Talks, workshops, hackathons, and socials — all free, all welcome.
A comprehensive introduction to how LLMs work, from transformers to RLHF. No prior ML experience needed — open to students from all faculties.
Dr. Sarah Chen, Senior Lecturer, School of ECS
Hands-on workshop covering practical prompt engineering techniques for Claude, GPT, and open-source models. Bring your laptop.
48-hour AI hackathon. Teams of 2-4. Build something that matters for Aotearoa. Prizes from our sponsors. Food and drinks provided.
A panel discussion exploring the intersection of AI, ethics, and indigenous data rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. Featuring researchers from Te Herenga Waka and community leaders.
Panel: Dr. Tane Raukura, Hana Patel, Prof. James Liu
Build an image classifier from scratch using PyTorch. We'll cover CNNs, transfer learning, and model evaluation. Intermediate Python knowledge recommended.
Hear from Wellington-based companies using AI — Xero, Datacom, Soul Machines, and more. Networking drinks afterwards.
Multiple industry speakers
Code a reinforcement learning agent step by step. We'll implement Q-learning and policy gradients in Python. Bring your laptop.
Three NZ-based AI startup founders share their journeys — the wins, the failures, and what they wish they knew. Q&A to follow.
Multiple founders