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Alfredo Deza

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Pratt School of Engineering at Pragmatic AI Labs

Areas of expertise

  • - Machine Learning and MLOps
  • - Python Programming Language
  • - Rust Programming Language
  • - Data Engineering

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About me

Alfredo is a former Olympic athlete who competed in the 2004 Athens Games, earning the distinction of being Peru's first and only world champion in the high jump. As a best-selling author, Alfredo's main objective is continuous learning to spread knowledge. Previously a software engineer, he now works at Microsoft in Developer Relations. With almost two decades of experience, Alfredo has taught several machine learning engineering and DevOps courses. An Adjunct Assistant Professor at Duke University, he has written books on DevOps and Python for O'Reilly, including Python For DevOps and Practical MLOps.

His expertise spans Azure, cloud computing, DevOps, MLOps, Python, Rust, Databricks, CI/CD automation, and more. Alfredo frequently gives guest lectures at Oxford University, Georgia Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, and Duke University on these topics.

Courses and Programs taught by Alfredo Deza

Introduction to Generative AI

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Azure Fundamentals

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Data Engineering with Databricks

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Rust Fundamentals

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Scripting with Python and SQL for Data Engineering

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Large Language Models with Azure

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Open Source LLMOps

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Advanced Data Engineering

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Applied Local Large Language Models

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Azure AI Fundamentals

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Small Language Models

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
End to End LLM with Azure

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Python Fundamentals for MLOps

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Introduction to LLM Vulnerabilities

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Beginning Llamafile

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Web Applications and Command-Line Tools for Data Engineering

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Python and Rust with Linux Command Line Tools

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Applied GitHub Platform

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
MLOps Tools: MLflow and Hugging Face

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
MLOps Platforms: Amazon SageMaker and Azure ML

Pragmatic AI Labs

Course
Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps)

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
7 Courses
Data Engineering Foundations

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
8 Courses
Generative AI Fundamentals

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
6 Courses
Introduction to Cloud Computing

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
8 Courses
Rust Programming

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
5 Courses
Machine Learning Operations

Pragmatic AI Labs

Professional Certificate
4 Courses