On April 12^th IT education project GeeksLab conducted the “AI&Big Data Lab” conference in Odesa. It was dedicated to one of the most trending topics in IT — Big Data and artificial intelligence. Sigma Ukraine was one of the partners of the event.

AI&Big Data Lab is a one-day event which gathered IT professionals and well-known speakers at one coworking environment. The conference provided possibility to discuss technical questions of implementation and applying different algorithms, tools and new technologies in real projects in order to work with Big Data and artificial intelligence. The speakers talked on data mining, natural language processing, MagnetoDB, Big Data in OpenStack and many more.

“The AI&Big Data Lab proved to be a perfect opportunity to meet and network with professional speakers and get the first-hand information about the AI and Big Data from its developers and contributors. We seek such possibilities to enrich our technical knowledge, as it could be implemented in our developing experience and help us support our customers with even better Big Data solutions,”

says Boris Trofimov, Software Architect at Sigma Ukraine.

“Artificial intelligence and Big Data shape the future of technology, that’s why we’re glad to become a partner of AI&Big Data conference and support the IT life in Odesa,”says Vladimir Chirva, Development Director at Sigma Ukraine. “Our company has made a solid contribution to series of Big Data solutions for our clients, and we plan on expanding this expertise further on.”

About Sigma

Sigma is a long-term business partner wherever information technology makes a difference. We are a global player with a Nordic base. We deliver the smartest solutions to support our customers’ business aims. Sigma is owned by Danir AB and has about 1700 employees in eight countries. Sigma operates in Ukraine since 2006 and the local team currently consists of 450 IT professionals.

About GeeksLab

GeeksLab is a new project aimed to bring together startup founders, entrepreneurs, tech enthusiasts, investors, media, and local community leaders from across Ukraine, CIS and Europe. The community organizes workshops, seminars and conferences on the newest technologies and essential IT questions.

More information see at geekslab.co, sigmaukraine.com.