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**Everyone's talking about graphs now: What does Azure have to offer?** Microsoft Fabric now has a built-in graph database. So do you still need Neo4j? In this session we put Fabric Graph and Neo4j Aura head to head. Not as a marketing exercise, but as a practical decision guide. We’ll cover where Fabric Graph earns its place as a zero-friction, OneLake-native option for connected data, and where Neo4j Aura pulls ahead on query maturity, algorithm depth, and production readiness. We’ll run the same problem through both platforms live, so you can see the real differences rather than just read a feature table. You’ll leave with a clear decision framework: when to use what’s already in your Fabric capacity, when to bring in the specialist, and why the answer is sometimes both. **About the Speaker** Sandy is a Principal Innovation Consultant at Acora (a title all the cool kids aspire to) and Databricks Champion. He’s passionate about technology and finding the best tool for the job. Having recently worked on a project building out a knowledge graph, he’s got the experience with Neo4j to really show the differences between where it wins and where fabric wins.

We are excited to announce our May Community Showcase. This event is an opportunity for individuals at all skill levels to come together and share their experiences with Rust. Whether you’re working on a personal project, contributing to an open-source initiative, or teaching a concept related to Rust, we invite you to present your work and insights. Take this opportunity to build your confidence and share what you are doing. Speakers === **Sang Young Noh** **Talk title:** FerrumMD: Building a Molecular Dynamics Engine in Rust **Abstract:** FerrumMD is a molecular dynamics engine written in Rust, built to explore high-performance scientific computing from first principles. The project implements core simulation components, including Lennard-Jones interactions, periodic boundary conditions, Verlet integration, velocity rescaling, and electrostatics via Particle Mesh Ewald. It aims to bridge computational chemistry, systems programming, and extensible design for future free-energy workflows. === **JC Campagne** **Talk Title:** DAGraph: Local reactive graph-based data analytics in Rust. **Abstract:** DAGraph is a reactive node-based canvas app for local data analytics — every cell is a node in a reactive DAG, from basic arithmetic to OLAP-style SQL. Built in Rust, it runs natively or fully in-browser via WASM, with no server and no data leaving your machine. === **Darek Luksza** **Talk Title:** Building a streaming technical-analysis crate in Rust **Abstract:** Darek will share lessons from building quantedge-ta, an open-source Rust crate for technical analysis indicators designed for streaming market data rather than batch-only calculation. The talk will cover practical problems around warmup periods, convergence, forming versus closed bars, and stateful updates, plus where Rust helped and where the ergonomics became tricky. === **Ben Knightsberg** **Talk Title:** AI and Encryption: Hmm or Mmm? **Abstract:** A wacky deep dive into modern encryption, focusing on homomorphic techniques and their practical implications through Rust. Drawing on recent work, we'll explore how secure computation can unlock value without exposing data. We'll also figure out how to successfully engage partners to invest in encryption initiatives, translating complex cryptography into tangible business outcomes and strategic advantage across multiple sectors globally.

Hi Architects, Welcome to our the Fourth AWS London Well-Architected User Group Meetup!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Dragon Hall Trust, 17 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT The AWS London Well-Architected Meetup is the latest chapter in the most popular AWS Meetup group globally. At each meetup we cover off various pillars of AWS best-practice in detail including insights from industry leaders that specialise in the Well-Architected Framework. We’ll be updating throughout the month with more speakers and our speakers so far this month include: * **Breached at 3am: How AI is Redefining Security on AWS** \| Oluwasile Adesanya \[Solutions Architect\] from Cadware Limited An overview of how the Well‑Architected Framework is evolving with AI-driven tooling, focusing on how solutions like Kiro transform detection and automated remediation of threats, practical benefits for teams, and recommended implementation patterns and pitfalls to avoid. * **AI-Assisted AWS Well-Architected Assessments with AWS Security Agent** \| Mahendran Selvakumar \[Senior Cloud & DevSecOps Engineer\] from Tata Consultancy Services This talk explores how AWS's new Security Agent can transform the traditionally time-consuming AWS Well-Architected Framework Review (WAFR) process by leveraging AI to automate and accelerate security assessments. So come join us at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start, including drinks, snacks and friendly networking after our talks :-)

