Date and Time
Monday, 28 April 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CEST
Venue
TU Wien, Freihaus - Seminarraum DA grün 06A (DA06E10)
Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, 1040 Vienna
About
We warmly welcome R users of all identities and experience levels to our April meetup, where we explore the methods and use cases of using LLMs directly from R to boost your workflow.
In this meetup, we will:
- Walk through the essential background of modern LLMs, including their architecture and capabilities
- Dive into the practical methods for harnessing the power of LLMs directly within R
- Explore the growing ecosystem of R packages and APIs connecting to leading LLMs, demonstrating concrete use cases.
We look forward to seeing you at the meetup, where we foster a safe and inclusive space for knowledge exchange.
Speaker
Alexandra Posekany
Alex is an assistant professor and researcher in the field of computational statistics at TU Wien, who has developed state-of-the-art methods in the field throughout her career. She is also a vocational high school teacher in mathematics and data science. She has been a pioneer in integrating data science into the high school curriculum, promoting data literacy in education.