https://melbpy.org/2026-11-03T00:00:00+11:002026-11-03T00:00:00+11:002026-11-03T00:00:00+11:00Nigel Chapmantag:melbpy.org,2026-11-03:/contacts.html

<h2>Organisers</h2> <p>Contact about admin and events:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto" target="_blank">Renaldi Gondosubroto</a> – <em>founder</em></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-sokolova-56514721" target="_blank">Maria Sokolova</a></li> </ul> <p>Contact about website and promo:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-chapman" target="_blank">Nigel Chapman</a></li> </ul> <h2>Volunteers</h2> <p>Our volunteers help with events and promotion. Contact the organisers (above) to get involved.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-candiera/" target="_blank">Javier Candiera</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gambold-0a8951188/" target="_blank">Michael Gambold</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjana-kailasanathan/" target="_blank">Sanjana Kailasanathan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-l-mit/" target="_blank">Ian L</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%BB-su-myat-noe-pwint-b686976b/" target="_blank">Su Myat Noe Pwint</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-pandey-169a60197" target="_blank">Mahesh Pandey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/" target="_blank">Akshat Soni</a></li> </ul> <h2>Ambassadors …</h2>

<h2>Organisers</h2> <p>Contact about admin and events:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto" target="_blank">Renaldi Gondosubroto</a> – <em>founder</em></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-sokolova-56514721" target="_blank">Maria Sokolova</a></li> </ul> <p>Contact about website and promo:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigel-chapman" target="_blank">Nigel Chapman</a></li> </ul> <h2>Volunteers</h2> <p>Our volunteers help with events and promotion. Contact the organisers (above) to get involved.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-candiera/" target="_blank">Javier Candiera</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gambold-0a8951188/" target="_blank">Michael Gambold</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjana-kailasanathan/" target="_blank">Sanjana Kailasanathan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-l-mit/" target="_blank">Ian L</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%BB-su-myat-noe-pwint-b686976b/" target="_blank">Su Myat Noe Pwint</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahesh-pandey-169a60197" target="_blank">Mahesh Pandey</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/" target="_blank">Akshat Soni</a></li> </ul> <h2>Ambassadors</h2> <p>Ambassadors are authorised to organise speakers for our meetups, and answer any other queries about MelbPy. Contact the organisers to get involved. It's a great way to network.</p> <ul> <li>New in 2027</li> </ul> <h2>Retired</h2> <p>Some notable past organisers and volunteers</p> <p><strong>Organisers</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thais-amorim" target="_blank">Thais Amorim</a> – <em>co-founder</em></li> </ul> <p><strong>Volunteers</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhijeet-kumar-23898499" target="_blank">Abhijeet Kumar</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanskriti-oza/" target="_blank">Sanskriti Oza</a> – <em>Nikki</em></li> </ul>2026-11-03T00:00:00+11:002026-11-03T00:00:00+11:00Nigel Chapmantag:melbpy.org,2026-11-03:/melbourne.html

<p>A little gazette of Python activity in Melbourne. <a href="/contacts.html">Contact</a> the organisers with anything we should add to this list.</p> <h2>Community</h2> <p>Some other organisations for Python developers in Melbourne. The <em>Melbourne Django</em> and <em>Python Charmers</em> groups have been defunct for a few years.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://djangogirls.org/en/melbourne/" target="_blank">DjangoGirls</a></li> <li><a href="https://melb.dev" target="_blank">melb.dev</a></li> <li><a href="https://melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/" target="_blank">Melbourne MicroPython Meetup</a></li> <li><a href=" https://www.pythonaustralia.org/" target="_blank">Python Australia …</a></li></ul>

<p>A little gazette of Python activity in Melbourne. <a href="/contacts.html">Contact</a> the organisers with anything we should add to this list.</p> <h2>Community</h2> <p>Some other organisations for Python developers in Melbourne. The <em>Melbourne Django</em> and <em>Python Charmers</em> groups have been defunct for a few years.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://djangogirls.org/en/melbourne/" target="_blank">DjangoGirls</a></li> <li><a href="https://melb.dev" target="_blank">melb.dev</a></li> <li><a href="https://melbournemicropythonmeetup.github.io/" target="_blank">Melbourne MicroPython Meetup</a></li> <li><a href=" https://www.pythonaustralia.org/" target="_blank">Python Australia</a></li> </ul> <h2>Organisations</h2> <p>The following companies are notable Python employers in Melbourne:</p> <ul> <li>Amazon Web Services</li> <li>Bureau of Meteorology</li> <li>Kraken</li> <li>Kogan</li> <li>MYOB</li> </ul> <p>In addition to those listed above, people from the following organisations have featured at MelbPy.</p> <ul> <li>Ackama</li> <li>ANZ</li> <li>BHP</li> <li>Coles</li> <li>Deakin University</li> <li>Dulux Group</li> <li>Google Cloud</li> <li>GordonData</li> <li>Judo Bank</li> <li>KSUG.AI</li> <li>NBN</li> <li>Neo4j</li> <li>Marqo</li> <li>OneDigital</li> <li>Orionx</li> <li>PivotNine</li> <li>Planet Innovation</li> <li>Profound Information</li> <li>PyCon Australia</li> <li>Python Charmers</li> <li>RMIT University</li> <li>SEEK</li> <li>SoftwareOne</li> <li>Stile Education</li> <li>Swinburne university</li> <li>Thales</li> <li>Thoughtworks</li> <li>ZeroTwentyFifty</li> </ul>2026-11-03T00:00:00+11:002026-11-03T00:00:00+11:00Nigel Chapmantag:melbpy.org,2026-11-03:/sponsors.html

