Applied AI Live
Hosted by Applied AI Society x AITX
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Antler Office, Austin TX (Capital)
About This Event
This is the first installment of a workshop series for people who want to make money by practically applying AI to real-world business problems in valuable industries.
The goal is to create a Schelling point for practitioners who are actually making a living helping businesses integrate AI — sharing exactly how they do it.
Travis Oliphant (creator of NumPy and SciPy, founder of OpenTeams) will speak on the importance of applied AI engineers and what his team is building to help valuable institutions integrate AI.
Rostam Mahabadi has made a living building agentic workflows for major corporations in 2025 and is doubling down in 2026. He and his team just won the grand prize at the AITX x Nvidia Hackathon. He'll share real case studies, then a real business owner will present an actual problem they're facing — and Rostam will architect a solution live.
This live problem-solving format is a core part of the series: real problems from real people in industry, solved in real time.
Who Should Attend
- Engineers and developers who want to build a career (or side income) helping businesses integrate AI
- New grads trying to stand out in a dramatically changed job market
- Technical leaders evaluating AI tools and workflows
- Business owners curious about what's actually possible
Hosted By
Applied AI Society — Raising up a generation of engineers who help businesses and other organizations implement AI systems so they can better serve their customers and constituents.
AITX — Texas's largest in-person AI community for engineers, entrepreneurs, and operators.