Big Data

Video is the largest source of data that companies own but it is basically a wasted asset because they can’t search inside it to find what they need!! Join Visual Layer’s research & engineering teams for a deep dive into the architecture required to turn raw pixel data into searchable, explorable knowledge at the petabyte level. **Agenda:** * Arrival & Networking * Welcome & Intro * The State of the Art in Video Temporal Search * Lessons Learned Building the Visual Layer Chat * Open Discussion & Q&A **We’ll walk through the engineering decisions behind building our "Visual Layer Chat": turning video frames into a graph-based knowledge system. You'll see how we design agents over visual graphs, handle failure modes in production, and bridge the gap between raw visual data and natural language queries.** **Who should attend:** * Engineers and Data Architects * AI researchers * Product Owners of natural language chats and search engines * CPOs, CTOs and VPs building search or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) on visual data **Speakers:** * [Amir Alush](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amiralush/) CTO * [Amir Baron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/baronamir/), Senior Backend Engineer * [Guy Singer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guysinger/), Algo Research Lead **When:** February 11, 2026, 18:00-19:45 **Where:** Visual Layer offices, Tel Aviv. WeWork Toha. 114 Yigal Alon, Tel Aviv, Floor 11. **Registration required Drinks & snacks provided**

רוצים להבין סוף סוף איך להשתמש בכלים כמו ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity ו-Grok בצורה יעילה? בואו לסדנה: AI יומיומי - התחלה חכמה בעולם הבינה המלאכותית - סדנה פרקטית וקצרה, שתעשה לכם סדר בבינה. במהלך המפגש נלמד מה זה LLM, נתנסה ביצירת תמונות, עריכת טקסטים ושימוש נכון בכלי AI, באופן שחוסך זמן, משפר רעיונות ועובד בצורה יעילה יותר – בעבודה, בלימודים ובחיים האישיים. בסיום תצאו עם ארגז כלים עדכני ומעשי שבוודאי ישרת אתכם ממש מיד. עלות: 170 ש"ח לתושבי יהוד: 120 ש"ח שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/AI-one-meeting

**Ness Cloud \| Microsoft \| BITS Cloud4Startups** Join us for an inspiring meetup to explore how Ness and Microsoft Azure can fuel your startup’s success **Supercharge Your Startup with Ness Bits Program Powered by Microsoft Azure** 📅 12/02/2026 📍 Microsoft Tel-Aviv *The event will be hosted by Michal GologorskyStartups Territory Manager, Cloud & AI, Microsoft* *** **Agenda** 09:00 - **Welcoming** 09:30 - **The International BITS Accelerator Program will charge your startup with Resources, Benefits & Investments – What’s in it for you?!** Shay Rapaport, BITS Program Director, Ness.Cloud 09:50 - **Scale Without Limits: Navigating Your Startup Journey with Microsoft** Itai Rauch, Senior Startups Executive, Microsoft 10:10 - **Power Panel with The BITS Startups** Moderated by Shay Rapaport, BITS Program Director, Ness.Cloud 10:40 **Brunch Break** 11:15 **Agentic AI: Your Startup’s New Workforce** Marina Marenkov, Senior Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft 11:45 - **Your Fast Track to Azure Marketplace – Be Where Enterprises Buy Tech!** David Chouraqui, Biz-Dev, Ness.Cloud 12:00 - **Next October – Will be Better Commemoration and innovation** Izhar Shay, Former Minister of Science & Technology & Co-founder Next October 12:30 - **PipleBiz – Invest in the next big startup** Or Benun, founder & CEO of PipleBiz 13:15 - **Sweet ending** *** **Registration** * The invitation is personal & non-transferable * Participation is free of charge but prior registration & approval is required

Hosted by [Perion](https://perion.com/)! **Location**: דה וינצ׳י 2, תל אביב נא להביא תעודה מזהה כדי לקבל כרטיס כניסה במכונה Agenda: * Mingling * Talk 1: Sync Contracts, Async Execution: The Magic of gRPCQueue by Aviyam Ivgi * Break * Talk 2: What's new in Go 1.26 and before by Miki Tebeka

TAMI π is a curated meeting, workshop or presentation about a topic in math. It happens every two weeks at TAMI. The event is hosted by a different person each time. You can come, learn topics and share ideas in an open and informal atmosphere. This time Amit Yaron will talk about [fractional calculus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_calculus). For proposing a presentation or topic you can drop us a line. תאמי פי הוא מפגש אוצר, סדנה או מצגת על נושא במתמטיקה. זה קורה כל שבועיים בתאמי. את האירוע מנחה אדם אחר בכל פעם. תוכלו לבוא, ללמוד נושאים ולחלוק רעיונות באווירה פתוחה ונעימה. הפעם עמית ירון ידבר על [חשבון אינפיניטסימלי שברי](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_calculus). להצעת מצגת או נושא ניתן לפנות אלינו.