<p>The Melbourne Python Meetup is supported by sponsors who provide venues, food and drink, and more. Contact our <a href="/contacts.html">organisers</a> with any inquiries about sponsorship.</p> <h2><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/local/australia" target="_blank">Amazon Web Services Australia</a></h2> <ul> <li><em>Cloud Computing Services</em></li> </ul> <h2><a href="https://www.judo.bank/" target="_blank">Judo Bank</a></h2> <ul> <li><em>Australia's Business Bank</em></li> <li>Our <strong>Venue</strong> Sponsor</li> </ul> <h2>Past Sponsors</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://stileeducation.com/au/" target="_blank">Stile Education</a> – <em>Australia’s #1 science curriculum</em></li> <li><a href="https://neo4j.com/" target="_blank">neo4j</a> – <em>Graph …</em></li></ul>

<p>The Melbourne Python Meetup is supported by sponsors who provide venues, food and drink, and more. Contact our <a href="/contacts.html">organisers</a> with any inquiries about sponsorship.</p> <h2><a href="https://aws.amazon.com/local/australia" target="_blank">Amazon Web Services Australia</a></h2> <ul> <li><em>Cloud Computing Services</em></li> </ul> <h2><a href="https://www.judo.bank/" target="_blank">Judo Bank</a></h2> <ul> <li><em>Australia's Business Bank</em></li> <li>Our <strong>Venue</strong> Sponsor</li> </ul> <h2>Past Sponsors</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://stileeducation.com/au/" target="_blank">Stile Education</a> – <em>Australia’s #1 science curriculum</em></li> <li><a href="https://neo4j.com/" target="_blank">neo4j</a> – <em>Graph Intelligence Platform</em></li> <li><a href="https://justdigitalpeople.com.au" target="_blank">Just Digital People</a> – <em>Need digital talent? We can help</em></li> </ul>2026-08-27T00:00:00+10:002026-08-27T00:00:00+10:00Sahil Devkotatag:melbpy.org,2026-08-27:/from-rag-to-agentic-rag-fine-tuning-a-practical-journey.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VZ0D29gXBk8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Sahil Devkota, Full Stack Developer</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-bahadur-devkota-b874a8306/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-bahadur-devkota-b874a8306/</a></p> <p>Sahil starts where a lot of us have: an AI app that kept hallucinating. He'll trace the path from plain RAG through fine-tuning experiments across different models, and explain why he landed back in the RAG world — just a …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VZ0D29gXBk8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Sahil Devkota, Full Stack Developer</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-bahadur-devkota-b874a8306/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahil-bahadur-devkota-b874a8306/</a></p> <p>Sahil starts where a lot of us have: an AI app that kept hallucinating. He'll trace the path from plain RAG through fine-tuning experiments across different models, and explain why he landed back in the RAG world — just a far more agentic version of it. Expect a walkthrough of the actual Jupyter notebook, the retrieval logic, the results, and a clear sense of when to reach for which approach.</p>2026-08-27T00:00:00+10:002026-08-27T00:00:00+10:00Kriti Yadavtag:melbpy.org,2026-08-27:/turning-customer-complaints-into-actionable-insights-with-ai-nlp.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VZ0D29gXBk8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Kriti Yadav, Researcher, RMIT; Data Science Intern, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriti-yadav-data-science/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriti-yadav-data-science/</a></p> <p>Kriti will show how unstructured customer complaints can be turned into reliable, actionable insights using semantic-scoring and classification pipelines built with Python, sentence transformers, DistilBERT, Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and LLM-based …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/VZ0D29gXBk8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Kriti Yadav, Researcher, RMIT; Data Science Intern, Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriti-yadav-data-science/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriti-yadav-data-science/</a></p> <p>Kriti will show how unstructured customer complaints can be turned into reliable, actionable insights using semantic-scoring and classification pipelines built with Python, sentence transformers, DistilBERT, Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and LLM-based weak supervision. She'll also cover the human-in-the-loop governance framework, the limitations she hit, and practical recommendations for building trustworthy AI classification systems.</p> <p>(Starts at 32:20)</p>2026-07-23T00:00:00+10:002026-07-23T00:00:00+10:00Justin Warrentag:melbpy.org,2026-07-23:/renegotiating-the-social-contract-for-free-software.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/08gNphMRPLo" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Justin Warren, Principal Analyst/Founder, PivotNine</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/</a></p> <p>This talk explores the social contract of free and open source software in light of recent events, using Elinor Ostrom's work on common pool resources, the Tyrant Test, corporate intentionality, and Stafford Beer's "the purpose of a system …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/08gNphMRPLo" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Justin Warren, Principal Analyst/Founder, PivotNine</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinwarren/</a></p> <p>This talk explores the social contract of free and open source software in light of recent events, using Elinor Ostrom's work on common pool resources, the Tyrant Test, corporate intentionality, and Stafford Beer's "the purpose of a system is what it does" as lenses.</p> <p>(Starts at 40:45)</p>2026-07-23T00:00:00+10:002026-07-23T00:00:00+10:00Samko Yuntag:melbpy.org,2026-07-23:/the-shape-of-suspicious-behavior-anomaly-detection-with-graphs.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/08gNphMRPLo" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Samko Yun, Senior Solutions Engineer, Neo4j</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/</a></p> <p>Samko explores how graph technology can uncover suspicious behaviour such as fraud, money laundering, account sharing, and coordinated activity. Using practical examples and lessons from real-world projects, we’ll look at how graphs help reveal patterns that traditional …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/08gNphMRPLo" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Samko Yun, Senior Solutions Engineer, Neo4j</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/</a></p> <p>Samko explores how graph technology can uncover suspicious behaviour such as fraud, money laundering, account sharing, and coordinated activity. Using practical examples and lessons from real-world projects, we’ll look at how graphs help reveal patterns that traditional approaches often miss.</p>2026-06-11T00:00:00+10:002026-06-11T00:00:00+10:00Abhijeet Kumartag:melbpy.org,2026-06-11:/beyond-rag-building-an-agentic-second-brain-with-fastapi-pgvector-and-gemini.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wHdlS8DWwE8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Abhijeet Kumar</h2> <p>This talk explores Project NeuralFortress — a Python-based knowledge management system that evolves beyond traditional RAG approaches using FastAPI, Neon PostgreSQL with pgvector, and Google Gemini for cognitive processing.</p> <p>(Starts at 30:20)</p>2026-06-11T00:00:00+10:002026-06-11T00:00:00+10:00Javier Candeiratag:melbpy.org,2026-06-11:/typescript-for-pythonistas-python-for-ts-devs.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wHdlS8DWwE8" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Javier Candeira, Senior Software Engineer, Judo Bank</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-candeira/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/javier-candeira/</a></p> <p>In this session, Javier will share a cheatsheet-centric and concurrency-focused look at the similarities and differences between Python and TypeScript, aimed at developers who regularly switch between the two languages.</p>2026-04-23T00:00:00+10:002026-04-23T00:00:00+10:00Nigel Chapmantag:melbpy.org,2026-04-23:/ask-employers-anything.html

