John Berryman
John Berryman is the founder and principal consultant of Arcturus Labs, where he specializes in AI application development (Agency and RAG). As an early engineer on GitHub Copilot, John contributed to the development of its completions and chat functionalities, working at the forefront of AI-assisted coding tools. John is coauthor of "Prompt Engineering for LLMs" (O'Reilly).
Before his work on Copilot, John's focus was search technology. His diverse experience includes helping to develop next-generation search system for the US Patent Office, building search and recommendations for Eventbrite, and contributing to GitHub's code search infrastructure. John is also coauthor of Relevant Search (Manning), a book that distills his expertise in the field.
John's unique background, spanning both cutting-edge AI applications and foundational search technologies, positions him at the forefront of innovation in LLM applications and information retrieval.
Sessions
This workshop will provide a comprehensive introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs), covering their capabilities, structure, and practical applications. Participants will learn prompt engineering techniques, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agentic AI design, fine-tuning strategies, and model evaluation methods. The session will conclude with a discussion on the future of AI-powered reasoning machines.