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Échec : Jeu & Initiation

Échec : Jeu & Initiation

Thu, Jul 30, 5:00 PM
From Apprenons les échecs

Que tu sois expert du zwischenzug ou que tu te demandes encore « cette pièce, c'est quoi et elle peut bouger où ? », tu es le bienvenu. Le 30 juillet à 19h, on se retrouve pour une soirée autour des échecs. L'occasion d'apprendre, d'échanger et de s'affronter. Des parties libres, de l'initiation pour découvrir les bases, des conseils pour progresser… et surtout des joueurs de tous niveaux réunis autour d'un échiquier et d'une boisson, quand la réhydratation deviendra nécessaire. Ouvert à toutes et tous, débutants bienvenus ! 📅 30 juillet — 19h 📍 The Kup Viens seul ou accompagné, on trouvera toujours quelqu'un à mettre en échec. Événement gratuit. Consommation possible sur place, mais non obligatoire.

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July 28 - Paris AI, ML, and CV Meetup

July 28 - Paris AI, ML, and CV Meetup

Tue, Jul 28, 3:30 PM
From Paris AI, Machine Learning and Computer Vision Meetup
4.7

Join us for an in-person Meetup to hear talks from experts on cutting-edge topics across AI, ML and computer vision. **Date, Time and Location** Jul 28, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CEST [InstaDeep SAS](https://maps.app.goo.gl/sjt4oiVL45aLHUHy7) 42 Rue de Paradis 75010 Paris, France **Finetuning VLMs for domain specific tasks** Vision-language models are becoming powerful general-purpose tools, but their real value often appears when they are adapted to domain-specific tasks. In this talk, I will present practical strategies for fine-tuning VLMs on specialized data, from dataset design and annotation quality to model selection, evaluation, and deployment constraints. I will discuss common challenges such as limited data, visual ambiguity, domain shift, hallucinations, and maintaining robustness in production. The session will focus on applied lessons for building reliable VLM systems that go beyond demos and solve concrete business or research problems. *About the Speaker* [Amine Belhakimi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amine-belhakimi-0b8904189/) is a Staff AI Engineer at GoPro with over 5 years of experience in computer vision and applied machine learning systems. His work focuses on bringing AI models from research to production, with a growing specialization in vision-language models, multimodal AI, and domain-specific AI applications. **Computer Vision at Nanoscale - Detecting, Segmenting and Analyzing Nanoparticles in microscopic images** This talk covers detecting, segmenting, and analyzing nanoparticles in microscopic images — including YOLO models, Classical CV, and Gradio. *About the Speaker* [Atif Anwer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/atifanwer) is a computer vision and AI researcher with a passion for building intelligent systems that bridge robotics, deep learning, and real-world applications. He earned a joint Ph.D. from INSA Rouen Normandie and Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, where his work focused on generative AI and image enhancement using polarimetric imaging data. **Towards a Resolution- and Modality-Agnostic Transformers for Earth Observation** Vision Transformers (ViT) dominate computer vision. However, their reliance on rigid patch projectors hinders transfer to Earth Observation (EO), where inputs vary widely in modality, scale, and resolution. We introduce UniverSat, a ViT-style backbone built around a Universal Patch Encoder that maps patches from arbitrary spatial, spectral, and temporal resolutions, and from both optical and non-optical sensors, into a shared embedding space with a single set of weights. This enables training one model on heterogeneous multimodal corpora in self-supervision, yielding robust sensor-agnostic spatial features. *About the Speaker* [Guillaume Astruc](https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaume-astruc-6435b3173) is pursuing a PhD at Imagine Institute from École des Ponts ParisTech (ENPC), Lastig laboratory at National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN), and French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES). **Building Real-World Computer Vision Systems with Voxel51** This talk will explore practical workflows for building, evaluating, and improving modern computer vision systems. We’ll dive into real-world approaches to dataset curation, model analysis, multimodal AI workflows, and production-ready vision pipelines using open-source technologies. The session is designed for engineers, researchers, and AI practitioners looking to better understand how teams are developing and scaling computer vision applications today. Expect practical demos, technical insights, and discussions around the evolving AI tooling ecosystem. *About the Speaker* [Harpreet Sahota](https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpreetsahota204/) is a hacker-in-residence and machine learning engineer with a passion for deep learning and generative AI. He’s got a deep interest in RAG, Agents, and Multimodal AI. **Efficient Image Generation through Smarter Data, Objectives, and Alignment** State-of-the-art image generation models require massive web scrapes and expensive post-training alignment. This talk explores three recent works that challenge the "bigger is better" paradigm to build efficient and controllable models. First, we show how ImageNet alone (only 1/1000th the training data of Stable Diffusion) can match billion-scale models using a fraction of the compute. Second, we introduce a frequency-balanced training objective that overcomes spectral bias, learning high-fidelity textures up to 40% faster. Finally, we present MIRO, a multi-reward pretraining method that bakes human preferences directly into the model, bypassing costly post-hoc RLHF and outperforming models 30x its size. *About the Speaker* [Lucas Degeorge](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-degeorge-551a861a6/) is a PhD Student at Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Ponts. His main research interest lies in multi-modal generative models.

