Welcome to DevFest Kuwait 2023! We will be hosting 2 hands on workshops in study jam like sessions over the course of 2 days 27-28th Dec at Kuwait University.

Choose between:

Workshop 1: Flutter Foundations: Spark Your Vision and Build Your First Mobile App with Shaikha Sabti (Full-Stack Developer and Contributed to Development of Sahel App)

Overview: Flutter Foundations: Spark Your Vision and Build Your First Mobile App - A Book Lover's Paradise! Learn Flutter fundamentals, build a book library app, and gain insights into GitHub version control, Agile workflows, and Design Thinking principles for future app development!

Level: This workshop offers beginners the opportunity to learn Flutter while building a beautiful and functional book library app.

What you'll learn and build:

Features like adding books, search by authors or titles, tracking progress, and selecting a random book from your library.

Flutter fundamentals: widgets, layouts, state management, and more.

Get a taste of version control with GitHub, learn Agile workflows for efficient development, and explore Design Thinking to refine your app's user experience.

Workshop 2: Intro to Generative AI Workshop with Fajer Aldosari (Data Analyst and Data Scientist at Bank Boubyan) and Hafsa AlMuhanna (MSc in Information Technology and Cybersecurity enthusiast) 

Overview: This course focuses on Generative AI, specifically on AI-based text and image generation using tools like Generative AI Studio and Vertex AI. We will learn the basics, responsible AI principles, and get hands-on experience in building and evaluating models.

What you'll learn and complete:

Google CloudIntroduction to Generative AI   https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/118

Google Cloud Generative AI for Developers https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/paths/183

Special invitation to hear from Dr Jenan Ben Salamah a Data Scientist with a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics and an NLP Specialist at Bank Boubyan

Dates: 27th Wednesday -28th Thursday From 5:00 PM until 9:30PM

Session 1: 5:10PM - 6:40PM

Break : 6:40PM - 7:00PM

Session 2: 7:00PM - 9:30PM

Location: 2nd floor, College of Life Science, Kuwait University

DevFest Kuwait 2023 is held in collaboration with the Information Science Department, Kuwait University, Women Techmakers Kuwait and Alfaresi software solutions (Event and Media sponsor)