LF AI & Data - Accelerating the development & innovation of open source AI 

Over the past two decades, open source software -- and its collaborative development model -- has disrupted multiple industries and technology sectors, including the Internet/web, telecom, consumer electronics, and many others. Today, large-scale open source projects in new technology sectors such as web3, blockchain, and artificial intelligence are driving the next wave of disruption in a broader range of verticals ranging from finance, energy, and automotive to entertainment and government.

In this talk, Dr. Haddad will discuss the efforts of the LF AI & Data Foundation in supporting the development, harmonization, and acceleration of open source AI and Data projects. He will preview some of the industry challenges in these domains and present trends that will manifest in the next few years.

Short bio:

Ibrahim Haddad (Ph.D.) is the Vice President of Strategic Programs for AI and Data at the Linux Foundation. He leads the LF AI & Data Foundation and the PyTorch Foundation, supporting organizations and developers in contributing to key and critical open source projects. Before the Linux Foundation, he served as the Vice President of R&D and the Head of the Global Open Source Division at Samsung Electronics. Haddad has also held technology and portfolio management roles at Ericsson Research, the Open Source Development Labs, Motorola, Palm, and Hewlett-Packard.