Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC

🎉 Looking back at the triumph of DevFest Canada 2023 organized by Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC! Surpassing 250 enthusiastic attendees, we've established a new standard for tech conferences, opening doors for upcoming innovations! 🚀 DevFest was a revelation, offering invaluable lessons from seven tech industry speakers. Their shared experiences unveiled the resilience needed to navigate the tumultuous tech landscape. From university struggles to professional setbacks, the speakers emphasized the transformative power of embracing self-doubt and uncertainty. DevFest not only enriched our technical understanding but also instilled the belief that adversity is a crucial catalyst for growth in the dynamic tech world. 🌟 A special thanks to our incredible speakers and panelists: Rachel Francois, Pierre-Antoine LaFayette, Devang Sharma (Dev), Mohammad Al-Ansari, Sumaiya Noor, Punit Solanki, and Professor Rawad Abou Assi! Your insights elevated the conference experience for over 250 attendees! 🔥 Kudos to the exceptional GDSC @ UTSC Executive Team: Adibvafa Fallahpour, Alankrit Verma, Hasleen Kaur, Krit Grover, Divyansh Kachchhava, Wenbei(Jessica) Zhu, Chad Rossouw, Dmitriy Prokopchuk, Yixin (Amanda) Yin, Awsaf Hossain, Tara Frowde, Borys Łangowicz, Harman Gill, Jean Luc Imanishimwe, Cindy Ji, Mathan Thatparanananthan, Annie Wu, Priscilla Simanjuntak, Peter Yoo, and our dedicated volunteers Murphy Lee, Christine Van, Markle Ning, Shreyas Rao. 🤝 A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors and supporters: Junnet Ali, Corinna Luu, Google Developers North America, Shauna McAllister from Google Cloud, and the University of Toronto Scarborough staff, including Neel Joshi (He/Him/His), Norman Javier, and Gwendolyn Wang, CPA, CA, MBA, AvMP. Your commitment to empowering students to make such an impact on their campus is beyond appreciated. 🙌 As we reflect on the success of this conference, let's celebrate the power of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the endless possibilities that lie ahead for the tech community at UTSC! 🎉 #DevFestCanada #DevFest2023 #GDSC #GDSCUTSC #TechConference #SuccessStory #Collaboration #TechInnovation #Leadership #UTSC

✨❤️𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: Knockri | Skills based Hiring & Promotions We're thrilled to announce Knockri | Skills based Hiring & Promotions as an event sponsor to GenAI Genesis 2024, Canada's largest #AI #hackathon at the University of Toronto organized by Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), and UofT AI on Mar 30-31, 2024. Special #gratitude to Faisal Ahmed and Farheen Abdullah. Knockri | Skills based Hiring & Promotions is an asynchronous interview assessment tool that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion through responsible AI. Partner organizations witness a 25% increase in racial and gender diversity and a 60% reduction in time and cost to hire. Recognized as Innovator of the Year by Ascend, Knockri collaborates with leading enterprises such as Shopify, IBM, and Novartis to create equitable candidate experiences globally. Learn more about Knockri: https://knockri.com/ Learn more about GenAI Genesis: http://genaigenesis.ca Graphic Design: Erin Zhou, Vivian Song Outreach: Sola Long, Anzar Alvi #artificialintelligence #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablefuture #socialimpact #socialchange #nonprofit #humanity #women #students #uoft #toronto #hackathon #event #data #science

🤖Introducing the Co-Organizers of GenAI Genesis 2024: University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, and UofT AI at the University of Toronto. #buildwithai #genaigenesis #googledeveloperstudentclubs 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙜𝙡𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗 𝙖𝙩 𝙐𝙏𝙎𝘾 Google Developer Student Club (GDSC) at University of Toronto Scarborough is a student association backed by Google, aimed at empowering undergraduate students from any background to GROW their knowledge in technology, UNITE with like-minded peers of the Google community, and IMPACT their community by building solutions for real-world problems. We embody this mission by providing Google Developer workshops, bringing industry experts for networking, facilitating hands-on projects, and forging partnerships with tri-campus clubs. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ezfreRGQ 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙐𝙏𝙈𝙄𝙎𝙏 Founded in 2017 at the University of Toronto Engineering, UTMIST operates through 8 functional departments with 175 volunteering executives. We lead 20+ design teams working on machine learning and open-source cloud projects; produce in-house academic content and educational programs for 300+ students; and host annual ML conferences such as EigenAI 2023 and hackathons like GenAI Genesis. UTMIST empowers our members to become the next generation of ML engineers, researchers, and leaders. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gA_MFpcK 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙐𝙤𝙛𝙏 𝘼𝙄 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 UofT AI has been dedicated to building a community of like-minded AI enthusiasts and promoting AI and ML education through various projects. UofT AI proudly hosts three initiatives to fulfill this mission including ProjectX, a five-month-long machine learning research competition involving over 20 participating universities and big-name industry partners. Additionally, UofT AI aims to provide accessible AI education through its student-led LearnAI course and ConferenceX.  Learn more: http://uoft.ai 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣 Details: Downtown, Toronto, ON | Saturday + Sunday, Mar 30 – 31, 2024 How to Apply? Create an account here: https://lnkd.in/dpkjjXPy Deadline: 11:59 PM, EST, March 15, 2024 GenAI Genesis on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eeq6ZFK4 You’re more than welcome to reach out to us at genaigenesis@gmail.com for general inquiries or speak with our Co-Chairs Adibvafa Fallahpour, Richard S., and Nimit Bhanshali on LinkedIn. Feel free to follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to receive the most up-to-date information about the hackathon. Graphic Design: Vivian Song #artificialintelligence #sustainabledevelopment #sustainablefuture #socialimpact #socialchange #nonprofit #humanity  #registernow #signuptoday #opportunity #2024goals  #students #uoft #toronto #hackathon #event #global  #reinforcementlearning #largelanguagemodels #aichallenge #aiadoption #data #science #stemeducation

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴! (𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀) GenAI Genesis 2024 is Canada’s largest AI Hackathon focused on using Generative AI to tackle the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 🏆𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣 Apply on our website: https://lnkd.in/dpkjjXPy Deadline: 11:59 PM, EST, March 15, 2024 GenAI Genesis on Instagram: https://lnkd.in/eeq6ZFK4 Details: Downtown, Toronto, ON | Saturday + Sunday, Mar 30 – 31, 2024 Organized by Toronto’s leading student clubs: Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team (UTMIST), and UofT AI. GenAI Genesis creates an exceptional opportunity for undergraduate students to innovate in Artificial Intelligence. Sponsors coming soon! #buildwithai #genaigenesis #sustainability #ai #2024 #machinelearning #hackathon #innovation #impact #followme #education #nonprofit

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🔥 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 ⚡ We are honored to have amazing speakers at the Google DevFest Conference: Pierre-Antoine LaFayette UTSC Alumni, Ex-Meta, Ex-Qualcomm Devang Sharma (Dev) Senior Software Engineer at BMO, Ex-Meta, Ex-Nasa Mohammad Al-Ansari Developer Advocate (Partnerships) at Google Sumaiya Noor Startup Advisor, Google WTM Ambassador, Ex-IBM Punit Solanki Google Certified Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Professor Rawad Abou Assi Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto Scarborough These amazing individuals have proven their expertise in technology, advocacy, and startups enabling hundreds of attendees to gain valuable insights in a concise and informative conference. Instagram: https://lnkd.in/gSKHRcAq Register at: https://lnkd.in/gajBqKvB #DevFestCanada #DevFest

As the lead GDSC for this campaign, we are proud to host an in-person, full-day tech conference, on Saturday, Nov 18, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM. Our conference stands as the largest tech conference at UTSC, attracting over 300 students, Alumni, and industry professionals. Registration closes tomorrow! https://lnkd.in/gajBqKvB #DevFestCanada #DevFest

This year, 8 Google Developer Student Clubs (GDSC) have united to host DevFest Canada, the largest collaboration of GDSCs in Canadian history. 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 is a union of thousands of student developers from the Pacific to the Atlantic, empowering them to 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪 their knowledge of technology, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘 with like-minded peers, and 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 their community by pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Each GDSC hosts their unique DevFest, while livestreaming it to allow students from all across Canada to participate and learn. We are grateful for the immense support of Google, Google Developers North America, Junnet Ali and Corinna Luu as well as our partner GDSCs across Canada: @gdscutsc 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 @dscutsg 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁. 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗲 @dscutm 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗮 @gdsc-waterloo 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗼 @gdsc-ubc 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 @gdscmcmasteru 𝗠𝗰𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 @google-developers-student-club-concordia-university 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 @uvicgdsc-google-developer-student-club-university-of-victoria 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗴𝗱𝘀𝗰.𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁.𝗰𝗮/ #Google #GoogleDeveopers #GDSC #DevFest #DevFestCanada

October 16th marked Keras Day, a date etched in AI brilliance! 📅💡 In UTSC’s first ever Keras Day, Google Developer Student Clubs - UTSC and The Association of Mathematical and Computer Science Students (AMACSS) hosted a workshop on AI & Machine Learning, teaching over 100 students how to create their first neural network! 🧠 Professor Brian Harrington presented a keynote on ethical AI development while Adibvafa Fallahpour, our GDSC Lead, conducted the workshop on Keras and TensorFlow. 😍 Thank you Google for all your support! #KerasDay #GoogleDevelopers #TensorFlow #MachineLearning #GDSC #Google

🚀 Ready to embark on an incredible journey into the captivating realms of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning? 🤖 Join us at GDSC UTSC's inaugural Keras and Tensorflow Workshop! 🌟 🔎This workshop is designed for absolute beginners, providing you with a friendly and accessible introduction to Keras, an essential tool in the world of machine learning. 💡Discover the magic of Keras, an essential tool in the arsenal of every machine learning enthusiast. During this workshop, we'll delve into the world of Keras, helping you understand its core concepts, and empowering you to confidently build your own neural networks. 🤝Our workshop is more than a knowledge-sharing session: it's a community of learners and thinkers coming together to gain hands-on experience and practical insights that will empower you to create your own Keras models and tackle real-world challenges. Don't let this epic experience pass you by! Reserve your spot now and prepare to unleash the AI hero within you. 🚀 Follow us on Instagram @gdscutsc and sign up using the link in our bio! #KerasDay #machinelearning #AI