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TechLife Cincinnati connects tech professionals with all the great technology activities and people in our Tri-State Region. The Circuit, Cincinnati's IT association, has teamed with other technology groups to let techies know about the great technology group meetings, educational events and networking opportunities in our region.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- CinJUG: Java User's GroupCallibrity, Cincinnati, OH
Details: Mary Grygleski will be presenting - "Empowering Java Developers with Generative AI: From RAG to Responsible Innovation"
Empowering Java Developers with Generative AI: From RAG to Responsible Innovation
This talk introduces experienced Java developers to generative AI’s transformative potential, focusing on practical implementation using modern frameworks. We will explore:Basic and core concepts, such as LLMs, SLMs, NLP, RAG
Vector Datastore and Similarity Searches
AI Agents and Multi-Agentic WorkflowsWe'll then look at some of the more popular toolkits and frameworks that enable us to work with the LLMs and SLMs, and see a Spring AI or Quarkus/Langchain4j code example.
We'll also discuss the challenges with generative AI, and balance technical depth with ethical responsibility. Developers will be equipped to harness GenAI while addressing fairness, transparency, and scalability.
Mary's Speaker Profile
Mary is the Director of Emerging Technologies at Callibrity. With 25+ years of hands-on software engineering experience including development and technical architecture under her belt, Mary boldly entered the technical advocacy and evangelization space, and discovered her true passion there. Mary enjoys working with people on all levels, and has been an international speaker since 2018 when working at IBM, and subsequently at DataStax, before joining Callibrity in 2024, where she can expand her advocacy work to the technical business community. She has spoken at major international technical conferences in many continents, including North America (GOTO-Chicago, JavaOne…), EMEA (such as the very popular Devoxx series of conferences, JCON in Germany, Devoxx Morocco...), and APAC (GIDS, JJUGs in Tokyo, GDG Hong Kong...). She has also appeared on a number of technical panel discussions and podcast/videocasts. She is also a very active technical community builder, and has been the President of the Chicago Java Users Group since 2020, the Chicago Chapter Co-Leads of the GenAI Collective, as well as AICamp.https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-grygleski/
https://x.com/mgrygles
https://bsky.app/profile/mgrygles.bsky.socialHybrid meeting: Pizza and drinks will be provide.
Agenda
- 11:30 AM: Meet and Greet
- 11:45 AM: CinJUG Introductions & Announcements
- 11:50 AM: Main Presentation
- 12:45 PM: Q&A Session
- 1:00 PM: Meeting concludes
Location: This will be a hybrid meeting.
Physical address:
Callibrity
8280 Montgomery Road
Suite 300
Cincinnati, OH 45236Enter lobby, take elevators to 3rd floor, Callibrity is on the right as you exit the elevators.
Zoom link: https://callibrity.zoom.us/j/83736248681
Site Sponsor:Callibrity - www.callibrity.com
Food Sponsor:CallibrityCinjug links:https://groups.google.com/g/cinjug/members
- CiNPA - Security SIGIntrust IT, Cincinnati, OH
Meeting Topic: Take a Walk on the Dark Side
Joe Anderson is a certified Principal Penetration Tester and Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at TechSolve, specializing in offensive security, risk assessments, controls testing, and cybersecurity strategy to meet and exceed compliance requirements. He’s a frequent speaker, Ohio Cyber Reservist, and FBI Citizens Academy alum passionate about information security and technology and enjoys sharing his insights with others.
In this presentation, you’ll hear how Joe helped a manufacturer respond to a data breach involving the Cl0P ransomware group, after a three-letter government agency alerted them that sensitive data had been publicly disclosed. He’ll explain how he safely navigated the dark web to locate and recover the exposed information and share practical techniques you can use to protect yourself if you ever find yourself in a similar situation.Joe plans to include a demo which will take some time. People are welcome to bring their laptops and follow-along if they wish.
About Us:
The CiNPA Security SIG is the Cincinnati Networking Professionals Association Security Special Interest Group. We meet monthly on the third Thursday of each month, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Please connect with us on Google Groups at https://groups.google.com/g/cinpa-security-sig to stay updated on notices. (This link will explain how to join the group.)
The CiNPA Security SIG's monthly meeting format typically consists of one or two main monthly meeting topics featuring live presentations or demonstrations promoting open and interactive group discussions. Our focus is primarily on the technical aspects of InfoSec, but we occasionally touch on other areas of cybersecurity as well. Information security news, announcements, and round-table discussions follow our main meeting topics.
Attendee Benefits:
• Attendance qualifies for 2 hours of CPE or CEU credit towards certification renewals
• Maintaining awareness of new vulnerabilities and exploits
• Learning about the latest security tools, utilities, products, services, solutions, strategies, techniques, frameworks, and best practices
• Sharing of information regarding trends concerning enterprise systems and technology
• Hearing announcements of upcoming area security conferences and events
• Networking with peers in the local Information Security (InfoSec) community
- Cincy .NET Users Group (CINNUG) - Season of AgentsOffice Key, West Chester, OH
Special thanks to Pintas & Mullins Law Firm (Pintas & Mullins) for sponsoring us! We meet in the Office Key in the Union Centre Office Park II building (9078 Union Centre Blvd). The conference room (Centre Pointe) is on the third floor. The doors lock promptly at 6, so if you will be late, send a message here. It will come to my email.
CINNUG:
Topic: Season of Agents
In this session we will dive into AI Agents!Presenter: Philip Japikse
An international keynote speaker, Microsoft MVP, ASPInsider, MCSD, PSM II, PSD, PSPO, and PST, and a passionate member of the developer community, Phil Japikse has been working with .NET since the first betas, developing software for over 35 years, and heavily involved in the agile community since 2005 as well as a Professional Scrum Trainer. Phil has taken over the best-selling Pro C# books (Apress Publishing), including "Pro C# 10", is the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .NET User’s Group and the Cincinnati Software Architect Group, co-hosted the Hallway Conversations podcast, founded and runs the CincyDeliver conference, and volunteers for the National Ski Patrol. During the day, Phil works as the CTO for Pintas & Mullins. Phil always enjoys learning new tech and is always striving to improve his craft. You can follow Phil on Twitter and read his blog.CINARC: We talk about software and architecture as a group.
