Lightning Talk: PartyRock: Unleashing the Power of Generative AI in a Playground
Presenter: Karthikeyan Gopal, Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Abstract:
PartyRock is an exciting platform that empowers anyone to build AI-powered applications using the power of foundation models from Amazon Bedrock. In this lightning talk, I’ll showcase how PartyRock’s easy-to-use app builder allows users to quickly turn their ideas into working prototypes, all while learning about the latest advancements in generative AI. I’ll walk through the key features of PartyRock, including how to create apps from scratch, remix existing apps, and leverage pre-built prompts to kickstart the creative process. By the end, attendees will see how PartyRock makes it fun and accessible for both technical and non-technical users to harness the potential of large language models and other generative AI technologies.
Presenter Bio:
Karthikeyan Gopal, Senior Software Development Engineer, Amazon
Karthikeyan Gopal is a tenured senior software developer (~10 YOE) with extensive experience in building highly scalable, distributed, and multi-tenant systems. I have deep expertise in Java, SQL, RDBMS, and analytical queries, as well as proficiency in design patterns, caching, performance tuning, and system design. I also have deep expertise in Analytics, Payments and compliance domains. At Amazon, I have launched multiple payment products across different countries like Brazil, Singapore, Australia and Mexico. I have also led compliance projects, defining the technical strategy, and building components from the ground up for the emerging countries needs for Amazon. I’ve also served as a Bar Raiser, interviewing over 100 candidates, and have developed an AI powered “Vision” tool to help debug complex workflows across multiple services for all teams in Payments. Prior to Amazon, I was a Member Technical Staff at Zoho, where I significantly improved the performance of Zoho Analytics by 20x through content caching, precomputation, and in-memory database optimization over a period of 5 years. I hold a B.Tech in Computer Science and have a passion for problem-solving, as demonstrated by my participation and wins in various hackathons and coding events.