SGInnovate x NVIDIA Workshop: How to build an AI Agent

Workshop Overview Note: Due to limited capacity for this session, all registrations are subject to final approval. Please look out for a confirmation of registration which will be sent directly to your email. (Only participants who have received this confirmation will be able to attend this Workshop). By registering for this workshop, you agree to the sharing of your registration details with the workshop organising partners. In this 3-hour workshop, participants will focus on 02 foundational capabilities of agentic AI: building agents and Agentic RAG. You'll create a Report Generation Agent that can research topics and generate detailed reports, then build an IT Help Desk Agent that uses retrieval and reasoning to answer user questions from a knowledge base. After the workshop, participants will receive exclusive access to continue the remaining 4 modules independently on NVIDIA Brev, covering advanced topics such as agent evaluation, reinforcement learning, deep agents, and agent safety. Target Audience & Prerequisites This workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate developers with basic Python knowledge who want to start building AI-powered applications. Participants should have:Basic Python programming (writing simple scripts, functions, and working with libraries) Basic understanding of how APIs work (request/response concept) Familiarity with using large language models in practical applications (e.g., prompting or API usage) Basic familiarity with the command line/terminal (navigating directories, running scripts and executing simple shell commands) Workshop Description and Learning Outcomes Participants will benefit from two complementary learning experiences: 1. In-Person Hands-On Workshop (Registration Required) Join a 3-hour workshop with NVIDIA experts’ guide, where you'll build and explore the first 02 modules of the learning path through guided hands-on exercises. 2. Continue Learning at Your Own Pace After the workshop, participants will receive exclusive access to the complete learning path, including remaining 4 modules. Continue exploring advanced topics such as agent evaluation, customization, deep agents, and agent safety through self-paced learning on NVIDIA Brev. What Will Be Covered in the In-Person Workshop Module 1: Build an Agent Learn the fundamentals of AI agents by building a Report Generation Agent from scratch. What you'll build: An intelligent system that researches any topic, creates outlines, writes detailed sections, and compiles professional reports automatically. Key concepts: The four core components of any AI agent (Model, Tools, Memory, Routing) ReAct architecture for tool-calling agents Building agents from scratch and with LangChain Using NVIDIA Nemotron models Module 2: Agentic RAG Evolve from basic RAG to intelligent agentic RAG systems. What you'll build: An IT Help Desk agent that dynamically decides when and how to search knowledge bases to answer user queries. Key concepts: Traditional RAG limitations and how agents solve them NVIDIA NeMo Retriever (embeddings and reranking) Vector databases with FAISS ReAct agents with retrieval tools Continue Learning After the Workshop Participants will receive access to the remaining modules in the learning path: Module 3: Agent Evaluation Master the art of measuring and improving agent performance. What you'll learn: How to systematically evaluate agents using industry-standard metrics, LLM-as-a-judge techniques, and NVIDIA models. Module 4: Agent Customization Specialize agents for specific domains using synthetic data and reinforcement learning. What you'll build: A bash agent customized into a LangGraph CLI expert using NVIDIA NeMo Data Designer for synthetic data generation and GRPO (Group Relative Policy Optimization) for training. Module 5: Deep Agents Build autonomous agents that handle complex, multi-step tasks with planning and delegation. What you'll build: A production-grade deep agent with explicit planning, hierarchical s