PyData Trójmiasto #27 - Snowflake, VoiceLab
18:00 - 18:05 - Meeting boarding
18:05 - 18:10 - A few words about PyData
18:10 - 18:55 - How do language models work? by Wojciech Janowski
18:55 - 19:40 - Snowflake Data Cloud by Piotr Pietrzkiewicz and Łukasz Leszewski
19:40 - Pizza & networking!
We are very happy to welcome you to October's edition of PyData Trójmiasto meetup! If you crave to learn more about LLMs or get to know the Snowflake Data Cloud in action - save the spot!
When: 24th October 2023, 18:00
Where: Gdańsk Science and Technology Park, Trzy Lipy 3, Building B, Room 002
Registration: We have up to 70 seats. The event is free to enter. Let us know you're coming by RSVP on Meetup.
About How do language models work?
In this prelection, we will explore in detail the theoretical foundations of language models, especially LLMs. With minimal mathematical and algorithmic background required, we will find the answer to the question “How do language models work?”. I explain the entire text generation process. By the end of this presentation, the workings of LLMs will no longer be a mystery to you.
About Wojciech Janowski:
Wojciech is a member of NLP Research team in VoiceLab AI company. Currently, he is working on Large Language Models (LLMs) and their implementation into new features for production-ready applications. Wojciech with NLP Research team create first polish LLM known asTrurl. Additionally, Wojciech is pursuing a Ph.D on Gdańsk Universisty of Technology in collaboration with VoiceLab.
About Snowflake Data Cloud
Snowflake Data Cloud - Snowflake technical run through the lens of Tasty bytes - a food truck company using analytics to run their business. The session will be a mix of Snowflake theory and live demo. You will have a chance to learn what is Snowflake Data Cloud, how it looks like, how you interact but also how data engineering and data science works in Snowflake.
About Piotr Pietrzkiewicz:
Throughout his career, Piotr worked in various roles for companies like Amazon Web Services or Atos. During that time, he supported both private, hybrid and public cloud customers.
15 years of hands-on experience in transforming and migrating obsolete architectures into modern resilient solutions.
In Snowflake Piotr manages Sales Engineering team and assists customers on their way towards efficient data usage.
About Łukasz Leszewski:
Łukasz is the Senior Sales Engineer for Eastern Europe at Snowflake. Before joining, Łukasz held various positions like consultant, architect, and project manager at the business analytics software vendor SAS. Based out of Warsaw, he also is a lecturer on Data Quality at the Warsaw School of Economics. He has over 15 years of experience in data management and business intelligence.
