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Build Your AI Idea in Six Weeks

Hosted by Issam Hadj Laradji
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About Event

Overview

Join a 6-week online initiative to build your AI idea with the support of a passionate community. 

You can work at your own pace online with a team, learn from research and industry experts, and connect with new people in the field.

No in-person attendance is required and this initiative is free of charge.

Who's this For?

  • Developers, entrepreneurs, or students passionate about building an AI-driven project.

  • Skills needed: A good grasp of Python

  • Flexible schedule: Works well for those with full-time jobs or full time studies

    • Work at your own pace, online, during nights and weekends.

How does it work?

Team Formation: In the first week (Dec 2rd), be prepared to join a project that you are excited about. It could be one that you have proposed or someone else's.

See Example Projects here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E4mo-xVF0nJfAIg4lq3AqqnY-Bf3-F9Qc8p2iiu_Jfg/edit?usp=sharing

Communication: Get access to a Discord community for regular teachings, personalized feedback, and support from facilitators and the community when you apply.

Agenda: Each week includes: 1 online lecture and 1 online check-in.

Kickoff and demo session will be held at Northeastern University in downtown Vancouver where there will be food and prizes, but people can join in through zoom.

Roadmap

Week 0: Setup 

  • Join the discord to introduce yourself, and connect with others in the community

  • Propose a Project Idea or Join an Existing One

Week 1: Orientation (Dec 2nd 2024)

  • In-person kickoff

  • Finalize teams and project ideas

  • Network with fellow participants 

  • Receive guidance on how to bring an AI idea to life with examples and a lecture

Weeks 2-4: Development 

  • Begin building out your ideas, with facilitators and other participants offering support through Discord

  • Check-ins and lectures every week

Week 5: Refinement

  • User testing and gathering feedback from other teams

  • Start preparing demos or presentations

  • Final check-in and lecture

Week 6: Demos (Jan 6 2025)

  • In-person demo session

    • Catered food and prizes!

Facilitators

Issam Laradji

Research Scientist at ServiceNow and an Adjunct Professor at University of British Columbia. He has a postdoc from McGill and a PhD from the University of British Columbia, and his research interests include natural language processing, computer vision, and large-scale optimization.

Kosay Jabre

Senior Software Engineer at Meta. Years of industry experience in building and scaling AI systems that solve real world problems. Interest in large language models and AI infrastructure.

We will be supporting you throughout this program so you can turn your AI passion idea into reality.

Location
Northeastern University - Vancouver
410 W Georgia St #1400, Vancouver, BC V6B 1Z3, Canada
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