Building AI Agent Challenge
Launch, Learn, and Lead — in Just 3 Days.
Decoding Data Science, presents a hands-on challenge and BootCamp at Dubai Internet City to help emerging talent build and showcase real-world AI solutions.
One-Day Hands-On Physical Bootcamp : Decoding AI Agents – Build Your First Intelligent Agent
In this immersive, hands-on workshop, you’ll go beyond theory and build your very first AI agent — a system that can understand goals, make decisions, and take action on its own.
We’ll break down complex concepts in a beginner-friendly way and guide you through practical steps to design, prompt, and deploy a functional AI agent — no prior AI experience needed.
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🔍 What You’ll Learn:
• Fundamentals of Generative AI and Agentic AI
• How agents reason, plan, and act autonomously
• Real-world use cases: research agents, copilots, task executors, workflow assistants
• Design principles for safe, scalable, and goal-aligned agents
• Essential techniques for securing LLM-powered agents
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🛠 What You’ll Do:
• Build your first AI agent from scratch with expert guidance
• Design goal-driven agent workflows with reasoning, memory, and tool use
• Experiment with single-agent and multi-agent systems
• Use both open-source and low-code platforms to build quickly
• Learn best practices to secure and validate agents in real-world environments
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🔧 Tools & Frameworks You’ll Use
🧠 Agent Frameworks (Code-Based)
• LangChain – Core framework for chaining tools, prompts, and memory
• LangGraph – Graph-based control flow for agents (e.g. retries, branches, loops)
• CrewAI – Multi-agent collaboration with role-based task assignment
• LangMem – Add persistent memory and context to your agents
⚙ Low-Code / Visual Tools
• LangFlow /Mindpal– Visual LangChain builder with drag-and-drop workflow creation
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🔐 Securing Your AI Agents
Learn how to build agents that are not only powerful, but trustworthy and secure.
⚠ Key Risks
• Prompt Injection – Malicious inputs hijacking agent behavior
• Data Leakage – Exposing private or sensitive information
• Tool Misuse – Unintended or harmful actions taken via external tools
🛡 Security Tools & Best Practices
• LLMGuard – Open-source framework to sanitize and validate prompts and outputs
• ModelScan – Static security scanner to identify unsafe LLM behavior, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations
• Guardrails AI – Schema enforcement, validation, and guardrails around model output
• PromptShield LLM – Real-time detection of prompt injection attacks
• LangChain Output Parsers – Ensure structured, expected outputs from agents
• Role-Based Tool Access – Restrict what agents can do based on their role
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🚀 Workshop Outcomes
By the end of this hands-on workshop, you’ll:
• Build and run a functional LLM-powered agent
• Understand and apply multi-agent workflows, memory, and tool usage
• Explore both code-first and low-code agent development
• Gain practical skills to secure your agents against common vulnerabilities
• Walk away with the knowledge and confidence to build advanced agentic systems
Why Participate?
Build and launch your own AI Agent app in 3 days — no prior experience needed
Gain visibility by showcasing your project to a global AI audience on LinkedIn
Receive mentorship, daily guidance, and community feedback
Prize
🥇 1st Prize – AI for Builders (Self-Paced Program)
(Worth $1500)
Build real-world AI projects at your own pace.
🥉 2nd Prize – AI for Executives
Learn how to lead AI adoption in business with strategic insight.
🎓3rd Prize 80 % Scholarship to AI Residency Program
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This program is designed to accelerate your AI career, providing hands-on experience, mentorship, and the industry exposure you need to leap into the next phase of your professional journey.
What You’ll Get:
Daily Checkpoints: Step-by-step tasks to guide you in building your AI application.
Expert Guidance: Access to tutorials and resources crafted for beginners and intermediates.
Real-World Skills: Learn how to deploy your AI application online and showcase your work on LinkedIn.
Community Support: Engage with a like-minded community, sharing ideas and receiving feedback.
Choose Your Path:
On the first day, select between three exciting paths to develop your AI application:
LLM/API Integration Path: Perfect for those who want to leverage existing AI models and APIs to build innovative applications. Explore how to integrate powerful AI tools like OpenAI’s API or Amazon Bedrock into your solutions.
No Code/Low Code Path: New to coding? No problem! Create something impactful using no-code/low-code platforms like Make.com, Voiceflow, and others. Build AI-driven solutions without writing extensive code.
Two paths offer valuable learning experiences, allowing you to tailor the challenge to your interests, whether you're focused on the intricacies of model building, API integrations, or the creative application of cutting-edge technologies.
Who Should Join?
Aspiring AI Developers: Those looking to build a portfolio-worthy AI application.
Python Enthusiasts: Programmers eager to apply their skills to real-world AI projects.
Career Switchers: Professionals wanting to transition into AI and data science roles.
Challenge Timeline:
Day 1: Kickoff and Project Ideation
Day 2 : Full Day Bootcamp
Day 3: Final Submission and LinkedIn Sharing
Fee
The challenge is paid with online and Physical workshops (full day 2)
How to Participate:
Sign Up: Click the "Join the Challenge Now!" button to register.
Follow the Checkpoints: Receive daily instructions and guidance.
Submit Your Work: Submit progress every other day, with a final submission and LinkedIn post.
Win: Stand a chance to win a $6,400 scholarship
Important Note: The challenge is remote, but the winners will be announced at our Physical event in July 2025
Judging Criteria:
Innovation (30%): Originality and creativity of the application.
Technical Execution (30%): Quality of code and AI model implementation.
Real-World Applicability (20%): Practicality and impact of the application.
Presentation (20%): Quality of the demo and LinkedIn post.
Judges
Get Started: Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to showcase your skills and win a life-changing scholarship. Join the challenge today and be part of a community that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation.