UNCONFERENCE + Live Q&A
AI/Machine Learning Open Space
Speaker
Shane Hastie
Director of Agile Learning Programs @ICAgile
Shane leads the Culture and Methods editorial team for InfoQ.com where he hosts the weekly InfoQ Culture Podcast. He is the Director of Agile Learning Programs for ICAgile. He has oversight in the strategic direction and expansion of ICAgile’s learning programs, including maintaining and...
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Location
Rutherford, 4th flr.
Track
AI/Machine Learning without a PhD
Topics
Open SpaceMachine LearningShare
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