**Please register on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meet-up-at-redis-tickets-1989301512374) join this event.** **About this event** The LJC is delighted to be partnering with our sponsor **Redis** for an exciting meetup! This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn, network and enjoy great food together. Huge thanks to our friends at **Redis** for sponsoring this event and supporting our Community. **Agenda:** **5:30pm:** Doors open **6pm:** LJC and Redis intros **6:10pm:** Samuel Agbede: Designing Production-Ready Multi-Agent Systems with Spring AI **7pm:** Break & food **7:30pm:** Leif Åstrand: UI with Redis and Vaadin using 100% Java **8:15pm:** Networking **9pm:** Event finish **Speaker One:** Samuel Agbede, **Title:** Designing Production-Ready Multi-Agent Systems with Spring AI **Synopsis:** Exploring how Redis can go beyond traditional caching to support semantic caching, intelligent routing, and short-lived application memory in AI-driven Java systems. **Speaker Bio:** Software Engineer and Developer Advocate at Redis focused on AI agents and memory systems. Samuel explores how context, retrieval and state shape intelligent behaviour in real-world applications. **Speaker Two:** Leif Åstrand **Title:** UI with Redis and Vaadin using 100% Java **Synopsis:** Full-stack development can be intimidating, especially when going beyond the typical CRUD. A reactive application with real-time updates requires knowing things like WebSockets on top of the regular frontend stuff. But what if you could build a full-featured full-stack web app using only straightforward Java? No JavaScript, no HTML, no CSS. Just Java. Join this live coding session to discover how to develop a reactive web app using Spring Boot, Redis and Vaadin. Starting from scratch, we'll cover everything: real-time updates, external services, and a good-looking UI. All in Java. **Speaker Bio:** Leif has been working with full-stack web application development in various ways for the past 20 years. Building applications, building frameworks for building applications, and in the last few years mainly working to understand what it takes to build applications. Works at Vaadin in areas related to product management, research, architecture and product development. This event is organised by [RecWorks](https://recworks.co.uk/ "https://recworks.co.uk/") on behalf of the London Java Community. The London Java Community is sponsored by Hazelcast, Neo4j, Redis, and Discover You can see our latest jobs [here](https://recworks.co.uk/java-developer-jobs-london/ "https://recworks.co.uk/java-developer-jobs-london/") You can see our privacy policy [here](https://recworks.co.uk/privacy-policy/ "https://recworks.co.uk/privacy-policy/") Continue the conversation at our Slack Group: [https://londonjavacommunity.slack.com](https://londonjavacommunity.slack.com/ "https://londonjavacommunity.slack.com") Sign up here if you're not a member: [https://bcrw.typeform.com/to/IIyQxd](https://bcrw.typeform.com/to/IIyQxd "https://bcrw.typeform.com/to/IIyQxd")

**LLMday: In-Person Event on LLMs, AI & ML in LONDON** Conference focused on Large Language Models (LLMs), Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, bringing together engineers, researchers, and product teams to share real-world experience building, deploying, and operating AI systems. 🫆[Speakers & Topics](https://llmday.com/2026-london-q2/) 🎟️ **Important:** Meetup RSVPs are for interest only. Still NEED registration, it is handled exclusively through Luma [here](https://luma.com/llmday-2026-london-q2?lm_source=embed) Enjoy 50% OFF with promo code: MEETUP50

🎉 Event #24 – The Analytics Engineering Meet-up 🎉 The London Analytics Engineering Meet-up - Hosted by Google! Last year this was the meet-up with our highest attendance. Sign up early for this one. 🎤 Talks: [David Cox](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-ryan-cox/)[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-cox-2948384/)– Business Intelligence Lead Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group Talk: *The journey to self-service through conversational (AI) analytics.* [James Sean Dickson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesseandickson/) – Senior Analytics Engineer, Voy Talk: *Project Zen Garden - A philosophical approach to maintaining a reliable, scalable and maintainable data platform.* 📅 RSVP is Open This event will be over-subscribed, so set reminder — you won’t want to miss it! 📍 Agenda 6pm – Doors open, networking, food & drinks 7pm – Talks kick off 8:30pm – More drinks & networking @ local pub This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with some of the UK’s top data professionals, share challenges, and exchange learnings. The Analytics Engineering Meet-up is a community for data professionals working with the modern data stack, machine learning or AI. We host regular meet-ups featuring talks from data leaders building and scaling analytics, data platforms, and AI in forward-thinking teams. The community is ideal for Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Analysts, and those working in Data Science, Machine Learning, or AI. The meet-up is organised by [Cognify](https://cognifysearch.com/), the recruitment partner for modern data and AI teams. Our event sponsor is [Meltano](https://meltano.com/), an ETL platform built on open-source foundations, engineered by experts for cloud scale, efficiency, and reliability. We’re always on the lookout for venues to host and guest speakers to inspire. If you’d like to get involved, feel free to chat with one of the Cognify team at any event. If you’re eager to dive deeper into industry insights, check out The Stacked Data Podcast for conversations with industry leaders. Listen on: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/24fIpekn8WfRDZsVHNcf7Q) **No-Show Policy:** If you miss 2 consecutive events or 2 out of 3 events, you won’t be able to attend the next event. We hope you understand this is to keep things fair for venues and other attendees.