<h2>Nigel Chapman (host)</h2> <p><em>This session was intentionally not recorded.</em></p> <p>HR staff and hirers from some of the city's biggest Python companies will be taking questions about the Python job market here in Melbourne: We've got Bureau of Meteorology for science and government, MYOB and JudoBank for data/finance, and Kogan …</p>

<h2>Nigel Chapman (host)</h2> <p><em>This session was intentionally not recorded.</em></p> <p>HR staff and hirers from some of the city's biggest Python companies will be taking questions about the Python job market here in Melbourne: We've got Bureau of Meteorology for science and government, MYOB and JudoBank for data/finance, and Kogan for ecommerce. Here's your chance to ask anything you've been wanting to know.</p> <ul> <li>Kogan | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-rajalingam/" target="_blank">Anita Rajalingam</a> | Head of Talent Acquisition</li> <li>MYOB | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleighlyas/" target="_blank">Ashleigh Lyas</a> | Talent Manager</li> <li>Judo Bank | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfenton/" target="_blank">Josh Fenton</a> | Engineering Lead</li> <li>BOM | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-pipunic-6b747b58/" target="_blank">Robert Pipunic</a> | Team Leader, Observations</li> </ul>2026-04-23T00:00:00+10:002026-04-23T00:00:00+10:00Geoff Mathesontag:melbpy.org,2026-04-23:/streamlit-in-the-secondary-classroom.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2IbhfSgocLE" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Geoff Matheson, Learning Specialist, Heathmont College; Digital Technologies Subject Matter Expert, Department of Education</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-matheson-735a87287/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-matheson-735a87287/</a></p> <p>In this session, Geoff will share his experience using Streamlit and GitHub Codespaces to teach Python to Year 10 and VCE Data Analytics Year 12 students, covering what made it …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2IbhfSgocLE" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Geoff Matheson, Learning Specialist, Heathmont College; Digital Technologies Subject Matter Expert, Department of Education</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-matheson-735a87287/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/geoff-matheson-735a87287/</a></p> <p>In this session, Geoff will share his experience using Streamlit and GitHub Codespaces to teach Python to Year 10 and VCE Data Analytics Year 12 students, covering what made it work, the obstacles to watch out for, and how quick-reward tools can drive engagement in secondary education.</p>2026-03-20T00:00:00+11:002026-03-20T00:00:00+11:00Katie McLaughlintag:melbpy.org,2026-03-20:/talk-writing-workshop-with-pyconau.html

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Katie McLaughlin, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/glasnt/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/glasnt/</a></p> <p>Do you have a Python talk idea but you're not quite sure how to bring it to life? Perhaps you've built something cool, contributed something you're proud of, or you want to teach a …</p>

