Software Engineering Events in Nuremberg

Hallo liebe Java User Group Mitglieder!

Diesmal haben wir Peter Kranz mit seinem interaktiven Talk zu den unterschiedlichen Java-Versionen zu Gast.

Wir freuen uns euch zu sehen (virtuell oder vor Ort).

• 18:00 Uhr: Einlass
• 18:30 Uhr: Talk
• ab 19:30: Ausklang des Abends

Dank an adesso für Location, Bier und Pizza!

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Java entwickelt sich seit Version 9 im Halbjahresrhythmus weiter – mit Records, Pattern Matching, Virtual Threads und vielen weiteren Features. Doch wer hat schon die Zeit, 17 Releases im Detail zu verfolgen? Die Fülle an Neuerungen ist enorm, und je nach Projekt und Interesse sind ganz unterschiedliche Features relevant. Ein klassischer Vortrag kann hier nur einen starren Pfad durch die Feature-Landschaft bieten.

Dieser Talk geht einen anderen Weg: als interaktiver Dungeon Crawler. Das Publikum entscheidet gemeinsam, welchen Themenkomplex es als Nächstes erkunden will – Moderne Sprach-Features, Concurrency, APIs, JVM-Tooling oder experimentelle Preview-Features. Jede Entscheidung führt tiefer in den Dungeon und schaltet neue Level frei. So entsteht bei jedem Vortrag ein einzigartiger Pfad durch die Java-Versionen 9 bis 26.

Wie in einem echten Dungeon Crawler sammelt das Publikum dabei XP und wird am Ende einer Klasse zugeordnet – vom Warrior mit Fokus auf Performance bis zum Wizard der Sprach-Features. Ob Einsteiger:in oder erfahrene:r Entwickler:in: Jede Session liefert praxisnahe Einblicke in genau die Java-Features, die das Publikum am meisten interessieren. Kein Vortrag gleicht dem anderen – und der einzige Weg, alles zu sehen, ist wiederzukommen.

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Dein Vortrag bei der Java Usergroup Nürnberg!

Hast du dich in letzter Zeit in deinem Projekt oder privat mit einem interessanten Thema beschäftigt? Vermutlich ist das nicht nur für dich selbst interessant! Hast du Lust, selber einmal einen Vortrag bei der Java-Usergroup Nürnberg zu halten?

Wir sind nicht nur auf Java-Themen fokussiert, sondern beschäftigen uns gern mit und um alles über Software Entwicklung und IT.

Wir wollen bei der JUG nicht nur bekannten Speaker*innen eine Plattform geben und die neuesten State-of-the-Art Technologien vorstellen. Wir freuen uns auch besonders, wenn wir Themen aus unserem technologischen (Arbeits-)alltag Raum geben zu können. Melde dich gerne bei uns, wenn du dazu Lust hast, wir geben wenn gewünscht gerne auch Hilfestellung bei der Vorbereitung!

Hey fellow AWS enthusiasts! ✨

May is all about AWS Partnership! Not a usual topic you hear about at User Groups. So we are more than thrilled to hear about Deepika Tomar's journey as the AWS Cloud Lead at HSW Gruppe on pathing the way for her company to become an AWS Advanced Partner.

Thanks to our friends at codecentric Nürnberg for sponsoring the event with food and drinks and opening their wonderful offices for us!

📆 Tonight's Agenda
19:00 - Welcoming
19:15 - Talk by Deepika
20:00 - Food, Drinks & Networking

Looking forward to seeing you 👋🏻
Nora & Frank

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The talk ⤵️
From AWS Registered to Advanced Tier in 2 Years: Practical Lessons from the Field
In this session, I will share how we progressed from AWS Registered Partner to Advanced Tier within two years, focusing on real-world actions that made the difference.
I will walk through:
How AWS Summit connections and community engagement helped shape our partner strategy
Building impactful customer case studies and completing the FTR (Foundational Technical Review) successfully
How to identify and generate opportunities using the AWS Partner Portal
Practical use of POC funding and Marketing Development Funds (MDF) for business growth and employee enablement
Key learnings from attending AWS events, webinars, and partner programs
This session is intended for AWS partners who want a practical roadmap to accelerate their growth in the AWS ecosystem.