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Rencontre d'échecs - Paris - Café Cayo

Rencontre d'échecs - Paris - Café Cayo

Thu, Jul 23, 5:00 PM
From Rencontres d'échecs
4.7

♟️ **Rejoignez l’aventure Knight Clubbers !** ♟️ Venez vivre une soirée où l’échiquier devient un champ de bataille, entre bonne humeur et esprit de compétition. 🔗 **Inscription gratuite** : [S'inscrire](https://knightclubbers.com/meetup/665039?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=social) ✨ **Des parties pour tous les niveaux** Débutant curieux ou stratège aguerri, chaque partie est l’occasion parfaite pour progresser et rencontrer d’autres passionné.e.s. 🕒 **Liberté totale – Jouez à votre rythme** Participez aux duels ou observez dans une ambiance conviviale. 🏆 **Défiez vos adversaires et grimpez au classement** Accumulez les victoires pour tenter de devenir Roi ou Reine de l’Arène. 👑 **Prêts pour le défi ?** Rejoignez Knight Clubbers et entrez dans la légende !

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Le rendez-vous techno-futuriste [Meetup H+ #373]

Le rendez-vous techno-futuriste [Meetup H+ #373]

Tue, Jul 21, 5:30 PM
From Paris Transhumanisme
4.8

**Le rendez-vous de ceux qui s'intéressent au futur de l'Humanité !** Transhumanisme, longévité, intelligence artificielle, science-fiction, biohacking... envie d'en discuter autour d’un verre ? Depuis 10 ans, nous réunissons des esprits curieux et technophiles pour échanger idées, projets et questions, dans une ambiance détendue et accessible. Néophytes bienvenus, experts également ! Nous explorons comment les avancées scientifiques et les nouvelles technologies peuvent améliorer nos vies, en théorie et en pratique, ainsi que nos sociétés, et notre civilisation ! **Le format** C'est une discussion commune encadrée, avec une courte introduction pour présenter le sujet du jour, suivie d'échanges libres (à partir de 22h en général). **Pour nous trouver** Nous sommes à l'étage, dans la salle à droite en sortie des escaliers. Des affichettes "Meetup" seront visibles.

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Rencontre d'échecs - Paris 19ème - La Cale

Rencontre d'échecs - Paris 19ème - La Cale

Sat, Aug 1, 2:00 PM
From Rencontres d'échecs
4.7

♟️ **Rejoignez l’aventure Knight Clubbers !** ♟️ Venez vivre une soirée où l’échiquier devient un champ de bataille, entre bonne humeur et esprit de compétition. 🔗 **Inscription gratuite** : [S'inscrire](https://knightclubbers.com/meetup/662449?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=social) ✨ **Des parties pour tous les niveaux** Débutant curieux ou stratège aguerri, chaque partie est l’occasion parfaite pour progresser et rencontrer d’autres passionné.e.s. 🕒 **Liberté totale – Jouez à votre rythme** Participez aux duels ou observez dans une ambiance conviviale. 🏆 **Défiez vos adversaires et grimpez au classement** Accumulez les victoires pour tenter de devenir Roi ou Reine de l’Arène. 👑 **Prêts pour le défi ?** Rejoignez Knight Clubbers et entrez dans la légende !

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Paris Gemma 4 Hackathon

Paris Gemma 4 Hackathon

Sat, Jul 25, 8:00 AM
From Python, Machine Learning and Deep Learning Meetup Group
4.7

