I have recently had a pleasure to attend Graph Summit Melbourne 2023 and it was a resounding success, bringing together experts and enthusiasts from the graph technology community. Attendees were treated to a range of enlightening presentations and workshops showcasing the transformative power of graphs.

Special thanks to my friend Emil Pastor who invited me to the summit and shed the light on the modern graph technology.

Here’s a recap of some of the notable sessions:

  • Dr. Jim Webber, Chief Scientist at Neo4j, captivated the audience with his opening keynote on “The Art of the Possible with Graph Technology.” Dr. Webber shed light on the boundless potential of graphs and their applications across various domains.

  • Karthick Thanigaimani, Engineering Chapter Lead at Payments Reliability Engineering and Support Services, shared insights into ANZ Payment Ops using Neo4j. His presentation demonstrated how Neo4j’s capabilities could revolutionize the payment operations landscape.

  • Matthew Campbell, Manager of Bioinformatics at InterVenn Biosciences, presented “Building knowledge graphs for clinical glycomics and molecular pathway analysis.” He showcased the power of knowledge graphs in advancing clinical research and analysis in glycomics and molecular pathways.

  • Michela Ledwidge, Founder and CEO of Mod, addressed the challenge of overcoming adoption barriers in spatial visualization. Her talk highlighted innovative solutions to seamlessly integrate spatial data within graph databases.

  • Emil Pastor, Solution Architect Manager at Neo4j ANZ, discussed “Connected Data in the Age of AI/ML: The Path to Success using Graph Database and Data Science.” Attendees gained valuable insights into leveraging the synergies between graph databases and AI/ML techniques to unlock new opportunities.

  • Joshua Yu, Director of Pre-Sales and Field Engineer APAC at Neo4j, explored “LLMs using Neo4j.” His session provided valuable insights into how organizations can harness the power of Neo4j to manage large-scale learning and knowledge management systems.

  • Ryan Jeffery and Peter Dart delivered an enlightening presentation on “Using Neo4j for Modeling Complex Telco Network.” Their talk delved into the intricacies of modelling telco networks using Neo4j, showcasing the advantages of graph databases in this domain.

In addition to the presentations, attendees had the opportunity to participate in the GraphWorkshop titled “Building a Knowledge Centric Fraud Detection Graph”, conducted by Andrew Conacher and Muddassir Zaidi from Neo4j. The workshop offered hands-on experience in constructing a fraud detection graph and provided practical insights into leveraging knowledge-centric approaches.

Overall, Graph Summit Melbourne 2023 proved invaluable, fostering knowledge sharing and paving the way for future advancements in the field. The GitHub link for the GraphWorkshop materials is available for those who want to dive deeper into the concepts covered during the event.

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