Barry Stahl
Barry (he/him) is a .NET Software Engineer who has been creating enterprise solutions for more than 30 years. Barry is also an Election Integrity Activist, baseball and hockey fan, husband of one genius and father of another, and a 30+ year resident of Phoenix Arizona USA. Barry spends his days as a Solution Architect for Carvana and his nights thinking about the next AZGiveCamp where software developers come together to build websites and apps for some great non-profit organizations.
Sessions Montréal 2024
Amazing Algorithms for Solving Problems in Software
Session en anglais - Intermédiaire
Explore bio-inspired algorithms like Firefly and Ant Colony optimization. In this talk we'll delve into the application of these and other algorithms devised by nature herself, analyzing their pros and cons, and optimal usage. Well also see the power of these algorithms by using one to train a machine-learning model. You'll leave with the tools you need to implement these algorithms in your preferred language.
GPT Embeddings - Not Magic, Just Math
Session en anglais - Intermédiaire
Unraveling the mystery of embeddings from Large Language Models, this talk explores their mathematical foundations and applications. It goes beyond chat and analytics, demonstrating their operational use in C#. Tools like Cosine similarity and clustering are used for comparison. This talk is ideal for developers, but also valuable for data scientists, and those curious about the math behind machine learning and natural language processing.
