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Div0 CDQ Workshop - Building Your Own Home Lab
⚠️ **REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED VIA [THIS LUMA FORM](https://luma.com/op00go1h)**[ ](https://luma.com/op00go1h)⚠️
A refundable deposit of SGD30 will be collected and refunded at the end of the workshop (within 2 working days). For refunds, attendees must email a screenshot of the completed post-event survey form to [community@div0.sg](community@div0.sg)[ ](https://community@div0.sg)via the email they used during sign-up.
Dinner will be provided to all workshop attendees.
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**ABSTRACT**
**From Curiosity to Capability: Build Your First Home Lab**
A home lab is a personal computing environment you build and run yourself — a sandbox to experiment, break things, and learn. In this workshop, we explore why building one at home is one of the most practical ways to develop real cybersecurity skills, bridging the gap between textbook knowledge and hands-on capability. We will walk through how home lab concepts map directly to professional cybersecurity environments, and demystify the core terminologies you will encounter along the way — SSH, NAT, VLANs, IP and DNS, virtualisation, Docker, and remote access. Whether you are a student, a career switcher, or an IT professional looking to go deeper, this workshop gives you the foundation to start building with confidence.
**LEARNING OBJECTIVES**
* Homelab foundations + Quick Threat Modeling
* Lets build a simple DNS lab
* Monitoring logs
* What's next?
**SET UP REQUIREMENTS**
Bring your own laptops (and laptop chargers)
* Install VMware
* Download Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) iso file and install in VMware
* Make sure to use NAT Network Mode when installing Proxmox as a guest VM on VMWare
**TRAINERS**
* Jeremy ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyng123/))
* Jun Hong (Dave) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tan-jun-hong/))
**CO-ORGANISERS & VENUE SPONSOR**
* [CyberSG TIG Collaboration Centre](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersg-tig-collaboration-centre)
* [BLOCK71](https://block71.co/)
**IMPORTANT NOTICES**
* Code of Conduct: [https://www.div0.sg/code-of-conduct](https://www.div0.sg/code-of-conduct)
* Terms of Use & Disclaimer Notice: [https://www.div0.sg/terms-of-use-disclaimer-notice](https://www.div0.sg/terms-of-use-disclaimer-notice)
Take Control of the 3 Highs - Simple Ways to Improve Your Health Naturally
Are your blood pressure, blood sugar, or cholesterol levels quietly rising — even though you “feel fine”?
Most people don’t take action until it starts affecting their daily life…
Low energy, poor sleep, stubborn weight gain, and relying more on medication.
It doesn’t have to get to that stage.
Join our **offline health sharing session** and discover simple, practical ways to manage the “3 Highs” — without extreme diets or complicated routines.
You’ll learn:
• Easy lifestyle shifts to support healthier numbers
• Smarter nutrition choices that fit your daily routine
• How to build sustainable habits for long-term wellness
Imagine waking up with more energy, thinking more clearly, and feeling confident that you’re back in control of your health.
Whether your goal is prevention, improvement, or maintaining long-term wellness — this session will give you actionable steps you can start immediately.
Seats are intentionally limited to ensure a focused, high-quality experience.
👉 Secure your seat now — message us or register today before spots are filled.
Run and Sip. Good legs. Better company
Ever wished making new friends as an adult was actually fun? This is your Tue Evenings sorted.
**Welcome to Gotomo — where strangers become Tomos.**
**What we've got covered:**
* All paces welcome! 🏃
* A leisurely 3–5km along Marina Bay waterfront
* A Circle of Six — Tomos who run together, stay together
* Post-run drinks at a bar.
* You've earned it. 🍻
**What to bring:**
* 👟 Comfortable running shoes & sports clothes
* 💧 A water bottle Go run. Go connect. Gotomo.