כלי AI שעושים למצגות ואו, בפורום היועצים! מפגש עסקי ליצירת קשרים מניבים ושיתופי פעולה איכותיים עם ערך מוסף. לפרטים וההרשמה: [https://tinyurl.com/5xr67eym](https://tinyurl.com/5xr67eym) יום חמישי, 12.02.26, בשעה 10:00, נפגשים בסטודיו פריים ביי פריים במתחם הבורסה בר"ג (מרחק הליכה קצר מהרכבת). בואו ליצור קשרים איכותיים בפורום ה- B2B הותיק ביותר בארץ! המפגש מיועד למי שנותן שירות לעסקים, ארגונים, חברות ויזמים מכל התחומים (B2B). הביאו כרטיסי ביקור והבטיחו את מקומכם בהקדם. מחכים להיפגש!

ביום שישי 13.02.2026 ניפגש למיטאפ בנושא ״גאווה כשאפתנות מוסרית״ מתוך הספר ״אובייקטיביזם הפילוסופיה של איין ראנד״ את המפגש יעביר אייר רייכל, עמית מרכז איין ראנד לקריאת הנושא [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fu-zj9h1neuX2KImbLr_ZSpvaGw7Dkuh/](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fu-zj9h1neuX2KImbLr_ZSpvaGw7Dkuh/) **\*\*\*המפגש מיועד לקהל הרחב ולא מצריך ידע מוקדם מעבר לקריאת המאמר\*\*\*** תכנית: 10:45-11:15 התכנסות 11:15-12:45 דיון על המאמר 12:45 אפטר מיטאפ: קונים אוכל ושתייה בשרונה מרקט וחוזרים למינגלינג בוויוורק הדיון מתחיל ונגמר בזמן. נא לדייק ולא לאכול במהלך הדיון [תרומות למרכז איין ראנד ופעילות המיטאפ כאן](https://www.aynrand.org.il/donate) . הנחיות כניסה: יש להיכנס בכניסה א' של שרונה מרקט, מול מסעדת "מקסיקנה" יש דלת לחדר מדרגות, יש לעלות לקומה ה3 ולצלצל לפתיחת הדלת לאייר רייכל 050-5210025. ניתן גם לכתוב בקבוצת הוואטסאפ של המיטאפ. ניתן להגיע באמצעות הרכבת הקלה - תחנת יהודית למגיעים ברכב, חניה מומלצת ב"חניון פלטיניום" (מופיע בוייז). במחיר 20 ש"ח, חניונים אחרים יהיו יקרים יותר ניתן גם לחנות בחניון "מילניום" שקצת רחוק יותר ב10 שח עם אפליקציית סנטרל פארק. לאחר המפגש, ממשיכים לבלות במתחם וויוורק, נהוג לקנות אוכל במרקט למטה ולחזור לאכול במתחם. מתלבטים ביחס להתאמת התוכן? אופי המפגש? מוזמנים לפנות ולהתייעץ עם בועז.

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders: Lev +972 55-7704496 Ilia +972535007183 Nastya +972533838320 Dan +972537162316 More about FRC global: 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful. Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed. We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel. Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough. Please join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you. Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)

**People Analytics 101: Making Sense of Compensation Data** Compensation data is one of the most widely used and widely misunderstood forms of people analytics. The session will cover where compensation data comes from, including market pricing data, internal payroll data, and benchmarking sources, and how companies think about structuring and analyzing that information. We will explore how compensation data is leveraged to set salary ranges, manage internal equity, support hiring and retention, and align pay with business strategy. A portion of the session will address common data challenges and limitations, such as market noise, inconsistent job matching, and incomplete datasets, while keeping the primary focus on practical use rather than technical depth. The session will also look ahead at where the space is going, including the growing impact of pay transparency laws, expanding pay equity requirements, and emerging regulations in the US and Europe that require organizations to report on gender and pay gaps. The goal is to give attendees a clear mental model for how compensation analytics works today and why getting it right is becoming increasingly critical. (note: we are back at Rev1 this month!) **About Our Speaker** [Alex Moore](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexscottmoore/) is the founder of [Moore Cooperative](https://moorecooperative.com/), where he advises organizations on compensation strategy, pay equity, and people analytics. His work focuses on helping organizations like the Ohio Supreme Court design, analyze, and communicate compensation systems that are data-informed, defensible, and aligned with organizational goals. Alex lives in Granville, Ohio and has three little kiddos. More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

