A Gentle Intro to Deep Learning (with Besart)

​“The path to multimodality”

Join us for a 90-minute hybrid session led by Besart, joining us online from London.

Besart is a Machine Learning Engineer and Research Lead in LLMs and Multimodal Systems, co-founder of ML Institute, and former ML Engineer on the biggest deep learning system at Facebook.

​This beginner-friendly session offers a practical introduction to deep learning, with real-world examples like:

• ​How search engines use embeddings

• ​How models like CLIP or Whisper understand images and audio

• ​What it takes to build and train modern ML systems

​You’ll also participate in a live mini-exercise to apply what you’ve learned.

Perfect for:

• ​Engineers curious about AI systems

• ​Product or data folks exploring how ML models process real-world inputs

• ​Students or early-career professionals wanting to build a foundation in deep learning

​No prior ML experience required, just bring your curiosity and a notebook/laptop to take notes.

​Date: July 30
Time: 6:00 PM
Duration: 90 minutes
Format: In person, with speaker joining online
Free & beginner-friendly