13 posts tagged with "talk"

🏖️ Agentic LEGO Robotics talk at hashtag#AgentCon hashtag#Perth - my day trip to West Coast adventure with over 350 passionate participants! 🤖 What a cracker of a Friday it was! My first-ever talk on the west coast, and you all made it unforgettable. While Sydney shivered at 6°C ❄️, sunny Perth turned it on with huge crowd of amazing people for AI conference.

I shared the journey📍of building our real-world hashtag#LEGO hashtag#robotics hashtag#agent: a goal-based, multi-agent, functional team of AI agents controlling a LEGO Spike Prime robot. Think of it as LEGO mini-figure engineers who powering the real-world robots.

Here's the agent lineup: 🎮 Controller Agent – Commands the LEGO Spike via hashtag#Bluetooth + hashtag#MCP 👀 Observer Agent – hashtag#YOLO object detection + video streaming (coded by hashtag#GitHub hashtag#Copilot!) 🧭 Planner Agent – Builds action plans using a knowledge base + hashtag#python code library ✅ Judger Agent – Confirms if goals are actually met 👩‍✈️ Orchestrator Agent – Keeps the whole squad in check 🎤 Voice Agent – Talks to humans like a pro 💻 Interactive UI – Pulls back the curtain so humans can stay in the loop

All this was powered by: 🧠 hashtag#SemanticKernel + hashtag#AzureAIFoundry agent services on Microsoft Azure 🧱 LEGO Spike Prime 3 from LEGO Education 🌊 Stories from our robotic team during the FIRST Australia FFL Submerged season

🎙️I also soaked in incredible talks from speakers across hashtag#Australia – so much talent in all 3 tracks from 24 talks in one day! 💡💬

• Welcome by Michael from UWA DI
• Introductory Keynote by David
• Let Me Tell You About Your Future 🔮 by Jiaranai
• Getting Started with AI Agents by Vanessa
• Azure MCP is the Connector You've Been Waiting For by Daniella
• From Bots to Brains: Patterns for Building Intelligent AI Agents by Rakesh
• MCP and A2A. Bringing some order to the chaos by Graeme
• Agent Architects: Building Smarter Brains, One Demo at a Time by Sammy
• From prompt to protocol, securing AI agents and MCP, George Coldham Building Trustworthy AI Agents by Michelle
• Live Coding an AI agent by Phil

🎉Huge thanks to the fantastic Global AI Perth organisers (Michelle, George, Julianne, Sabrina, Amy, Dinusha) and all the volunteers like Louisa for making it all happen. So great meeting ex-Insight friends Andreas & Rakesh. 🤝

hashtag#Perth, you were brilliant 🌟. Now that my 'crazy' mind knows a day trip across the country is an option! See you next time. 😎✈️

P.S. Don't forget to watch hashtag#LEGOMasters: Grand Masters of the Galaxy on Nine.

☀️ Beautiful Saturday in hashtag#Melbourne at Global Azure! 🌏 Had an incredible time with the amazing tech community here. So many great sessions happening - I honestly wished I could be in multiple rooms at once. 😄.

Here are the ones I attended: 👩‍💻👨‍💻

• Agentic AI: the future of innovation or just hype? by Yas
• Who tests their cloud code anyway? by Lars
• Your AI, Your Rules: Building a Multi-Model Private AI Assistant on Azure by Venura
• Building Responsible AI Apps with Azure AI Foundry by Lachlan
• The Future of Cloud Security: AI, Zero Trust, and Beyond by Pouya
• You use App Insights Right? Right? by Bron

🎤 RMIT University's Storey Hall is massive! My voice echoed through the space, and that enormous 8m x 10m screen (maybe even bigger?!) definitely turned up the nerves !! 😅

Massive thanks to the warm and enthusiastic audience 🙌: your smiles truly made my day. I loved sharing my story and hands-on experience of hashtag#LEGO hashtag#AzureAI & hashtag#Robotics 🤖. It's always exciting to see how creativity and technology spark curiosity in others.

Such a joy meeting new friends in Melbourne 🤝. Grateful for all the good vibes and great conversations! Until next time, Melbourne ❤️

What an exciting session at #syncs – packed with creativity, innovation, and hands-on AI fun!

We explored the power of Azure AI services in a truly interactive way. Whether you're just stepping into the AI world or looking to sharpen your skills, this session was a fantastic opportunity to learn, build, and get inspired! 💡🤖

Here's what we tackled together:

✅ Analyzed visuals using GPT-4o models ✅ Converted text to speech with Azure's Speech Service ✅ Generated stunning visuals using DALL·E 3

🖥️ From decoding images to bringing words to life and generating art from prompts — this was a deep dive into what's possible with today's AI tools.

Big thanks to everyone who joined us, asked questions, and shared their creativity! Stay tuned for more sessions where we explore, create, and innovate together. 🌐✨

Global AI Bootcamp Sydney 2025 🌍: Full House of Innovation and Learning today! Sydney's AI community came together at Microsoft Reactor Sydney. With 120+ enthusiastic participants, the event was packed with insightful sessions, engaging discussions and pizza🍕 & stickers !

🚀 From enterprise AI architecture to creative applications of generative AI, the day was filled with exciting knowledge-sharing opportunities. A Stellar Lineup of AI sessions: 🔥

• Architecting Enterprise RAG Solutions with Azure CosmosDB DiskANN and Fabric by Michael
• LEGO + Python + GPT = The Journey from Dad to Superdad with Azure AI Services by Daniel (like my robotics cap? :p)
• AI Alchemy: Crafting Success with the Right Mix of Services by Haritha
• Model Agnostic AI Implementation by Anupam
• Unlocking Document Insights with Azure AI by Akanksha
• Get Creative with AI: Accelerate Solutions with Generative AI Models by Asish

📢 Missed the event? Stay tuned for future AI meetups, workshops, and conferences. The AI journey never stops, and we can't wait to see what's next!

