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Building and running agentic AI platforms on Kubernetes
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Agentic AI isn't just a buzzword; it's a fundamental shift in software. These intelligent, goal-driven applications operate autonomously, presenting unprecedented challenges for infrastructure teams. The old ways of building and running apps simply won't scale. Join us for this technical deep dive where we'll explore how to harness the power of Kubernetes and modern platform engineering principles to create a scalable, resilient, and observable foundation for your next-generation intelligent applications. In this webinar, you'll learn: The Shift: Understand why agentic apps require a new approach to infrastructure. Kubernetes as the Orchestration Layer: See how core Kubernetes primitives can be used to manage the complete, often complex, lifecycle of AI agents. The Power of a Platform Mindset: Discover how building an internal platform streamlines workflows, ensures security, and empowers developers to build and deploy intelligent software faster than ever. By the end of this session, you'll have a clear, actionable roadmap for transforming your infrastructure into a powerful 'Agent Fabric' capable of supporting the future of AI. After a 30-minute talk there’ll be a 15-minute Q&A, for which we encourage you to submit questions in advance. A webinar recording and related materials will be shared with all attendees after the event. Original Event: Building and running agentic AI platforms on Kubernetes
Python + AI: Large Language Models
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Join us for the first session in our Python + AI series! In this session, we'll talk about Large Language Models (LLMs), the models that power ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. We'll use Python to interact with LLMs using popular packages like the OpenAI SDK and Langchain. We'll experiment with prompt engineering and few-shot examples to improve our outputs. We'll also show how to build a full stack app powered by LLMs, and explain the importance of concurrency and streaming for user-facing AI apps. Original Event: Python + AI: Large Language Models
Python + AI: Calidad y seguridad
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** En nuestra sexta sesión de la serie Python + IA, hablaremos de un tema crucial: cómo usar la IA de manera segura y cómo evaluar la calidad de las salidas de IA. Hay múltiples capas de mitigación cuando se trabaja con LLMs: el modelo en sí, un sistema de seguridad superpuesto, el prompt y contexto, y la experiencia de usuario de la aplicación. Nuestro enfoque será en las herramientas de Azure que facilitan poner sistemas de IA seguros en producción. Mostraremos cómo configurar el sistema Azure AI Content Safety cuando se trabaja con modelos de Azure AI, y cómo manejar esos errores en código Python. Luego usaremos el SDK de Evaluación de Azure AI para evaluar la seguridad y calidad de la salida de Nuestro LLM. Original Event: Python + AI: Calidad y seguridad
Python + AI: Model Context Protocol
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** In the final session of our Python + AI series, we're diving into the hottest technology of 2025: MCP, Model Context Protocol. This open protocol makes it easy to extend AI agents and chatbots with custom functionality, to make them more powerful and flexible. We'll show how to use the official Python FastMCP SDK to build an MCP server running locally and consume that server from chatbots like GitHub Copilot. Then we'll build our own MCP client to consume the server. Finally, we'll discover how easy it is to point popular AI agent frameworks like Langgraph, Pydantic AI, and Semantic Kernel at MCP servers. With great power comes great responsibility, so we will briefly discuss the many security risks that come with MCP, both as a user and developer. Original Event: Python + AI: Model Context Protocol
Weekly paper review, coding project, or random discussion
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** This is a placeholder for our weekly meeting. We will update the meeting description each week to include the topic of the week. Stay tuned :) Every week we meet (virtually) and discuss the most interesting topics in AI, ML and Deep Learning. We usually rotate weeks so that every other week one of the members presents a deep learning/machine learning paper, frequently paired with a video explaining the concepts. In the off weeks, we present information about different projects. We cover computer vision, language (LLM's), health/hard science and generative models (Diffusion, GAN's etc.). People of all levels of skill are welcome--from newbies to machine learning, to PhD's in DL/ML/AI. We have been meeting for over 6 years weekly and have developed a neat pace and community--and all are welcome. Come join us and stay abreast of the biggest topics in Artificial Intelligence. Original Event: Weekly paper review, coding project, or random discussion
Reinforcement Learning: Topic TBA
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Typically covers chapter content from Sutton and Barto's RL book. As usual you can find below links to the textbook, previous chapter notes, slides, and recordings of some of the previous meetings. Original Event: Reinforcement Learning: Topic TBA
Agentic Ai and Agentic RAG
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Join us for an online event dedicated to exploring principles, tools and applications in the domain of Agentic AI and Agentic RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation). Whether you're a beginner looking to dive into Agentic AI, this event will have something for everyone. We will discuss the role of Agentic AI and Agentic RAG in today's world and the importance of various applications. Generative AI uses LLMs to generate text, images, videos along with other contents based on prompts. Agentic AI takes actions making decisions, interacting with the environment, utilizing LLMs in order to reach certain objectives. Agentic AI operates with a level of autonomy and intelligence to add new dimensions. Agentic RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is a framework which augments capabilities of traditional RAG by using AI agents to control and manage retrieval and generation tasks in a dynamic way. AI agents in Agentic RAG make intelligent decisions regarding retrievals from data sources along with decisions about correct responses to generate accurate results. Original Event: Agentic Ai and Agentic RAG
Women in Project Management Roundtable Forum
PMI Sacramento Valley Chapter***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** The Project Management Institute, Sacramento Valley Chapter (PMI-SVC) Women in Project Management Roundtable Forum provides a collaborative space to empower and elevate women project managers and leaders. This forum explores a dynamic range of topics, from cutting-edge project management techniques and AI innovations to mindset building themes such as confidence, leadership, negotiating pay, promotion strategies, and navigating workplace challenges. The forum features expert guest speakers, interactive roundtable discussions, and peer-driven learning opportunities in both virtual and in-person formats. Designed to inspire growth, foster connections, and share actionable insights, the forum welcomes all who are passionate about supporting women in project management and leadership roles. Original Event: Women in Project Management Roundtable Forum
AI in Healthcare – 11th Dec
Online via Zoom***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Join healthcare innovators, to explore how AI is transforming medicine! We’ll discuss diagnostic breakthroughs (medical imaging, NLP for clinical notes), predictive analytics for patient outcomes, ethical AI & regulatory challenges, and real-world deployment case studies. Network with experts. Original Event: AI in Healthcare - 11th Dec
Agentic Ai and Agentic RAG
Online event***Please Use Source Link Below to Confirm Event Details*** Join us for an online event dedicated to exploring principles, tools and applications in the domain of Agentic AI and Agentic RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation). Whether you're a beginner looking to dive into Agentic AI, this event will have something for everyone. We will discuss the role of Agentic AI and Agentic RAG in today's world and the importance of various applications. Generative AI uses LLMs to generate text, images, videos along with other contents based on prompts. Agentic AI takes actions making decisions, interacting with the environment, utilizing LLMs in order to reach certain objectives. Agentic AI operates with a level of autonomy and intelligence to add new dimensions. Agentic RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) is a framework which augments capabilities of traditional RAG by using AI agents to control and manage retrieval and generation tasks in a dynamic way. AI agents in Agentic RAG make intelligent decisions regarding retrievals from data sources along with decisions about correct responses to generate accurate results. Original Event: Agentic Ai and Agentic RAG