Talks at developer meetups and conferences about AI, cloud-native engineering, and lessons from real projects.
GDG Melbourne DevFest 2026
Open-weights models on a 2021 MacBook: how far behind the frontier they are, a live agent analysing private data with the network off, what hardware to buy, and when running a model yourself makes sense.
SNEVic Annual General Meeting 2026
AI and agentic AI for engineers, presented at the Australian Nepali Multicultural Center in Diggers Rest. Two recent incidents, lessons from my Nepali news app, and practical tips for using AI responsibly.
Google Developers Group Melbourne
I return to GDG Melbourne with a talk on Agentic DevOps, building on my talk last March.
Guest Lecture at Oxford College, Nepal
Intelligence is now available on tap. So what's left for humans to compete on?
SNEVic Career Conference 2025
A gentle introduction to foundation models and agentic AI for engineering professionals.
Guest Lecture at MIT, Melbourne
Introduction to Large Language Models and Agentic AI, and how they can be used to solve real-world problems.
Google Developers Group Melbourne
A deep dive into the wonderful world of open-weights AI – what it is, why it matters, and how you can get started.
MelbJS
Introduction to open source maps on the web. A Talk from MelbJS meetup, Feb 2024.