Year: 2021

Being able to predict cooling load, the rate of heat removed from the indoor space, is crucial to achieve thermal comfort and high energy performance of central air-conditioning (AC) systems in buildings. In this talk, we first demonstrate feature engineering from time series data using Pandas package. With the extracted features, we develop our ML…

In this talk, we aim to find if polarization is induced in a neural network by feeding it newspaper articles with manufactured sentiments according to the Allsides Media Bias chart for the level of faith people on various aisles of the political spectrum. This project consists of a set of experiments on similar data-sets from…

In this talk, we will explore the concepts of Metaprogramming using Metaclasses in Python. It is one of the most complex yet interesting topics in Python that makes Python an extremely powerful programming language. Speaker: Ms. Pratibha Jagnere / Malaysia Language: English Date and Time : October 9, 2021 / 14:00-14:30 (UTC+8) Speaker Introduction Pratibha…

Django is the most popular Python-based web framework used for creating web applications. The web applications are vulnerable for various reasons including a) configuration settings of the web applications b) lack of implementation of security best practices and secure coding and c) lack of awareness of secure first web applications among developers. The vulnerable web…

Managing Python versions and dependencies can be painful. JavaScript developers have their “node_modules” folders, but we don’t have “python_modules” (yet!) in Python. Instead, we have those mysterious virtual environments. And if you also want to switch between different Python versions, it can quickly turn into a mess. It doesn’t have to be that way. With…

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Python on Azure: Build and deploy your Python apps in the cloud—and go further with AI and data science. Session How…

MySQL is the world’s most popular OS database. With its proven performance, reliability and ease-of-use, MySQL has become the leading database choice for web-based applications, used by high profile web properties including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Yahoo! and many more. Additionally, it is an extremely popular choice as embedded database, distributed by over 3,000 ISVs &…

PCCW Limited (SEHK: 0008) is a global company headquartered in Hong Kong which holds interests in telecommunications, media, IT solutions, property development and investment, and other businesses. The Company holds a majority stake in the HKT Trust and HKT Limited. HKT (SEHK: 6823) is Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications service provider and a leading innovator. Its…

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Putting together a 2 days conference is not an easy task. Our thanks to each and every one of them for making this conference possible. Conference Chair: Sammy Fung. Sales: Calvin Tsang. Website and Social Media: Daisy Maris Fung. Chief Designer: Claire Wong. Finance: Haggen So. Marketing: Fiona Lam. Program: Sammy Fung. Proposal Vetting Committee:…