QSP Labs
The Quality and Security Program Tirol invites to the upcoming Lab:
The Tech behind Chatbots
Dominic Breuker
Director Data Science, FinLeap GmbH
10.03.2017, 14:00–18:00
3W03 Seminar Room, ICT Building (2nd floor), Technikerstraße 21a, Innsbruck
If you follow startup scene news regularly, you probably could not avoid noticing the current hype around
conversational interfaces. What you see is a gold rush toward creating a new market similar to the app economy that
emerged in 2008 when smartphones began appearing in stores. Investments into chatbot technology are surging, not least
due to the general optimism with respect to AI (bloom.bg/2cjjQoT).
In this lab, I will introduce some notable examples of conversational interface technology and show you how these things
are built. In particular, we will dive into chatbot software architecture and look into relevant parts of NLP (sentence
classification / named entity regocnition) along with state-of-the-art solutions for that.
Prepare for in-class coding, i.e., bring a laptop ;)
Language: English
Structure: Presentation, exercises with laptops
Required Skills: Basic coding skills. Some CS background is highly recommended. Git will be needed to check out coding exercises
Required Equipment: Laptop with internet connection
Maximal number of participants:
Dominic works at FinLeap GmbH, a Berlin-based FinTech company builder, where he is responsible for building up new FinTech ventures as well as facilitating the growth of FinLeap's exiting portfolio. Prior to joining FinLeap, Dominic received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Münster for his work on applying machine learning in the field of business process management.