**Best place to be Every Friday in London for some raw Stand Up Comedy.** This group is for people who wanna have a laugh, make new connections, be inspired or simply have a fun night in London. **Meetup Details:** Doors open at 6:30pm. Early birds are guaranteed the best seats. Plus all Meetup Members are guaranteed Happy Hour for the entire show ;) **When:** Every Friday, mark it in your diary...tell a friend. **Where:** Located in Camden (near Mornington Crescent) at Kiss The Sky Bar, 11 Camden High Street NW1 7JE. **Grab your tickets at:** https://freakyfridayscomedy.eventbrite.com Looking forward to seeing you all! **Remember to Follow us on Instagram for Weekly Updates: @freakyfridays69**

**Let's talk 'AI & Business'** Join us for an informal evening of **networking**, **expert talks on** **AI Governance, Data Sovereignty** & a **panel discussion on "How we use AI in our business today"**. **BOOK YOUR PLACE:** [https://aiprofessionals.network/london28may](https://aiprofessionals.network/london28may) **\- Your place must be booked in advance\.** We’re bringing together our AI Professionals & Business communities in/around London to meet, connect and **explore how AI is being built and used in business today.** Whether you’re a founder, investor, professional or simply curious about the AI revolution in business, this is your chance to learn, connect and be inspired. Make real connections, share experiences, be inspired and to inspire others whilst chatting about AI in Business in a relaxed, friendly setting. No formal pitches. Just great conversations! **For more information and to reserve your place visit: [https://aiprofessionals.network/london28may](https://aiprofessionals.network/london28may)** **Venue:** Civo Tech Junction, London, EC2A Pizza & drinks provided courtesy of our Sponsor, Civo.com. **Event Sponsor:** We are proud to be sponsored by **Civo.com** \- Civo is the Sovereign Cloud and AI platform that frees you to build without limits\. Trusted by ambitious startups and major enterprises around the world to deliver scalable\, sustainable infrastructure without the hidden costs or headaches\. We hope you will join us for an inspiring, enjoyable evening. **[Register now to secure your place.](https://aiprofessionals.network/aipb-registration-page1)** NOTE: This event is also being promoted by many other groups and some photos/ videos may be taken for future promotional purposes.

Location: Ark Walworth Academy Shorncliffe Rd, London SE1 5UJ There will be 24 hours cancellation policy. If you can't make it please update your RSVP 24 hours before the session. Anytime under 24 hours and you will be responsible for paying for the session. The session fee is £15 per 3 hours make a payment to: Monzo Personal account Alvin John Rompe Sort code: 04-00-04 acct number: 29786770

Inviting all women and non-binary NSLondoners to a relaxed Sunday morning coffee social ☕️😌 Feel free to bring an app or code project to show and talk about, but no pressure if you’d rather just come along for a chat and to meet others in the community! Please RSVP on Meetup if you’re planning to come. Looking forward to seeing you there! All attendees are expected to follow our [code of conduct](https://nslondon.com/coc.html).

