PyData Berlin 2023 September Meetup

Welcome to the Pydata Berlin meetup September Edition!!

We would like to welcome you all starting at 18:45. The talks begin around 19:05 hrs.

Please provide your first and last name for the registration because this is required for the venue's entry policy. If you cannot attend, please cancel your spot so others are able to join as the space is limited.

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The Lineup for the Evening

Talk 1: Stochastic Gradient Langevin Dynamics - Motivation , foundation and what DL can gain..

Speaker: Natan Katz

Abstract: SGLD is a raising method for improving SGD results (namely, optimizing a required loss function). The magic that one can find about it is that on one hand its technical implementation is easy to explain for a beginner but on the other hand teaching it combines holistic discussion on mathematical tools, physical motivation, historical scientific anecdotes modern DL methods such as BNN and a great pytroch implementation. In the lecture I will cover them all

Talk 2: OpenAI’s Whisper: State of the Art Speech Transcription and the Voice Interface Revolution

Speaker: Vlad Gheorghe
Vlad has worked as a senior data engineer at PPRO and Choco in Berlin. He is interested in how AI technology is transforming how humans interact with computers and with each other.

Abstract: With the media's focus predominantly on text-based AI models like ChatGPT and Claude, another transformative AI capability—Whisper for speech recognition—has largely stayed under the radar. This talk aims to shift that spotlight. Drawing from both the features and frontier applications of Whisper, we'll dissect why this technology promises a critical shift in the history of computer interfaces. We explore Whisper’s potential with a series of practical prototypes that attendees can integrate into their workflows. The discussion will also project the broader implications on future human-machine interfaces.

Kindly let us know if you would like to present something at the start of the meetup :)

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