AI-assisted programming for data engineers: beyond the vibe coding hype

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming meetup co-organized with Artefact on April 16 at the Artefact Utrecht Office. Get ready for a deep dive into the AI-assisted programming for data engineers: beyond the vibe coding hype. Wanga Mulaudzi will share her journey from astrophysics to AI-powered code migration, while Adithya Krishnan will unravel the mysteries of context in AI-assisted tooling. Whether you're into space, code, or just curious how AI thinks, this one’s for you. 🚀💡

SCHEDULE
18:00-19:00: Welcome with food and drinks! 🙌
19:00-19:45: Talk 1 - Artefact - GenAI for Code Migration: My Journey From Supermassive Black Holes to Supermassive Codebases
19:45-20:00: Break
20:00-20:45: Talk 2 - MotherDuck - Hold on, where's my context...?
20:45-22:00: Networking / drinks!

TALKS
[Talk 1]: “GenAI for Code Migration: My Journey From Supermassive Black Holes to Supermassive Codebases" by Wanga Mulaudzi

This talk explores the parallels between problem-solving in Astrophysics and tech, with a focus on Generative AI. From simulating the first image of the M87 black hole as part of the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration to developing AI-powered tools for code migration, we’ll dive into the challenges of computational modeling, automation, and large-scale migration of legacy code. We'll discuss the transition from academia to tech and examine how GenAI accelerates automation—contrasting the manual, high-performance computing workflows used in Astrophysics with GenAI now revolutionizing code migration. Expect insights into black holes, Python-driven automation, and lessons learned from tackling complex problems at the intersection of science and technology.

[Talk 2]: “Hold on, where's my context...?" by Adithya Krishnan

Much of AI-assisted tooling depends significantly on obtaining the appropriate context for the specific task. But how exactly do these AI tools retrieve and utilize this context? And how can you, as a user, effectively provide and work with this context? That's exactly what I'll be talking about :)

DIRECTIONS

Address:
Creative Valley building.
Stationsplein 32, 3511 ED, Utrecht.

Directly next to the Utrecht central train station, you’ll find the Artefact office in the Creative Valley building.