Session Abstract

In this session I am showing you how I combined the hottest AI-topics to create an assistant for my grandma, in an attempt to help her with some of the difficulties that many older people face. Upon an edge device, I designed, implemented and deployed a solution that acts as a communication bridge between the elderly and the outer world, including care takers, nurses, doctors etc. To achieve that, it uses local resources as well as Azure resources for multiple heavier tasks. I will go through all the challenges I faced, stretching from hardware and software to people skills and the fear of the unknown.

Note to event organizers

This session is very close to my heart. It is a real project with great technological challenges and if done correctly could drastically improve the life of the elderly.

Nikolaos Delis

Microsoft Certified x6, MVP for Azure & IoT, Senior Cloud Architect and tech enthusiast. Passionate about software architecture and solution design. During my 10+ years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering, I have primarily focused on .NET-based solutions and Azure as a cloud-services provider. I have worked with pretty much all kinds of applications, from small Windows Forms tools to large-scale enterprise web-based solutions. The more I code, the more I realize that my true passion is solution design and software architecture, regardless of tech-stack and platform. Sharing knowledge and insights is the finest thing I know and the one thing I love the most in the IT community.

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