AI Performance Engineering Meetup (Madrid)

This recurring monthly meetup brings together AI engineers, ML practitioners, and performance optimization specialists in Madrid for deep technical discussions on GPU acceleration, CUDA programming, and PyTorch performance tuning. Hosted by Chris Fregly and Antje Barth, sessions run online via Zoom every third Monday of the month. ## What You'll Learn Each meetup features practical talks and live demonstrations covering GPU, CUDA, and PyTorch performance optimizations. Topics span the full stack of AI performance engineering — from low-level CUDA kernels to high-level PyTorch model optimizations. Whether you're building production ML systems, training large models, or deploying inference endpoints, you'll gain actionable insights to accelerate your AI workloads. ## Who Should Attend This meetup is ideal for: - ML engineers optimizing training pipelines - AI researchers pushing model performance boundaries - Backend developers working with GPU infrastructure - Performance engineers focused on AI systems - Anyone curious about the intersection of hardware and machine learning Some familiarity with Python and PyTorch is helpful, though sessions cater to various experience levels. ## Format & Resources Sessions begin with introductions and community updates from the hosts, followed by technical presentations exploring specific optimization techniques. The interactive Zoom format allows for real-time Q&A and knowledge sharing among attendees. Between meetups, you can dive deeper through the group's GitHub repository, watch previous sessions on YouTube, or explore the hosts' O'Reilly book "AI Systems Performance Engineering". The group also recommends DeepLearning.ai's free Generative AI course for foundational knowledge. ## Why Attend GPU optimization is critical for modern AI development — reducing training costs, improving inference latency, and enabling larger models. This meetup provides practical, production-ready techniques you can apply immediately. Connect with Madrid's AI performance engineering community, share optimization war stories, and stay current with the latest CUDA and PyTorch developments. [Join this recurring meetup series