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Katie McLaughlin, Senior Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/glasnt/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/glasnt/</a></p> <p>Do you have a Python talk idea but you're not quite sure how to bring it to life? Perhaps you've built something cool, contributed something you're proud of, or you want to teach a topic you've been learning about! Giving a talk at MelbPy, or at PyCon AU 2026 is a great way to share your knowledge and tell your story! Bring your laptop.</p>2026-03-19T00:00:00+11:002026-03-19T00:00:00+11:00Ivy Fiecastag:melbpy.org,2026-03-19:/an-ai-powered-offline-contract-analyzer.html

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Ivy Fiecas, Consultant, SoftwareOne Australia</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifiecas/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifiecas/</a></p> <p>In this session, Ivy will present a Python-based proof-of-concept contract analyzer built with open-source tools that runs entirely offline, demonstrating how a local-first AI approach can help address privacy and security concerns, along with a short live …</p>

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Ivy Fiecas, Consultant, SoftwareOne Australia</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifiecas/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ifiecas/</a></p> <p>In this session, Ivy will present a Python-based proof-of-concept contract analyzer built with open-source tools that runs entirely offline, demonstrating how a local-first AI approach can help address privacy and security concerns, along with a short live demo.</p>2026-02-12T00:00:00+11:002026-02-12T00:00:00+11:00Bosco Hotag:melbpy.org,2026-02-12:/ai-agent-demonstration-with-microeval.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/msZAzVw2_SI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Bosco Ho</h2> <p>(No description)</p> <p>(Starts at 42:10)</p>2026-02-12T00:00:00+11:002026-02-12T00:00:00+11:00David Collstag:melbpy.org,2026-02-12:/an-ev-trip-planner-for-australia.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/msZAzVw2_SI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>David Colls, Head of Data, MYOB</h2> <p>In this session, David explores related problems in EV network and fleet planning.</p>2025-12-16T00:00:00+11:002025-12-16T00:00:00+11:00Gordon Chentag:melbpy.org,2025-12-16:/building-a-self-hosted-ai-the-cost-effective-path-to-knowledge-management-system.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-JEr4jnBW2c" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Gordon Chen, Managing Director, GordonData</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonjhchen/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonjhchen/</a></p> <p>Tired of generic AI answers or high cloud costs? This talk dives deep into how we solved the enterprise knowledge challenge by building a secure, self-hosted RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system. It details the specific open-source stack, from SharePoint ingestion …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/-JEr4jnBW2c" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Gordon Chen, Managing Director, GordonData</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonjhchen/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordonjhchen/</a></p> <p>Tired of generic AI answers or high cloud costs? This talk dives deep into how we solved the enterprise knowledge challenge by building a secure, self-hosted RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system. It details the specific open-source stack, from SharePoint ingestion and FAISS indexing to running DeepSeek-LLM locally, all integrated directly into Microsoft Teams.</p>2025-11-13T00:00:00+11:002025-11-13T00:00:00+11:00Yongkang Hetag:melbpy.org,2025-11-13:/python-powered-ai-image-generation-on-gke-hands-on-with-stable-diffusion-pytorch-kubernetes.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xEIP6PVpXuU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Yongkang He, Founder / Advisor, KSUG.AI</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongkanghe/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/yongkanghe/</a></p> <p>In this hands-on workshop by KSUG.AI, Yongkang will walk through building and deploying a Python-powered AI app running Stable Diffusion on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).</p>2025-11-13T00:00:00+11:002025-11-13T00:00:00+11:00Ian Bakertag:melbpy.org,2025-11-13:/turning-the-tables.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xEIP6PVpXuU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ian Baker, Team Leader, Data Networks Design, Telstra (retired)</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-baker-91a2384a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-baker-91a2384a/</a></p> <p>A history and outline of Boa Constructor, a Python IDE from 1999, and "a task I set myself in my retirement" -- making it work today.</p> <p>(Starts at 38:00)</p>2025-09-21T00:00:00+10:002025-09-21T00:00:00+10:00Billie Badin-Sabouraudtag:melbpy.org,2025-09-21:/empowering-safer-spaces-monitoring-social-media-harassment-with-python-apis.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Billie Badin-Sabouraud, Engineering Manager, Thales Australia</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiebadin/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiebadin/</a></p> <p>Billie introduces a work-in-progress project leveraging Python APIs to monitor, track, and document social media hate speech across platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky. Attendees will gain insights into scripting practical solutions for detecting and countering online …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Billie Badin-Sabouraud, Engineering Manager, Thales Australia</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiebadin/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/billiebadin/</a></p> <p>Billie introduces a work-in-progress project leveraging Python APIs to monitor, track, and document social media hate speech across platforms like LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads, and BlueSky. Attendees will gain insights into scripting practical solutions for detecting and countering online abuse and may join an open-source collaborative effort to foster safer digital environments for all.</p>2025-09-21T00:00:00+10:002025-09-21T00:00:00+10:00Renaldi Gondosubrototag:melbpy.org,2025-09-21:/from-image-to-insights.