Microsoft has announced an upcoming virtual event, .NET Conf: Focus on AI, set for August 20th. This event will explore the integration of AI into .NET applications, providing developers with valuable insights into leveraging AI libraries and features for smarter application development, enhanced productivity, and improved user experiences.
The event, part of the ".NET Conf: Focus" series, will feature sessions led by Microsoft teams and community experts. The keynote, "State of .NET + AI," will be delivered by Seth Juarez and Maria Naggaga Nakanwagi, discussing the basics of AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and the latest advancements in AI technology within the .NET ecosystem.
.NET Conf Focus on AI: Learn how to infuse .NET and AI in the upcoming virtual event on August 20th, 2024
- Getting Started with AI in Your .NET Applications: Speaker: Stephen Toub - Discover how to easily integrate AI into .NET applications, guiding participants from a blank project to a fully functional AI solution.
- Better Together: .NET Aspire and Semantic Kernel: Speakers: Steve Sanderson, Matthew Bolanos - Explore the synergy between .NET Aspire and Semantic Kernel for developing intelligent applications.
- Interactive AI with Blazor and .NET: Speaker: Dan Roth - Learn to create interactive AI-driven web applications using Blazor and .NET, including smart components and chatbot UI.
- Navigating the World of AI Models in .NET: From Local Development to the Cloud: Speaker: Bruno Capuano - Explore various AI models and learn to integrate them into .NET applications, covering everything from local development to cloud deployment.
- RAG on Your Data with .NET, AI, and Azure SQL: Speakers: Davide Mauri, Pooja Kamath - Learn how to build Retrieval Augmented Generation solutions on data in SQL Server or Azure SQL, leveraging Azure SQL as a vector store.
- Integrating Semantic Search Capabilities with .NET and Azure: Milvus Vector Database: Speaker: Tim Spann - Discover how Milvus leverages vector embeddings for powerful semantic search and similarity matching capabilities in .NET applications.
- H&R Block: Lessons Learned from Applying Generative AI to Apps with .NET and Azure: Speaker: Vin Kamat - Hear real-world experiences from H&R Block on researching, developing, deploying, and improving AI assistants and applications using .NET and Azure.
This event is an essential opportunity for .NET developers interested in enhancing their applications with AI technologies. It will feature insights from industry experts and practical examples from partners like Milvus and MongoDB, and companies like H&R Block.
.NET Conf: Focus on AI is a free, one-day livestream event, available to all interested participants on August 20, 2024.