AI @ AP Meetup - Software

Welcome to the AI @ AP Meetup - Software!

We are excited to invite you on December 18 for the next AI @ AP meetup, this time with a special focus on AI & Software. Join us on campus for inspiring talks, live discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities!

📍 Location: Campus Spoor Noord – Ellermanstraat
📅 Date: December 18

Program

19:00 – Tom Cools (DevRel at Timefold, Java Champion, BeJUG organizer, (Keynote) Conference Speaker)

Tom has a decade worth of experience delivering systems and loves to share not only knowledge but also passion for our craft.You can read more at his blog (http://www.tomcools.be) or follow him on Bluesky (@tomcools.be).

Talk: LLMs can't optimize schedules
LLMs have made remarkable progress, which might suggest they’re the answer to everything. However, when it comes to everyday tasks like creating work schedules they tend to fall short. As a result, humans often end up creating a schedule manually, which is usually far from optimal.
Fortunately, there’s a lesser-known branch of AI that excels at complex scheduling. In this talk, we’ll discuss Timefold, a Java based open-source AI solver, and you’ll discover how it leverages magic (aka math) to generate optimized schedules.

19:40 – Kristof Michiels(AP Hogeschool)

Talk: Details will be announced soon.

20:20 – Networking
Connect with fellow AI enthusiasts, students, researchers, and industry professionals.