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September 2023
Green Software Foundation - Media Mention
Doctoral research at the University of Edinburgh on sustainable software design, digital twins, and the environmental impact of LLMs and SLMs. Focused on measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of AI workloads.
June 2023
February 2023
State of Open Con 2023 - Conference
Green Software Foundation - Podcast
State of Open Con 2023 Interview - Video
State of Open Con 2023 - Conference
Open technology blueprint for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, presented at State of Open Con 2023. Applied sustainability measurement principles to real-world energy infrastructure.
June 2022
Unevenly Distributed Podcast - Podcast
Unevenly Distributed Podcast (Video) - Video
Led open technology blueprints for carbon-negative data centres through OpenUK, which became a collaboration with the United Nations Office of ICT (UN-OICT). Produced open source blueprints for sustainable data centre design.
May 2022
The podcast Environmental Variables, hosted by Asim Hussain, invited me to join as a guest! I joined as co-chair of the Open Source Working Group at the Green Software Foundation, with Dan Lewis-Toakley; Green Cloud Lead at ThoughtWorks, and also co-chair of the Open Source Working Group at the Green Software Foundation. We discussed the benefits of open source versus closed source, what tools are already out there and how open source can help reduce software emissions
Green Software Foundation - Podcast
I talked about using Green Software practices to develop applications in Azure, including optimal use of microservices, training of machine learning models, and carbon awareness at Microsoft Build 2022. I was joined by the awesome Darshna Shah [https://twitter
Microsoft Build 2022 - Conference
April 2022
Green Software Engineering is an emerging discipline, defining the principles and competencies to define, develop, and run sustainable software applications. In this episode, I was invited to talk about: * What's Green Software? * Who's a Green Software Developer? * Reducing Software Carbon footprint * Advice on how to best consume electricity * Required skills for Green Software Engineering * Green Software Engineering Learning Resources
Tech Talk with Kazeem - Podcast
February 2022
The Call to Action (CTA) series at the Green Software Foundation continues [https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/call-to-action-on-green-software-establishing-a-centre-of-excellence] , a recurring series on practical actions around Green Software
The Call to Action (CTA) series at the Green Software Foundation continues, a recurring series on practical actions around Green Software. > There's a growing understanding of the need for organisations to be green or consider sustainability
Microsoft's new blog on using Azure Quantum to manage communication with space missions [https://cloudblogs.microsoft
I wrote a blog for the Green Software Foundation [https://greensoftware.foundation/articles/call-to-action-spreading-the-message-of-green-software] - the start of a recurring series that I'm very excited about - Call to Action (CTA) - practical steps for spreading the message of green software within organisations
January 2022
I co-authored a blog for Avanade Techs and Specs [https://www.avanade
GSF Global Summit 2022 - Conference
Co-chaired the Open Source Working Group (with Dan Lewis-Toakley), governing the foundation's open source strategy, including the Carbon Aware SDK and carbon tooling for CI/CD pipelines.
Azure Static Web App explaining what a DAO (Decentralised Autonomous Organisation) is and isn't. Educational web3 explainer.
December 2021
A number of media mentions around the launch of the newly published Green Software Foundation Software Carbon Intensity specification. Industry group aims to tackle energy-efficient software developmentHow many processor cycles does an algorithm use? Can it use less and, if so, how will this reduce overall energy usage and greenhouse emissions?ComputerWeekly
I've been absolutely chuffed to be part of the Green Software Foundation, as one of the many members and contributors to the Software Carbon Intensity specification [https://greensoftware.foundation/projects/software-carbon-intensity-sci-specification]
September 2021
I've been open sourcing projects at Avanade for some time. I've recently needed a ton of automation - from code scans for security vulnerabilities and licensing compliance to automatically merging pull requests after a certain amount of time
Aside from (quite a few!) talks recently, around querying Azure Digital Twins with PowerBI [https://sealjay.com/querying-azure-digital-twins-with-powerbi/], I've been pretty quiet
July 2021
Power BI Bootcamp - Conference
I co-authored a blog for Avanade Techs and Specs [https://www.avanade
I spoke with Vikas Bhatia of Microsoft, and Paul O'Neill of intel to discuss a number of industry examples around Azure Confidential Computing. Source: Protecting your Ledger with Azure Confidential Computing (microsoft
Microsoft Inspire 2021 - Conference
June 2021
Data ANZ 2021 - Conference
Document annotation using Azure Confidential Ledger and Form Recognizer running in Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). Companion project to the distributed data work.
