The AI revolution isn't just a software story. Join us for a pivotal discussion as we dive into the emerging landscape of AI, where hardware is no longer just an afterthought.
Hardware serves as the crucial mediator between humans and AI systems. The convergence of AI software with purpose-built hardware will redefine how we interact with technology.
We'll explore embodied AI, the edge vs. cloud debate – revealing how both play crucial roles in AI's future, and human-computer interaction, UX and design decisions when thinking about AI and hardware.
The future belongs to those who master the powerful interplay between hardware, AI and software. Start 2025 with a fresh perspective and discover the opportunities presented by the AI hardware renaissance.
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agenda
6:30-7:00 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
7:00-8:00 - AI Hardware Panel with audience Q+A
8:00-8:30 - Community demos
Anyone will have the chance for a 30 second pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.
8:30-10:00 - Mix + mingle
Speakers
Vishal Kumar
Vishal is internationally recognised as a cultural data scientist with extensive experience managing data science, AI and 5G projects in the cultural and creative industries for several governments and international organisations. Building on his area of expertise, Vishal has gathered over 30,000 followers on social media as a content creator with his content reaching 1 million views.
Vishal previously was a researcher at The Bartlett at UCL and he studied at the London School of Economics and Sotheby’s Institute of Art and then worked at Sotheby’s as one of the company’s first-ever Data Scientists.
In 2020, Vishal co-Founded the Alice Camera as its CEO, a computational photography start-up building a novel AI camera for content creators, streamers and live events. The company is incubated at UCL and backed by Innovate UK and has raised $1.5 million in funding from venture capitalists since launching. The team has gone through accelerators run by the Digital Catapult, Nvidia and Entrepreneur First and have been nominated for an award by the Creative Industries Council.
Mina Fahmi
Mina is a Product Manager at Meta working on deep learning-based neural interfaces for future computing platforms. His career has focused on technologies which feel like an extension of the self, including neurotechnology, augmented reality, and wearable robotics. He has explored novel AI interfaces through projects including an AI-powered journal, autonomous company concept, and multimodal wearable device. Prior to Meta, Mina worked at CTRL-labs (acquired by Meta in 2019) and studied engineering at MIT.