What we’re about
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The SF Big Analytics meetup focuses on all aspects of the big data analytics, from data ETL, feature generation, AI/machine learning theory, algorithm and implementation to technologies and infrastructures associated with big data analytics. Topics include AI/Machine Learning (Algorithm & ML Infrastructure), data processing and monitoring, data Infrastructure, data visualization, data science lifecycle etc. This meetup covers the full range of the big data analytics topics and data mining pipelines.
We try to provide high quality talks for each meetup, here are some of the policies related to talks we have been following in last few years
-- Technical focused
-- No marketing
-- No product promotion (unless it is open sourced project)
-- No high level business talks (unless it is from highly respected leaders)
Upcoming events (4)
See all- AI meetup (August GitHub SF): GenAI, LLMs and AgentsGitHub, San Francisco, CA
Important: Register on the AICamp event website is required for admission.
Description:
Welcome to the AI meetup in San Francisco, in collaboration with GitHub. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agent, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.Speakers/Topics:
Check the AICamp event website for speakers and topics.If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit Topics
Sponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 50,000+ AI developers in San Francisco and 500K+ in global.Local and Global AI Community on Discord
Join us on discord for local and global AI tech community:- Events chat: chat and connect with speakers and global and local attendees;
- Learning AI: events, learning materials, study groups;
- Startups: innovation, projects collaborations, founders/co-founders;
- Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers.
- Silicon Valley AI meetup (August Edition) with SnowflakeSnowflake Campus Patio, Menlo Park, CA
Important: Register on the AICamp event website is required for admission.
Description:
Welcome to the AI meetup in Silicon Valley, in collaboration with Snowflake. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agent, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.Agenda:
- 5:30pm~6:00pm: Checkin, food and networking
- 6:00pm~6:10pm: Welcome, Community update
- 6:10pm~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
- 8:00pm~8:30pm: Open discussion, Mixer and Closing.Speakers/Topics:
Check the AICamp event website for speakers and topics.
If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit TopicsSponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 50,000+ AI developers in San Francisco Bay Area and 500K+ worldwide.Local and Global AI Community on Discord
Join us on discord for local and global AI tech community:- Events chat: chat and connect with speakers and global and local attendees;
- Learning AI: events, learning materials, study groups;
- Startups: innovation, projects collaborations, founders/co-founders;
- Jobs and Careers: job openings, post resumes, hiring managers.
- (Special Event) Women Shaping AIJPMC Tech Center, Palo Alto, CA
Important: register on the event website is REQUIRED for admission.
Description:
Co-hosted by AICamp, Women Shaping AI: Logic & Heart and JPMorgan Chase, this event brings together innovators, creators, and leaders who are shaping the future of artificial intelligence—with both technical excellence and human-centered purpose.👩💻 Why this event?
Women are still underrepresented in AI, but they’re driving bold innovations in research, product, and startups. This event is built by women in AI, for everyone who believes in an inclusive future—whether you’re deep in the field or just getting started.🎟 All are welcome – women & allies alike! We celebrate women in AI, but this event welcomes participants of all genders. Come join the conversation!
🗓️ What to expect:
✨ Inspirational keynotes from leading voices
💡 Insightful panel discussions on AI’s evolving landscape
🔍 Deep-dive tech talks on cutting-edge innovations
🥂 Networking mixer: drinks, chill music, and great peopleWhether you’re building with AI, exploring a career pivot, or simply curious—this is your community. Let’s learn, connect, and grow together.
Agenda
- 3:00 – 3:10 PM: Arrival and Check-in
- 3:10 – 3:25 PM: Opening Keynote: Owning Your Voice in the Age of AI, Nurcan Sonmez (Netflix)
- 3:25 – 3:55 PM: Panel 1: From Curiosity to Code: How We Pivoted into AI. Rajlakshmi Jain (Apple), Nilou Salehi (Across AI) , Mukta Agarwal (HCL Tech) , Karin Golde (GraphIQ)
- 4:00 – 4:25 PM: Panel 2: Building Ethical AI That Works for Everyone. Xenia Masl (Eastern Peak) | Divya Yerraguntla (Treehill Partners) | Vishakha Gupta ( ApertureData)
- 4:25 – 4:40 PM: Tech talk 1: Consumer-Centric Merchant Knowledge Graph from LLM-Curated Metadata, Brenda Ng (JPMC)
- 4:40 – 4:55 PM: Tech talk 2: Agentic AI: Designing with Intelligence & Autonomy, Elizabeth Fuentes (AWS)
- 5:00 – 5:15 PM: Closing Keynote: Leading with Logic & Heart A visionary talk on inclusive leadership in AI, Lakshmi Jayaraman (ex-Meta, founder in AI + Edu)
- 5:20 – 6:00 PM: Networking Mixer
Speakers/Topics:
Check the event website for speakers and topics.
If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: Submit TopicsSponsors:
We are actively seeking sponsors to support our community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food/drink, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 50,000+ AI developers in San Francisco and 500K+ in global. - NVIDIA FLARE Q3 Webinar – Advancing Federated Learning with FLARENeeds location
Join us for our Q3 NVIDIA FLARE Webinar, where we dive into the deployment capabilities as well as peer-to-peer algorithm development with NVIDIA FLARE—NVIDIA’s open-source federated learning framework. Whether you're new to FLARE or looking to take your distributed training pipelines to the next level, this session is packed with practical insights.
📅 Date: 2025-08-27 Wednesday
🕒 Time: 10:00 am – 11:40 am PDT
📍 Location: Online (Free Registration)
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Phone conference ID: 601 100 745#### Agenda
- 10:00 am – 10:05 am PDT — Member join and welcome
- 10:05 am – 11:00 am PDT — Talk 1
- 11:00 am – 11:35 am PDT — Talk 2
- 11:35 am – 11:40 am PDT — Closing
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### Talk 1: Deploying Federated Learning with NVIDIA FLARE
This session offers a walkthrough of deploying federated learning using NVIDIA FLARE, covering the full journey from simulation to production. Topics include:
- A brief refresher on Federated Learning and the NVIDIA FLARE framework
- Provisioning sites and managing collaborators
- Simulating deployments using POC mode
- Setting up through the CLI and FLARE Dashboard
- Running FLARE within Docker containers
- Scaling to real-world deployments in the cloud
Speaker: Zhijin Li -- Senior Solutions Architect, Healthcare & Life Sciences, EMEA, NVIDIA
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### Talk 2: Peer-to-Peer Programming: Distributed Optimization with NVIDIA FLARE
Dive into cutting-edge distributed learning techniques using FLARE’s peer-to-peer (P2P) programming capabilities. In this session, we’ll cover:
- Leveraging FLARE for custom P2P training
- Building decentralized optimization workflows
- Example use cases and implementation patterns
Speaker: Francesco Farina, Senior Solutions Architect, NVIDIA
