LangChain4j: The Awesome Framework for AI and Java

Track: Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

This workshop helps you add AI capabilities to your Java systems using the excellent LangChain4j framework. Add chat capabilities, image generation, vision models, text-to-speech, transcription, and more, quickly and easily. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) will also be included, using a variety of sources, including pdf, HTML, Word docs, and URL resources. The workshop will also demonstrate how to access models added to your local machine using the Ollama system.

Kenneth Kousen

Ken Kousen is the author of the Pragmatic Programmers books "Mockito Made Clear" and "Help Your Boss Help You", the O'Reilly books "Kotlin Cookbook", "Modern Java Recipes", and "Gradle Recipes for Android", and the Manning book "Making Java Groovy". He is a regular speaker on the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference tour, and has spoken at conferences all over the world. He is a Java Champion, a JavaOne Rock Star, and a Devnexus Rock Star. In addition to various industry certifications, he has BS degrees in both Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T., an MA and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton, and an MS in Computer Science from R.P.I.