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Agile in AI: Building Smarter, Faster, and Adaptive Solutions

Inspire Event
When: March 25, 2025
Where: Engineering Collaborative Research and Education Building

We are thrilled to invite you to an exclusive event with Kiran Thakkar, MBA, CST – Certified Scrum Trainer, Agile Coach & Trainer. This is a fantastic opportunity to dive deep into the world of AI and learn the latest Agile methodologies directly from a renowned expert!

Agility goes beyond a methodology in the rapidly changing field of artificial intelligence; it encompasses a way of thinking. Artificial intelligence (AI) teams can benefit from agile principles such as collaboration, iterative development, and continuous improvement when creating smarter, faster, and more flexible solutions. In this session, we’ll look at how Agile approaches drive AI innovation, helping students become more efficient, speed up their research, and create AI applications that people can use in the real world.

Having a grasp of Agile will enable you to thrive in fast-paced, technology-driven workplaces, whether you’re building AI models, improving machine learning pipelines, or overseeing projects driven by AI.

Key Topics:

Agile is the backbone of AI innovation – What is Agile? Learn why iterative, adaptive development is essential for AI.
Scrum & Kanban in AI development – Scrum Framework – Understand how these Agile frameworks fit into AI model training and deployment.
Fail fast, learn fast – Discover how Agile minimizes AI research failures and speeds up learning cycles.
Collaboration over silos – Explore how Agile fosters cross-functional teamwork between AI engineers, data scientists, and product managers.
Q&A

*Light refreshments will be provided.

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