18:00 – 18:15 : Networking & beverages

18:20 – 18:25 : Opening talk (gr)

18:25 – 18:45 : JS Knowledge Quiz (gr)
Test your JavaScript skills for fame and glory. All you need is your smartphone – just make sure to be at the venue on time!

18:45 – 18:55 : A word from our sponsor: Epignosis (gr)
Epignosis is a leading technology vendor specializing in eLearning solutions. Trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide, Epignosis builds training software to help companies of all sizes deliver online training easier and at a reasonable price.
Find out more at https://www.epignosishq.com. Apply for job opportunities at https://epignosis.workable.com/.

18:55 – 19:40 : Loading and using web fonts like a boss (gr) – Chris Tsavas, Front-end Engineer at Pollfish
The talk is about font loading strategies and engineering fluid typography, options, analysis and suggestions. The first part showcases, with code samples and graphs, the improvements over payload and time saving – per significant option. The second part will break down the mathematics of achieving a smoother viewing experience across all viewports with fluid typography, maintaining the text’s vertical rhythm and comparing font size options like rem, pt, and px.
About the speaker:
Chris has been working with front-end technologies since 2013. He lives in Athens and is currently employed at Pollfish.

20:00 – 20:10 : Meet MarathonVC (gr) – Panos Papadopoulos, Partner at MarathonVC

20:10 – 20:55 : Introduction to Recommender Systems (gr) – Avraam Mavridis, Software Engineer Lead at Marley Spoon
Recommender systems are significant tools for companies like Amazon (e.g. «Inspired by your Wish List»), Spotify (e.g. «Discover Weekly») and Netflix (e.g. «Top Picks for You»). This talk is an introduction to the concepts of Recommender Systems (Collaborative Filtering, Distance Metrics, Content Based Models). Apart from the theoretical part behind the Recommender Systems, there will be practical examples and a demo of building a Recommender System.
About the speaker:
Avraam is Berlin based Software Engineer. Currently he is working as Software Engineer Lead at Marley Spoon. He is obsessed with the beauty of simple architectures and clean code. Typically he spends his time coding, reading or playing board/video games. He is passionate about travelling and cooking.