* 📍 Location: Marina Bay 🕡 Start time: 6:30 PM
* 💬 WhatsApp us at +65 8184 0446 for questions
**How to join your Circle of Six:**
Head over to gotomo.co to register and book a slot
— exact meeting point revealed 24 hours before the event.
Register via gotomo.co to confirm your slot
*Strangers today. Tomos tomorrow.*
*gotomo.co*
*📲 Follow us for updates and early access to upcoming events:*
*Instagram: @gotomo.sg*
*Telegram: t.me/gotomo_sg*
Human at the Core: Leading, Building and Thriving in the Age of AI
**Register here (subject to approval):**
[https://luma.com/fongxt81](https://luma.com/fongxt81)
*This is an in-person event. Successful Registration is subject to approval.*
**ABOUT**
**In association with [Women's Dev Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/women-devs-sg/), [Zenika](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zenikasingapore/) presents -** An engaging session exploring what it means to lead, build and adapt when AI becomes part of everyday work.
AI is transforming how teams operate, make decisions and build products.
**Yet the biggest challenges remain deeply human:**
* Creating conditions where **people can do their best work** — with high support and high challenge in equal measure
* **Building products that solve real problems**, not just ship solutions
* **Engaging with AI** and change with curiosity rather than fear
This session explores the convergence of three forces reshaping how value gets created today: **leadership, product thinking, and AI**. Through the lens of modern product teams and real-world experience, **[Jolyn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jolyn-c/)** will make the case that these are no longer separate conversations.
Participants will walk away with three honest questions every leader and builder should keep asking themselves:
* **Lead** — *Am I creating conditions where people can do their best work?*
* **Build** — *Am I solving real problems or just shipping solutions?*
* **Adapt** — *Am I engaging with change with curiosity or with fear?*
The future belongs not to those with the most information, nor to those who fear disruption — but to those who stay human at the centre of it all.
Join us for an evening of honest insights, practical frameworks and real-world stories for navigating the future of leadership and product in an AI-enabled world.
📍 **Venue:**
This meetup is brought to you by Zenika Singapore, 20 Bendemeer Rd, #03-10 BS Bendemeer Centre, Singapore 339914.
**NOTE: Successful Registration is subject to approval. Sign up here:**
[https://luma.com/fongxt81](https://luma.com/fongxt81)
**EVENT SCHEDULE:**
**6:30 PM - 6:45 PM:** Registration + Networking
**6:45 PM to 6:55 PM:** Intro to WDS
**7:00 PM to 7:10 PM:** Intro to Zenika
**7:15 PM to 8:15 PM:** Human at the Core: Leading, Building and Thriving in the Age of AI by Jolyn + Q&A
**8:15 PM onwards:** Networking + Photo-taking
**TERMS & CONDITIONS**
* Zenika Singapore reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time.
* Although very unlikely, please note that Zenika Singapore reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event if necessary. However, in case of a cancellation, Zenika Singapore will inform all attendees one day in advance and will endeavor to provide an alternative date.
* Please note that photographs and/or videos will be taken at this event for marketing, publicity, and archival purposes. Should you have any concerns with your image being captured or used, please approach one of our staff members.
* Zenika Singapore owns the sole copyright of all content.
* You will be added to our mailing list upon registration of this event and will receive updates on our next events and open positions at Zenika.
Trivia Night and Dinner — Prizes up for grabs. Great company
Welcome to Gotomo's **Trivia Night & Dinner** — where strangers become Tomos. 🫶
What we've got covered:
* Trivia questions
* A reserved table for your Circle of Six
* Rounds across pop culture, history, sport & more
**What to bring:**
∙ Your actual self
∙ An appetite (for food and conversation)
∙ Zero expectations — we handle the rest
**What we’ve got covered:**
∙ A warm, intimate and fun setting
∙ A curated group of five other soon to be tomos
∙ The vibes
Spots are capped at 6-8 — because that’s the whole point. Intimate. Real. No crowds.
