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The DSF, founded in 2016, is a diverse community that prides itself on its free knowledge sharing, educational events and festival vibes. Sharing our knowledge of tech from an open source perspective is the only way we can really evolve our bigger ideas. To inspire people to use data for good and connect the community and companies together to better humanity.
Find out more at datasciencefestival.com
Upcoming events
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Optimizing EV Charging Stations: A Live Code-Along in Zerve
Location not specified yetWelcome to DSF Sandbox Sessions!
Top tech talks and masterclasses from the best in the industry. Every month, and completely free. The catch? There isn’t one. Just a monthly dose of epic content to power up your data passion!
Event details
📆 Date: Tuesday 13th January 2026
⏰ Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM GMT / 09:00 – 11:00 AM EST.
💡 Topic: Optimizing EV Charging Stations: A Live Code-Along in Zerve
🗣️ Speakers: Greg Michaelson and Jason Hillary
Join Greg Michaelson and Jason Hillary for a fully interactive, hands-on code-along where you’ll build an end-to-end optimization project from scratch using Zerve’s new notebook view. You’ll write code with us step by step, ask questions as you go, and learn how to model a synthetic city, generate EV charging demand, define an optimization objective, and use heuristic search to place charging stations efficiently.
This session is designed for active participation: follow along, experiment, and get real-time guidance from two experienced PhD data scientists. Everyone who attends gets free Zerve credits so you can continue exploring and applying these techniques long after the workshop.
Key takeaways from attending this event:
- How to translate a real-world planning problem into an optimization objective (for example, constructing a weighted distance function and defining constraints like service radius.)
- How to implement and iterate on heuristic optimization methods (such as k-medoids–style search) to improve facility placement without relying on packaged solvers.
- How to build and visualize an end-to-end optimization workflow in Zerve, including generating synthetic spatial data, evaluating solutions, and comparing baseline vs optimized layouts.
Please sign up for Zerve at https://www.zerve.ai/?utm_source=dsf-jan26 as this is the platform we’ll be using during the code-along. We’ll provide you with additional free credits at the session.
Get ready to have some fun!
Registering for the event: Click the 'Sign up here!' button on the specific event page following the link below. Once you have completed the registration form, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar. You will also receive a reminder link one week, one day and one hour prior to the event.
PLEASE NOTE: Clicking 'attend' on Meetup does not register you for the event. You will need to register for the event on the link provided below to receive a joining link. If you do not, you will not be able to join the event.
Click here to sign up for this specific event
Please note the time zone when you book this event.2 attendees
•OnlineBuild Context-Aware AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Snowplow Signals
OnlineWelcome to DSF Sandbox Sessions!
Top tech talks and masterclasses from the best in the industry. Every month, and completely free. The catch? There isn’t one. Just a monthly dose of epic content to power up your data passion!
Event details
📆 Date: Wednesday 21st January 2026
⏰ Time: 3 - 5 PM GMT
💡 Topic: Build Context-Aware AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and Snowplow Signals
🗣️ Speakers: Yali Sassoon and Len Gomes
During this interactive virtual session, you’ll:
– Learn the fundamentals of AI agents and customer data management
– Develop AI agents using the AWS Strands Agents SDK locally
– Deploy your agents to Amazon Bedrock AgentCore for production-scale architecture
– Explore Amazon Bedrock AgentCore’s capabilities, including memory, authentication, and agent tools.
– Complete the build of a travel retail digital experience, leveraging Snowplow Signals to drive dynamically modified, responsive web content.
You’ll gain practical experience with two services:
– Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: A fully managed service for deploying and operating highly capable AI agents securely at scale
– Snowplow Signals: Real-time customer intelligence infrastructure that provides deep, trustworthy customer context to power AI-driven experiences
Registering for the event: Click the 'Sign up here!' button on the specific event page following the link below. Once you have completed the registration form, you will be emailed a link to join the webinar. You will also receive a reminder link one week, one day and one hour prior to the event.
https://datasciencefestival.com/session/build-context-aware-ai-agents-with-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-and-snowplow-signals/
PLEASE NOTE: Clicking 'attend' on Meetup does not register you for the event. You will need to register for the event on the link provided below to receive a joining link. If you do not, you will not be able to join the event.
Click here to sign up for this specific event
Please note the time zone when you book this event.2 attendees
DSF Big Birthday Bash 2026
CodeNode, 10 South Place, London, GB✨🎊 Welcome to DSF Big Birthday Bash 🎊✨
THE TICKET BALLOT IS NOW OPEN!
Click the link below to enter the ballot 👇
Click here!!!
Join us on Saturday 16th May 2026, for our 12th Festival, at our London home CodeNode, celebrating DSF turning 10, for one day only!
Enter the ticket ballot to be in with a chance of attending. 600 lucky people will get to attend this event for free 🎟️
40 speakers, 4 stream rooms, 14 partners, lunch, swag bags, and an entire day to learn, mingle, and be inspired!
Event time: 08:15 AM - 18:00 PM
Venue address: CodeNode, 10 South Pl, London, EC2M 7EB
Nearest tube station: Moorgate or Liverpool Street
Schedule and speaker details are updated weekly here.
Please note this event will not be streamed, so please ensure you apply for a ballot ticket to watch these sessions live.
PLEASE NOTE: CLICKING ATTENDING ON MEETUP DOES NOT GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THIS EVENT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK ABOVE OR BELOW TO REGISTER FOR TICKETS.
Ticketing: Due to the popularity of Data Science Festival events, we are now allocating event tickets via a random ballot. Registering enters you into the ticket ballot for DSF Game On on Saturday 16th May 2026. The ballot will be drawn throughout the month of April 2025. If you have not received a ticket by May 1st 2026, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in getting a ticket. Those who are randomly selected will then be e-mailed tickets for the event. Please read how the ticketing works in full here. ([https://datasciencefestival.com/2024/01/01/dsf-tickets-101-mayday-2024/](https://datasciencefestival.com/2024/01/01/dsf-tickets-101-mayday-2024/))
Event details:
🎟️ Please bring your ticket (a paper copy or on your phone) to the event to check in with your QR code. Tickets are non-transferable. Arrive before 10:00 AM for guaranteed entry.
☕️ There is no breakfast at the venue, however, there is tea, coffee, and water provided throughout the day. Lunch is also provided. Soft drinks and alcohol can be purchased from SpaceBar at Code Node.
⌚️ Doors will open at 8:15 AM sharp and attendee registration will begin at this time on Saturday 16th May 2026. Speaker sessions begin at 9:00 AM, but please arrive at least 45 minutes before the conference begins, to make sure you enter the event on time. Arrive before 10:00 AM for guaranteed entry.
📛 Please pick up your badge, schedule and SWAG bag at the registration table on the ground floor.
🤝 There will be networking at the Spacebar from 17:00 - 18:00 PM so come and say hello!
FAQ will be live in April 2026. Please take some time to review this ahead of the event.
Check out last year's DSF Game On here:
https://datasciencefestival.com/event/game-on-2025/
We can't wait to see you back in person! 👋
#DSFBigBirthdayBash2 attendees
Past events
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