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AI assisted coding with Claude Code
Claude Code AI Coding

AI assisted coding with Claude Code

Kristof Schröder, Elena Hernández Martínez, and Tim Mensinger (Applied AI)

Full-day hands-on masterclass on AI-assisted coding with Claude Code. Learn agentic workflows to plan, steer, and verify code changes.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 16:30 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)

2 x 3.5 hours

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Decoupled Data: Architecting Clean and Reliable Database Connections in Python
Repository Pattern DuckDB ORM-SQLModel NoSQL-MongoDB

Decoupled Data: Architecting Clean and Reliable Database Connections in Python

Dr. Kristian Rother

Build a production-grade Python REST API with clean database connections using the Repository Pattern, DuckDB, SQLModel, and MongoDB.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 16:30 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)

2 x 3.5 hours

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Fast Python Development with uv
uv Dependency Management Environment Management Packages

Fast Python Development with uv

Dr. Mike Müller

Learn to use uv for fast, reliable Python development. Replace pip, virtualenv, and poetry with one tool that's 10-100x faster.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 12:00

3.5 hours

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Introduction to Agentic AI
Agentic AI LLM Software Development Workflow

Introduction to Agentic AI

Maternus Herold and Jan Willem Kleinrouweler (Applied AI)

Hands-on masterclass on building agentic AI systems in Python. Learn ReAct and Plan-and-Execute patterns with tools, memory, and MCP.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 16:00 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)

2 x 3.0 hours

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Leading Under Pressure
Leadership Strategic Thinking Team Empowerment Burnout Prevention

Leading Under Pressure

Tereza Iofciu, PhD

Interactive masterclass for tech leads and engineering managers. Learn to lead effectively under pressure without burning out.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 12:00

3.5 hours

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Pytest Tips and Tricks for a Better Test Suite — Full-Day Masterclass
pytest Testing Fixtures Hypothesis

Pytest Tips and Tricks for a Better Test Suite — Full-Day Masterclass

Freya Bruhin

Full-day deep dive into advanced pytest: fixtures, parametrization, mocking, plugins, and property-based testing with Hypothesis.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 16:30 (lunch break 12:00-13:00)

2 x 3.5 hours

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Reproducible Dependency Management with Pixi
Pixi conda Dependency Management Reproducibility

Reproducible Dependency Management with Pixi

Dr. Mike Müller

Learn to manage conda and pip dependencies with Pixi for reproducible Python environments. Hands-on tutorial with real-world projects.

Friday, 17 April 13:00 - 16:30

3.5 hours

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Securing Your LLM Usage
LLM Security Privacy Red Teaming

Securing Your LLM Usage

Katharine Jarmul

Protect your data when working with LLMs. Learn system architecture for privacy, red teaming, guardrail models, and prompt sanitization.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 12:00

3.5 hours

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The Magic of Decorators: Human-Mastered Python for Essential Patterns
Decorators Functions Closures Better-Than-AI

The Magic of Decorators: Human-Mastered Python for Essential Patterns

Dr. Klaus Bremer

Master Python decorators: function-wrapping, closures, class-based patterns, and best practices. Hands-on masterclass with exercises.

Friday, 17 April 8:00 - 12:00

3.5 hours

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