🚀 Kicking off AI Journeys with SYNCS at University of Sydney! 🎓✨ What an incredible night with 60+ keen students from the Sydney Computing Society (SYNCS) joining me for the 'Kickstart Your AI Journey on Azure' workshop! 💡💻

The energy in the room was amazing 🔥, the entire boardroom was packed, and I couldn't be more impressed by the enthusiasm and curiosity of everyone who attended. 🙌

Huge shoutout to SYNCS's marketing and events team for your dedication in organizing and planning this for the past six months 👏, so glad we made the first session happen, and excited for round two in April! 🎉 Join SYNCS here: https://syncs.org.au/

And yes, rocking my Azure cap and t-shirt, I totally blended in and felt 20 years old again 😆. Looking forward to seeing how everyone shapes the future of AI! The pizza was delicious! 🍕

Join us at Global AI Bootcamp Sydney this Saturday! 🎤🤖 If you're passionate about AI, LEGO, and Robotics, you won't want to miss talk. I'll be sharing my story: 'LEGO + Python + GPT = The Journey from Dad to Superdad with Azure AI Services' 🌟

🔥Global AI Bootcamp Sydney: https://globalai.community/bootcamp/australia-sydney/ 📅 When? This Saturday - 15th March 2025 📍 Where? Microsoft Reactor Sydney

🎫 Free tickets are running out fast, so grab yours now before it's too late! Grab your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/global-ai-bootcamp-2025-tickets-1260986778399?aff=oddtdtcreator

The Global AI Bootcamp is an annual event that occurs worldwide, where developers and AI enthusiasts can learn about AI through workshops, sessions, and discussions. Local chapters of the Global AI Community host the events in various locations across the globe.

Unlock the power of GenAI and accelerate AI apps from development to production using familiar tools. This session explores how Azure AI Foundry and related dev toolchain streamline the development and operationalization of AI apps.

You'll be guided through AI app development lifecycle (from ideation to production) covering key techniques in prompt engineering, coding, evaluation, monitoring, and deployment. Discover how tools like Azure AI Foundry, AZD CLI, AI Toolkit for VS Code, and Prompty enable seamless development, deployment and management.

Whether you're a developer, AI engineer, or IT leader, you'll gain practical knowledge to build and scale AI applications efficiently. Get ready to build your AI projects with ease on Azure!

Ready to dive into AI? Join us for a beginner-friendly workshop at Sydney Computing Society (SYNCS) where you'll explore Large Language Models and Azure AI services!

🔎 Learn. Build. Innovate. 📢 Share this with a friend and take your first step into AI! No experience needed - just bring your laptop with VSCode & Node.js installed and get hands-on with AI development! 💡

📅 Thursday, March 13 ⏰ 6 PM – 8 PM 📍 University of Sydney 📍 Boardroom 124, J12 CSB

Sydney Computing Society - SYNCS is the student-run computing society at the University of Sydney - and one of the largest and most active computing societies in all of Australia. SYNCS offers a diverse array of industry, social, and technical opportunities! 👉 Join SYNCS here: https://syncs.org.au/

4am wakeup and 7am flight - totally worth it for an wonderful day at DDD Brisbane last Saturday! I'm so flattered and grateful that so many people joined me for my talk about LEGO AI and FLL.

Thank you for agreeing that I earned the cape in the end! 🦸‍♂️ Appreciate the interest and great chats afterward, Andrei and Gerald.

The only downside? Wishing I could clone myself to attend every talk! Huge shoutout to Joel (I did not tag you on social), Michelle (it is not luck but hard work from the girls!), Jason (C# & .Net will always be my favorite), Bryden & Luke (cool hats & photos!), Julian (I wrote RSA at uni as assignments) for your insightful talks - I walked away with new ideas and inspiration!

And of course, it was so lovely to catch up with new & old friends like Fabrizio, and Insight teammates. DDD events are as much about the community as they are about the content. To top it all off, look what I found at the airport on my way back to Sydney: a life-sized LEGO Captain! (last photo)

Thanks again, DDD Brisbane (especially Chris & Bronwen), for such a rewarding and enriching experience.

Will DDD Sydney come back one day? I will definitely sign up for volunteering!

🌟 Incredible day at She Codes Australia Sydney workshop yesterday at Microsoft Reactor! A huge shout-out to Kate and her team for putting together this amazing event, bringing so many women into the world of tech. 💻

The day was filled with inspiration, especially the powerful stories shared by the guest speakers: Catia and Laura. Catia started her journey with a teacher degree, took a gap year traveling to 50+ countries, speaks four languages, and now manages major clients around the world at Insight 🌏. Laura began with a vet degree, pursued her passion for math and statistics, and has now grown into a Data Science and AI Area Lead at Commonwealth Bank.

The energy in the room was electric, with two rooms filled with passionate participants and mentors, all working together to inspire and empower.✨

It was my first time mentoring at SheCodes, seeing so much talent, collaboration, and enthusiasm was truly inspiring! Lovely to see Catia, Ollie, Angela, Nilesh, Lisa, Athena in the room.

Looking forward to the next event and continuing to support women on their tech journey! 🚀