Mars Geldard
Tutor, University of Tasmania

Marina Rose Geldard (Mars) is a technologist from Down Under in Tasmania. Entering the world of technology relatively late as a mature-age student, she has found her place in the world: an industry where she can apply her lifelong love of mathematics and optimization. She compulsively volunteers at industry events, dabbles in research, and serves on the executive committee for her state’s branch of the Australian Computer Society (ACS) as well as the AUC. She’s writing Practical Artificial Intelligence with Swift for O’Reilly and working on machine learning projects to improve public safety through public CCTV cameras in her hometown of Hobart.

Sessions

13:30–17:00 Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Location: Hall A7

How do I game design: Architecting games to expand your thinking

Leadership skills

Secondary topics: Best Practice, Hands-on, Overview

Paris Buttfield-Addison (Secret Lab), Mars Geldard (University of Tasmania), Tim Nugent (Lonely Coffee), Jon Manning (Secret Lab)

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(4.50, 2 ratings)

Paris Buttfield-Addison, Mars Geldard, and Tim Nugent explore game design without coding or game engines. You’ll get a fresh perspective on architecture, design, and community engagement by understanding how people interact with the fastest-growing form of entertainment in the world: games. A software architect can learn a lot from game design; here you'll learn everything you need to get started. Read more.

11:00–11:45 Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Location: Expo Hall Sessions

Does architecture matter in a world of "quick hacks"? Architecture versus big data and ML

Application architecture, Expo Plus Sessions

Secondary topics: Anti-Pattern, Best Practice, Case Study, Overview

Mars Geldard (University of Tasmania), Paris Buttfield-Addison (Secret Lab)

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(3.50, 2 ratings)

Data science, machine learning, and data manipulation and preparation are all core components of a future, trendy, world of software engineering. Many of these are built with "quick hacks," tiny scripts, or based on pipelines that are cobbled together from multiple components, frameworks, and the like. Mars Geldard and Paris Buttfield-Addison explore if software architecture matters to this world. Read more.