**How to join your Circle of Six:**
Reserve your spot at gotomo.co — we’ll match you with six other Tomos and confirm your group before the event.
📍 Location: Exact location revealed 24 hours before — because good things are worth the wait. ✨
Launch Pricing:
🎟️ Gotomo Subscription — $19.90/month. Use 'TOMO50OFF' for 50% off on subscription.
🎟️ One-time ticket — $14.90. Just this event, no commitment
Go think. Go connect. Gotomo. 🧠
WhatsApp us at +65 8184 0446 for questions
gotomo.co
📲 Follow us for updates and early access to upcoming events:
Instagram: @gotomo.sg
Telegram: t.me/gotomo_sg
Tuesday Reading @ Clementi
Welcome! Gist below! :-)
1. Bring a book to the meet!
2. Buy a drink (and a bite if you're hungry).
3. Say hi to the folks.
4. Read!
5. We'll do a short round of intros and a short sharing at the end too. :)
Come in and find us (we're probably the only reading group)! In the event that the place is full, we'll find a back up nearby. :-)
This is a limited seats, small group event, so do try to update your RSVP early if your plans change! Thanks in advance!
Nearest MRT: Clementi
Scientific Computing Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
PL & Compilers Meetup (weekly agenda in desc)
**Special topic for this week: TODO!**
Have you ever wondered what happens after you write your program in any programming language and hit "Run"?
Welcome to the new group dedicated to Compiler Engineering so we can discuss language design, static analysis, VMs, and code generation. Topics related to hardware architecture and FPGA are also welcomed!
**Join us weekly and learn about:**
* The vision for this group.
* A crash course on how to start learning compiler dev (including top book recommendations).
* An open networking session for showcasing projects and finding collaborators.
* Weekly topic to learn about particular aspect of programming languages or hardware
**Who is this for?**
* Anyone building DSLs or new languages.
* Anyone curious about low-level systems and programming
* Anyone hiring for compiler/toolchain roles (come pitch your jobs!).
* Anyone who wants to learn more about programming languages nature!
This isn't a lecture—it's a conversation. Come share your projects and get motivated! This group is not super serious, so if you want to just yap about how bad is the new C++ standard you can find some listeners here.
See you!
Singapore Hashicorp User Group 12th Meetup @ SMU School of Information Systems
Hey Hashicorpians,
We’re excited to invite you to the Cloud Native and HUG Singapore May Meetup, a collaborative in-person event with the Singapore CNCG meetup, hosted at SMU School of Computing and Information Systems
👉 **[RSVP now](https://konfhub.com/singapore-cncf-and-hug-20260701)** and join us in person!
This meetup brings together the cloud-native community to explore AI innovation and Kubernetes data security, share practical insights, and connect with fellow practitioners.
👉 **[RSVP now](https://konfhub.com/singapore-cncf-and-hug-20260701)** and join us in person!
📅 Date: Wednesday, 1st July, 2026
⏰ Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM (GMT+8)
📍 90 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178903, SOE/SCIS2 Seminar Room B1-1
🎤 Talks include:
1. **Engineering "Invisible" Platforms With Crossplane and Score,** by [Mumshad Mannambeth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmumshad/), Founder & CEO of KodeKloud
2. **Terraform at Scale: Architecture, Automation, and AI-Assisted AWS Delivery** by [Nisal Wickramage](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nisal-wickramage/), Senior Consultant at Thoughtworks
3. **Enable Zero Trust for Service Connectivity across Hybrid Cloud with HashiCorp Consul ⛅️**by [Sai L.](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailinnthu/), Sr. Solutions Architecture Specialist
🏟️ Venue - Sponsored by **SMU Artificial Intelligence Club (SmuAI)**
🍕 Networking, food & drinks - Sponsored By 𝗛𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽, 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗕𝗠 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆
