First Session

Event Details

The first session will consist of two parts:
1️⃣ A roundtable discussion, where participants can introduce themselves + BoF session
2️⃣ A coding workshop focused on information retrieval.

Date and Location

Date of the first session: Monday, February 24, 2025 (9.00-12.30)

Programme

🕘 9:00 - 9:30 → ☕ Welcoming Reception
🕤 9:30 - 9:45 → Session Opening
🕘 9:45 - 10:45 → Round Table + Birds of a Feather (BoF) Sessions. Feel Free to choose/submit your topic here: https://forms.gle/H6LEvNXuGyJ2fBog6
🕥 10:45 - 11:00 → ☕ Coffee Break
🕚 11:00 - 12:45 → Coding Session

Part I: Discussions in a Birds-of-a-Feather style (9.45-11.00)

Round Table + Birds of a Feather (BoF) Sessions.
Feel Free to choose/submit your topic here: https://forms.gle/H6LEvNXuGyJ2fBog6
For future sessions - join our discord and suggest your topic there!

Discussion Topic: Language Generation
Points to discuss:

1. Language generation in your research/applications
2. Recent paper(s) or articles on Language Generation that have caught your attention
3. Limitations in language generation that you have encountered

Part II: Coding RAG with Langchain & LangGraph (11.00-12.45)

RAG Challenge on Mini-BioASQ (Kaggle competition): https://www.kaggle.com/t/ae553a28f116428498b06d4b9dc306d7
“Starter notebook” for the competition: https://www.kaggle.com/code/erwanversmee/starter-pack-rag-for-mini-bioasq
Langgraph documentation for building RAG : https://langchain-ai.github.io/langgraph/tutorials/rag/langgraph_agentic_rag/#nodes-and-edges