Frances Buontempo
where else to find them
website:http://mng.bz/RZAa
github:doctorlove
bluesky:fbuontempo.bsky.social
mastodon:@fbuontempo@mastodon.social
linkedin:francesbuontempo
what they talk about
all 9 in the filters
where they keep going back
- ACCU9 editions2016–2025
- Meeting C++4 editions2019–2025
- C++ on Sea2 editions2024–2025
on a stage with
- Christopher Simonsonce
- Steve Loveonce
who talks about the same things
- Bart Massey10 talks
- Mike Shah21 talks
- Daisy Hollman10 talks
- Vincent D Warmerdam22 talks
- Kate Gregory27 talks
- Tom Cools16 talks
| title | conference | date |
|---|---|---|
| Stoopid Questions - about learning, teaching and AI | Meeting C++ 2025 | 2025-11-06 |
Keynote claims that LLMs lack agency and cannot truly learn, cites the CACM piece, and argues AI helps and hinders learning; gives concrete tips for reading… | ||
| An Introduction to Reinforcement Learning - Snake Your Way out of a Paper Bag | C++ on Sea 2025 | 2025-06-23 |
Implements tabular Q‑learning in C++ (std::vector, std::deque, std::map) starting on a 1D five‑cell line then a 2D grid, using epsilon‑greedy (epsilon=0.1)… | ||
| An Introduction to Reinforcement Learning - Snake Your Way Out of a Paper Bag | ACCU 2025 | 2025-04-01 |
Introduces a hands‑on C++ implementation that builds a Q-learning table (std::map/std::vector keys) with tunable alpha/gamma and epsilon 10% exploration, uses… | ||
| (Re-)Learn C++ by Example | ACCU 2025 | 2025-04-01 |
Hybrid conference logistics, a poster session in person and on Gather Town, and a failed Wi‑Fi attempt frame a practical push to teach C++ through small… | ||
| An Introduction to Swarm Intelligence Algorithms | Meeting C++ 2024 | 2024-11-14 |
Implements a cat swarm algorithm in C++ with working demo code (50/50 chance the PowerPoint embed runs), uses C++11 randoms and SFML for real‑time visuals… | ||
| What is Swarm Intelligence? - Swarm AI Explained | C++ on Sea 2024 | 2024-07-02 |
C++ implementations use SFML to draw agents and a simple game loop, demonstrating particle swarm, ant colony and bee heuristics and a paper‑bag cat swarm demo… | ||
| Swarm Intelligence Algorithms - Session Interview With Frances Buontempo | C++ on Sea 2024 | 2024-07-02 |
Demonstrates a working swarm optimizer that finds optimal XY positions by simulating tens to hundreds of independent agents with position and velocity, each… | ||
| An Introduction to Swarm Intelligence Algorithms | ACCU 2024 | 2024-04-17 |
Overview of concrete algorithms and runnable C++ code that moves particles, ants, bees and cats to solve toy optimizations; demos implement particle swarm and… | ||
| Books - C++ Programming, C++ Community, ACCU Study Group & More! | ACCU 2024 | 2024-04-17 |
Announces a new ACCU study group (members only) that will work through a book together with scheduled meetings and an email support list for technical… | ||
| What is a random number and why should I care | Meeting C++ 2023 | 2023-11-12 |
Claims that no such thing as a random number and that practical randomness comes from PRNGs are demonstrated with concrete tools: a linear congruential… | ||
| Using, Generating and Testing with Pseudo-Random Numbers | ACCU 2023 | 2023-04-19 |
Explains how deterministic engines like linear congruential generator (example multiplier 16807) and Mersenne Twister produce pseudo-random sequences, why… | ||
| Crowd Your Way Out of a Paper Bag | ACCU 2022 | 2022-04-06 |
Simulations show simple agent rules producing realistic crowd effects: a one‑lane queue produces ghost jam stop‑and‑go waves; a two‑lane hack causes risky lane… | ||
| You Can't Test This? Hammertime! | ACCU 2021 Online | 2021-03-10 |
Lists common excuses for untestable code, then gives practical fixes: stub the RNG or pass a provider for randomness and fake clocks for datetime to avoid… | ||
| Can AI replace programmers? | Meeting C++ 2019 | 2019-11-14 |
Claim: AI can generate working code but often at high cost and low readability. Examples: genetic programming evolves a Python fizzbuzz that required days of… | ||
| Teach Your Computer to Code FizzBuzz | ACCU 2019 | 2019-04-10 |
Workshop demonstrates evolving working FizzBuzz implementations using the JCLEC Java framework and experiments with DEAP-style tree GP in Python, seeding… | ||
| Turtles! Hill climbing! Hammers! Paper bags! | ACCU 2018 | 2018-04-11 |
Live demos use Python turtle graphics to implement hill climbing, simulated annealing, particle swarm and gradient-descent variants with visible step-size… | ||
| AI: Actual Intelligence | ACCU 2017 | 2017-04-24 |
Gives concrete examples: an fMRI study that flags a dead salmon due to multiple statistical tests, chatbots that learn abusive behavior and get shut down… | ||
| How to Evolve Your Way Out of a Paper Bag | ACCU 2016 | 2016-04-20 |
Shows a working Python genetic algorithm that evolves angle and velocity pairs to launch particles out of a 10x5 bag, starting from a random population, using… | ||
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