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Complexity and Creativity in Software Engineering
Abstract
Software complexity is scaling beyond the limits of human comprehension. This session explores the evolution of this complexity and strategies to manage it. We will also examine why, in a world of AI-generated code, creativity is a critical tool for senior ICs to maintain agency and influence.
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Phillip Mortimer
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer @Carta
Phillip Mortimer is a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Carta, where he focuses on document intelligence. Previously, he served as CTO and Chief Scientist at Accelex, building on a decade of experience as a quantitative developer at Morgan Stanley in London and Tokyo. Beyond shipping code, Phillip shapes the next generation of engineers as a visiting lecturer in MLOps and LLMOps at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL. In his downtime, he is often found in the dojo training for his next kick-boxing belt.
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