🎁 Quiz, swag & vouchers - Sponsored By **KodeKloud**
3 Lucky winners will also get an opportunity to win **KodeKloud** Subscriptions
5 Lucky winners will get an opportunity to win Hashicorp Associate exam vouchers.
1 Lucky Winner will get - Print Copy of Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional Study Guide Azure Edition written by [Mattias Fjellström](https://www.linkedin.com/company/96315339/admin/page-posts/published/#),
https://lnkd.in/gkByqHfQ
Whether you’re a platform engineer, SRE, developer, or cloud architect, this is a great opportunity to learn, connect, and grow with the **CNCF & HUG community.**
👉[ ](https://konfhub.com/singapore-cncf-and-hug-20260701)**[RSVP now](https://konfhub.com/singapore-cncf-and-hug-20260701)** and join us in person!
Join Our Telegram Channel:
**[Singapore HUG Telegram Public Channel](https://t.me/+4TSTIb7Z31JkMTk1)**
**[CNCF Telegram Public channel](https://t.me/+7nwzcfCV03JjMzhl)**[ ](https://t.me/+7nwzcfCV03JjMzhl)
LinkedIn:
**[Singapore Hashicorp User Group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/singapore-hashicorp-user-group-hug/)**
**[Singapore Cloud Native Community Group - Official CNCF Community](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-native-community-group-singapore-cncf/)**
See you there!
Singapore HUG Organizers.
What does the Church-Turing thesis actually mean?
**ANNOUNCEMENT: [Venue change] SQ Collective has generously offered to host the venue for this session for free. It is only appropriate that we allocate some capacity to them (via a Luma event). This is a chance for folks in the AI builder community to participate in our group’s philosophy practice, and for us to broaden our audience within that community. If you have already signed up via Meetup, there is no need to double-register through Luma, should the Luma event be made public.**
“You insist that there is something that a machine can't do. If you will tell me precisely what it is that a machine cannot do, then I can always make a machine which will do just that.”
—John von Neumann, in a talk at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, 1948
“Everything is computer!”
– Donald J. Trump, sometime in 2025
What is computation? These days, it seems more provocative to stipulate what *isn’t* computation. For instance, to suggest that the brain can be functionally anything other than a kind of computer is suspect in the current technological zeitgeist. It seems self-evident that any system of information processing to achieve some output can be explicated in terms of computation. At the foundation of this conviction is the Church-Turing thesis, which both gave a logical definition to and circumscribed the bounds of computation in the form of the Universal Turing Machine, “a most general formulation of machine” (Alan Newell 1980). The idea that the Universal Turing Machine is an abstract design template that can encompass any kind of information-processing system has led some to extend the scope of the thesis to physics itself: “any finite physical system can be simulated by Universal Turing Machines” (David Deutsch 1985).
What do we make of such ideas? Instead of fumbling in the accreted fog of the present, a quiet philosophical dialectic was already underway at the time Alan Turing demonstrated Universal Turing Machines in his seminal paper *On Computable Numbers* in 1936. Ludwig Wittgenstein was a contemporary of Turing’s, and made a number of keen observations in the years that followed\*. In particular, Wittgenstein anticipated readings of the Church-Turing thesis such as the above as resulting from an uncritical acceptance of some inferences within Turing’s demonstration. In this session, we will recount the Church-Turing thesis, its various interpretations, the Wittgensteinian response, and what it all means. Join us to discuss and re-examine the notion of computation, in the hopes of coming to a clearer understanding of it.
The format of this session will be a presentation followed by an open-ended discussion.
*Compiled in Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics. By L. Wittgenstein
Dont say I Bojio - Sign up @ meetup.com/runningbitcoinsg
**DISCLAIMER: NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE**
Casual run of about 3.5km - 4km.
Hais, seems like there isnt a a community run group on bitcoin in Singapore.
Please visit below page to sign up (Dont pangseh hor).
https://www.meetup.com/runningbitcoinsg
It is the only way I can filter out the bots.
There is always more things to learn about Bitcoin. One of it being low time preference.
