Data Community Meetup: Machine Learning Evening - Feb 2018

Machine Learning, is the cool kid on the block (at least for us data people). It is something that is on each of our minds as the next best thing to get into, but how many of us have actually tried it out? If you are looking to take the plunge into ML, but do not know how, this is the evening for you.

SESSION #1: Get Your Feet Wet with Machine Learning
by Dinesh Priyankara

Join Dinesh to learn what Machine Learning (ML) is, some history about it, and all the important key terms that go with it. You will then move to a demo driven learning of ML using Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML); what it is, an introduction to and a simple classification/regression demo, so that in the end you, will know how to get started with ML.

About Dinesh:

Dinesh is an experienced professional and database enthusiast with skills in database management systems and business intelligence. Possessing over 17 years of experience on data related technologies, he does training, consulting, and is a top contributor to the local SQL Server community. In recognition of his contributions and expertise he has demonstrated, he was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for SQL Server for 12 consecutive years since 2006. Dinesh is the Founder/Principal Architect of dinesQL (Pvt) Ltd ( http://dinesql.com ). In his spare time he runs a blog at http://dinesql.blogspot.com and maintains his speaker profile at rateevent/dineshpriyankara.

SESSION #2: Take the Machine Learning Plunge
by Haritha Thilakarathne

Taking things further, Haritha will explain the Azure ML architecture, and how ML can be used, including integration with other solutions and services. You will also learn how ML can be extended/enhanced using R or Python; all with demos.

About Haritha:

Haritha is a machine learning & data science enthusiast, specializing in applying machine learning and artificial intelligence paradigms to develop intelligent applications. He received his bachelors in ICT from Rajarata University, Sri Lanka. Haritha is a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) in Artificial Intelligence. His expertise revolves around cloud based machine learning approaches, natural language processing, and chatbots. Read Haritha's blog here: http://naadispeaks.wordpress.com

Look at this session as your first lesson in Machine Learning enablement. If you have done Machine Learning before, please do come over and share your experiences.

ENTRANCE: FREE