Image Recognition in .NET - Owen Lacey - Leeds Sharp
LeedsSharp are delighted to present our next in person event by Owen Lacey from Audacia to help us understand how to do image recognition and machine learning in .Net and John Staveley who will show us how to tell the difference between burgers and hot dogs using Edge Impulse, and .Net.
Abstract talk 1
Self-proclaimed maths nerd Owen Lacey will give an overview of what ML.NET can be used for, as well as a worked example of image recognition: "Hotdog detector" - all in the comfort of your .NET application.
Bio talk 1
Owen Lacey is a Principal Consultant for Audacia Consulting, who specialise in bespoke .NET enterprise applications. Based in Leeds, he has a passion for re-living his maths degree through .NET and pushing the boundaries of the types of software that can be made
Abstract talk 2
Edge impulse is an incredibly powerful tool which can be quickly used to train image recognition models. Here we will make a small demonstration of using transfer learning to train a model to tell the difference between burgers and hot dogs and use the model in C# code.
Bio talk 2
John Staveley is a developer focusing on web development with 20 years experience, mostly in the .Net stack. He is an organiser at Leeds Sharp and Leeds IoT meetups and regular speaker on a variety subjects such as security and messaging across the north of England. Twitter: @JohnStaveley