Beyond RAG: Building AI Systems

## Important RSVP does not guarantee entry. We will review registrations, and approved attendees will receive confirmation. LUMA Link - https://luma.com/j4z477za \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- # Offline Community Connect – Beyond RAG: Building AI Systems This workshop is designed for working professionals, students, and developers who want hands-on experience building AI-powered applications using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Explore how RAG works, connect AI models with external knowledge sources, and learn to build practical AI systems that deliver more accurate, relevant, and context-aware responses for real-world applications. ## Agenda: Welcome & Introduction to Indian Data Club A brief introduction to the community, our mission, recent initiatives, and upcoming opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. Icebreaker Activity A short interactive activity to help participants connect with fellow professionals. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- About Workshop: Speaker Details - Sujit Kumar Kar (Engineering Operations Lead @ Momence) What we'll do: Understand how chunking and embeddings work in RAG systems. Evaluate RAG using Faithfulness, Precision, and Recall. Explore observability, monitoring, and feature flags. Build using lightweight, zero-cost infrastructure that attendees can reuse and extend. The code will support free deployment through Google AI Studio and Vercel. The goals: Demonstrate a working RAG system. Explore Semantic, Fixed, and Sliding Window Chunking. Understand the importance of observability and monitoring. Optional: Demonstrate GraphRAG and its use in multi-hop queries. What people will use: Google AI Studio (2 free deployments for eligible accounts without a billing card). Vercel for free deployment. Neo4j AuraDB (free instance for the optional GraphRAG demo). \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Tea Break Enjoy your tea or coffee and connect with fe