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AI Unlocked
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
- Saturday, 29 August 2026
- 9:30 am – 4:30 pm IST
- Main Seminar Hall, Block A, College of Engineering Kidangoor
The first step clears the fog. We separate AI from the hype, trace how search, learning and reasoning fit together, and build an intuition for how a machine turns data into decisions. You'll leave with a mental map of the whole stairway and your first tiny model running in the browser.
You'll be able to…
- Explain the difference between AI, ML and deep learning without buzzwords
- Describe how a model learns from examples
- Train a simple image classifier with Teachable Machine
- Plan your personal route through the series
Prerequisites
- None. Really — just show up.
What to bring
- Laptop or phone
- Charger
- A notebook for the big-picture map
Agenda
- 09:30Check-in & coffeeGrab your badge, find a seat, connect to Wi-Fi.
- 10:00Keynote: The AI landscape in 2026
- 11:30Short break
- 11:45Guided walkthroughLive coding with the speaker — follow along on your laptop.
- 13:00Lunch
- 14:00Build-your-first-model challengeWork in pairs. Mentors float between tables.
- 16:00Show & tellThree teams demo what they built.
- 16:30Wrap-up & next step preview
Speaker
Anjali Nair
Senior ML Engineer, Nimbus Labs, Bengaluru
Anjali builds language models for Indic languages and has shipped NLP systems used by millions. A CEK alumna, she started her AI journey in this very seminar hall.
Resources
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Venue
Main Seminar Hall, Block A, College of Engineering Kidangoor
Kidangoor South P.O., Kottayam, Kerala 686583, India