---
title: "PyData Global 2024: Hands-on Multimodal AI Dev with Pixeltable"
date: "2024-10-28"
author: "Pierre Brunelle"
tags:
  - PyData
  - Tutorial
  - Pixeltable
description: "Recap of our PyData Global 2024 tutorial on simplifying scalable AI/ML applications & multimodal development with Pixeltable's declarative workflows."
url: "https://pixeltable.com/blog/pydata-global-2024-tutorial"
---

# PyData Global 2024: Hands-on Multimodal AI Dev with Pixeltable

## Event Details

 
Date: December 3, 2024

 
Time: 20:00-20:30 UTC

 
Track: AI/ML

 
Event Link: [PyData Global 2024 Tutorial Session](https://global2024.pydata.org/cfp/talk/AFTPEF/)

 
## What You'll Learn

 
In this hands-on tutorial, we'll explore how Pixeltable's declarative approach transforms [multimodal AI development](/blog/building-multimodal-apps) through:

 

 - Efficient management of diverse data types (text, images, video)

 - Data versioning and indexing capabilities

 - Orchestration using computed columns and iterators

 - Integration with popular ML libraries

 

 
## Session Highlights

 

 - Practical demonstrations of data ingestion and preprocessing

 - Hands-on experience with computed columns for transformations

 - Real-world examples of video frame extraction and image processing

 - Implementation of vector indexing and similarity search

 - Custom UDF development and integration

 

 
## Prerequisites

 
Participants should have:

 

 - Basic Python programming knowledge

 - Fundamental understanding of ML concepts

 

 
 
View the presentation slides: [Tutorial Presentation](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iURL1kKi3HpU6yLxcYqxP8F0hvfERa_G3TNe-rqD2Fc/edit#slide=id.p)