SPEAKERS
Back to speakers

Website
https://www.gridgain.com/Social Media
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akmalchaudhri/Akmal B. Chaudhri
GridGain Systems

Talk abstract: Machine and Deep Learning with In-Memory Computing.
Apache Ignite is an open source memory-centric distributed database, caching, and processing platform used for transactional, analytical and streaming workloads — delivering in-memory speeds at petabyte scale. Using demos, this presentation will provide an overview of the Machine Learning and Deep Learning capabilities of Apache Ignite.
Bio: Akmal Chaudhri is GridGain’s technology evangelist. His role is to help build the global Apache Ignite community and raise awareness through presentations and technical writing. He has over 25 years experience in IT and has previously held roles as a developer, consultant, product strategist, evangelist and technical trainer. He has worked for several blue-chip companies, such as Reuters and IBM, and also the Big Data startups Hortonworks (Hadoop) and DataStax (Cassandra NoSQL Database). He has regularly presented at many international conferences and served on the program committees for a number of major conferences and workshops. He has published and presented widely and edited or co-edited 10 books. He holds a BSc (1st Class Hons.) in Computing and Information Systems, MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design and a PhD in Computer Science. He is a Member of the British Computer Society (MBCS) and a Chartered IT Professional (CITP).
Saturday April 13th , 2019