We're excited to bring the Google Sandbox series to Cluj-Napoca on Saturday, December 8, 2018.
Google Sandbox is a series designed to bring local tech communities and Googlers together. Attendees will experience Google's technology, development, and engineering principles through tech talks, panels and access to Google engineers. The name "Google Sandbox" is inspired by the software development term "sandbox", an environment for experimentation, testing, and learning. Google Sandbox will be an opportunity to make new connections, interact with Googlers in authentic, intimate settings, and get a peek behind the curtain at a bit of the Google magic. The Sandbox series is open to everyone, but has a dedicated focus on engaging the local women in tech community. Get a glimpse of what the Sandbox experience is like - visit our global Google Sandbox site.
Application form is closed.
Agenda
The agenda and speakers are subject to change. Please unfold agenda to see the abstracts of the talks.
In addition to the talks, there'll be food, fun, and a few surprises.
Please arrive promptly to enable time for check-in, networking, bites & beverages before the first talk.
Speaker: Teodora Avram
Building software at Google has its own unique challenges due to the large scale at which we operate. And inevitably, something has to go wrong somewhere. In this talk I share some examples of things that didn’t go as planned and what we can learn from these experiences.
Speaker: Maria Markov
How hard can it be to build an app for organizing meetings and keeping track of time? Learn more about Google Calendar, how it scales and the challenges that a typical calendaring product must overcome.
Speaker: Nicu Badescu
SRE is the organization responsible for Google’s reliability (building and running large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems). This talk is an intro into how SRE operates and how it manages to achieve its goals. Learn more about SRE.
Speaker: Vlad Voicu
Is this a dog or a cat? Which video should I watch next? What is the next word in this sentence? Machine learning (ML) enables computers to answer such questions without being explicitly programmed to. This talk will introduce ML fundamentals and show how ML contributes to the success of many Google products. You will get inspiration for using readily available ML tools for your own projects.
Speaker: Iulia-Maria Comsa
Option one - Themed round table discussions
Join two intimate discussions (45 min each) with fellow professionals and Googlers around topics of your interest, share your thoughts and ask questions.
- Cloud Computing (hosted by Thorsten Koch and Márton Kodok)
- Site Reliability Engineering (hosted by Vlad Voicu and Maria Markov)
- Artificial Intelligence and Research at Google (hosted by Iulia-Maria Comsa)
- CV & Interview tips (hosted by recruiter)
- Ask me anything (hosted by Nicu Badescu, Anita Woodruff)
Option two - 2 hours hands-on Machine Learning lab (medium-advanced level)
Learn how to build, analyze and improve TensorFlow models and debug input data in an interactive way with Colab.
Facilitators: Dan Anghel and Razvan Culea
Requirements for participation:
- Medium level of familiarity with Machine Learning.
- Bring your laptop, charger and have a Gmail account.
Dive into what life is really like at Google with our panelists who span a wide range of experience, backgrounds, and roles. You'll have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about Google's unique culture.
We will share some useful respourses for further learning and development.
Speaker: Teodora Avram
An opportunity for attendees to share their projects & passions with others, find thought partners, build a community.
Once the talks and panel wrap up, we will host an informal networking reception where you will have the chance to mingle with the Google engineering team as well as your peers.
Travel Grants
Attendees residing over 50km from Cluj-Napoca are eligible to receive a reimbursement of expenses incurred to attend Sandbox Cluj-Napoca after the event. Learn more about Travel Grants.
We can't wait to have you join us!
Application form is closed.
If you have any questions, please reach out to europe-events@google.com with an email subject "Sandbox Cluj-Napoca".
