El Bruno

Tag: Artificial Intelligence

#Training – Elements of AI, a free #ArtificialIntelligence training from Finland (with also an amazing story)

Hi! Via “The Verge” (see references), I found this amazing story. Last year, Finland launched a free online crash course in artificial intelligence with the aim of educating its citizens about the new technology. Now, as a Christmas present to the world, the European nation is making the six week program available for anyone to — read more

Dec 19, 2019
#Webinar – Drive real-world innovation with Azure AI

Hi! The partner opportunity for AI is worth a whopping $118 billion,* and I want to help you make the most of it. Join me and SYNNEX for a webinar on Thursday, December 12, at 2 PM ET where I’ll show you how you can capitalize on Azure AI solutions that solve real-world problems for — read more

Dec 8, 2019
#Event – 2×1 on #AI: Anomaly Detection at Microsoft Reactor and ML.Net @MississaugaNetU

Hi! Quick post to remember about a couple of events where I’ll participate. 1st, this Thursday at Microsoft Reactor in Toronto. Building an Anomaly Detector System with a few or no lines of code November 21, 2019 | 5:00PM – 7:00PM Reactor TorontoMaRS Centre, Heritage Building 101 College Street, Suite 120Toronto Ontario M5G-1L7Canada More Information — read more

Nov 19, 2019
#PowerPoint – How cool is the Accessibility Checker? Powered by #AI, so a #MustDo for my next #MSIgnite sessions!

Hi! I was reviewing my slides for Microsoft Slides, and I remembered that Melissa Hubbart (@melihubb) was tweeting about checking your slides previous to the event. So, I decided to give it a try. And, it was my time to check what’s new with the Accessibility Feature in PowerPoint. There are several ways to use — read more

Oct 31, 2019
#Event – My sessions at #MSIgnite 2019, rocking #AI and #Diversity !

Hi! Next week I’ll be at Microsoft Ignite 2019, and I’m very excited. I’ll have 2 sessions (see below), and I’m also excited for the networking opportunities and for some amazing sessions. My Sessions at Ignite Diversity is more, much more! Living in tech as a Latino who can’t dance I was born and raised — read more

Oct 30, 2019
#Event – Building an Anomaly Detector System with a few or no lines of code at @MSFTReactor

Hi ! Microsoft opened a brand new Microsoft Reactor in Toronto, and I’m lucky enough to host a AI session about Anomaly Detection. Below are the details Detecting anomalies is a common scenario which can be applied to dozens of industries. From the analysis of power consumption, medical data, or even analysis of personal information, — read more

Oct 25, 2019
#Event – Resources used during the #GlobalAINight at @MarsDD

Hi! It was a placer to share some amazing time with the Metro Toronto .Net User Group. Last night was also a special one, we hosted the event at the amazing @MarsDD it was great to have a huge group interested in Artificial Intelligence. As usual, it’s time to share the resources of the event — read more

Sep 6, 2019
#Event – Global AI Nights on Sept 5th!

Hi ! During August, I’ll be participating and supporting a couple of hackathons and work events (check my next events section!). And I’m happy to share that on September 5th I’ll part of the Global AI Night in Toronto. The Global AI Night is a free evening event organized by 88 communities all over the — read more

Aug 9, 2019
#Python –Detecting #Hololens in realtime in webcam feed using #ImageAI and #OpenCV (thanks to @OlafenwaMoses)

Hi! Let’s start with a very quick intro: During the past months, I’ve been playing around with several Image Analysis tools. And ImageAI (see references) is one that deserves a full series of posts. Please take a look at the product and the source code in GitHub, and also please thank the one behind this: — read more

Aug 7, 2019
#AI – Introduction to #deeplearning vs. #machinelearning by @frlazzeri. The best 10 min read for today

Hi! Explain the differences / relationship between Machine Learning and Deep Learning is a question that I face in every event or chat about Machine Learning. And I used to have my 5 bullets explanation for this. However, now thanks to Francesca Lazzeri (@frlazzeri) I can advice people to read this amazing article. Introduction to — read more

Aug 2, 2019
#Office – Live subtitles in Microsoft Teams, oh yeah! Another great #AI live sample.

