Apache Heron Hands-On (Monthly)

This is the seventh of our monthly hands-on sessions in Apache Heron, the fastest streaming engine.

Come on over with your laptop and meet the creators.
Also, we will help you prepare you for your journey into Apache Heron.

Agenda:
630-700: Newbie Intro to Apache & Java; Laptop Setup.
700-730 : Networking over Gourmet Food and Drinks.
730-830 : Heron Packing Algorithm.
830-900 : Q & A.

Abstract:
Packing algorithm plays an important role in Heron overall performance. This talk is going to briefly walk through what are packing algorithms, different types of packing algorithms, and how to implement your own packing algorithms.

Xiaoyao Qian's Bio:
Xiaoyao Qian, is an engineer working at Twitter, Inc. He has been working on the Heron project since late 2018. He holds BS and MS degrees in CS from UIUC. Xiaoyao has also been a long-time enthusiastic in blockchain and decentralized systems.

What we covered:
2018:
Month#0. An intro to Apache and it's major features - San Francisco
Sep 2018: An intro to Apache and it's major features - South Bay
Oct 2018: Caladrius
Nov 2018: Apache Heron - Stateful
Dec 2018: Caladrius (On popular demand)

2019:
Jan 2019: Streamlet: Heron Functional API
Feb 2019: Use of Heron at Twitter for Network Analysis
Mar 2019: A Series of Talks on Apache Heron - Part 1
(Low-Level API in Java & Python; Migrate a Storm Topology to Heron Topology.)
Apr 2019: First Year Anniversary @ Twitter HQ in San Francisco.

Please join me in thanking our sponsors:

1. Palo Alto Masonic Lodge #346, for generously providing their facility to host our meetup.
   http://www.paloaltolodge346.org/
2. Twitter.com, for providing gourmet food and drinks.
   https://twitter.com/
3. Streaml.io, for providing food and drinks.
   https://streaml.io/
4. Foundation For Excellence, for generously providing swag to our meetup.
   https://ffe.org/site/