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Renaldi Gondosubroto, Software Engineer, SEEK</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/</a></p> <p>This lightning talk shows how to turn a single image into text using Python and Azure AI Vision; covering environment setup, the minimal client call, and safe result parsing. We’ll then zoom out to place this OCR step …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Renaldi Gondosubroto, Software Engineer, SEEK</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/</a></p> <p>This lightning talk shows how to turn a single image into text using Python and Azure AI Vision; covering environment setup, the minimal client call, and safe result parsing. We’ll then zoom out to place this OCR step into a larger, event-driven Azure architecture, highlighting security, observability, and easy ways to scale.</p> <p>(Starts at 1:16:20)</p>2025-09-21T00:00:00+10:002025-09-21T00:00:00+10:00Aman Madaantag:melbpy.org,2025-09-21:/prompt-ops-operationalizing-llm-workflows.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Aman Madaan, Data Science/GenAI Engineer, ANZ Bank</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-madaan/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-madaan/</a></p> <p>Prompt ops is emerging as a critical discipline in the era of LLMs. In this talk, I will explore how Prompt Ops enables scalable, reliable and maintainable prompt engineering workflows. We will dive into best practices …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0l72F8vyxmQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Aman Madaan, Data Science/GenAI Engineer, ANZ Bank</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-madaan/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman-madaan/</a></p> <p>Prompt ops is emerging as a critical discipline in the era of LLMs. In this talk, I will explore how Prompt Ops enables scalable, reliable and maintainable prompt engineering workflows. We will dive into best practices for versioning, testing, evaluating and deploying prompts - turning prompt engineering from an art into a science. Whether you are building internal copilots, customer facing chatbots or LLM powered data tools, this session will equip you with tools and mindset to operationalize your prompts like code.</p> <p>(Starts at 44:25)</p>2025-08-31T00:00:00+10:002025-08-31T00:00:00+10:00Ed Schofieldtag:melbpy.org,2025-08-31:/better-dataframes-with-the-polars-dataframe-library.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3L_97R3mSCw" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ed Schofield, Director, Python Charmers</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/edschofield0/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/edschofield0/</a></p> <p>The Pandas package has been dominant in Python for around 15 years but its design is now showing its age. There is now a vibrant and messy ecosystem of potential disruptors to the status quo for data analysis tasks …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3L_97R3mSCw" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ed Schofield, Director, Python Charmers</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/edschofield0/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/edschofield0/</a></p> <p>The Pandas package has been dominant in Python for around 15 years but its design is now showing its age. There is now a vibrant and messy ecosystem of potential disruptors to the status quo for data analysis tasks in Python.</p> <p>This talk will help you make sense of the mess.</p> <p>(Starts at 15:45)</p>2025-08-21T00:00:00+10:002025-08-21T00:00:00+10:00Akshat Sonitag:melbpy.org,2025-08-21:/python-design-patterns.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3L_97R3mSCw" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Akshat Soni, Senior Consultant in GenAI and Python</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/</a></p>2025-07-10T00:00:00+10:002025-07-10T00:00:00+10:00Su Myat Noe Pwinttag:melbpy.org,2025-07-10:/automating-video-insights-with-python-and-langgraph.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JKvzjiv0LCc" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Su Myat Noe Pwint, Platform Software Engineer</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%BB-su-myat-noe-pwint-b686976b/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8C%BB-su-myat-noe-pwint-b686976b/</a></p> <p>(No description)</p>2025-07-10T00:00:00+10:002025-07-10T00:00:00+10:00Kinnera Vajjalatag:melbpy.org,2025-07-10:/building-ai-agents-with-the-strands-sdk.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/JKvzjiv0LCc" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Kinnera Vajjala, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinnera-vajjala/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kinnera-vajjala/</a></p> <p>Strands is an open-source Python SDK that enables building AI agents with minimal code. In this session, we'll provide an overview of the Strands SDK, followed by a live demonstration featuring a financial services use case.</p>2025-05-06T00:00:00+10:002025-05-06T00:00:00+10:00Samko Yuntag:melbpy.org,2025-05-06:/building-a-recommendation-engine-with-neo4j.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PMrGzSAVydg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Samko Yun, Senior Presales Solutions Architect, Neo4j</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samkoyun/</a></p> <p>(No description)</p>2025-05-06T00:00:00+10:002025-05-06T00:00:00+10:00Ben Taylortag:melbpy.org,2025-05-06:/crossing-the-streams-sand-boxing-python-applications.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PMrGzSAVydg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ben Taylor, Product Engineering Team Lead, Stile Education</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taybenlor/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/taybenlor/</a></p> <p>Ben, a software engineer passionate about EdTech, will share his experience of adapting the Runno sandbox, originally written in TypeScript for browser environments, into a Python package. Over the holidays, Ben released this tool to PyPI …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PMrGzSAVydg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ben Taylor, Product Engineering Team Lead, Stile Education</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taybenlor/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/taybenlor/</a></p> <p>Ben, a software engineer passionate about EdTech, will share his experience of adapting the Runno sandbox, originally written in TypeScript for browser environments, into a Python package. Over the holidays, Ben released this tool to PyPI, enabling developers to safely run untrusted code from various languages directly within Python. This talk will cover the challenges of bridging languages, the importance of sandboxing and AI workflows, and how this tool can enhance projects involving LLMs and interactive learning environments.</p>2025-03-20T00:00:00+11:002025-03-20T00:00:00+11:00James Schinnertag:melbpy.org,2025-03-20:/free-threaded-python-and-the-actor-model.html

