Parallel Sessions (choose one)
3:00 - 3:50 PM Saturday October 22nd
3:00 - 3:50 PM Saturday October 22nd
Room |
Session Title |
Speaker |
International Ballroom A |
What they don't tell you about tech interviews In this workshop, we’ll walk through the tech interview process, including the art of networking, standard tech interview process, tips and tricks for behavioural and technical rounds which go beyond just getting the question right and that will really help you stand out as a candidate, post-interview etiquette, compensation packages and negotiation. |
Fatima Taj Software Engineer, Yelp |
International Ballroom B |
More than just a weather company: How Pelmorex (The Weather Network) develops data science solutions for a diverse set of clients In the last 5 years we at Pelmorex have transformed our expertise in geo-location specific weather predictions to create a data business that leverages a massive amount of geo-location data (over 20Billion location breadcrumbs/month from millions of users) to provide data science solutions to our clients. Pelmorex also prides itself in our excellent female representation – including above 50% on the data science team! We will present some of our female led projects, and also give a chance for some of our talent to share their experiences. |
Marek Kos Manager, Data Science Winnie Winnie Full Stack Developer Emily Yang Data Scientist, Pelmorex Corp |
New York |
TBD |
|
Toronto |
Leveraging Gamified Approaches to Secure Coding Play allows us to train for the unexpected and to learn new patterns. It is an extremely invaluable activity to engage in to build more resilient teams, and more secure code. In this session, you will learn more about challenging yourself and your peers in a gamified way. You will apply your problem solving skills to attempt to crack the code on a few “capture the flag” challenges. You will experience firsthand how powerful and exhilarating play is to learn and teach security concepts. |
Genevieve Lajeunesse-Trinque VP, Enterprise Security Operations, Morgan Stanley |
Montreal |
Investigating a Cyber Attack This discussion will explain the Government's role in fighting cyber crime as well as the cyber career opportunities available. It will cover the most common cyber attacks affecting Canadian citizens and infrastructure. The discussion will provide an overview on the methodologies, investigative tools and processes used in investigating a cyber attack, including a case study on a completed investigation. |
Jessica Burns & Victoria Gray, RCMP Cybercrime Investigative Team |
Ottawa |
Moderated by: Zeynep Tuncer, Wilhelm Büchner Hochschule |