June 2 + June 3  |  BELGRADE  |  STARTIT CENTAR
18:00 — 22:00

Data Sanity Talks:

Connecting experts to solve
real-world industry problems
during Belgrade AI Week

Data Sanity will participate in Belgrade AI Week 2025!

Join Data Sanity Talks to learn best practices from leading experts in Data Science and Data Engineering, and connect with professionals from different countries and fields! This free event will take place on the evenings of June 2 and 3. You can expect even more expert talks, networking opportunities, and (of course) snacks. 🥐

Public registration is now open! Check out the approved AI talks, projects, and discussions below. We'll be sharing more detailed information on our social media.

Location: Startit Centar, Savskoj 5, Beograd

Event Highlights

  • Expert Talks – Technical and business lectures by experts covering key topics in AI, Data Science, and Data Engineering.
  • Poster Session – A platform for researchers and project developers to present their work in poster format, allowing for interactive discussions and direct feedback from attendees.
  • Discussions – Moderated discussions on trending AI topics, fostering meaningful exchanges among attendees.

Schedule

June 2
  • 17:30 Doors Open
  • 18:00 Words of Welcome
  • 18:05 "Creative Assistants: Embedding AI in Design & Art" by Veljko Ćirić
  • 18:30 "Building Better Datasets: Image & Video Quality at Scale" by Ivan Drokin
  • 18:55 "Managing Data Scientists: A Story of Uncertainty, AGI & Sand Frogs" by Maria Matvejeva
  • 19:15 AI Discussions & Snacks
  • 19:55 "Interactive Latent Diffusion: Steering Text-to-Image Models" by Nick Knizev
  • 20:35 "How We Use AI Tools: Mental Models & Misconceptions" by Ilya Zakharov
  • 20:55 Networking & Snacks
June 3
  • 17:30 Doors Open
  • 18:00 Words of Welcome
  • 18:05 "Launching AI Startups: From First Prototype to First Clients" by Igor Dostanić
  • 18:35 "Agentic Product Design: What Works, What Fails, and Why" by Arsenii Shkunkov
  • 19:00 Poster Session & Snacks
  • 19:45 "Post-training LLMs: Smarter Algorithms & Rewards" by Kirill Tyshchuk
  • 20:20 "Hacking the Prompt: AI Security in the Era of LLMs" by Miloš Božić
  • 20:40 Wrap-Up
  • 20:45 Networking & Snacks

Call For Speakers

The call for speaker is now closed. However, you are welcome join the waiting list if you have an idea for a talk, project, or discussion!

    AI Talks

    Dana Sanity Speaker Ivan Drokin

    Building Better Datasets: Image & Video Quality at Scale

    Ivan Drokin
    Applied ML Lead @ Moonvalley.ai
    Dana Sanity Speaker Arsenii Shkunkov

    Agentic Product Design: What Works, What Fails, and Why

    Arsenii Shkunkov
    AI/ML Engineer @ Raw Ventures
    Dana Sanity Speaker Igor Dostanic

    Launching AI Startups: From First Prototype to First Clients

    Igor Dostanić
    Co-Founder and CTO @ Luccid.ai
    Dana Sanity Speaker Veljko Ciric

    Creative Assistants: Embedding AI in Design & Art

    Veljko Ćirić
    Creative Technologist & Architect
    Dana Sanity Speaker Nick Knizev

    Interactive Latent Diffusion: Steering Text-to-Image Models

    Nick Knizev
    Co-Founder @ Wizium.ai, Ex-Meta
    Dana Sanity Speaker Kirill Tyshchuk

    Post-training LLMs: Smarter Algorithms & Rewards

    Kirill Tyshchuk
    AI Engineer @ Perplexity AI
    Dana Sanity Speaker Milos Bozic

    Hacking the Prompt: AI Security in the Era of LLMs

    Miloš Božić
    CEO and Founder @ Pyxero.ai
    Data Sanity Speaker Maria Matvejeva

    Managing Data Scientists: A Story of Uncertainty, AGI & Sand Frogs

    Maria Matvejeva
    DS Manager @ AdTech Holding
    Data Sanity speaker Ilya Zakharov

    How We Use AI Tools: Mental Models & Misconceptions

    Ilya Zakharov
    Senior Researcher @ JetBrains
    Placeholder

    AI Projects & Discussions

    Unknown

    To Be Announced

    Unknown

    To Be Announced

    Data Sanity Team

    Dana Sanity Team Yaroslav Kopotilov

    Chief Coordinator

    Yaroslav Kopotilov
    Data Science Consultant
    Dana Sanity Team Nikita Severin

    Program Committee

    Nikita Severin
    Chief Data Scientist @ Juno AI
    Dana Sanity Team Stanislav Petrov

    Program Committee

    Stanislav Petrov
    Senior Data Scientist @ capital.com
    Dana Sanity Team Salavat Garifullin

    Program Committee

    Salavat Garifullin
    NLP Engineer
    Dana Sanity Team Ivan Ushtey

    Operations & Strategy

    Ivan Ushtey
    Project & Product Manager
    Data Science Team Nina Osipova

    Graphic Design

    Nina Osipova
    Graphic & Web Designer

    Our Mission

    Data Science is a rapidly evolving field with endless possibilities — and endless challenges. Our mission is to unite experts from diverse communities, industries, and nations, encouraging the exchange of unique experiences and insights. Together, we want to accelerate professional growth, spark collaboration, and inspire innovation, advancing toward an era of Data Sanity.

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