Hi ! I usually use the live subtitle demo feature in PowerPoint to showcase how amazing is the current state of AI, and how we can use it in our daily lives. And now, after the official announcement of Microsoft, we can also use the live subtitle feature in Microsoft Teams. As you can expect — read more

Jul 22, 2019
#Office – Acronyms pane in Word, another amazing example of #AI embedded in our day to day tools – Powered by Microsoft Graph!

Hi! Today’s post is, one more time, related to some amazing Artificial Intelligence features embedded in Microsoft Office. And this is very helpful if you work in an organization with tons of Acronyms. I’m sure, you have your own set of acronyms at different levels: Team, Group and Organization. When you are new to this — read more

Jul 17, 2019
#AI – MineRL, play #Minecraft to benefit science!

Hi ! I’ve write a couple of time about project Malmo and Minecraft, so if you like Minecraft and Artificial Intelligence, MineRL will make your day. Let’s start with some basis: MineRL is a large-scale dataset on Minecraft of seven different tasks, which highlight a variety of research challenges including open-world multi-agent interactions, long-term planning, — read more

Jun 17, 2019
#AI – #Translatotron is not dot a dorky name, it’s maybe the best translator ever #GoogleResearch

Hi ! A couple of days ago, Google presented Translatotron. The name is not the best name, however the idea is amazing: Google researchers trained a neural network to map audio “voiceprints” from one language to another. After the tool translates an original audio, Translatotron retains the voice and tone of the original speaker. It — read more

May 21, 2019
#Event – Resources for the sessions about #DeepLearning and #CustomVision at the @ChicagoCodeCamp

Hi! Another post-event post, this time with a big thanks to the team behind one of the most amazing event I’ve been this year: Chicago CodeCamp. I had the chance to meet a lot of amazing people, to learn a lot during the sessions and also to visit the great city of Chicago. As usual, — read more

May 13, 2019
#Event – See you @ChicagoCodeCamp on May 11, 2019 for some Deep Learning and Custom Vision experiences

Hi ! I’m very lucky to be at the next Chicago CodeCamp with another session around Custom Vision: How a PoC at home can scale to Enterprise Level using Custom Vision APIs It all started with a DIY project to use Computer Vision for security cameras at home. A custom Machine Learning model is the — read more

May 3, 2019
#Windows10 – Windows Vision Skills (Preview), an amazing set of AI APIs to run in the edge!

Hi! Today’s announcement is a big one if you are interested on move AI capabilities to the Edge. The Windows team make public the preview of Windows Vision Skills framework: Windows Vision Skills framework is meant to standardize the way AI and CV is put to use within a WinRT application running on the edge. — read more

May 1, 2019
#AI – AI for Earth, AI tools in the hands of those working to solve global environmental challenges

Hi ! When I was in Ohio @CodeMash, I was lucky enough to meet Jennifer Marsman, Principal Engineer & speaker on the AI for Earth team at Microsoft (@jennifermarsman). She hosted an amazing session where she shared details about some projects on AI for Earth. AI for Earth puts Microsoft cloud and AI tools in — read more

Apr 30, 2019
#Office – #Clippy is back in Office for Windows and Mac (powered by #AI)

Hi ! So, after my post yesterday, about the suggestions in Outlook based on an email content, somebody asked me why they don’t see this in Outlook. I was sharing my experience in Outlook for Mac, in Windows we can find a [Suggested Meeting] option on top of the email content. And then, when we — read more

Apr 11, 2019
#Office – Clippy is back in Office (powered by #AI)

Hi ! I’ve already share some of the new AI features in Office, like Excel Ideas or real-time captions / subtitles in PowerPoint. Today I’ll switch to Office editor, to share something amazing. I added Clippy to this post title and the idea is similar to the Clippy intents a long time ago: An AI — read more

Apr 10, 2019