GDG Cloud Boston DevFest: AI & Tech Innovations

Join us for the GDG Cloud Boston Annual DevFest at the Hult School of Business, where technology meets innovation! As part of Boston AI Week, this year's festival invites industry leaders and experts from both tech and business sectors to provide immersive workshops and insightful talks. Whether you're a seasoned developer, a tech enthusiast, or a business professional eager to stay ahead in the fast-evolving field of AI and technology, this event is tailored just for you. Network with peers, enhance your skill set, and get inspired by the latest advancements in AI and tech. Don't miss out on the chance to be part of a community that thrives on innovation and collaboration. Register today and take the first step towards spearheading the future of technology!

Agenda

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Hosted By

Lukas Karlsson, GDG Organizer

Lukas Karlsson is a the founder of Altissimo, a cloud consulting and services provider. He is a architect, developer advocate, public speaker, community organizer, and a certified Professional Cloud Architect. Previously, he spent twenty years supporting genomics research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

Lukas is a Google Cloud Developer Expert in Cloud and leads the GDG Cloud Boston developer community and the Slack Boston community.

Roya Kandalan, Gen AI Research Scientist

Roya is a research scientist working on advancing artificial intelligence technologies. She has a PhD in Electrical Engineering, is a US patent holder, and has multiple publications in primary journals on electrical engineering, mathematics, and artificial intelligence. Her primary research interests are generative AI, computer vision, and pattern recognition. Roya has developed machine learning solutions for various applications, including healthcare, assistive technologies, and security.

She is enthusiastic about advancing science and passionate about women’s rights. She is a Google Developer Expert and Cloud Champion in AI/ML, a Google Woman’s Techmaker Ambassador, and a Google Developer Group co-organizer (Cloud Boston). She uses these platforms to enhance women’s confidence in the workplace and advocate for women's and non-binary individuals' rights.

Norbert Kremer, Cloud Solution Architect

Google Developer Expert (Data Cloud)
Cloud Solution Architect
Google Certified Professional Machine Learning Engineer, Data Engineer and Database Engineer
Co-organizer at GDG Cloud Boston
Cloud data warehouse expert (BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks, Teradata, Oracle)
Agentic AI application developer with ADK, MCP, A2A
Google Cloud Authorized Trainer

Marianne Ray, Staff Software Engineer

Marissa Fisher, Principal Software Engineer

I am a passionate cloud developer on the cutting edge of research in the genetics of disease. I've been in the Boston area since 2015 working as a software engineer and volunteering with educational organizations, GDG being one of them. I'm always happy to connect with others and empower them on their journey through the technology space, be it locally or globally.

Linda Kovacs, Sr Software Engineer

Sr Software Engineer @ Accenture | Google Cloud Architect | AWS Cloud Engineer | Full Stack MERN | UX/UI Designer | Google Developer Group Lead & Women Techmakers Ambassador | Journalist: Radio, TV, Magazine🇺🇸🇮🇹🇷🇴

Nima Rezaeian, Assistant Professor

Joe Lust, Cloud Infra Lead

I love mastery. Sometimes it’s mastery of an athletic pursuit, others times it’s understanding of history or scientific principles. Complex systems entertain me. Simple solutions inspire me. Pedagogy lets me give back to others.

Any given weekend you might find me running a half marathon, hiking a remote Norwegian fjord, or drafting a meetup presentation.

On weekdays, I play the cloud infrastructure and security lead at a Boston startup.

Drop me a line if you’re a like minded soul.

Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-boston-presents-gdg-cloud-boston-devfest-ai-amp-tech-innovations/.