

Wat we doen
This Meetup is a place for technical people to come and hear technical talks, and network with likeminded people in the Amsterdam region interested in Python. No Sales, No Recruiting, just technical talks.
We're part of the global PyData network, that promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization.
Interested in speaking or hosting a meetup? Shoot us a message at amsterdam[at]pydata.org.
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Alles weergevenWe are excited to welcome you to PyData Amsterdam 2025. It is a 3-day event from September 24 -26, for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. The global PyData network promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization. PyData communities approach data science using many languages, including (but not limited to) Python, Julia, and R.
Over the span of 3 days, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, attend live keynote sessions and talks, as well as get to know fellow members of the PyData Community.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Note: This is a paid event, to attend the event, get your tickets HERE >
Currently we are offering Early Bird Tickets, don't miss it out!
AGENDA
Tutorial day | September 24 @ TNW City
Conference days | September 25-26 @ De Kromhouthal
Keynote speakers:
Hannes Mühleisen
Co-founder & CEO @ DuckDB Labs
Judith Dijk
Project Officer Optronic Systems @ European Defence Agency
Maria Börner
Head of the AI Competence Center @ Westernacher Solutions
Demetrios Brinkmann
Chief Vibe Officer @MLOps Community
The program
Tutorials, Talks, & Deep-dives
https://amsterdam.pydata.org/program
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Aankomende evenementen (2)
Alles weergeven- AI in action: From ML models to gamesPLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, Amsterdam
🚨 To ensure your spot at the meetup, please register via the PyLadies Amsterdam account.
Let's dive together into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence in game development. This event is a joint effort with PyLadies Amsterdam community.
Agenda:
18:00-18:20 - Arrival + food
18:20-18:30 - Welcome note
18:30-19:00 - Generating natural landscapes for Go Wayback with pysheds and ML by Joey Faulkner
19:00-19:05 - Break
19:05-19:35 - How to create 'sentient' but coherent NPC with AI by Alisa Dammer
19:35-19:45 - Break
19:45-20:15 - Playing Fair?: GenAI, Game Design, and Inclusion by Siân Brooke
20:15-21:00 - Networking and closingTalk 1 - Generating natural landscapes for Go Wayback with pysheds and ML
In this talk we will take a deep dive into how we setup and train our guided generation system for our upcoming game Prologue: Go Wayback!. Our guided generation system allows creative people to design rough outlines of levels which then create landscapes which retain natural features. This allows us to generate near-infinite varied landscapes but still include creativity from level designers (and even players!). We will go over data preparation with pysheds, training with hugging face diffusers and shipping to users with ONNX.Joey Faulkner
Joey Faulkner is a Senior Machine Learning Research Engineer at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions, currently focusing on delivering landscape generation in Prologue. After 10 years working on various Machine Learning focused startups from agriculture to green energy, he has started working in game development, firstly at Epic Games and now at PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions.Talk 2 - How to create 'sentient' but coherent NPC with AI
Main focus of the talk will be on ensuring coherent behavior of the NPC using (pretty much any) LLM. Technology agnostic, this talk presents general problematic and a simple solution.Alisa Dammer
Alisa loves coding, technology and data. MLE and MLOps by day, developing her own projects by night. Favorite languages: python and rust ;)Talk 3 - Playing Fair?: GenAI, Game Design, and Inclusion
As generative AI (GenAI) becomes increasingly embedded in the game development pipeline, from character creation to procedural world-building, it brings with it both exciting possibilities and ethical challenges. This talk explores how GenAI tools are shaping the future of games, and asks: Who might be left out of what we are designing? Focusing on issues of gender, queer, neurodiversity and intersectional inclusion, this talk will examine how bias can enter at every stage of the development process and how these biases can impact both players and creators.Siân Brooke
Dr Siân Brooke is an Assistant Professor and MacGillavry Fellow at the DLab, Informatics Institute, University of Amsterdam. Her research focuses on the social implications of AI and digital technologies, with an emphasis on gender, neurodiversity, and inclusion in the field of computing. She earned her PhD from the University of Oxford, where she explored how gendered dynamics shape collaboration in hackathons and open-source software, and her current work investigates how generative AI can be integrated into programming environments to better support neurodiverse women.GitHub Repo:
https://github.com/pyladiesams/ai-in-action-from-ml-models-to-games-jul2025
Stream:
https://youtube.com/live/ODnQutDs4Ao - PyData Amsterdam 2025 Conference September 24 - 26De Kromhouthal / De overkant, 1021 KP Amsterdam-Noord
We are excited to welcome you to PyData Amsterdam 2025. It is a 3-day event from September 24 -26, for the international community of users and developers of data analysis tools to share ideas and learn from each other. The global PyData network promotes discussion of best practices, new approaches, and emerging technologies for data management, processing, analytics, and visualization. PyData communities approach data science using many languages, including (but not limited to) Python, Julia, and R.
Over the span of 3 days, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, attend live keynote sessions and talks, as well as get to know fellow members of the PyData Community.
GET YOUR TICKETS
Note: This is a paid event, to attend the event, get your tickets HERE >
Currently we are offering Early Bird Tickets, don't miss it out!AGENDA
Tutorial day | September 24 @ TNW City
Conference days | September 25-26 @ De KromhouthalKeynote speakers:
Hannes Mühleisen
Co-founder & CEO @ DuckDB LabsJudith Dijk
Project Officer Optronic Systems @ European Defence AgencyMaria Börner
Head of the AI Competence Center @ Westernacher SolutionsDemetrios Brinkmann
Chief Vibe Officer @MLOps CommunityThe program
Tutorials, Talks, & Deep-dives
https://amsterdam.pydata.org/programFollow us on LinkedIn for the latest news 👀
Check out our Conference page for more info.