Java AI Day — March Edition, Coimbatore
A full-day community conference hosted by Tamilnadu JUG at EPAM Systems covering OpenJDK contributions, Hands-on Spring AI, Java's evolution in the AI era, autonomous AI agents, and a Java 25 quiz.
About Java AI Day
Java AI Day — March Edition was a full-day, community-focused event organized by Tamilnadu JUG and hosted at EPAM Systems in Coimbatore, with support from Bangalore Java User Group in connecting speakers.
The gathering brought together engineers, architects, and open-source contributors for a full day of talks, discussions, and hands-on learning exploring the intersection of the Java ecosystem, open-source development, and artificial intelligence.
Sessions & Presentations
1. Open Source & OpenJDK Contributions
- Speaker: Samir Kamerkar (Canonical)
- Topic: India’s expanding role in global open-source software and concrete pathways for developers to contribute to foundational JVM projects such as OpenJDK.
2. Hands-on Spring AI Workshop
- Speakers: Muthukumaran Navaneethakrishnan (Software Engineer at KLA, author of Spring AI for Your Organization, creator of
mcp-server-bash-sdk) & SHAAMA M - Topics: Real-world Spring AI architectures, Large Language Model (LLM) integration, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and cloud-native implementations.
- Hands-on Format: Interactive practical activities where attendees brought their own laptops to build and experiment directly.
3. Java’s Evolution in the AI Era
- Speaker: Gireesh Punathil (IBM Master Inventor, Node.js Technical Steering Committee member with 20+ years building compilers, VMs, and platforms)
- Topics: The Java Enhancement Proposal (JEP) pipeline, upcoming JVM capabilities, and foundational enhancements supporting modern workloads.
4. From Copilot to Autonomous Agent: The Next Evolution of Software Engineering
- Speaker: Dinesh Kumar Ilangovan (Digital transformation leader with 20+ years experience)
- Topics: How developer tooling is evolving from interactive coding copilots to autonomous agents, and the architectural shifts required in software engineering.
Community Activities & Initiatives
“Java 25 in Practice” Quiz
The event featured an interactive community quiz titled “Java 25 in Practice”, testing knowledge of modern and upcoming Java features.
Special thanks to the contributors from Bangalore Java User Group who curated the question set:
- Souvik Das
- Jayashree S Kumar
- Vaibhav Choudhary
- Sathish Kumar Thiyagarajan
Community Book Distribution Initiative
The event featured a dedicated book-distribution initiative. Technical books were selected and distributed to attendees based on community survey responses, including:
- Modern Concurrency in Java by A N M ‘Bazlur’ Rahman
- Clean Code
- Database Internals
- DSA in Practice
Venue & Logistics
- Venue: EPAM Systems, Coimbatore
- Format: Full-day in-person community event
- Attendee Requirements: Participants brought laptops for hands-on Spring AI activities
- Hospitality: Lunch provided on-site for registered attendees
- Fee: Free community event
Event Highlights & Outcomes
- Keynote on India's growth in open-source contributions and pathways to contribute to projects like OpenJDK
- Hands-on Spring AI workshop with participant laptop activities covering LLM integration and production architecture
- Deep-dive session on Java's evolution, the JEP pipeline, and JVM changes shaping the AI era
- Technical talk on the progression from AI copilots to autonomous agents in software engineering
- Community interactive quiz: 'Java 25 in Practice' with questions curated by Bangalore JUG contributors
- Community book-distribution initiative distributing selected technical books based on survey responses