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What does it take for AI systems to truly understand code and what happens when software is no longer designed only for humans, but for AI agents too? Join Munich🥨NLP and JetBrains for an evening exploring Code Intelligence and AI Agents, bringing together research and industry perspectives on how LLMs understand program behavior and how humans and coding agents can collaborate on software development. Talk 1: Code World Models Tobias Lindenbauer · JetBrains Research Talk 2: Designing Software for Humans and Agents Artem Kislovskiy · Artefact Two talks, pizza, drinks & snacks, and plenty of time to connect with Munich’s NLP, AI, and developer community. 📅 Agenda 17:45 | Doors open 18:20 | Pizza arrives 🍕 18:50 | Welcome & Intro JetBrains × Munich🥨NLP 19:00 | Talk 1: “Code World Models” Speaker: Tobias Lindenbauer · JetBrains Research Abstract Modern LLMs perform well at generating code that solves a given task, but they may introduce regressions elsewhere in the codebase, or simply write code with poor runtime or memory performance. This has led researchers to investigate how well LLMs model program behavior internally: Can they tell whether a test passes or fails without running it? Do they have a feel for which parts of the code to target to robustly optimize runtime or memory? In this talk, Tobias will outline the emerging Code World Models research direction and share early findings from an ongoing project at JetBrains Research. About the Speaker Tobias Lindenbauer is a Research Engineer at JetBrains Research working on Code World Models for improved LLM code understanding. Previously, he worked on context management, LLM routing, memory systems, and benchmarks, resulting in publications at DL4C@NeurIPS and REALM@ACL. 19:40–19:50 | Short break 19:50 | Talk 2: “Designing Software for Humans and Agents” Speaker: Artem Kislovskiy · Artefact Abstract One coding agent writes; another challenges. In this live demo, Claude Code and Codex share a split terminal in an ac

TUM Social AI Demo Day - Second Edition 🚀 Eight teams. Eight social-impact projects. One semester of building, testing and turning ideas into real solutions. On October 13, we’re bringing everything together at CHECK24 HQ in Munich for the second edition of the TUM Social AI Demo Day - our biggest showcase of the semester. At TUM Social AI, students from different disciplines work together with NGOs, social organizations and industry partners to explore how AI can be used for real-world social challenges. Over the course of the semester, our teams work directly with their partners to understand a problem, develop a solution and turn it into something tangible. Demo Day is where that work comes to life. This semester, eight teams will take the stage to present what they have built covering challenges in humanitarian aid, education, integration, access to opportunities and more. Watch the teams pitch live, hear feedback from our jury, meet the people behind the projects and stay afterwards for drinks and networking at CHECK24. The Projects wahl.chat - an LLM-powered platform for political dialogue action medeor - AI-driven procurement to speed up humanitarian aid delivery UN Women - research on gender bias in large language models Aflatoun - multilingual AI support for educators worldwide Kulturator - improving access to funding opportunities in Germany Entreculturas - automated receipt processing for NGO financial operations InitiativGruppe - a chatbot connecting newcomers in Munich with language courses and local resources Kolping × AWS - a digital companion for vocational success Each team will have 5 minutes to pitch their project, followed by 5 minutes of live feedback from the jury. It’s not only about the presentations. Demo Day is also a chance to meet our project teams, NGO partners, students from across Munich, and people from the AI and tech ecosystem. And if you’re curious about joining TUM Social AI yourself, come talk to us - we’ll also be happy to tell

START Munich invites to Founders Fail Tales Vol. 6! An evening dedicated to embracing failure and celebrating entrepreneurial spirit. “Founders Fail Tales" is a stand-up style event presented by START Munich featuring renowned entrepreneurs who engage in real talk, sharing candid stories about their struggles, setbacks, and challenges throughout their journeys. In this open setting, selected founders will take the stage, offering insights into how they overcame hurdles and the valuable lessons learned along the way. Get ready to hear exciting stories from our guests! Afterwards we will transitions into an open stage format, inviting YOU to share your own stories and learnings. All of this unfolds within the vibrant atmosphere of Lost Weekend, complemented by excellent drinks, engaging conversations, and networking opportunities. Also, this is your opportunity to get to know START Munich if you're thinking about applying! Agenda 7.45pm - Check-in 8.00pm - Intro START Munich 8.20pm - Founder Fail Tales Stories 9.30pm - Open Stage 9.45pm - Get to Know START & Networking

The PAL-E training is a hands-on workshop teaching managers and other leaders how to best support, guide and coach their teams .