May Meetup

Welcome to our May meetup! Pizza and soft drinks will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis from 6pm as usual. There will be no pre-event workshop at this meetup, so please do not arrive before 6pm.

We have two excellent talks to look forward to from Mohammad Reza Sharifi and Arun Niranjan. Full details below :)

Schedule

1800--1825h: Refreshments

1830--18:35h: Welcome

1835--1900h: Your path into data & AI: the cloud‑first skills every practitioner needs

1900--1910h: Intermission

1910--1945h: Acting under uncertainty with pymdp

1945--2000h: News & Announcements

Talks

Mohammad Reza Sharifi, Graduate Data Solutions Engineer @ Seriös Group
Your path into data & AI: the cloud‑first skills every practitioner needs

Cloud literacy has become essential for anyone entering Data & AI. In this talk, I’ll share the cloud‑first principles and practical steps that shaped my own journey, and outline a simple, repeatable template that practitioners can use to build enterprise‑ready skills. The goal is to show how cloud fluency accelerates learning, unlocks real opportunities, and forms the foundation of modern data and ML practice.

Arun Niranjan, Staff AI Engineer @ Bud
Acting under uncertainty with pymdp

Abstract (TBC)

News and Announcements

Have a news item or announcement you'd like to make about upcoming data events or job opportunities in the North East? Comment below or email us at neds@jumpingrivers.com and we'll do our best to circulate this information during the session.

Please also get in touch if you'd like to volunteer yourself for a talk at a future meetup!