Talk/Demo on ML with Apache Spark + Lightning talks on Computer Vision & NLP

Hi everyone, join us for the 2nd ML event of 2019! We have a main presentation/demo on ML with Apache Spark and 3 lightning talks (Computer Vision, NLP & Simulations with Python/ML education).

Tentative schedule:
18h15-18h30: arrival/registration
18h15-18h45: soft drinks/snacks & networking
18h45: main presentation/demo
19h30: community announcements & break
19h45-20h45: lightning talks
20h45-21h30: networking/casual brainstorming

Mandatory registration: https://forms.gle/fEGFrFfnhbXuD1THA

On the program:

• Main presentation/demo by Masood Krohy (Title: Large-scale Experimentation with Spark & Productionizing Native Spark ML Models)

• Lightning talks:
  ~ Jenny Midwinter (Title: CNN Based Auto-Pilot for a Wheelchair)
  ~ Claude Coulombe (Title: Text Data Augmentation Made Simple By Leveraging NLP Cloud APIs)
  ~ Shiv Kumar & Darius Vaillancourt (Title: Open Source Simulations with Python and Blended Learning Approaches to Data Science and Machine Learning Education)

Summaries of talks and bios of presenters:
https://www.montrealml.dev/meetup-agenda-may-21-2019

Important notes - please read in full:

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Common important details posted at https://www.montrealml.dev/terms :

• Overbooking: this is a free-to-attend event and, as such, there is some overbooking. There are about 80 seats available;
• Photo/Video permission;
• Attendee selection process (in case of limited capacity).
  More details are at the above URL.