From Autocomplete to Production AI, Generative AI, Cloud & Modern Software Engineering

From Autocomplete to Production AI, Generative AI, Cloud & Modern Software Engineering As part of our Pre-DevFest journey toward GDG Nashik DevFest 2026, we're bringing a hands-on technical session to MVP's CMCS College going end-to-end from how modern AI actually works to deploying a real, live application on the cloud.Agenda: 0–10 min — The Problem: From Idea to ProductionWhy a project that works on a laptop isn’t necessarily production-ready. An introduction to the journey from AI concepts to real-world deployment. 10–30 min — From Autocomplete to Modern AIExplore the evolution from rule-based NLP and n-grams to Word2Vec, RNNs/LSTMs, attention, Transformers, RAG, and Agentic AI. 30–45 min — Understanding How LLMs WorkUnderstand next-token prediction, context windows, embeddings, attention, and how these concepts come together in modern GenAI applications. 45–60 min — Building AI Applications with RAGLearn how LLMs connect with external knowledge through RAG. Understand embeddings, retrieval, and generation through a practical example. 60–75 min — From Localhost to ProductionDiscover what changes when moving from a local project to a real application — containers, APIs, scalability, security, and managed cloud services. 75–90 min — Cloud Deployment & Serverless ArchitectureUnderstand Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, and Firebase — what they do, when to use them, and how they fit together in a student project. 90–105 min — Live Engineering DemonstrationSee an end-to-end AI application come to life: Frontend → Backend → AI/RAG → Cloud Deployment → Public HTTPS Endpoint 105–115 min — Career & Project RoadmapExplore AI/ML and Cloud/DevOps career paths, portfolio projects, essential skills to learn, and how to turn academic projects into deployable products. 115–120 min — Interaction & Q&AOpen discussion, student questions, and practical guidance. 📍 Venue: Seminar Hall, CMCS College, Nashik 📅 Date: 16th September, 2026 🕑 Time: 9:30 AM TO 12:00 PM - (120 mins — live demos + Q&A) 🎓 Open to: Beginner–Intermediate, no prior cloud/DevOps needed) You'll walk out with: ✅ A clear mental model of how modern LLMs work — autocomplete to RAG to Agentic AI ✅ Live demo: RAG-powered chatbot + real cloud deployment ✅ A reference architecture for your next hackathon/final-year project ✅ A career roadmap from NLP Engineer to Agentic AI Engineer Seats are limited — register now 👇 https://forms.gle/rt7yRagHwwnf7sYK8 This is one of GDG Nashik's Pre-DevFest sessions, building the Nashik developer community ahead of GDG Nashik DevFest 2026