Southeastern Computer Science Department to present Industry Connect Lecture
Thursday, November 2, 2023
by: Tonya Lowentritt
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Computer Science
continues the fall Industry Connect Distinguished Lectures Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. Scheduled
in the Envoc Innovation Lab, located in room 2026 in the Computer Science and Technology
Building, the free lecture is titled “AI from LLMs to Agents: A Journey through the
LangChain Ecosystem.” POOLCORP Technical Director or Research and Development Dustin
Hughes will serve as guest speaker.
Hughes has led breakthrough projects like LangBridge and AquaGenius. Prior to
his current position with POOLCORP, he served as the technical director of software
architecture and revamped the company’s web and mobile platforms and conceived the
first ever mobile point-of-sale solution. He also served as the senior software architect,
creating a business to business sales portal mobile app that brought considerable
annual revenue.
Hughes will explore the LangChain ecosystem and learn how it simplifies the process
of building complex language models that make decisions and take actions based on
user input.
“We’ll discuss how LangChain’s interface for LLMs and chains provides a foundation
for building,” he said. “Couple that with constantly challenging yourself and being
intentional with your time, and you realize that being successful may be easier than
you think. In this talk, I will share my journey to accomplishing my goals and the
tips and tricks I’ve learned along the way. Join me to see how I went from academic
probation to Microsoft.”
Guests are welcome to join in person at the Computer Science and Technology Building
and virtually via Google Meet. To be added to the RSVP list and receive all event
details, email industryconnect@southeastern.edu.
For more information, contact the Department of Computer Science at 985-549-5740.
