22-25 April 2026

Alexander Billington

Alex is a senior data scientist at Advancing Analytics with a love for all things machine learning and MLOps. He has worked as a machine learning engineer for four years in fields ranging from wearable devices to agritech. Outside of the world of data science he is an avid fan of board games and TTRPGs, running a number of D&D campaigns and a small Lincoln based D&D community.

Alexander Billington's Sessions

First Class MLOps with DatabricksSQLBits 2024

Deploying machine learning models still remains one of data science's largest challenge, but MLOps is your answer. We'll explore how Databricks can be an end-to-end MLOps tool and the one-stop solution to this problem. Session includes practical demos on: Mlflow, Feature Store, Real-Time Serving Endpoints and Model Monitoring.

Ask the Expert - Group B (Wed: 13:50 to 15:40)SQLBits 2024

Come and see to some of our amazing speakers on one of these topics: 5. Data Science and Analytics: 6. Microsoft Tools and Technologies: 7. Programming and Development: 8. Data Management and Governance: 9. User Experience and Design:

Ask the Expert - Group B (Fri: 9:00 to 9:50)SQLBits 2024

Come and see to some of our amazing speakers on one of these topics: 5. Data Science and Analytics: 6. Microsoft Tools and Technologies: 7. Programming and Development: 8. Data Management and Governance: 9. User Experience and Design: