Chennai May Meetup — Java, Local AI, and Software Engineering

About the Meetup

On May 30, 2026, Tamilnadu JUG held a community meetup at Contentstack in Chennai bringing together Java professionals, engineers, and community members for practical technical sessions on local AI integration and software engineering.

Technical Sessions

1. Local LLMs with Java + Ollama

• Speaker: Sai Mounik
• Topic: Local LLMs with Java + Ollama: Build Privacy-Focused AI Applications Without Cloud APIs
• Focus Areas: Practical implementations, architecture, and use cases for running open-source models locally; integrating local LLMs with Java applications; preserving privacy; and optimizing AI compute and cloud API costs.

2. AI-Driven Changes to the SDLC

• Speaker: Anki (associated with Contentstack)
• Topic: AI-driven changes to the software development lifecycle (SDLC), exploring how modern AI tooling influences engineering workflows and system delivery.

3. Production Engineering in Spring Boot

• Speaker: Yagapriyan G (SDE II at Arcadia)
• Topic: Production Engineering Lessons in Spring Boot
• Overview: Practical lessons and architectural insights gained from operating high-scale Spring Boot services in production environments.

Venue & Acknowledgements

• Venue: Contentstack, Chennai
• Organizers & Facilitators Acknowledged: Sankarraman Vedagiri, Hari Nikesh R, Rohan J, and the organizing team
• Historical Registration: Originally coordinated via Luma (https://luma.com/m3k5ag6p)