Talks & appearances
Public talks on AI web engineering.
A running list of my talks on vector search, retrieval and the systems behind them. English or Portuguese. If you’d like me to speak at your event, say hello.
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Oct 2026
AI isn’t just agents: Get better search results with Vector Embeddings
Portugal’s first WordPress event dedicated entirely to AI. I argued that embeddings — not agents — are the AI primitive most WordPress site owners should reach for first: semantic search, content discovery and recommendations with no chatbot in sight.
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Jun 2026
The Hidden DDoS Threat in WordPress: Abusing the Search Endpoint
How WordPress’s default search endpoint can be abused as a denial-of-service amplifier, and what plugin authors and site owners can do to lock it down.
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2024
WordCamp Porto 2024
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2018 / 2025
WordCamp Lisboa
Want a second pair of eyes on your site?
I review WordPress and WooCommerce sites for performance, search quality and the small architectural decisions that quietly cost you speed. If you would like to know where yours can improve, let’s talk.