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>James Schinner, Senior Backend Engineer, Archa</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-schinner/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-schinner/</a></p> <p>James, an experienced backend engineer who transitioned into programming from electrical work and biomedical science, will explore the actor model in threaded Python. James will demonstrate how free-threaded Python, inspired by Erlang-style concurrency, can create more …</p>

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>James Schinner, Senior Backend Engineer, Archa</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-schinner/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-schinner/</a></p> <p>James, an experienced backend engineer who transitioned into programming from electrical work and biomedical science, will explore the actor model in threaded Python. James will demonstrate how free-threaded Python, inspired by Erlang-style concurrency, can create more reliable systems. He will break down the actor model's conceptual benefits and showcase an implementation of threaded concurrency in Python.</p>2025-03-20T00:00:00+11:002025-03-20T00:00:00+11:00Luca Lenztag:melbpy.org,2025-03-20:/retrieval-augmented-generation-for-reliable-chatbots-from-rag-to-riches.html

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Luca Lenz, Intern, Legal Tech Helper</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucalenz/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucalenz/</a></p> <p>Luca, a mathematics and scientific computing graduate from Heidelberg University, will share insights from his recent work at Legal Tech Helper. His talk explores Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and how it enhances AI chatbot reliability, particularly …</p>

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Luca Lenz, Intern, Legal Tech Helper</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucalenz/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucalenz/</a></p> <p>Luca, a mathematics and scientific computing graduate from Heidelberg University, will share insights from his recent work at Legal Tech Helper. His talk explores Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and how it enhances AI chatbot reliability, particularly in sensitive applications like legal and medical services. He will discuss common challenges of LLMs, and introduce tools like Docling, Milvus, and Ollama for implementing RAG with self-hosted LLMs.</p>2025-02-13T00:00:00+11:002025-02-13T00:00:00+11:00Henry Truongtag:melbpy.org,2025-02-13:/applying-ai-on-an-ecommerce-system.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GnJSaAxJtoQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Henry Truong, SAP Commerce Specialist, Dulux Group</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-truong-82205b20/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/henry-truong-82205b20/</a></p> <p>With over 23 years of experience as a senior Java developer and eCommerce functional consultant, Henry will introduce the applications of AI in eCommerce, including voice search, image search, ChatGPT chatbots, sales forecasting, etc.</p>2025-02-13T00:00:00+11:002025-02-13T00:00:00+11:00Louis Willcocktag:melbpy.org,2025-02-13:/welcome-to-the-future-of-carbon-accounting-an-introduction-to-the-pact-network.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GnJSaAxJtoQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Louis Willcock, Founder, ZeroTwentyFifty</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-willcock-a67888301/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-willcock-a67888301/</a></p> <p>A software engineer with 8 years of experience in backend roles, Louis began exploring carbon accounting and product carbon footprints two years ago. Since then, Louis started developing solutions for the exchange and calculation of product-level carbon accounting data and …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/GnJSaAxJtoQ" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Louis Willcock, Founder, ZeroTwentyFifty</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-willcock-a67888301/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-willcock-a67888301/</a></p> <p>A software engineer with 8 years of experience in backend roles, Louis began exploring carbon accounting and product carbon footprints two years ago. Since then, Louis started developing solutions for the exchange and calculation of product-level carbon accounting data and will introduce the PACT Network.</p> <p>(Starts at 49:30)</p>2024-12-03T00:00:00+11:002024-12-03T00:00:00+11:00Renaldi Gondosubrototag:melbpy.org,2024-12-03:/a-deep-pythonistic-dive-into-ximena-an-ai-twitch-streamer.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OYWw0b6x_64" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Renaldi Gondosubroto, Software Engineer, SEEK</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/</a></p> <p>Ximena is an AI Twitch streamer that engages viewers in chatting and chess games. This talk explores the Python-driven architecture that works with Amazon Bedrock which powers Ximena, with insights into how responses are generated for different scenarios.</p>2024-12-03T00:00:00+11:002024-12-03T00:00:00+11:00Akshat Sonitag:melbpy.org,2024-12-03:/web-development-with-django-deployment-with-django.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/OYWw0b6x_64" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Akshat Soni, Student, Deakin University</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/</a></p> <p>Learn how to deploy Django applications with Docker and MySQL database integration. This step-by-step guide will cover practical tips and tools for seamless deployment.</p> <p>(Starts at 49:50)</p>2024-11-06T00:00:00+11:002024-11-06T00:00:00+11:00Jane Ooi, Timothy Downstag:melbpy.org,2024-11-06:/genai-coding-with-an-open-source-code-companion-aiderchat.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PHuap4NvVvI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Jane Ooi, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS; and Timothy Downs</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-ooi/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-ooi/</a></p> <p>aider.chat is an open source AI programming companion. This talk will explore aider.chat and how it differs from other GenAI code companions, with a live demo using aider.chat to build a game …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PHuap4NvVvI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Jane Ooi, Senior Solutions Architect, AWS; and Timothy Downs</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-ooi/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-ooi/</a></p> <p>aider.chat is an open source AI programming companion. This talk will explore aider.chat and how it differs from other GenAI code companions, with a live demo using aider.chat to build a game to highlight its features (<a href="https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider">https://github.com/paul-gauthier/aider</a>).</p>2024-11-06T00:00:00+11:002024-11-06T00:00:00+11:00Adolfo Villalobostag:melbpy.org,2024-11-06:/introduction-to-algorithmic-trading-in-python.