Alexa. In this role, he works with developers to build voice-enabled experiences, known as Alexa skills, through conferences, social media, developer forums and training materials. When not prototyping new Alexa skill ideas or championing the needs of developers, he enjoys watching football.

Meetup sponsor: MathWorks

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