Managing research teams

Jeff Smith

Senior Research Engineering Manager

Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR)

As an engineering leader in 2020, chances are that some part of your team is experimenting with machine learning, maybe even using it in your products. If they get serious about it, pretty soon, you’re going to find yourself managing research. 🙀 Should you brush up on your calculus? Do you need to stock up on lab coats? Maybe you should quit this CTO gig before people realize you’ve never published a paper in your life? This talk will pull you back from the ledge and give you the tools to be an effect engineering leader, supporting a research team.

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