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PHuap4NvVvI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Adolfo Villalobos, Machine Learning Engineer, OrionX</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adolfovillalobos/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adolfovillalobos/</a></p> <p>This talk will focus on the core building blocks for starting a new trading system from scratch. We will uncover a simple trading strategy called "liquidity mirroring", how to use message queues to propagate price data and decisions …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/PHuap4NvVvI" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Adolfo Villalobos, Machine Learning Engineer, OrionX</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adolfovillalobos/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adolfovillalobos/</a></p> <p>This talk will focus on the core building blocks for starting a new trading system from scratch. We will uncover a simple trading strategy called "liquidity mirroring", how to use message queues to propagate price data and decisions through the system, and core design patterns used to build the main micro-services involved: business logic using strategy patterns, price observer and order/trade observers. A minimal example of how to build an event-driven trading system using Python micro-services will be presented in the talk.</p> <p>(Starts at 42:20)</p>2024-08-20T00:00:00+10:002024-08-20T00:00:00+10:00Samuel Tseitkintag:melbpy.org,2024-08-20:/intro-to-post-quantum-cryptography-with-python.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n72wL1W4Wgg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Samuel Tseitkin</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-tseitkin-2a4b9718a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-tseitkin-2a4b9718a/</a></p> <p>A quick overview of Quantum Computers, their impact on society as a whole, then diving into Qiskit - a Python Quantum Computer simulator library by IBM. We will be showing how to do some basic operations with Qiskit. If there is time, we …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n72wL1W4Wgg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Samuel Tseitkin</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-tseitkin-2a4b9718a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-tseitkin-2a4b9718a/</a></p> <p>A quick overview of Quantum Computers, their impact on society as a whole, then diving into Qiskit - a Python Quantum Computer simulator library by IBM. We will be showing how to do some basic operations with Qiskit. If there is time, we will then quickly overview QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) and do a Python implementation of it.</p> <p>(Starts at 33:00)</p>2024-08-20T00:00:00+10:002024-08-20T00:00:00+10:00Akshat Sonitag:melbpy.org,2024-08-20:/restful-api-development-using-python-django.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/n72wL1W4Wgg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Akshat Soni, Postgraduate Cybersecurity Student, Deakin University</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshatsoni64/</a></p> <p>A beginner friendly talk explaining Django Architecture, and how its API systems work, with a demo.</p>2024-06-11T00:00:00+10:002024-06-11T00:00:00+10:00Owen Elliotttag:melbpy.org,2024-06-11:/useful-and-not-so-useful-introspection-in-python.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/foItB5V4FZg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Owen Elliott, Solutions Architect, Marqo</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-elliott-345254166/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/owen-elliott-345254166/</a></p> <p>In this talk we will look at introspection and its applications in software design and optimisation. We will also look into Python with introspection and uncover some of its strange behaviour.</p>2024-06-01T00:00:00+10:002024-06-01T00:00:00+10:00Kai Striegatag:melbpy.org,2024-06-01:/optimising-scipys-rgi-module-with-cython.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/foItB5V4FZg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Kai Striega, Data Engineer, BHP</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-striega/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-striega/</a></p> <p>Downloaded millions of times per day, SciPy provides the backbone of the Scientific Python ecosystem. This talk investigates how members of the SciPy core team optimised the RegularGridInterpolator class using Cython. Come along and learn how one of Python …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/foItB5V4FZg" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Kai Striega, Data Engineer, BHP</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-striega/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kai-striega/</a></p> <p>Downloaded millions of times per day, SciPy provides the backbone of the Scientific Python ecosystem. This talk investigates how members of the SciPy core team optimised the RegularGridInterpolator class using Cython. Come along and learn how one of Python’s largest projects optimises their code.</p>2024-04-23T00:00:00+10:002024-04-23T00:00:00+10:00Ned Letchertag:melbpy.org,2024-04-23:/duckdb-a-fast-and-versatile-analytical-database-to-keep-in-your-data-toolkit.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yiWdYXTjzqU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ned Letcher, Lead Data Science Engineer, Thoughtworks</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nletcher/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nletcher/</a></p> <p>In this session, DuckDB is showcased as a highly efficient in-process analytical database that is capturing the attention of professionals across the data spectrum, owing to its ease of use, exceptional performance, and comprehensive feature set. The …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yiWdYXTjzqU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Ned Letcher, Lead Data Science Engineer, Thoughtworks</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nletcher/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/nletcher/</a></p> <p>In this session, DuckDB is showcased as a highly efficient in-process analytical database that is capturing the attention of professionals across the data spectrum, owing to its ease of use, exceptional performance, and comprehensive feature set. The talk delves into DuckDB's essence by outlining its capabilities, comparing it with other analytical databases, and providing hands-on examples to illustrate its application in various scenarios. These include ad-hoc data analysis, serverless data pipelines, analytical applications in web browsers, data lake querying for machine learning, and as a compact data warehouse for business intelligence. By the end of the session, attendees are expected to have a clear understanding of DuckDB's potential applications and receive practical tips on how to start integrating it into their own projects, highlighting its versatility and effectiveness in handling diverse analytical tasks.</p> <p>(Starts at 37:15)</p>2024-04-23T00:00:00+10:002024-04-23T00:00:00+10:00Dean O'Reillytag:melbpy.org,2024-04-23:/genai-and-its-use-cases-as-a-python-developer.html

