Priti will lead a group of participants on a sensory walking tour, focussed on documenting the city from a sensory perspective. With observations recorded, the group will participate in a collective mapping exercise – coming together to visualise the sights, smells, sounds and feelings of the local neighbourhood.

At this workshop, the Guardian's Ashley Kirk will walk us through some of his thinking when it comes to data visualisation, visual literacy and how to approach communicating different types of data. In a couple of hands-on exercises, the workshop will discuss how best to approach different visualisation challenges, with a focus on what makes visualisation suitable, effective and engaging.   

Bring your laptops!

This hands-on 1.5 hours workshop is designed for beginners who want to start using R in their Data Analysis tasks. R is a perfect open-source and flexible solution specifically designed tailored for Data Analysis both in academia and industry, with a large professional community and an extensive variety of built-in and user-generated packages for streamlining the solution of statistical tasks. Participants will explore the opportunities R provides and learn the basics of its syntax and experiment with data manipulation, cleaning, and visualization. By the end of the session, attendees will have the tools to independently perform exploratory data analysis and create simple visualizations.   

Bring a laptop with pre-installed R (https://cran.r-project.org/) and RStudio Desktop (https://posit.co/downloads/) to save workshop time for more interesting activities.

In this presentation, Dimitri Dekanozishvili, Co-founder of Talkpal, will explore the transformative journey of scaling an AI language learning start-up internationally. He will provide an in-depth look at the AI language learning market, the challenges and lessons learned from scaling a B2C tech start-up globally, and the implications of AI models on product development. Dimitri will also share valuable tips and tricks for navigating the tech startup landscape, offering a comprehensive guide to achieving international success.

This talk explores the machine learning (ML) challenge of foreign accent conversion (FAC), a special speech processing problem, within the context of real-time applications. Stepan Sargsyan provides a concise introduction to core ML concepts, highlighting its role in speech processing. A brief overview of digital signal processing (DSP) techniques for audio manipulation is also included.  The session then delves into established FAC approaches, analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, particularly regarding their suitability for real-time scenarios. This analysis highlights the critical limitations of high parameter counts and extensive algorithmic lookahead that impede practical implementation.  Stepan proposes a novel FAC solution specifically designed to address these limitations, enabling real-time operation. His approach prioritizes efficient parameter usage and restricted algorithmic lookahead, making it suitable for resource-constrained environments.  Finally, the talk establishes objective evaluation metrics for FAC tasks and presents the performance results achieved by the model.

Engage in discussions in informal settings with industry experts and data enthusiasts about data, tech, AI and ethics. Connect with fellow attendees for sharing ideas and experiences in your respective field.

Join Guido Pizzini as he explores how information management can enhance climate resilience and emergency response. He will cover how iMMAP Inc. uses data to understand climate patterns, predict disasters, and plan proactive measures. Discover the role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in improving situational awareness and coordinating responses, with a case study from Afghanistan. Learn about comprehensive assessments for better decision-making, disaster risk reduction strategies, and the integration of early warning systems. Guido will also highlight the importance of localization in the aid sector, showcasing case studies from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Somalia.