The group welcomes anyone who is interested in knowing more about saving in bitcoin or simply just want to join us to have a good run.
AWS Security User Group Singapore: July 2026!
Hey AWS Security fam 👋
**Our goal remains the same: bring security and cloud practitioners together.**
Security is wide; cloud teams move fast. Let us meet in the middle — share what is working, what is painful, and how we can ship safer, faster.
Want to speak next time?
We are lining up lightning talks and deep dives for upcoming meetups — 30-minute sessions, interactive by design. New voices welcome: operators, builders, blue/red/purple teamers, platform folks.
If you have shipped it, broken it, or fixed it, we want to hear it. (Ping the organizers / DM us after you RSVP.)
🎤 **Speakers**
✅ **AWS Privilege Escalation Paths: A Technical Primer**
📌 Nicolas Buzy-Debat, Red Team Lead, Grab
A technical session on how privilege escalation paths can emerge within AWS environments, where practitioners can study known techniques, and how the approach differs between pentesting and red teaming. Nicolas will walk through selected examples, practical ways to reason about attack paths, and recommendations for reducing privilege escalation risk through better visibility, IAM design, and security controls.
✅ **Security Leadership in the Age of AI and Cloud**
📌 Damian Leach, Chief AI & Digital Officer, VISTRA
📌 Donald Ong, Senior Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Agency of Singapore (CSA)
📌 Swan Chin Yeo, Head of Greater ASEAN, Okta
A leadership discussion on how security teams are navigating the intersection of AI, cloud adoption, identity, governance, and an evolving threat landscape. The conversation will explore how leaders balance innovation with risk, what security priorities are changing, and how practitioners can prepare for the next phase of cloud and AI-driven security challenges.
🧭 **Event Details**
📅 Date: Wednesday, 1st July 2026
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: AWS Singapore, 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5
🛂 **Registration & Check-in (Important)**
Watch for an email titled:
AWS Security User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS Security Meetup – July 2026
Show this email at Level 1 Concierge to access Level 5 for verification.
Walk-ins: Only if capacity allows. Confirmed registrations get priority.
No confirmation email = walk-in; entry not guaranteed.
🙌 **What to Expect (and why it’s worth your evening)**
* 30-minute interactive sessions — no death-by-slides
* Live Q&A & show-and-tell — bring questions, tooling, and war stories
* Security × Cloud crossover — incident learnings, IaC guardrails, identity, data protection, cost/risk trade-offs
🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping**
6:30 PM — Pizza & drinks (vegetarian + halal options)
Talks — Start right after dinner
Networking — Meet builders, defenders, and platform folks
📸 Photos/recordings may be used for future promo
Pro tip: Arrive early to skip queues and snag a good seat
🎁 Swag & promo codes — stay till the end for giveaways
STACK Meetup [AI]: Delivering AI as a Capability
**ANNOUNCEMENT – Registration via this [link](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-2jul2026-mc) only.**
Moving AI from prototype to a reliable production often raises questions about optimisation, scalability and compliance. At this STACK Meetup [AI], we strip away the hype to offer an exclusive look under the hood of PlatformAI, GovTech’s developer-first platform built to scale AI capabilities reliably for the Government.
Take a peek into how PlatformAI provides an enterprise-ready platform layer to govern and orchestrate large-scale AI model and capability deployments. Our speakers will share strategies on unifying secure model access, balancing costs using Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) versus Provisioned Throughput, and leveraging managed multimodal pipelines – Vision, Document, and Audio – without the overhead of maintaining fragmented infrastructure.
Walk away with fresh insights on how GovTech is democratising AI deployment at scale, whilst ensuring proper governance like prompt security, throughput optimisation, and architectural guardrails to address modern scaling bottlenecks.
**Secure your spot for STACK Meetup [AI] today: [https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-2jul2026-mc](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-2jul2026-mc)**. Limited seats available!
