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Sep 4-5, 2018: Training
Sep 5-7, 2018: Tutorials & Conference
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Roger Chen

Roger Chen
CEO, Computable

Website | @rgrchen

Roger Chen is cofounder and CEO of Computable and program chair for the O’Reilly Artificial Intelligence Conference. Previously, he was a principal at O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV), where he invested in and worked with early-stage startups primarily in the realm of data, machine learning, and robotics. Roger has a deep and hands-on history with technology. Before startups and venture capital, he was an engineer at Oracle, EMC, and Vicor. He also developed novel nanoscale and quantum optics technology as a PhD researcher at UC Berkeley. Roger holds a BS from Boston University and a PhD from UC Berkeley, both in electrical engineering.

Sessions

8:45am-8:50am Thursday, September 6, 2018
Thursday opening remarks
Location: Continental Ballroom 4-6
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Roger Chen (Computable)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 1 rating)
Program chairs Ben Lorica and Roger Chen open the first day of keynotes. Read more.
9:10am-9:20am Thursday, September 6, 2018
Unlocking innovation in AI
Location: Continental Ballroom 4-6
Secondary topics:  Data Networks and Data Markets, Edge computing and Hardware
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Roger Chen (Computable)
Average rating: ***..
(3.50, 4 ratings)
Ben Lorica and Roger Chen describe the state of adoption of AI technologies and provide a glimpse into tools and trends that are poised to accelerate innovation and the introduction of new applications. Read more.
10:35am-10:35am Thursday, September 6, 2018
Closing remarks
Location: Continental Ballroom 4-6
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Roger Chen (Computable)
Program chairs Ben Lorica and Roger Chen offer closing remarks. Read more.
8:45am-8:50am Friday, September 7, 2018
Friday opening remarks
Location: Continental Ballroom 4-6
Ben Lorica (O'Reilly), Roger Chen (Computable)
Average rating: **...
(2.00, 1 rating)
Program chairs Ben Lorica and Roger Chen open the second day of keynotes. Read more.
2:35pm-3:15pm Friday, September 7, 2018
Decentralized data markets for training AI models
Models and Methods
 Location: Continental 1-3
Secondary topics:  Data Networks and Data Markets
Roger Chen (Computable)
Blockchain technologies offer new internet primitives for creating open and online data marketplaces. Roger Chen explores how data markets can be constructed and how they offer a shared resource on the internet for AI-based research, discovery, and development. Read more.