ENGLISH VERSION BELOW Nous organisons le **Paris Gemma 4 Hackathon** en partenariat avec **42 Artificial Intelligence** et en collaboration avec **Google**. Gemma est une famille de modèles d’IA ouverts, légers et à la pointe de la technologie, développés par Google. Rejoignez-nous pour une journée de hackathon dédiée aux développeurs, builders, chercheurs, entrepreneurs, étudiants et curieux qui souhaitent prototyper des applications concrètes avec Gemma 4. Pendant l’événement, les participants pourront former des équipes, imaginer une solution, construire un prototype fonctionnel et préparer une soumission permettant aux juges d’évaluer les meilleurs projets. **$8 500 sont à gagner dont :** **-** 3 500$ en cash pour les vainqueurs du hackathon dont 2 000$ fournis par Google(Kaggle). \- 5 000 $ en crédit d'API de la part de nos sponsors [SerpAPI](https://serpapi.com/) et [Alien Intelligence](https://www.alien.club/) TRACKS DU HACKATHON **The GenAI for Good Track** Récompense la meilleure application répondant à des enjeux à fort impact, notamment dans la santé, l’éducation, l’agriculture ou les défis civiques. **The Edge / On-Device Track** Récompense la meilleure application mobile, web ou edge exécutant Gemma localement, pour une inférence offline et respectueuse de la vie privée. **The Autonomous Agent Track** Récompense la meilleure utilisation du native function calling de Gemma 4 pour construire des agents IA locaux capables d’interagir avec des APIs externes. SOUMISSION DES PROJETS Les projets seront évalués à partir des éléments soumis par les participants. Les soumissions devront inclure : **Live Demo** Une URL ou des fichiers permettant de tester la démo fonctionnelle. Cela peut être une web app hébergée, un enregistrement interactif dans un terminal ou un Kaggle Notebook entièrement fonctionnel. **Kaggle Writeup** Un rapport technique publié sur Kaggle détaillant l’architecture du projet, la manière dont Gemma 4 a été utilisé, les défis rencontrés et le processus d’ingénierie. **Public Code Repository** Un lien vers un dépôt public, par exemple GitHub ou Kaggle Notebook. Le code doit être bien documenté et montrer clairement l’implémentation de Gemma 4. Que vous veniez avec une idée précise ou simplement l’envie de construire, vous êtes les bienvenus. *** **ENGLISH VERSION** *** We are organizing the **Paris Gemma 4 Hackathon** in partnership with **42 Artificial Intelligence** and in collaboration with **Google**. Gemma is a family of lightweight, state of-the-art open AI models from Google. Join us for a one-day hackathon dedicated to developers, builders, researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and curious minds who want to prototype real-world applications with Gemma 4. During the event, participants will be able to form teams, explore ideas, build a working prototype, and prepare a submission that will allow judges to evaluate the best projects. A total of **$8,500 is up for grabs**, including: * **$3,500 in cash** for the hackathon winners, with 2000$ provided by **Google (Kaggle)**. * **$5,000 in API credits** from our sponsor, [SerpAPI](https://serpapi.com/) and [Alien Intelligence](https://www.alien.club/) HACKATHON TRACKS **The GenAI for Good Track** Awarded to the best application addressing high-impact topics such as healthcare, education, agriculture, or civic challenges. **The Edge / On-Device Track** Awarded to the best mobile, web, or edge application running Gemma locally for offline, privacy-first inference. **The Autonomous Agent Track** Awarded to the best use of Gemma 4’s native function calling to build local AI agents that interact with external APIs. PROJECT SUBMISSION Projects will be evaluated based on the materials submitted by participants. Submissions must include: **Live Demo** A URL or files that allow judges to test the working demo. This can be a hosted web app, an interactive terminal recording, or a fully functional Kaggle Notebook. **Kaggle Writeup** A technical report published on Kaggle detailing the project architecture, how Gemma 4 was used, the challenges overcome, and the engineering process. **Public Code Repository** A link to a public repository, such as GitHub or a Kaggle Notebook. The code must be well documented and clearly show the implementation of Gemma 4. Whether you already have an idea or simply want to build, you are welcome to join. Gemma is a trademark of Google LLC.

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Frequently asked questions

Meetup is a platform to find and join groups and events based on interests such as biotechnology. It connects people for local gatherings and online events, broadening social circles with shared passions.

To find biotech events in Paris, simply search for 'biotech' in the Paris area on Meetup. You'll be able to browse a variety of upcoming events and groups catering to the field.

Yes, there are groups specifically for biotech professionals on Meetup. You can connect with industry peers, attend career-focused events, and engage in discussions relevant to your field.

At a biotech meetup, you can expect to network with others in the field, participate in discussions, learn about the latest trends, and gain insights through presentations from industry experts.

Absolutely, you can join as many biotech groups as you like on Meetup. This will allow you to participate in a wide range of activities and network with a diverse set of professionals.

Joining Meetup and browsing events is generally free. However, some specific events may have fees set by the organizers for materials, entrances, or venue hire.

Yes, RSVPing is necessary as it lets the organizers know how many people to expect, ensuring proper arrangements and a productive event.

Events on Meetup are organized by group leaders or members. Each has the freedom to set themes, times, and locations for events, tailoring experiences to member interests.

Not all events will be in-person; some may be conducted online depending on the preferences of the group organizers. Check each event’s details for specifics.

While Meetup facilitates meeting like-minded professionals, it can't guarantee meeting specific colleagues. Networking depends largely on attendee mix and active participation.

Yes, many Meetup groups welcome proposals for topics and ideas. Engaging with organizers or group discussions is a good way to suggest new meetups or event themes.

The diversity of biotech groups in Paris may vary. While many offer general networking, some focus on niches like startups, research, or specific technologies, offering varied engagement opportunities.

While it supports professional networking, Meetup's primary focus is on group activities rather than B2B interactions. It enables connections through shared interests rather than direct business deals.

No experience is necessary to join biotech meetups. These events are oftentimes designed for learning and building knowledge through community interaction, appealing to both novices and experts.

Frequency depends on group organizers. Some may hold regular monthly meetings while others might be seasonal or occasional based on participant interest and organizer capacity.