Trying to figure out MCP by actually building an app from scratch with open source and SLMs
Europe's first developer conference dedicated to the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Presentation on building applications from scratch using open source tools and Small Language Models, exploring how MCP standardizes AI data integration and enables new possibilities for AI system development.
Conference
MCP
Small Language Models
Open Source
London
Building and working with Small Language Models
Paris AI, ML and Computer Vision Meetup
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Meetup • July 16, 2025 •
Slides
Practical session on using small open-source language models (SLMs) in enterprise settings. Exploring modern workflows for adapting SLMs with domain-specific pre-training, instruction fine-tuning, and alignment. Introducing and demonstrating open-source tools such as DistillKit, Spectrum, and MergeKit, which implement advanced techniques crucial for achieving task-specific accuracy while optimizing computational costs. Also discussing models and solutions built by Arcee AI.
Meetup
Small Language Models
Enterprise AI
Paris
Budapest ML Forum
Budapest, Hungary • Conference • June 17–18, 2025
Participation in the Budapest Machine Learning Forum, sharing insights on AI and ML developments.
Conference
Machine Learning
AI
Cisco Live
San Diego, USA • Conference • June 8–12, 2025
Participation in Cisco Live conference, discussing AI and networking technologies.
Conference
Cisco
Networking
AI and Machine Learning for Public Investors
The World Bank, Washington DC • Conference • June 9–13, 2025
Presentation on AI and machine learning applications for public investment and development projects.
Conference
Public Investment
AI Applications
ODSC East
Boston, USA • Conference • May 13–15, 2025
Presentation at Open Data Science Conference East on data science and machine learning topics.
Conference
Data Science
ODSC
AWS Summit, Paris
Paris, France • Conference • April 9, 2025
Presentation at AWS Summit Paris on cloud computing and AI solutions.
Conference
AWS
Cloud
AI
CloudFest
Europa-Park, Germany • Conference • March 19, 2025
Participation in CloudFest conference discussing cloud computing and AI technologies.
Conference
Cloud Computing
AI
AWS AI and Data Conference
Kilkenny, Ireland • Conference • March 13, 2025
Conference presentation on AWS AI and data services for the Irish market.
Conference
AWS
AI
Data
AWS EMEA Innovate Generative AI+Data conference
Online • Conference • March 6, 2025
Virtual conference presentation on AWS generative AI and data solutions for EMEA region.
Online
AWS
Generative AI
EMEA
4th Irving Fisher Committee workshop on data science in central banking
Rome, Italy • Workshop • February 19, 2025
Workshop on data science applications in central banking and financial institutions.
Workshop
Central Banking
Data Science
Finance
ODSC AI Builders Summit
Online • Conference • January 15–16, 2025
Virtual participation in ODSC AI Builders Summit focusing on AI development and implementation.
Online
AI Builders
ODSC
