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The decision which proposal to pick is never easy. Hereto the selected speakers for our coming XtremePython 2024 online conference.
Brings 13+ years of experience in all the aspects of information security. Currently, manages two security research teams in supply chain and application security. Passionate about diving deep and understanding how things work under the hood, whether it’s complicated systems, code, or a person’s mind.
Adarsh is an experienced Backend Developer with expertise in architecting, building & deploying APIs, primarily using Python. He is the co-founder of Digievo Labs, a global technology firm. Adarsh started his Speaker journey by presenting at GraphQL Summit ‘22 and has presented at various Python conferences, including Pycascades, Europython, Djangocon, and Flaskcon. Explore his professional journey and insights on his personal website(https://adarshd.dev) and blog(https://blog.adarshd.dev).
Reuven has been a full-time instructor in Python and Pandas in business since 1995. He teaches at companies worldwide, offers video courses, and writes books — most recently, Python Workout and Pandas Workout, both published by Manning. He writes about Python for his “Better Developers” newsletter and poses Pandas puzzles based on current events in “Bamboo Weekly.”
Petr is an automation/DevOps engineer (Ecosystem technical lead) for OpenShift Data Foundation at IBM. He previously worked for Red Hat on the same product and on the Red Hat Virtualization. In his free time, Petr likes any kind of sport, traveling, and spending time with his family.
Dustin lives in St. Louis and works as a Developer Advocate at 84codes, collaborating with the support and marketing teams. Outside of work, Dustin enjoys biking, motorcycle rides, and is a proud pet parent.
Python enthusiast who helped kickstart the Python conference in Lithuania ten years ago. He has more than seven years of professional Python back-end engineering experience, mostly using Django. He also has a PhD in Informatics and professional certifications in Python, AWS, and Terraform. He is currently working as a Tech Lead Python Engineer at Shift4.
Adam is a professional software engineer with over a decade of experience. In his career, he worked with all layers of software engineering and multiple types of applications, including logistics, e-commerce, machine learning, data analysis, and database management. Adam is highly interested in digging deeper, exploring machine code, and going through implementation details to better understand the internals of the technologies he uses every day. That led him to like debugging, decompiling, and disassembling the code to understand memory models, concurrency problems, and other hidden details.
Maxim is a Python/Django Senior Software Engineer, Solution Architect, and Tech Speaker. Maxim began his career as a programmer specializing in embedded solutions in 1997 and grew to the role of Chief Technology Officer in 2023. Through many successful projects, he gains a robust understanding of various software development paradigms. He has received the ‘Super Mentor in Engineering’ award multiple times during the last ten years as a code mentor.
Dr Piotr Gryko, studied experimental physics at University College London. His PhD at Imperial College London focused on using biomaterials to self-assemble inorganic materials, merging the boundaries of biological systems and machines. He now specializes in writing software, having worked with AI, image processing, e-commerce, logistics, embedded systems, and web development. Always keen to keep learning, he writes open-source code to develop his understanding of new technologies further.
Passionate Python developer and conference enthusiast, running a software agency in Munich. With a history of organizing PyCons and leading the PyMunich meetup, I’m also proud to be a Python Software Foundation fellow. My journey is all about continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
Sebastiaan is a Principal Expert for the Sopra Steria Pythoneers in The Netherlands and a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of Python Discord and an organiser of EuroPython. Sebastiaan frequently speaks at conferences all around the world, including PyCon US, EuroPython, PyCon APAC, and various regional PyCons.
Haim Michael started coding when he was eight years old. From 2001 to 2007, he led the development of more than 200 applications and games for mobile telephones and their complementary server-side applications. Haim has more than fifteen years of experience coding in Python.
