Running routes: How to optimise procrastination

The MLAI Meetup is a community for AI researchers and professionals which hosts monthly talks on exciting research. Our format is:

• 6:00 - 6:20: Socializing
• 6:20 - 6:40: Announcements and AI news
• 6:40 - 7:40: Talk(s) and Q&A
• 7:40 - 8:00 Networking
• 8:00: Head to the nearest pub for dinner

Speaker: Billy Tang

Talk Title: Running routes: How to optimise procrastination

Abstract: Running is one of the most accessible forms of exercise. There is no wonder why it is part of so many New Year resolutions. Take it from me - it was part of mine!
In this talk, I will present a tool I built to generate interesting running routes tailored to your location and target distance while prioritising privacy.
We will:
- Highlight fantastic open source software in the Python ecosystem
- Explore methods of extracting and manipulating geospatial data
- Outline mathematical optimisation problems and methods of solving them
- Challenges when re-implementing software in another language
- Highlight the many challenges and lessons along the way

Speaker Bio: Billy likes to think of himself as a jack-of-all trades in advanced analytics. He has predominantly worked in data science and data engineering roles across several industries over the last 8 years.

He is the creator of running-routes and is a data scientist at Ambulance Victoria.