Django Girls

Time: 09:30 AM - 05:00 PM | Room: Django Girls room

Free programming workshop for Women Join us for a crash course on building your own website using Python at PyCon Africa 2024!

| Building a Realtime Data Capture Stream

Time: 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Room: Pretoria

We dive deep into the Change Data Capture (CDC) world and how it can be implemented for real-time data streaming using a powerful tech stack. You wil…

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• Ahmad Bilesanmi

| Effortless API Translations in Django: Leveraging Headers for Dynamic Localization

Time: 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Room: Kampala

Localization is essential for creating user-friendly applications that cater to a global audience. Let's get a deep dive into this to explore an inno…

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• Steve Yonkeu

| Building your Python Cloud & Serverless applications using LocalStack!

Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Room: Kampala

DevOps teams worldwide are prioritizing the improvement of their cloud development and deployment processes. The traditional deploy-and-test cycles o…

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• Harsh Bardhan Mishra

| Building SMART Recommendation Systems in Python

Time: 12:00 PM - 02:00 PM | Room: Pretoria

“intellikit” is a Python package for Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) and Information Retrieval (IR). During this workshop participants will be introduced …

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• Arthur Kakande

| Utilizing LLM Agents for Efficient Requirement Analysis and Specification

Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Room: Pretoria

In this tutorial, we will build a practical application using Streamlit, leveraging open-source LLMs, embedding models, and vector stores—all impleme…

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• Brain Aboze
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• Elizabeth Ogunyemi

| Unleashing Data Science Potential: Accelerate Your Workflows with NVIDIA Rapids

Time: 03:00 PM - 05:00 PM | Room: Kampala

In the era of big data, the ability to process and analyze vast amounts of information swiftly and efficiently is crucial. NVIDIA Rapids is a groundb…

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• Abeeb Afolabi

| Building Intelligent Robots with Python, ROS, and Machine Learning

Time: 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM | Room: Pretoria

Ever wondered how you can build a super smart robot that makes intelligent decisions, thinks and even learns from experience? Here's an eye-opening f…

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• Kelechi Chibundu

| Pydantic: Your One-Stop Shop to Data Validation in Python

Time: 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM | Room: Accra

External data entering our applications is inherently untrustworthy—a reality that makes data validation a nonnegotiable security component of any so…

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• David Asem

| How Many Wings does the Giraffe Have? - Hallucinations in MLLMs

Time: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM | Room: Accra

Welcome to the first Multimodal Large Language Model (MLLM) Game Show of the Universe! Take your seat, grab some snacks, and prepare for confused …

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• Johannes Kolbe

| Data Processing with PySpark: Exploring Data Cleaning, Transformation, and Action Operations on DataFrames

Time: 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM | Room: Pretoria

In the era of big data, efficient data processing is crucial for extracting meaningful insights. PySpark, a Python library built on Apache Spark, pro…

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• Sandra Oriji

| Pixels to Predictions: Making Math Fun with Python for Real-World Applications

Time: 12:20 PM - 12:50 PM | Room: Accra

In the current generative AI (and by extension ML) rush, many beginner techies rush to implement ML models without a solid grasp of the math behind t…

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• Paulina Boadiwaa Mensah

| Object-Oriented Programming in Machine Learning: Building Modular, Maintainable, and Scalable Systems

Time: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM | Room: Accra

Machine learning has revolutionized the way we approach problem-solving and decision-making, empowering applications with the ability to learn from d…

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• Victor Ashioya

| Building Modern AI for African Languages

Time: 02:00 PM - 02:45 PM | Room: Pretoria

In recent years, Large Language Models (LLMs) have upended the field of artificial intelligence, showing remarkable capabilities in various applicati…

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• Isheanesu Misi

| Data Feminism in AI-Enabled Healthcare: A Pathway to Equitable Health Outcomes

Time: 02:50 PM - 03:20 PM | Room: Accra

Artificial Intelligence(AI) continues to improve patient care, treatment planning and disease diagnosis using existing data collected over the year…

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• Ubaida Abdulai

| Automate Your Life with Python Scripts

Time: 02:50 PM - 03:20 PM | Room: Pretoria

Python isn't just for developers. It's a versatile tool that anyone can use to automate repetitive tasks and simplify daily routines. In this talk, w…

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• Zaynab Awofeso

| Getting into AI for solving problems in Agriculture in Africa

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Room: Accra

African agriculture faces challenges like unpredictable weather, pests, and low crop yields. We will showcase AI-driven solutions such as predictive…

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• Daniel Samuel Etukudo

| Automating Background Jobs with Celery: Making Your App Run Better

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Room: Pretoria

This talk is intended for developers who want to learn how to manage time-consuming and concurrent operations, such as sending messages, processing f…

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• Joseph Adediji

| Ship it and Run it

Time: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM | Room: Accra

In this session we delve dipper into the theatrics of shipping or rather as commonly know deploying python built applications be it with Django or Fl…

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• JOSEPH WAMBUGU

| Tools for the Future: Exploring the Current Landscape of Python Frameworks and Tools in the GenAI Era

Time: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM | Room: Pretoria

Feeling overwhelmed by the flood of Python tools for LLMs? You're not alone! This talk is your compass in the vast sea of GenAI frameworks. We'll …

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• Paul Okewunmi

| Building Advanced Assistants (Agentic RAGs) with Gemma 2

Time: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM | Room: Pretoria

# Session Title: Building Assistants (Agentic RAGs) with Gemma 2 Using Python In this Python-focused session, developers will dive deep into the w…

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• Ngesa Owiny

| Go Nana: Gānā in Ghana

Time: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM | Room: Accra

In this talk attendees will learn about Jython, an open source library of the Python programming language, integrated with the Java platform for musi…

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• Herve Aniglo

| FastDjango: Conjuring Powerful APIs with the Sorcery of Django Ninja

Time: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM | Room: Pretoria

This talk is designed for those who are just starting their journey in Django and are eager to expand their skills in modern web development. We'l…

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• Julius Boakye

| Ensuring Fairness in AI: Mitigating Bias with Python Libraries and Frameworks

Time: 03:20 PM - 03:50 PM | Room: Accra

As someone passionate about the ethical implications of AI, I’ve delved into how bias in machine learning can lead to unfair outcomes, especially fo…

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• Kweyakie Afi Blebo

| The Accidental Advocate: How My Passion Project Newsletter Sparked a Python Community Orchard

Time: 03:20 PM - 03:50 PM | Room: Pretoria

The talk goes into the practical steps of nurturing the orchard, from choosing the right content to promote engagement to exploring strategies for sp…

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• Gift Ojeabulu