I love my job and one of the main things I do is help customers get going with any of the data technologies at Microsoft. Right now there are a lot of my customers asking about Microsoft Fabric. It's hard to weave across all the shiny new options across the Fabric landscape, let alone figure out where it fits into your organization. In this session we'll focus on answering one question - how can I get data into Fabric? We'll talk through the "it depends" options and see some of the options in live demos.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** TBD **YouTube Link** TBA

**Abstract:** The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is an X-ray light source at Argonne National Laboratory where researchers perform imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy experiments at 68 specialized beamlines. APS recently completed a major upgrade that made it the brightest synchrotron in the world and upgraded many of the beamlines to take advantage of the dramatically brighter, more coherent beam. These new capabilities are increasing the facility’s raw data production from <10 PB/year before the upgrade to >100 PB/year once all instruments are back online. To meet this data challenge, the APS Beamline Data Pipeline project team is partnering with beamline staff to develop and deploy science data pipelines that use a common set of open-source software tools (many written in Python) to link instruments with the Polaris supercomputer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) for data processing. This talk will describe the APS data systems, our file-based and streaming pipeline templates, and some of the open-source software we use to extract scientific insights from beamline data. **Audience Takeaway:** Open source Python data acquisition and analysis tools are ubiquitous at the APS. Many of the packages that are mentioned can be found at [https://github.com/AdvancedPhotonSource](https://github.com/AdvancedPhotonSource). This is a *hybrid* event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm: [https://numfocus-org.zoom.us/j/89399976851?pwd=UEgMUZXdYmKdK1x1dIPL6hwUYnp7NW.1](https://numfocus-org.zoom.us/j/89399976851?pwd=UEgMUZXdYmKdK1x1dIPL6hwUYnp7NW.1) **Sponsor**: Grainger will provide the meeting site, as well as snacks for the onsite participants. * **Address:** 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, 18th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 * **Grainger's Overview:** W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broadline distributor with over $17 billion in revenue. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Our machine learning team builds broadly across search, recommendations, product matching, computer vision, and generative AI. * **Logistics**: To access the Grainger office, we require **first and last names** of those who RSVP'd by **Feb 11**. Please take the main elevators at the center of the Mart. Attendees will then present their **IDs** when they arrive at the front desk on the 18th floor.

### Tools in your AI's Toolbox : An introduction to MCP Servers The generative AI revolution has unlocked unprecedented capabilities, but the next frontier is agency: empowering models to interact with, query, and act upon the world. The current challenge is the “N x M integration problem,” where every AI model requires a custom, brittle integration for each external tool or data source. This approach simply doesn’t scale. How can we give an AI access to our sales leads, code repositories, or IoT devices in a standardized, secure, and reusable way? This session introduces Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open-source framework designed to solve this challenge and become the universal connector—the USB-C port—for AI. MCP standardizes how AI models discover and use external tools, moving beyond simple function-calling to a robust, client-server architecture. We will dive into how this open protocol is creating a new ecosystem for building powerful, context-aware AI agents. Join this session for a developer-focused introduction where you will learn how to: Understand the core concepts of the open-source Model Context Protocol and its architecture. Utilize pre-built, open-source MCP servers to instantly connect AI to tools like Git, Slack, and databases. Build a custom MCP server to securely expose your own proprietary data and APIs as tools for any compliant AI. Move beyond bespoke integrations and contribute to a standardized, collaborative, and open ecosystem. Stop building one-off connectors and start building intelligent agents. This session will give you the practical knowledge to leverage MCP and create the next generation of AI that doesn’t just talk, but does. Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! [https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/](https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/)

**NEW LOCATION: Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: * 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. * 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). See the handy Parking Map - we recommend street parking. [Street Parking Map](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u2A4fLNlxwLJn0KA_hKc8bnFlFHLvsHBDh-_8wzX_tk/edit?usp=sharing) We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact centralohpython@gmail.com

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/