#LondonAI November Meetup @ Big Data LDN: RL & Challenges in AI Projects

Dear Makers,

We will be hosting our November meetup in conjunction with Big Data LDN conference ( https://bigdataldn.com/) again this year.

Please note that all members will need to register free via this link to obtain entry https://bigdataldn.com/register/

This will also give you access to the two days of Big Data LDN should you wish to attend. If you are planning to attend the free conference, do check out our exhibition Stand (#253 - https://bigdataldn.com/exhibitors/h2o-ai/).

Agenda:

• Pizza and drinks until 18:30
• Welcoming Remarks by H2O.ai team
• Tech talks

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Talk 1: Towards faster Internet with Reinforcement Learning by Viswanath Sivakumar

Industry estimates show that more than 150 exabytes of data per month were sent over the internet in 2018 and this expected to nearly double by 2021. Effective network congestion control strategies are key to keeping the Internet operational at this massive scale. For decades, these systems have been dominated by handcrafted heuristics that can react to dynamic traffic patterns but are not able to learn new ways to anticipate them. Reinforcement Learning (RL) holds the promise of taking proactive steps to reduce network congestion and adapt to varying network scenarios, and yet to our knowledge none has been transferred to a real-world production system. This talk will cover a research platform to advance RL for congestion control and the fundamental challenges involved.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.04054

About Viswanath:
Researcher at Facebook AI Research
https://research.fb.com/people/sivakumar-viswanath/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/viswanath-sivakumar-56b76318/

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Talk 2: Why not to use AI? by Jyoti Mishra

The talk will cover different challenges of AI projects and details of technical infrastructure required to build a successful AI Product. It will also cover several misconceptions of how AI is perceived by people and the business loss caused.

About Jyoti:
An ML/NLP Engineer working in the direction of bringing cost effective AI solutions to early stage startups. (DossierLab.com)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyotimishra1009/

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Talk 3: Tackling Climate Change with AI by Vanya Pisinska

One of the most significant challenges we face is climate change, and the consequences of not reacting on time are going to be catastrophic. This session will cover the use of AI in the battle against the climate crisis and present ideas of how we can contribute positively using technology that is already available.

About Vanya:
IT professional with extensive experience in support, service and vendor management. Passionate AI enthusiast, blogger and mentor. My motto is – Never stop learning!
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanyapisinska/