AI Show + Tell: From AI Apps to Humanoid Robots @ GitHub HQ
We're thrilled to announce our first event of our new monthly AI Show + Tell. MS Reactor, Microsoft, and GitHub are hosting an evening for AI developers, startups founders, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.
Join us at the GitHub office on March 12th for an engaging event featuring insightful talks and a very special guest Ameca, the most advanced humanoid robot ever created.
Speakers
Ameca | the world’s most advanced human shaped robot
Leo Chen | Director of US Operations at Engineered Arts
Gabriela de Queiroz | Director of AI at Microsoft
Cedric Vidal | Principal AI Advocate at Microsof
Agenda:
6:00pm: Doors open + food, drinks and networking with your AI community!
6:30pm: Welcome to AI Show and Tell! (Gabriela de Queiroz)
6:35 - 7:05pm: Keynote: "Humanoid Robots in the real world" by Leo Chen
7:05 - 7:25pm: Azure AI tools for building interactive AI apps and appliances by Cedric Vidal
7:25 - 7:45pm: Q&A with Leo Chen moderated by Cedric Vidal
7:45 - 8:30pm: Networking
Leo Chen is the Director of US Operations for Engineered Arts Since the first time he watched R2-D2 trundle across the screen in Star Wars, Leo’s wanted to build robots. He started his high school FIRST Robotics team back in 2006. He spent much of his college trying to build a robotic cockroach out of carbon fiber and also secured an NSF grant to build out a robotic eel with realistic anguillaform motion.
Leo’s first career stop was at Linear Technologies (acquired by Analog Devices in 2017) as an application engineer. He was lucky enough to be able to help some of Silicon Valley’s best and brightest on their projects. Getting tired of solving other peoples’ problems instead of his own, Leo made his way over to Google’s applied science arm [X] in 2014 where he helped them design and build giant 75 foot tall and 150 foot tall balloon launching robots for Project Loon. After the wind-down of Loon in 2021, Leo was lucky enough to lead the Electrical Engineering team at Verdant Robotics where he designed and built a multi-action autonomous agricultural robot that enabled Verdant to secure their first commercial contracts.
In 2023, Leo was lucky enough to be chosen to build out Engineered Arts first international expansion. He was tasked with building out the US office which not only became profitable within 6 months but also allowed Engineered Arts to expand their service area and footprint. Leo’s just a guy who’s lucky enough to be able to live out his childhood dream. He believes that robotics has the potential to bring benefits to humanity much beyond just stacking boxes in a dark warehouse or building cars in a dangerous factory. When he’s not nerding out robots, Leo can be found outside punting himself down mountains on a bike or trying to convince his senior corgi that walks are indeed a necessary part of life.
Cedric Vidal is a Principal AI Advocate at Microsoft, specializing in Generative AI 🤖, and the startup 🚀 and research 🔬 ecosystems. He is dedicated to promoting AI in startups and facilitating the transition of research and startup products to the market. Before his current role, Cedric spent 4 years as an Engineering Manager in the AI data labeling space for the self-driving 🚕 industry at Argo AI (now re-spawned as Latitude AI). He also served as the CTO of the Fintech AI SAAS startup Quicksign and worked as a software engineering services consultant for major Fintech enterprises for 10 years. More there http://vidal.biz/
Gabriela de Queiroz is the Director of AI at Microsoft, where she provides strategic guidance to both early and growth-stage startups, helping them harness the full capabilities of AI and Microsoft’s products.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Gabriela held significant positions at IBM. As their Chief Data Scientist, she spearheaded the AI Strategy and Innovations, and as the Program Director for AI Open-Source Technologies, she led numerous Data & AI open-source initiatives and projects. Earlier in her career, Gabriela gained experience in diverse sectors, working for startups in the Software, Financial, Advertising, and Healthcare industries.
In addition to her corporate roles, Gabriela has dedicated herself to fostering inclusivity within the technology community. In 2012, she founded R-Ladies, a global organization for promoting diversity in the R community, currently present in over 225 cities across 65 countries with over 100k members. Following this, in 2019, she founded AI Inclusive, a global initiative committed to increasing the representation and participation of minorities in Artificial Intelligence.
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