Meeting/Event Information

8:30 – 9:15  Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30  DAMA news

9:30 – 10:15       “Data Mesh and Facilitating Collaboration”  - Kham Xapakdy   - Cloud Platform Manager

10:30 – 11:30    “From Chaos to Catalog: The AI-Driven Path to Reporting Harmony”

                       Michael Becker – Senior Data Scientist at Penn Medicine

Asaf Hanish - Senior Data Scientist at Penn Medicine

Troy Bleacher – Data Architect at Penn Medicine

11:45 – 12:00  Sponsor presentation

12:00 – 1:00   Lunch 

1:30   –  2:30  “Guardrails:  “Secure Data Retrieval Augmentation for Generative Learning”.  RAG is an important part of compartmentalizing ALL of our data sources from databases to voice messaging.  It is a key piece of our prototype and a selling point of ACS and AWS Kendra and other RAG solutions.  In this session, Mark will review: 

• LLMs Overview

• Definition and examples of LLMs (e.g., GPT, BERT).
• Applications and impact on technology and society.

• Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)

• What is RAG?
• Benefits of RAG in improving LLM performance.

• Security Concerns in LLMs

• Potential security vulnerabilities and risks associated with LLMs.
• Examples of  security breaches or concerns in AI.

Mark Roxberry – Senior Consultant, Database Solutions

 Bio:

Mark Roxberry has over 20 years as a skilled architect and developer with experience designing, developing, and ensuring secure applications using advanced technologies.  Most recently, Mark has focused his experience to encompass delivering and supporting advanced, intelligent learning solutions for major clients.  Mark is a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) with significant experience employing and promoting secure coding practices and designing security architecture models that ensure the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of data assets of his clients and principals. Mark is an active member in OWASP, the Open Web Application Security Project, that focuses on improving security for businesses, customers, and developers.  is a Senior Architect and Security Consultant at Database Solutions.