Jeffco Public Schools

Welcome To Jeffcon 2023

Tracy Dorland, Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent

Tracy holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Colorado, Denver and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

The Power of Artificial Intelligent & Machine Learning Today and a Look into Tomorrow

Shelbee Eigenbrode, AWS

Shelbee Eigenbrode is a Principal Machine Learning Specialist Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She’s been in technology for 24 years spanning multiple roles, industries and technologies. With her background in both machine learning and DevOps, she has been focused on the domain of MLOps for the past 5 years. With over 35 patents granted across various technology domains, she has a passion for continuous innovation and using data to drive business outcomes. She’s a published author, frequent speaker, as well as co-creator/instructor for ‘Practice Data Science on the AWS Cloud Specialization’ on Coursera. Shelbee is based in Denver, CO and is also the Co-Director of the Denver, Colorado chapter of Women in Big Data.

In this keynote, we’ll explain the concepts of artificial intelligence and machine learning then explore how companies are innovating with these technologies today across industries like entertainment and retail. We’ll also look into the future at the implications for cutting edge technologies like the ability to automatically generate any image you can describe. Who wants to see a surfing dog wearing a tuxedo or a giraffe climbing Everest?