CTO + AI Helpdesk: Build, Experiment, and Get Unstuck

Want to create something? Or are you getting stuck while doing so?

Join us for the one hour session on practical tools to get started, or drop by afterwards with the questions and/or problems you have.

10-11: Practical Tools for Building Apps, Sites, and Dashboards

A fast-paced walkthrough of real-world tools and workflows to help you go from idea to working prototype.

11-3: Office Hours (BYOP/Q: Bring Your Own Problems / Questions)

Stay, build, or drop by here to get help. Whether you’re fixing issues, planning architecture, choosing tools, or figuring out next steps, we’re here to help.

Challenges are part of every technical project. Sometimes you just need someone who has seen a few cycles. As a software developer and former CTO for over a decade, Eugene has led dozens of software and hardware projects across different systems and teams. He’s also spent years experimenting with AI-assisted development, including where it works well, where it doesn’t, and how to best recover when you’re stuck.

If you’re stuck, you’ll likely leave unstuck. Or at least pointed in the right direction.

We’ll wrap with optional show-and-tell. In past years, this has been one of the most fun parts: sharing ideas, surprises, and a few laughs.

About The Facilitator

With more than a decade of experience in developing data visualizations that have been referenced in media outlets like the New York Times, CBC, and NPR, Eugene has most recently been working with the World Bank, Imagine Canada, and Code for Canada on visualizations and other technical projects. After completing his MSc in Computer Science in 2023 with a published thesis on AI in games, Eugene actively utilizes AI through his work, keeping up with practical AI applications while teaching sessions and running workshops on AI and data visualization across Canada. He also built a collaborative generative AI platform that uses different AI models in 2024.

A co-founder and current board member of the Canadian Open Data Society, Eugene also volunteers as a member of Canada’s Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Open Government.

Some examples of his work include This is YEG, The Opportunity Atlas, and recently used AI to create much of the Canadian Open Data Directory.