Software Life Cycle Development and AI

About the meet-up on 1 Nov 2025 - Hyderabad edition

The Fifth Elephant Open Source AI meet-up - on the theme AI in SDLC - was held at Thoughtworks Hyderabad on 1st November 2025. It was a hybrid event - allowing participants to attend either in-person or via the livestream.

928 registrations

200 in-person attendees

300 viewers on the live stream

The OSAI meet-up series started with the first edition in Bangalore on 4 April 2025. The theme of the Bangalore edition was “Advancing multimodal and agentic AI: systems, storage & scalability”. OSAI forum has continued to evolve since, with the topics, sessions and presenters curated, peer-reviewed and supported by a group of community editors.

At Hyderabad, attendees enjoyed the Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions as much as they appreciated the high-quality talks.

Participant testimonials 🗒️

“Quite an insightful event, thanks Hasgeek for this opportunity” - Roshni Thomas lead consultant at Thoughtworks on LinkedIn

“Had a refreshing day at OSAI Hyderabad. One of those events that reminds you why engineering is, at its heart, about curiosity and craft. This wasn’t a parade of AI buzzwords. It was a grounded look at how real teams are adapting how they build, test, and ship in the AI era.” - Sikander, Technical Program Manager at DocsOnline. Read the full post.

“Attended an amazing meet-up by Hasgeek, led by ai experts Akash Sathish, Ravi Kiran, Vanya Seth (and others). Explored how AI, agents, and LLMs work behind the scenes, gained valuable insights, and connected with brilliant tech minds.” - Ramu Akula, Python Developer

“Had a decent time spending with AI geeks in Hyderabad this Saturday discussing AI in software development, AI agents, Security in SDLC. Thanks Hasgeek and Thoughtworks for bringing Hyderabad community together.” - Sarat Lingamallu, founder at Flyingduck

About the audience 🧑

1. AI/ML/Data Science/Ops engineers especially from domains such as healthcare, consulting, and finance domains.
2. Tech founders and CTOs creating products and platforms that leverage data, ML and LLMs.
3. Product managers, involved in the process of building AI/ML products.

At the meet-up

🤖 AI-first software delivery: superpowers, adoption challenges, and the path to software 3.0
From copilots to co-creators - how AI is transforming every stage of the software value chain, from design to deployment. Learn how to build for Software 3.0, measure what truly matters (beyond story points), and embed AI safely and effectively in your delivery flow.

🛡️ Comprehensive code security: beyond traditional rules
From rule-based checks to AI-driven reachability - Flyingduck Labs redefines how developers detect, prioritize, and fix vulnerabilities.
All-in-one security: SAST + SCA + SBOM + secrets + logic flaw detection - context-aware, integrated, and developer-first.

🏗️ Spec Driven Development (SDD): AI builds from your specs
Build an entire system from a spec — a live demo that redefines AI-assisted development.

⚙️ DSPy: building scalable, production-ready LLM applications
Learn how DSPy brings structure, observability, and scalability to LLM workflows.

🧩 SchemaForge: AI-driven data workflows made easy
From schema inference to deployment — see how AI becomes a true co-developer.

…and more on agentic AI, self-updating knowledge bases, and open-source frameworks shaping modern development.

👥 Practitioners from Gramener, Flyingduck Labs, TechConative, KnackLabs, Sahaj Software, and Thoughtworks shared their work at the meet-up.

Want to know more? 👀
📅 View the full schedule → https://hasgeek.com/fifthelephant/osai-hyd-meetup/schedule
📋 View the submissions

🙌 Meet the curator

Ramakrishna Reddy Yekulla (Ramky) — Senior Principal Product Manager, Red Hat. Ramky leads AI strategy at Red Hat, integrating AI across products with a focus on compliance, scalability, and open-source collaboration.
He’s a long-time contributor to Fedora, GNOME, Django, and GlusterFS — and brings a wealth of experience in functional programming and AI infrastructure.

Thank you to our wonderful Volunteers

“I had the opportunity to volunteer at Hasgeek’s AI in SDLC - The fifth Elephant meet-up - and it was an incredible learning experience. The sessions offered deep insights into how AI is transforming software development, and working behind the scenes gave me a new perception into how thoughtfully these events are run. Grateful to the Hasgeek team and the amazing community for making it such an engaging and inspiring experience!” - Hema Aluru, Senior Consultant - Project Manager at Thoughtworks

1. Akanksha Gundeti (Senior Software Engineer at Capgemini) - Photography
2. Hema Aluru (Senior Consultant at Thoughtworks) - Usher; onsite support
3. Issac Solomon (Web developer at Able) - Photography
4. Jaya Simha Reddy Nandyala (Senior Consultants at Thoughtworks) - AV support and hall manager
5. Krishna Pranathi (Consultant Developer at Thoughtworks) - Hall Manager, Fusion Hall
6. MD. Moinuddin (SDE - III @Quantana) - Emcee

Meet-up sponsors

Thoughtworks - meet-up sponsor and venue host

Flyingduck.io - product demo sponsor

💼 Interested in sponsoring future OSAI meet-ups? Drop a line to sales@hasgeek.com

📞 Need more information?

📱 Call: +91 7676332020
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