Talk: AI Powered Research Companion

Building a Student Research Assistant on CORDIS data:

How I turned 79,000+ EU research projects into a fast, searchable web app using a custom ETL for CORDIS (Horizon Europe, H2020, FP7), Supabase for storage/indexing, and Next.js for a responsive analytics dashboard. I’ll cover the data pipeline (ingest → transform → load), schema and index design, performance tactics (code-splitting, SSG/ISR, optimized queries), and how an AI assistant layer helps users navigate complex research data. Expect practical lessons on handling large JSON datasets, shipping interactive filters/cards, and measuring what actually makes search “feel” instant.

Target audience

Data engineers & analytics engineers working on ETL/ELT for messy JSON at scale

Full-stack web devs building data-heavy apps with Next.js + Postgres/Supabase

ML/AI practitioners adding retrieval/assistant features to products

Developer-researchers, digital librarians, and research ops teams

Product/UX folks interested in search/filter UX for large datasets

Author: M.L.SATYA MOHAN S

[I’m a certified Azure Data Engineer with 3 years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, and Cloud Technologies. Currently pursuing an MSc in AI for Business at NCI, I’m passionate about teaching tools like SQL, Python, MSBI, Power BI, and Azure to help learners build real-world data skills and apply AI in business contexts.]

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Talk: Product Based Software Development

As software engineers it can get very easy to get lost in building the most efficient code, and ignore the real business need or product relevance.

I want to introduce concepts like design thinking and product focused software development rather than just building algorithms. The best gift developers have is the ability to write code, but with product thinking, developer can begin to empathize with their customers and ship products that add value.

Author: Mohit Kishore
[I am a Product manager who enjoys building technology that people love to use.
I believe the concepts of product management can be applied to all parts of life. With a background in software development I enjoy working with technology and always eager to learn.]

Venue: [Pinterest](60 Dawson St, Dublin, D02 K330)
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