AI Learning Lab
Join live hands-on sessions to build, learn, and experiment with AI tools and techniques.
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in English
Go beyond a basic chatbot to create a one-of-a-kind interactive AI companion. This learning lab walks through the steps to build the brain and personality of your AI companion, who will come to life with their own face and voice. You’ll add layers of intelligence and agent customization using Gemini CLI, provide “grounding” education via Google Search, and generate a custom avatar. Your fully-functional, one-of-a-kind AI companion awaits!
Henry Ruiz is a Research Scientist at Texas A&M University (AgriLife Research), specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and remote sensing. His work focuses on developing software systems and algorithms to analyze multi-sensor geospatial data, including satellite imagery, UAV, LiDAR, and Ground Penetrating Radar. Henry holds a Ph.D. in Engineering, with a strong foundation in AI, geophysics, and computational modeling. His career spans roles as a full-stack developer and data scientist, working at the intersection of AI and scientific computing. Henry is a Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning and Google Cloud. He is passionate about advancing AI and sharing knowledge through open-source contributions, teaching, speaking, and mentorship.
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in Spanish
Go beyond a basic chatbot to create a one-of-a-kind interactive AI companion. This learning lab walks through the steps to build the brain and personality of your AI companion, who will come to life with their own face and voice. You’ll add layers of intelligence and agent customization using Gemini CLI, provide “grounding” education via Google Search, and generate a custom avatar. Your fully-functional, one-of-a-kind AI companion awaits!
Henry Ruiz is a Research Scientist at Texas A&M University (AgriLife Research), specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and remote sensing. His work focuses on developing software systems and algorithms to analyze multi-sensor geospatial data, including satellite imagery, UAV, LiDAR, and Ground Penetrating Radar. Henry holds a Ph.D. in Engineering, with a strong foundation in AI, geophysics, and computational modeling. His career spans roles as a full-stack developer and data scientist, working at the intersection of AI and scientific computing. Henry is a Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning and Google Cloud. He is passionate about advancing AI and sharing knowledge through open-source contributions, teaching, speaking, and mentorship.
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in Portuguese
Go beyond a basic chatbot to create a one-of-a-kind interactive AI companion. This learning lab walks through the steps to build the brain and personality of your AI companion, who will come to life with their own face and voice. You’ll add layers of intelligence and agent customization using Gemini CLI, provide “grounding” education via Google Search, and generate a custom avatar. Your fully-functional, one-of-a-kind AI companion awaits!
Fernando Sedrez is a Staff AI Platform Engineer at Globo, where he serves as a Tech Lead and speaker. He is also a Google Developer Expert in Data Cloud and a mentor at Google for Startups. His career has evolved from Systems Analyst to Data Engineer, along the way helping teams build their first MVPs and contributing as a founding engineer at a startup. Fernando holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a specialization in Systems Analysis and Development, and a master’s degree in Data Science & AI. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and empowering the community through Big Data and Cloud technologies.
What to Expect
AI Learning Lab
Each free hands-on event is presented in real-time, so you can hear tips and tricks straight from Google Developer Experts at the forefront of building with AI. We’ll support you to troubleshoot and master the techniques and tools being taught.
AI Learning Lab
Upcoming Events
May 2026
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in English
Presented in EnglishMay 27, 2026
Virtual
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in Spanish
Presented in SpanishMay 28, 2026
Virtual
Build Your First AI Companion: A Beginner's Workshop, presented in Portuguese
Presented in PortugueseMay 29, 2026
Virtual
June 2026
July 2026
August 2026
Agentverse - The Shadowblade's Codex - Vibecoding with Gemini CLI
Presented in EnglishAugust 26, 2026
Virtual
Building a Production AI Code Review Assistant with Google ADK
Presented in SpanishAugust 27, 2026
Virtual
September 2026
Getting Started with MCP, ADK and A2A Sao Paulo
Presented in PortugueseSeptember 17, 2026
Virtual
Deploying Agents to Production [GDE Own codelab]
Presented in EnglishSeptember 29, 2026
Virtual
October 2026
From Idea to Launch: Your First Application on Google Cloud in 2026
Presented in PortugueseOctober 29, 2026
Virtual
November 2026
Coordinating Multiple Agents [GDE Own codelab]
Presented in EnglishNovember 25, 2026
Virtual
Building an Accessible Multimodal Ai Agent: Voice Vision and Conversation
Presented in PortugueseNovember 27, 2026
Virtual
Recorded Sessions
Past Events
Building Trustable AI at 100 MPH, presented in English
April 30, 2026
Building Trustable AI at 100 MPH, presented in Portuguese
April 29, 2026
Building Trustable AI at 100 MPH, presented in Spanish
April 28, 2026
Create your own AI agent with ADK
March 31, 2026
Create your own AI agent with ADK
March 30, 2026