Reference implementations for SQL Ledger, Azure Confidential Ledger, and data sharing technologies. Explored trust and provenance in distributed data systems.
Exploration of human-robot integration using Hello Robot Stretch, Rocos fleet management, and NextMind brain-computer interfaces. Covered 5G connectivity, remote robot control, and neural input for robotic systems.
Comprehensive XR research including 22 VR tool comparisons, ethics overview, a virtual London office recreation in Unity/Blender, and a reusable workplace platform with procedural generation.
May 2021
Over the last year, it won't have escaped anyone's notice really that there have been massive and unprecedented changes to the health of the world, and by extension, how healthcare is delivered. From mobile applications, like the COVID-19 app in England [https://covid19
A Digital Twin is a digital replica of a physical object, space, or abstract process. It allows us to model the state of these things virtually, and then respond to events as they happen in real time
April 2021
I co-authored a blog for Avanade Techs and Specs [https://www.avanade
I've spent a lot of time recently, trying to understand open source models, and how they cover their costs. I personally love open source, and the community around it
March 2021
Following my blog post about MIT Future Compute, I co-authored a more in depth article about cloud tech trends and connectivity for Avanade Techs and Specs. [https://www
If you're like me, you probably wish you got less email! But, equally, you don't want to tag a whole group of people in Teams either - starting a whole discussion. Sometimes I find myself needing to send an urgent message to a group of people, but I want to make sure each individual gets it as a message
A blog I co-authored for Avanade insights
This week at at Microsoft Ignite, Pablo Castro and Jeremy Chapman [https://myignite.microsoft
In a previous blog post, I talked about the endless possibilities that Cognitive Search [https://sealjay.com/unlocking-content-with-summaries-and-insight/] gives you, making various datasets more easily accessible
Dataset: 1. How to set up an indexer on a blob store - Create an indexer - Azure Cognitive Search | Microsoft Docs [https://docs
I co-authored a blog for Avanade Techs and Specs [https://www.avanade
February 2021
A colleague recently shared an interesting blog post about the historical anomaly of written culture - and it gave me a lot to think about. I liked many of the conclusions, but some elements need continued observation
I was lucky enough to attend MIT Future Compute 2021, to understand the convergence of various technologies, from the Internet of Things to new(-ish) connectivity options, like 5G and LoRaWAN. Future Compute 2021An examination of the computing landscape, hosted online by MIT Technology Review February 10-11, 2021Future Compute [https://event
I was lucky enough to present at Tech Talent 2021- speaking about CognitiveSearch, XR, VR and the Future of Work! > The wait is over - #TechTalent2021 [https://twitter.com/hashtag/TechTalent2021?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] takes place TODAY! 🎉 We’re so excited to welcome all of these companies to Tech Talent 2021
Compared to YouTube from Google, and Twitch from Amazon, Microsoft's experiments with media have been.
Cognitive Search is an awesome service that allows you to take the documents and information you have, wherever it may be, index it, and apply additional transforms to make the information searchable and usable - through the use of cognitive skills [https://docs.microsoft
You've probably heard of Bing, one of the largest search engines around, love it or loathe it. But did you know it has a nifty API? Bing Search APIs have moved recently out of Cognitive Services (as of October 30, 2020 [https://docs
Including the X-Forwarded-Proto and X-Forwarded-For headers in your Uvicorn application
Assuming you're using a Linux web application plan, and running a Python application that requires the use of Uvicorn, here are some tips. You'll need to have a startup command set in Azure [https://docs
January 2021
Async Python SDK for Microsoft Azure Video Indexer. Published on PyPI with full ReadTheDocs documentation. Provides programmatic access to video analysis, transcription, and insight extraction.
