Frank Munz

Frank Munz

Databricks
Frank Munz works at the intersection of product, developer experience, and technical marketing at Databricks, translating complex engineering into compelling narratives, technical insights into product direction, and storytelling into demos that resonate.Frank has presented at top-tier conferences on every continent except Antarctica (due to its inhospitable climate). His speaking engagements include Devoxx, KubeCon, JavaOne, re:Invent, and the Data + AI Summit. He's built hands-on workshops reaching tens of thousands of practitioners annually and is renowned for demos that showcase innovative and interactive applications of technology.With a Ph.D. in Computer Science (summa cum laude) from TU Munich, where he worked on supercomputing for brain research developing systems that enable better diagnosis for children with epilepsy facing potential surgery, he brings over 25 years of expertise in data, AI, and cloud computing to every session.At AWS, he built technical evangelism for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, tripling the team's reach. Earlier in his career, he worked as a data scientist with a research group that won a Nobel Prize.A published author of 3 textbooks used in US universities and 17 scientific articles, Frank was recognized as Cloud Technologist of the Year by Oracle. Expect a session where you'll leave ready to build.
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Frank Munz
Frank Munz
Databricks

Spark Declarative Pipelines in Action: Live Avionics Streaming from 40,000 Aircraft Overhead

This session introduces Spark Declarative Pipelines (SDP) in Apache Spark 4.1.0, highlighting its shift from imperative to declarative ETL pipeline development. Through a live demo processing real-tim...
Data Data Conference 50 min. INTERMEDIATE