Tim Spann is a Principal Developer Advocate for Zilliz and Milvus. He works with Milvus, Towhee, Attu, GPTCache, Generative AI, HuggingFace, Python, Java, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka, Apache Pulsar, Apache Flink, Flink SQL, Apache Pinot, Trino, Apache Iceberg, DeltaLake, Apache Spark, Big Data, IoT, Cloud, AI/DL, machine learning, and deep learning. Tim has over ten years of experience with the IoT, big data, distributed computing, messaging, streaming technologies, and Python programming. Tim blogs for DZone, where he is the Big Data Zone leader, and runs a popular meetup in Princeton & NYC on Big Data, Cloud, IoT, deep learning, streaming, NiFi, the blockchain, and Spark. Tim is a frequent speaker at conferences such as ApacheCon, DeveloperWeek, Pulsar Summit and many more. He holds a BS and MS in computer science.
Gil Zilberfeld has been in software since childhood, writing BASIC programs on his trusty Sinclair ZX81. He is a trainer and mentor working to make software better. With more than 25 years of developing commercial software, he has vast experience in software methodology and practices. From unit testing to exploratory testing, design practices to clean code, API to web testing – he’s done it all. Gil speaks frequently in international conferences about testing, TDD, clean code, and agile practices. He is the author of “Everyday Unit Testing” and “Everyday Spring Testing”, blogs and posts videos on these topics at testingil.com and YouTube channel. In his spare time, he shoots zombies, for fun.
Shivay Lamba is a software developer specializing in DevOps, Machine Learning, and Full Stack Development. He is an open-source enthusiast, has been part of various programs like Google Code-In and Google Summer of Code as a mentor, and has also been an MLH Fellow. He is actively involved in community work as well. He is a TensorflowJS SIG member and a mentor in OpenMined and CNCF Service Mesh Community, as well as the SODA Foundation. He has given talks at various conferences like GitHub Satellite, Voice Global, Fossasia Tech Summit, and TensorflowJS Show & Tell.
Our Selected Panelists
The decision who to select for the professional panel wasn’t easy. Hereto the selected panelists for our coming XtremePython 2024 online conference.
Kushal Vijay, a Software Engineer @Microsoft & a Content Creator on YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram serving an audience of over 400,000. Previously, Kushal has done Internships at Microsoft and StackGuardian. Kushal has also given Tech talks at PyCon’22 Hong Kong and Xtreme Python’22 conferences. Kushal is also an ACM ICPC’19 Regionalist and also a mentor for students in Google Code-In’19 for TensorFlow Organization.
Abi Aryan is the founder of Abide AI and a machine learning engineer with over eight years of experience in the ML industry building and deploying machine learning models in production for recommender systems, computer vision, and natural language processing—within a wide range of industries such as e-commerce, insurance, and media and entertainment. Previously, she was a visiting research scholar at the Cognitive Sciences Lab at UCLA where she worked on developing intelligent agents. Also, she has authored research papers in AutoML, multi-agent systems, and LLM cost modeling and evaluations and is currently authoring LLMOps: Managing Large Language Models in Production for O’Reilly Publications.
Adarsh is an experienced Backend Developer with expertise in architecting, building & deploying APIs, primarily using Python. He is the co-founder of Digievo Labs, a global technology firm. Adarsh started his Speaker journey by presenting at GraphQL Summit ‘22 and has presented at various Python conferences, including Pycascades, Europython, Djangocon, and Flaskcon. Explore his professional journey and insights on his personal website(https://adarshd.dev) and blog(https://blog.adarshd.dev).
Karan Singh is the co-founder and CTO at Scogo, where he pioneers the application of generative AI to revolutionize tech support and IT operations for businesses of all sizes. With over 16 years of experience building scalable, cloud-native solutions, Karan is skilled in software & infrastructure architectures, SRE, DevOps, and data services. His career spans impactful roles at IBM, Red Hat, CSC, and Wipro, where he excelled as a Developer Evangelist, Solution Architect, and Software Developer. Karan is a published author, sought-after speaker, and active blogger sharing insights at ksingh7.medium.com.
Krishna Lodha is a freelance web GIS developer focusing on Open source technologies. Apart from his freelancing career, he also writes blogs and created videos about GIS on his YouTube channel. Krishna’s GIS consulting services provide tailored guidance to help organizations integrate geospatial technologies into their business operations. Krishna’s company works closely with clients to design robust software architectures, develop strategic implementation plans, and navigate the complexities of GIS adoption.
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