Abstract: More and more computing today is built upon Graphs–network-style arrangements of interconnected nodes (called vertices and edges). We introduce graph computing, showing you how to represent graphs, how to navigate them, and how to compute over graphs. We will develop a simple, but one of the most important graph algorithms–computing the shortest path between two nodes (used for example, to determine routes, on social networks, robot motion planning, bayesian networks, the fanciful WunderGraph, etc.)

We’ll also show you examples of pretty graphs!

About the Presenter:
Nuri Halperin: Principal for +N Consulting Inc (Santa Monica, CA), Nuri brings over 15 years of development and leadership experience in internet, E-Commerce and corporate space. He currently serves as Solution Architect focusing on .Net technologies and platforms. Nuri has successfully championed initiatives in ASP.NET, database, data mining, E-commerce, integration projects and custom component development for specific business needs. In recent years Nuri has been active in the coding community, providing training, mentoring and contributing to the coding community, focusing on cutting edge technologies, C# and core framework programming. His passion for efficient computing and his SDLC perspective bring a unique and valuable contribution to every project he engages in. http://www.plusnconsulting.com

Steve Bearman is an independent software developer with his company, Suzy B Studios. He innovates and develops web and client software for all sectors from science and engineering through business and finance-especially the thorny, complex problems where architecture, algorithms, mathematics, innovation, and performance are critical. Always available to help develop software, he often leads development teams. Along the way he has managed both marketing and operations for a manufacturing corporation, taught graduate computer science, and published technical papers dealing with data. He has a special fondness for good algorithms and appropriate technology.

Abstract: Today Social Network integration into mobile apps has become the rule rather than an exception. Study says that over 80% of the mobile apps currently under development are integrating social network in one way or the other. It has been challenging for developers to keep up with this ever growing space and build solutions that cross all network boundaries seamlessly across various platforms.

In this session we will discuss how you could leverage these networks to its fullest potential and add value to your apps rather than a checklist item. The session will mainly focus on popular networks like Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare. The session will highlight the best practices followed & discuss strategies for reusability across multiple apps on various platforms.

In later part of the session we will take a close look at Push Notifications in mobile apps. Push notification is one of the most effective ways to communicate with your users and keep them engaged with your app. Unfortunately the implementation of Push Notification is completely different in each platform. This session will demo how to build a Framework for Push Notifications that will work with at least three mobile platforms – iOS, Android & WP7.

This is a 201 level session for someone already familiar with the basics of mobile app development & RESTful Web Services. Although most of the strategies discussed could be applied on any mobile/web/desktop apps, all samples and demo in the session will be in Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango).

About the Presenter:Jeetu Maker is a Solutions Architect based in Los Angeles with over 15 years of experience in building large scalable enterprise applications for several Fortune 500 global companies. He is a social media enthusiast with current involvement in building location based social mobile products.

He founded the South Bay .NET User Group in Torrance and is actively involved with local developer communities in Southern California.

Abstract: Are you a long-time .NET programmer who wants to dabble in or move to iOS programming? Have you been scared off by talk of the evil IDE XCode, or the scary multi-headed dragon known as Objective-C? In this session we’ll debunk the myths, and look at how you can leverage your .NET development skills in an iOS world without selling your soul.

About the Presenter:Jon is a member of the technical staff at MCW, where he focuses on connected systems technologies. He is also a regular speaker and trainer for Pluralsight. Jon is most at home spelunking, trying to figure out how things work from the inside out. He is the author of RESTful.NET from O’Reilly, as well as Essential ASP for Addison-Wesley, and was a co-author of Mastering Visual Studio.NET for O’Reilly. Jon’s current major interest is helping people to understand the advantages of REST, but he sees a bright future for modeling as a way to build complex systems.

Abstract: Apps are the heart of Windows 8, but what does that mean for developers? Find out by joining Alice Pang for an exciting night of development at the SGV.NET September 2012 meeting. See how Windows 8 and updated versions of Visual Studio and Blend make it easy to build your next app. Experience the capabilities of WinRT, charms, live tiles, and more! Web developers can leverage their HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript skills, and .NET developers can leverage their XAML, C#, and Visual Basic skills to build great Windows Store apps. After an introduction to Windows 8 and new developer tools, we will build exciting code snippets and an app that implements many of the elements important to a content-centric Windows Store app.

About the Presenter:Alice grew up in Louisiana and came out to sunny California after high school to attend Stanford University, where she received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering/Software. She then moved across the bay to get her M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research and Management of Technology certificate through the Haas School of Business and College of Engineering at the University of California at Berkeley. While at Stanford and Berkeley, she was heavily involved in various dance groups and enjoyed organizing networking, mentoring, and community outreach events for the Society of Women Engineers.In her free time, she enjoys traveling, discovering new places to eat, rock climbing, flipping upside down in aerial arts, riding motorcycles, and sharing Louisiana and Chinese culture with people. As a Microsoft Technical Evangelist in southern California, she focuses on WebMatrix and Windows 8.