Sven Arends
Sven Arends is a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Picnic, where he is currently developing novel LLM applications. With a strong background in machine learning and software engineering, Sven has contributed to a wide range of projects: from predicting delivery times to forecasting buying behaviour and implementing MLOps tooling within Kubernetes. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science.
In his free time, Sven enjoys creating small embedded devices or visiting the sauna: a tradition he adopted during his time in Finland.
Session
In this talk, we'll share how we're using computer vision to automate stock counting, right on the conveyor belt. We'll discuss the challenges we've faced with the hardware, software, and GenAI components, and we'll also review our own benchmark results for the various state-of-the-art models. Finally, we'll cover the practical aspects of GenAI deployment, including prompt optimization, preventing LLM "yapping," and creating a robust feedback loop for continuous improvement.