Nashville AI & ML Meetup: An AI practitioner at the edge of the future - Joe Porter
Hey, everyone! We are back!
Our February meetup will feature - "An AI practitioner at the edge of the future" by Joe Porter, Principal AI Consultant at UpHill AI.
Talk Summary:
Joe will share his experiences solving real-world problems using natural language processing (NLP) as LLMs and others AI models rose to prominence. The talk will feature recent advances in NLP and LLMs and current best practices for leveraging these tools . We will wrap up with a demo involving a fun side project involving fairy tales and LLMs.
Speaker Bio:
Joe currently is the principal AI consultant at UpHill AI. Previously, he worked as the Lead Software Engineer at Falkonry AI. He has a PhD in Computer science from Vanderbilt University.
Schedule:
5.30-6: Networking and Pizza :)
6p -7: Talk by our speaker and Q&A
7- 7.30: More networking and wrap-up
Cost: This is a free event with food and drinks very kindly sponsored by one of our Nashville community members - Vishwesh Nath, Sr. Research Scientist at Nvidia *.
Venue details:
The entrance to the building is on 18th Ave. For parking, please use the street parking on 16th & 17th. Do not park inside the DSI building (you will be towed).
This venue has limited seating. Please let us know if your RSVP changes so we can accommodate someone from the waiting list. Also, the doors for our venue will close by 5.50p - so we cannot guarantee you will be able to attend if you are late
The Nashville AI & ML Meetup:
Our group is for anyone interested in learning, sharing, networking with Nashville-area professionals working in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Data Science.
We typically meet on the second Wednesdays of each month. Whether you're a experienced ML engineer or someone simply curious about the latest advancements in AI, ML & Data science, this meetup is for networking, exchanging ideas, and engaging with real-world experts in the field.
Come chat with like-minded folks, make new connections and meet members of the amazing data community in Nashville.
* Not an Nvidia-sponsored event