PyData Leeds: March Meet-up

PyData Leeds is back and we're very excited to bring you the March Meet-up. We've got a full schedule with 2 presentations, it's going to be great!

PyData Leeds brings together people who are passionate about Python, Data & Engineering for evenings focussed around learning and networking.

Schedule:
Date: Tuesday 25th March 2024
Time: 17:30
Location: Parallax Offices, The Elbow Rooms, 64 Call Lane, Leeds, LS1 6DT

Agenda:
17:30: Networking and Refreshments
18:00: Welcome & Icebreaker
18:15: Jakub Szamuk, Software Engineer - 'Purr-mission Granted: Machine Vision in the Real World'
In an era where LLMs and machine learning are transforming industries, how do we bring this tech into a real product - quickly? This talk explores the journey of building Purr-mission Granted, a heavily over-engineered machine-vision catflap. From concept to working prototype in just one day, we will dive into the challenges of gathering training data and lessons learned in implementing machine vision in a physical product. Whether you're an AI enthusiast, maker, or just a pet owner tired of surprise deliveries, this talk aims to help inspire you to start bringing this exciting new technology into your own projects.
19:00: Suze Hawkins, Lead Data Scientist & Magda Nowakowska, Senior Data Scientist - 'Data Science Without Data: Building Models When Real Data is Scarce'
What do you do when you're faced with a data science problem, but there’s no real data available? Sometimes, access is restricted due to privacy, legal constraints, or simply because it hasn’t been collected yet. However, being able to test and experiment ideas quickly is an important aspect of the development to production cycle - often as a proof of concept to secure the necessary approvals or access to real data. In this talk, we’ll explore practical strategies for tackling machine learning challenges when starting from scratch.
19:45: Wrap-up & Drinks

If you have been before, we look forward to seeing you again and if you're coming along for the first time, we're excited to meet you and for you to join the Leeds PyData Community.

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PyData Leeds is a strictly professional event, as such professional behaviour is expected.

PyData Leeds is a chapter of PyData, an educational program of NumFOCUS and thus abides by the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct - https://pydata.org/code-of-conduct.html