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yiWdYXTjzqU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Dean O'Reilly, Enterprise FSI Solutions Architect, AWS</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/oreillydean/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/oreillydean/</a></p> <p>As GenAI continues to be adopted more widely within the tech sector, this talk will identify three main areas where GenAI can be used as a Python Developer and identify how GenAI may augment the role as …</p>

<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/yiWdYXTjzqU" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Dean O'Reilly, Enterprise FSI Solutions Architect, AWS</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/oreillydean/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/oreillydean/</a></p> <p>As GenAI continues to be adopted more widely within the tech sector, this talk will identify three main areas where GenAI can be used as a Python Developer and identify how GenAI may augment the role as a Python Developer moving forward. These use cases include 1) Code assistant 2) Code understanding 3) Generated Applications.</p> <p>(Starts at 37:00)</p>2024-02-21T00:00:00+11:002024-02-21T00:00:00+11:00Matt Trentinitag:melbpy.org,2024-02-21:/an-introduction-to-micropython.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Z8RjR5R6NKs" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Matt Trentini, Principal Engineer, Planet Innovation</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-trentini/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-trentini/</a></p> <p>Learn how to use our favourite high-level programming language on an embedded device. Reduce software development effort, save clients money - and enjoy your embedded development!</p>2024-02-21T00:00:00+11:002024-02-21T00:00:00+11:00Paridhi Jhatag:melbpy.org,2024-02-21:/integrating-python-and-rust-to-build-better-generative-ai-models.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Z8RjR5R6NKs" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Paridhi Jha, Principal Machine Learning Engineer, OneDigital</h2> <p>(No description)</p> <p>(Starts 44:45)</p>2024-02-02T00:00:00+11:002024-02-02T00:00:00+11:00Mohammad Abuhassantag:melbpy.org,2024-02-02:/graph-neural-networks.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ycyknzQHN4U" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Mohammad Abuhassan, Research Assistant, Deakin University</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-abuhassan-phd-a32676121/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-abuhassan-phd-a32676121/</a></p> <p>A walkthrough of Graph neural networks and knowledge graphs using python.</p> <p>(Starts at 38:45)</p>2024-02-02T00:00:00+11:002024-02-02T00:00:00+11:00Alan Perkinstag:melbpy.org,2024-02-02:/migrating-cobol-data-to-postgresql-using-python-and-django.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ycyknzQHN4U" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Alan Perkins, Founder, Profound Information</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanperkins/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanperkins/</a></p> <p>This talk will cover the approach and challenges faced in migrating data from a 42 year old COBOL system. The resulting python application processed between 150 million and a billion records every day for over four years.</p>2023-12-01T00:00:00+11:002023-12-01T00:00:00+11:00Daniel Stojanovtag:melbpy.org,2023-12-01:/a-guide-to-creating-3d-visualisations-with-python-and-the-vtk-toolkit.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EIqOzoFs900" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Daniel Stojanov, Engineering Manager, Coles</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielstojanov/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielstojanov/</a></p> <p>(No Description)</p>2023-12-01T00:00:00+11:002023-12-01T00:00:00+11:00Imron Alstontag:melbpy.org,2023-12-01:/numbers-in-python-why-you-still-need-to-care-about-low-level-details-even-when-working-in-a-high-level-language.html<iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EIqOzoFs900" title="Talk recording" allowfullscreen></iframe> <h2>Imron Alston, Principal Engineer, Judo Bank</h2> <p>Why you still need to care about low-level details even when working in a high-level language (especially if you work at a bank).</p> <p>(Starts at 59:20)</p>2023-10-31T00:00:00+11:002023-10-31T00:00:00+11:00Mitesh Ravaltag:melbpy.org,2023-10-31:/a-brief-introduction-to-gil.html<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Mitesh Raval</h2> <p>The session will cover the roadmap of future updates for Python 3.14 onwards which will impact the Python community.</p>2023-10-31T00:00:00+11:002023-10-31T00:00:00+11:00Renaldi Gondosubrototag:melbpy.org,2023-10-31:/the-state-of-the-python-community-in-melbourne-and-the-genai-trend.html

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Renaldi Gondosubroto, Software Engineer, SEEK</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/</a></p> <p>For those new to the language or looking for a refresher, we'll delve into how the Python community currently is in Melbourne and discuss its growing significance in the tech world. The latter half of the session …</p>

<p>(No video)</p> <h2>Renaldi Gondosubroto, Software Engineer, SEEK</h2> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaldigondosubroto/</a></p> <p>For those new to the language or looking for a refresher, we'll delve into how the Python community currently is in Melbourne and discuss its growing significance in the tech world. The latter half of the session will then cover usage of GenAI in Python and show a use case in a popular newcomer in the GenAI space, Amazon Bedrock.</p>