Demonstrator for querying Azure Digital Twins from Power BI, bridging IoT digital twin data with business intelligence tooling.
Exploration of how humans build trust, built with DAPR (Distributed Application Runtime) and GoLang.
March 2020
January 2020
Top Business Tech published the five trends I predicted should be on the CIO radar. 5 Trends Every CIO Should Be Aware Of In 2020 | TBTechChris Lloyd-Jones, product & engineering lead for emerging technology at Avanade, predicts 5 trends that should be on every CIO’s radar in 2020Top Business TechChris Lloyd-Jones [https://tbtech
Python CLI for the Bing News Search API, with an accompanying tutorial blog series on sealjay.com. Demonstrates Azure Cognitive Services integration and CLI design patterns.
CLI tool to automate common tasks for developers in knowledge worker roles, including calendar management, music control, social media posting, note taking, and task management.
Azure AI Search demonstrator that indexed UK legislation dating back to the 1800s. Showed how cognitive search could surface insights from large historical legal document sets.
Devpost hackathon winner. A video posting web app built with Starlette and Azure Video Indexer, designed for Microsoft Teams integration.
September 2019
June 2019
I was mentioned in Computer Weekly. How facial recognition technology threatens basic privacy rightsAs adoption of facial recognition systems continues to grow worldwide, there is increasing concern that this technology could undermine fundamental privacy rights and how it can be kept in checkComputerWeekly
I was one of the presenters at Women of Silicon Roundabout. > Emerging technology has given us unprecedented opportunities and challenges for business, society and the world
Women of Silicon Roundabout 2019 - Workshop
I was referenced by the Telegraph. > While digital transformation by harnessing artificial intelligence and intelligent automation is a clear priority, there is no single path to success because companies are not starting from the same point
I joined the BBC World Business Report to discuss what needs to be done to combat the emergence of deepfake videos [https://www.avanade
BBC World Service - Media Mention
February 2019
I was referenced in Information Age. Quantum computing -- coming soon to an enterprise near you?Quantum computing will be one of the defining technologies that will emerge over the next five to ten yearsInformation AgeNick Ismail [https://www
I was referenced in Information Age. Chatbot implementation: Best practice tips from AvanadeThis article will explore Avanade’s deployment of Carrie, a security chatbot for Carlsberg
How can IoT empower new digital business models? How can innovative companies prioritise design and data to improve the employee and customer experience? Is IoT a panacea to create new competitive differentiation in your industry How is IoT bridging the gap between the digital and real, to mediate the continual exchange of data and services A discussion of real examples. Avanade - News - Global Executive Events [https://www
IOT Now / Unleash IoT 2019 - Conference
June 2018
January 2018
July 2017
June 2017
Intelligent Automation is the essential new co-worker in the digital world, and companies will need to apply the human touch to those activities that need it most. We’ll show you some real examples of the Intelligent Workforce, and the value proposition involved with leveraging smart technology effectively and efficiently
Intelligent Workforce of the Future — TechSummit 2017 - Conference
I presented an overview of RPA and how that can be integrated with Microsoft Cognitive Services.
Blue Prism World New York 2017 - Conference
I looked after the Avanade relationship with Blue Prism throughout 2017, and accepted an award onstage for 'creating client value.' Blue Prism World Events in New York and London Bring Together More Than 1,200 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Users, Partners, Experts and Industry Leaders Blue Prism attracted more than 1,200 attendees to its Blue Prism World events, making it the largest RPA event of the year
Blue Prism World London 2017 - Conference