{"id":5345,"date":"2026-03-11T10:22:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ai.taltech.ee\/?post_type=event&#038;p=5345"},"modified":"2026-03-11T10:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:24:50","slug":"taltech-ai-seminar-ai-in-research-series-16-mar-generative-ai-assistants-for-research-programming","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/ai.taltech.ee\/en\/events\/taltech-ai-seminar-ai-in-research-series-16-mar-generative-ai-assistants-for-research-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"TalTech AI Seminar &#8211; AI in Research Series 16 Mar: Generative AI Assistants for Research Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">AI in Research<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> seminar series explores different ways in which artificial intelligence and AI-based tools can be applied in academic research. The next seminar will take place on\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Monday, 16 March, from 14:00 to 16:00\u00a0in room SOC-212<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and will focus on how\u00a0generative and agentic AI assistants can support programming activities in research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The seminar is particularly relevant for\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">PhD students and researchers who write code as part of their research<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and are interested in accelerating and improving their programming workflows. The session will\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0how generative AI assistants can be used to\u00a0assist\u00a0with programming tasks and integrated into modern development environments.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In the first part of\u00a0the seminar\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mihhail\u00a0Daniljuk\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">from the Machine Learning Research Group at the\u00a0TalTech\u00a0School of IT, will\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0how\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Claude AI can be integrated into the programming workflow in VS Code<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0Following that,\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Andres\u00a0K\u00e4ver<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from\u00a0TalTech\u00a0IT College will present an alternative approach using a\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">locally installed AI assistant\u00a0that\u00a0operates\u00a0fully offline<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">. This setup allows researchers to\u00a0benefit\u00a0from AI-assisted development while\u00a0maintaining\u00a0full control over their environment, which is particularly relevant in contexts requiring stronger data protection, security, or\u00a0digital independence.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The seminar will provide\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">practical insights and hands-on examples<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of how AI-assisted development tools can accelerate coding, support problem solving in programming tasks, and improve technical workflows in research.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The seminar will be held\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">in English<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0The presentations will be followed by an\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">open discussion and networking over coffee and light refreshments<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u00a0providing\u00a0an opportunity to exchange ideas with colleagues and discuss experiences with AI-assisted development.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI in Research seminar series explores different ways in which artificial intelligence and AI-based tools can be applied in academic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","language_tax":[339],"audience_tax":[351,353,355],"status_tax":[257],"type_tax":[364],"sector_tax":[],"class_list":["post-5345","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","language_tax-english","audience_tax-taltech-internal","audience_tax-scientist","audience_tax-teacher","status_tax-moodunud","type_tax-seminars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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