Hi everyone! 👋 We are excited to announce our **May** **in-person event** 🎉 Register now and join us for a wonderful evening hosted by **incident.io** 🥳 **66 City Road, London EC1Y 2AL** Please provide us with your **name** for registration purposes. **Agenda** * **6:00 PM** \- Refreshments and registration * **6:30 PM -** Welcome and a few words from our hosts * **6:40 PM** \- 🗣️ **Crypto, Not Coins: 3 Lessons in Password Security by Alice Cheung** * **7:10 PM** \- Break * **7:30 PM** \- 🗣️ **Translating Interview Speak: What your Interviewer *Really* Wants to Know by** **Barbara Limmer & Laura Browne** **8:15 PM** \- Networking/Discussion \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Crypto, Not Coins: 3 Lessons in Password Security** When we talk about “crypto”, most people think of coins. This talk is about the kind that protects your users. In this interactive session, we’ll break down password security into 3 key lessons exploring encoding, encryption, and hashing - and why the difference matters more than you think.. You’ll find out: * why some “secure” approaches fail instantly * how attackers use GPUs to crack passwords at scale * and why slowing things down is one of the best defences we have No prior security knowledge needed - just curiosity. Expect live polls, practical examples, and a few surprising insights into how passwords really get cracked. **[Alice Cheung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicespyglass/)** Alice is an engineering manager who moved from "fin" to tech. She helps organise Women Who Go as a way of paying it forward to a community that welcomed and supported her in her journey into the weird and wonderful world of engineering. She now works on creating better experiences and benefits in HR tech - and enjoys making complex topics like security and cryptography simple, practical, and (hopefully) a bit fun. **Translating Interview Speak: What Your Interviewer Really Wants to Know** Have you ever left an interview thinking that you nailed it and all you heard back was a short rejection? What happened? This session will help you to have better and less stressful job interviews. You’ll learn what’s behind the interview questions and what employers are really looking for. This information can help you to develop your best answers for your next job interview. This is based on information from the new book, Interview Speak: What Your Interviewer Really Wants To Know. We’ll cover how to: * Prepare for interviews * Answer common questions * Avoid mistakes **[Barbara Limmer](Swiped)**[ ](Swiped) Barbara is a professional Career Coach and Consultant who has personally coached thousands of professionals and executives from around the world. She brings extensive experience working in all sides of the hiring process, including career management, human resources, and executive search. She previously worked with MBA students and alumni as a Career Management Director at Thunderbird School of Global Management and in a variety of human resources roles focused on recruiting, training and employee relations for companies including Bank of America and MetLife. She also worked as a “headhunter” in New York City while attending graduate school. In all of her positions, she continually conducted either “real” job interviews or “mock” interviews, providing real-time, detailed and in-depth feedback on what could be improved in their answers. **[Laura Browne](Swiped)** Laura was a Senior Director of Human Resources for a global tech company where she taught managers how to be better interviewers. She is a speaker, trainer, and coach who helps people be more successful. At Career Coffee Break ([www.careercoffeebreak.com](www.careercoffeebreak.com)) she provides training to help people make more money at work by negotiating raises and higher starting salaries at new jobs. Laura is the author of business and fiction books including Help! My Company Swiped Left!, Increase Your Income: 7 Rules for Women Who Want To Make More Money at Work, and A Salary Cinderella Story (Or How To Make Money Without A Fairy Godmother). Laura has written for Forbes and has been quoted as a business expert in major publications including Cosmopolitan, Family Circle magazine, and USA Weekend. 🙋‍♀️ **Want to help shape the future of Women Who Go (London)?** We're looking for enthusiastic new organisers to join our amazing team! If you're interested in getting involved, please reach out to one of the organisers or email london-organisers@womenwhogo.org - we'd love to hear from you! ✨ 🗣️ **Interested in speaking at one of our events?** **[Our Call for Papers](https://www.papercall.io/women-who-go-ldn)** is always open! Whether you're an experienced presenter or new to public speaking, we'd love to hear from you. Once you submit your idea, we’ll reach out to find a suitable time and help you to prepare your talk. 💪 Our meetup often features talks in three recurring themes: * **Deep dives into Go** — advanced topics or lesser-known features of the language * **Project showcases** — real-world applications and tools built with Go * **No-code reflections** — insights on navigating life and work as a software engineer Don’t worry if your talk doesn’t fit neatly into one of these categories — we’re always open to fresh ideas and new perspectives! ==================== 🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch london-organisers@womenwhogo.org and we can discuss how you can get involved! ==================== 📜 All Women Who Go events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct - [https://golang.org/conduct](https://golang.org/conduct)

Topic to be announced. **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** https://youtube.com/live/BltmWMH1zG0?feature=share

We connect you with up to 30 Men or Women tennis partners close to your PLAYING REGION and skill level. This program is less competitive, no champions crowned, no league standings just dedicated tennis partners who want to meet up with you on the courts. Players will meet up to play a tennis match or just to hit around. Just go through the [Join Page](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program) to enter this program. [https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program)

Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm