DSC ADRIA 24 SPEAKERS



Mislav Malenica
Navigating the AI Labyrinth: A Roadmap for The Ambitious

Mislav Malenica

CEO @ Mindsmiths Inc.
Croatia
Luc Julia
Generative AI: Myth and Reality

Luc Julia

TBA
France
Luis Seco
Data as the new commodity: AI. sustainability and financial innovation

Luis Seco

Director @ Master of Mathematical Finance - University of Toronto
Canada
David Vorih
Transforming the everyday analytics

David Vorih

CIO Siemens Financial Services & Member of the Siemens Group IT Board @ Siemens
Germany
Ante Sladojevic
Fight against toxicity and cheating in online gaming

Ante Sladojevic

Senior Product Manager @ ESL FACEIT Group
Croatia
Trpimir Kvesic
TBA

Trpimir Kvesic

CEO @ InSky Solutions
Croatia
Kristian Kamber
GenAI - Chances and Risks

Kristian Kamber

CEO & Co-Founder @ SplxAI
Croatia
Amir Siddiqui
Document Q&A using LlamaIndex

Amir Siddiqui

Data Scientist @ T Systems
India
Marina Ivasic-Kos
TBA

Marina Ivasic-Kos

Dean @ Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies, University of Rijeka & Centre for Artificial Intelligence, University of Rijeka
Croatia
Sasa Kendjel
Unlocking Value: Strategies for Effective Data Product Development

Sasa Kendjel

Customer Success Manager @ CTWO / NodeCube
Croatia
Jan Stedul
Brands of the future are hybrid organizations

Jan Stedul

Growth @ Mindsmiths
Croatia
Tomislav Stipancic
Affective interactive virtual agents that can occupy different environments

Tomislav Stipancic

Associate Professor @ University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Croatia
Wafaa Ziane
Why do large language models hallucinate?

Wafaa Ziane

NLP engineer
Croatia
Matija Buric
Diseases of the Canine Eye: Diagnosis using images and AI

Matija Buric

PhD Candidate in Artificial Intelligence on AICODD Project @ Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies, University of Rijeka
Croatia
Petar Korponaic
Hands-on Quantum Computing

Petar Korponaic

Founder @ Quantastica, Finland
Serbia
Martina Silov
TBA

Martina Silov

President @ CroAI & Partnerships @ Mindsmiths
Croatia
Josip Saban
What do we need to build a data platform, enterprise perspective.

Josip Saban

Owner @ Meridian Data
Austria
Pawel Ekk-Cierniakowski
LLMs - lessons learned

Pawel Ekk-Cierniakowski

Data Science Domain Lead @ SoftwareOne
Poland
Sray Agarwal
Upholding Ethical Standards in the Emergence of AI: Ensuring Responsible Principles for a Better Future

Sray Agarwal

Head - Responsible AI @ Fractal Analytics
United Kingdom
Ved Prakash
Containerization and Orchestration for scalable Data Pipeline

Ved Prakash

Staff Data Engineer @ Gitlab
Netherland
Domagoj Maric
Modern Web Data Extraction: Techniques, Tools, Legal and Ethical Considerations

Domagoj Maric

Data Science & AI Team Lead @ Comping
Croatia
Joy Chatterjee
Model Management Life Circles : ML Ops For Generative AI Models From Research to Deployment

Joy Chatterjee

Co-Founder & Data Consultant @ One Camp
Germany
Israel Odeajo
Unlocking the Power of Language: A Beginner's Guide to Natural Language Processing and Text Analytics

Israel Odeajo

AI Engineer & Data coach @ Join Momentum, United Kingdom
Nigeria
Radovan Bacovic
Tired of coding? No problem. AI uprising for the developers | To slackers by slacker: Make Data products with the taste of the future

Radovan Bacovic

Staff Data Engineer @ Gitlab
Serbia
Igor Kaludjer
Data Engineering != Software Engineering

Igor Kaludjer

Data Engineer @ Sunoptos d.o.o.
Croatia
Bunmi Akinremi
MLOPs: Designing an Ads Prediction system

Bunmi Akinremi

Machine Learning Engineer @ Kochava
Nigeria
Ivana Letica
When Data Mesh met Monolith

Ivana Letica

Product Owner - Data Transformation @ RBA
Croatia
Catalin Hanga
TBA

Catalin Hanga

Data Scientist @ Iveco Group
Switzerland
Filip Rukavina
Conformal prediction: uncertainty quantification for robust and reliable decision making

Filip Rukavina

Lead researcher @ University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER)
Croatia
Hrvoje Novak
Conformal prediction: uncertainty quantification for robust and reliable decision making

Hrvoje Novak

Lead researcher @ University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER)
Croatia
Arian Skoki
TBA

Arian Skoki

Research & Teaching Assistant @ University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering
Croatia
Marija Draskovic
Data Governance Story about People Discovery and Data Caring |
Lessons Learned about Hiring experiences

Marija Draskovic

Manager in Corporate Data Management @ PLIVA Croatia Ltd., Teva pharmaceuticals group member
Croatia
Marko Pap
Enhancing FMCW Radar Detection with Embedded Machine Learning

Marko Pap

Machine Learning Engineer @ NOVELIC
Serbia
Nino Pozar
TBA

Nino Pozar

Data Scientist & Product Owner @ BE-terna
Croatia
Petar Perkovic
AI-Driven Recommendation Engine & Similarity Search

Petar Perkovic

Data Science Team Lead @ Njuskalo Technology
Croatia
Sandro Skansi
A lost Croatian AI program from the 1950's

Sandro Skansi

Associate Professor @ University of Zagreb
Croatia
Valentina Zadrija
Large multimodal models: scaling from browsers to embodied AI

Valentina Zadrija

Tech lead AI/ML @ Yaak AI GmbH
Croatia
Tin Ferkovic
Model Calibration

Tin Ferkovic

ML Research Engineer @ doXray
Croatia
Stefano Biondi
City Forward: Decoding Locations, Empowering Decisions

Stefano Biondi

Head Analytics & Engineering @ Generali Real Estate
Italy
Katherine Munro
No baseline? No benchmarks? No biggie! Lessons learned testing LLM-based conversational AI systems

Katherine Munro

Data Scientist, Conversational AI Engineer @ Swisscom
Switzerland
Erik Ternav
AI Governance for Businesses |
Generative AI for Enterprises with watsonx

Erik Ternav

Data & AI Partner Technical Specialist @ IBM
Slovenia
Bruno Bajec
Accelerate intelligent outcomes everywhere powered by Dell Technologies

Bruno Bajec

Senior Product Manager @ Dell Technologies
Croatia
Jelena Skalec
Govern your AI models

Jelena Skalec

Data & AI Technical Sales @ IBM Croatia
Croatia
Kristina Host
Google Colaboratory and Python: Deep Learning basics for CV tasks

Kristina Host

Research & Teaching Assistant @ Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies
Croatia
Matea Vasilj
Boosting Sports Performance: Leveraging Ultrax Technologies for Critical Challenges

Matea Vasilj

Software Development Team Lead @ Ultrax technologies
Croatia
Essam Ammar
A Guide to Modern Data Stack

Essam Ammar

TBA
Egypt
Mario Juric
Clean Data, Clear Insights

Mario Juric

Data Consultant @ Reload IT
Croatia
Nino Surjan
Making ESG easier with AI

Nino Surjan

Board Member @ Koios Consulting
Croatia
Borna Plese
Implementing Data Vault: New Perspective in Tackling Old Problems

Borna Plese

Senior Engineer @ iOLAP
Croatia
Ivan Culjak
The Flying ActuaRies

Ivan Culjak

Cloud Whisperer @ ivan.hr
Croatia
Luka Klincic
Stream Processing Using Talend Real-time Big Data Platform

Luka Klincic

Business Analytics & BI consultant @ Comping
Croatia
Matevz Cerne
How to fail AI implementation

Matevz Cerne

Head of Fraud Detection and Predictive Analytics @ Sapphir part of CONVOTIS
Slovenia
Ola El-Shiekh
Machine Learning from vision to mission

Ola El-Shiekh

Global Ambassador @ Huawei
Egypt
Rostyslav Apostol
From Prototype to Production: A Strategic Framework for Implementing AI Solutions

Rostyslav Apostol

Data Science Architect @ SoftwareOne
Poland
Wael Badawy
Prepare your Profile and Resume to AI and Data Science workplace - 5 years future look

Wael Badawy

Prof. & Dept. Head of Data Science @ School of AI, Egyptian Russian University
Egypt
Tomislav Haramustek
Modern sport fan is different

Tomislav Haramustek

Senior Product Owner @ Sofa IT d.o.o.
Croatia
Elio Bartos
Introduction to Metric Learning: Reading Fridge Labels

Elio Bartos

Data Scientist @ Velebit AI
Croatia
Ivana Kovacev
How does TIS.AI speak?

Ivana Kovacev

AI Developer @ TIS Grupa
Croatia
Sanda Martincic-Ipsic
TBA

Sanda Martincic-Ipsic

Full Professor @ University of Rijeka, Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies
Croatia
Marko Stajcer
Predicting player potential in football: Is it possible?

Marko Stajcer

Delivery Director - Advanced Analytics @ Poslovna Inteligencija
Croatia
Zoran Novakovic
How to stop AI from hallucinating

Zoran Novakovic

Consultancy Director - Data Governance @ Poslovna Inteligencija
Croatia
Martin Markac
How to stop AI from hallucinating

Martin Markac

Line of Business Director – Data & Analytical solutions @ Poslovna Inteligencija
Croatia
Bogdan Okresa Djuric
Specifying, Modelling, and Implementing Communication Flows in Multiagent Systems

Bogdan Okresa Djuric

Artificial Intelligence Laboratory @ University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics
Croatia
Petar Babic
TBA

Petar Babic

Program Manager, Marketing Consumer Unit @ A1 Croatia
Croatia
Marijana Sarolic Robic
TBA

Marijana Sarolic Robic

Vice President @ Cro Startup
Croatia
Aya Khaled
A Guide to Modern Data Stack

Aya Khaled

Data Analytics Engineer @ TIEC Innovation Ambassador
Egypt
Davor Anicic
TBA

Davor Anicic

CEO @ Velebit AI
Croatia
Nadav Sagir
Augmenting our Reality with Technology: A Practical Guide to Real-world Applications of XR Technologies in Education

Nadav Sagir

CEO @ CtrlArt
Slovenia
Majana Havranek
TBA

Majana Havranek

Head of Product @ Mindsmiths
Croatia
Drazen Orescanin
TBA

Drazen Orescanin

Founder @ Poslovna Inteligencija
Croatia
Karlo Knezevic
TBA

Karlo Knezevic

Head of AI @ Sofascore
Croatia
Milos Kosprdic
Verif.ai: A Trustworthy Scientific Generative Search Engine

Milos Kosprdic

Researcher @ The Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia
Serbia