Who should attend: Product managers, software engineers, AI/ML developers, infrastructure specialists, and system architects, who are looking to bridge the gap between AI prototyping and production-grade software engineering.
**Programme**
6:30pm: Networking
7:00pm: Introduction
By STACK Community
7:05pm: Opening
By Ethan Goh, Director, Product Management, AI Programme, GovTech Singapore
7:15pm: Introducing PlatformAI – GovTech’s one-stop platform for AI Capabilities
By Daniel Yuen, Product Manager, AI Programme, GovTech Singapore
7:35pm: PlatformAI – Models, Unified Easy Access To LLMs
By Tan Xiu Quan, Product Manager, AI Programme, GovTech Singapore
7:55pm: PlatformAI for Multimodal Capabilities, across Vision, Documents and Audio
By Suresh Kumar Sarad, Senior Product Manager, AI Programme, GovTech Singapore
8:15pm: Q&A
8:30pm: End of STACK Meetup
Click **[here](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-2jul2026-mc)\*** to sign up!
\*Registration will be accepted via GovEntry only.
Can the mushroom-derived nutrient ergothioneine prevent dementia?
**Delaying age-related diseases: Can the mushroom-derived nutrient ergothioneine prevent dementia?**
Distinguished Professor Barry Halliwell
host: Kamil Pabis, PhD, co-organized by VIVA foundation
As we sit in this room, we are all breathing oxygen (O2), a gas essential for life for efficient energy production from our food. Yet oxygen has a dark side; some of it makes reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as oxygen radicals, which can damage our body tissues, a factor that contributes to age-related diseases, especially dementia. ROS are not all bad, they help protect against infectious disease via the process of acute inflammation (keeping us alive) yet as we age inflammation isn’t controlled properly and the extra ROS cause more damage that contributes to age-related diseases. ROS levels in the body are controlled by antioxidants, many of which we make ourselves but others come from the diet. Most attention has been paid to vitamins C and E, polyphenols and carotenoids. Consuming diets rich in these compounds correlates with better health, but high doses of them as pure compounds in supplements have had little effect in delaying dementia and other age-related diseases in properly-controlled human clinical trials; supplements cannot replace the effects of a good diet. Interpreting correlational studies as causation is often done, but fraught with danger.
In the past ten years we have studied a diet-derived antioxidant that has been almost totally ignored, namely ergothioneine (ET). It is found in many foods, but the major source is mushrooms. Our work has demonstrated that ET is likely very important in maintaining brain health and delaying or preventing dementia and other age-related disease, and pilot clinical trials support this. Evidence is growing that ET is a “longevity vitamin” to support healthy ageing, but rigorous clinical trials are needed to prove this. Its effectiveness may be due to its many additional mechanisms to protect our organs, in addition to acting as an antioxidant.
FOOD AND CATERING
This event is kindly supported by AVEA.
https://avea-life.com/
Please come hungry to enjoy the healthy food!
LOCATION
6:45 pm SGT
**VIVA Foundation for Children with Cancer**
8 Sinaran Drive, #03-01 VIVA Hub, Novena Specialist Center, Singapore 307470
Scientific Computing Events Near You
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Azure CBUS July
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**Latest Dojo Location!**
**Knotty Pine Brewing**
1765 W 3rd Ave,
Columbus, OH 43212
We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works
Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead.
We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community.
https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9
Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)
Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration!
This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired.
**New to electronics or curious about tinkering?**
You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building.
While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability.
Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
The Non-competitive Tennis Partner Program
We connect you with up to 30 Men or Women tennis partners close to your PLAYING REGION and skill level. This program is less competitive, no champions crowned, no league standings just dedicated tennis partners who want to meet up with you on the courts. Players will meet up to play a tennis match or just to hit around. Just go through the [Join Page](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program) to enter this program.
[https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program](https://www.tenniscolumbus.com/partner-program)
Cocoaheads
We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.












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