The speaker⤵️
Deepika Tomar, Lead AWS Public Cloud @ HWS Gruppe
AWS Community Builder with 14 years of experience in cloud computing, infrastructure management, and database solutions — I've built a career around turning technology into a lasting competitive advantage. Today, I lead an AWS team driving cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, and a reimagined approach to customer service. This work recently reached a milestone with our organization achieving AWS Partnership status.
Whether shaping IT strategy or bridging cross-functional teams, my focus remains constant: harness technology to deliver real business outcomes, streamline operations, and build a governance foundation that grows with the organization.

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Please note:

At the event, photos and videos will be taken for marketing purposes both by our hosts and our location sponsors.
We try to offer a hybrid experience by providing a video stream of the talk. There will be no recording published after the event. Please also keep in mind, that we try our best effort to provide a good streaming experience. We don't offer a professional stream, so delays, technical issues or other interference are a matter to be tolerated.

First World Product Day in Nuremberg – ProductTank Special at Casablanca

Join us in celebrating World Product Day in Nuremberg for the very first time!

On May 21, 2026, the global product community will come together to mark 16 incredible years of ProductTank and to celebrate the passion, progress and people that make product management such a vibrant field.
Together with the local product community and as part of ProductTank, we’re now inviting everyone worldwide to celebrate our passion and curiosity with all product enthusiasts once a year.

For our special event, we’ve chosen none other than the charming Casablanca Cinema. The perfect setting for inspiring talks, networking and a relaxed evening together. In addition to the talks in the theater, food and drinks will be available for purchase on-site.

After the talks, you have two options:
- Stay at the cinema and watch a product-related film
- Or join us at the Casa Bar and let the evening wind down in a relaxed atmosphere!

🎤 Speakers
Look forward to two inspiring talks by:

• Thorsten Jonas, Expert for Digital Sustainability & Responsible AI, Founder SUX Network
• Michael Hofmann, Head of User Experience & Design, inovex GmbH

🍿 Location & Schedule
Starting at 5:30 PM: People start arriving at the Casablanca Cinema
6:00 PM: Welcome to World Product Day
6:15 PM: Michael Hofmann: From Months to Minutes, from Chatbots to Colleagues – How AI is Transforming Product Development
7:30 PM: Thorsten Jonas: The true Price of AI - and what we really get for it
8:30 Networking at the Casa Bar
9:00 Movie: The AI Doc

1. Talk: From Months to Minutes, from Chatbots to Colleagues – How AI is Transforming Product Development
The landscape of digital product development is experiencing a seismic shift. Driven by advanced artificial intelligence, the traditional product lifecycle has been compressed exponentially. What once required months of planning, prototyping and coding can now be achieved in minutes, unlocking unprecedented opportunities for hyper-personalized digital products tailored to individual user needs in real-time.

However, this acceleration represents more than just a gain in speed, it is a fundamental shift in how we interact with technology. We are moving away from basic, single-task chatbots and entering the era of Agentic AI. Tomorrow’s digital products will act as orchestration platforms where users manage, direct, and collaborate with autonomous AI agents that function as specialized, virtual colleagues.

Yet, navigating this new era requires caution. Because AI operates as a powerful pattern amplifier, it scales both brilliant solutions and fundamentally flawed logic with equal efficiency. As a result, human problem understanding and acute problem awareness are becoming the most essential skills in the loop. Without a deep grasp of the underlying challenges, teams risk rapidly scaling the wrong solutions. Furthermore, in an industry where software projects are increasingly volatile and fast-paced, establishing long-term security, system reliabilityand user trust remains a formidable challenge

Michael Hofmann, Head of User Experience & Design at inovex GmbH
For Michael Hofmann, design is an act of empathy. As Head of User Experience & Design at inovex, with nearly two decades of industry experience, Michael is dedicated to crafting products that solve real-world problems by harmonizing innovation with user needs and aesthetics. Leveraging deep expertise in human-centered design, Gestalt psychology and interaction design, he leads the creation of digital ecosystems that put people first. Today he is harnessing the power of AI to amplify creative potential, ensuring it is used responsibly and ethically to enhance the human experience.

2. Talk: The true Price of AI - and what we really get for it
Every other day, you can read the next story about efficiency gains or the next great feature in the next great model and how even more cheap and fast things can be done with AI. But what is the true price for that? And what do we really get for this price? AI can be a powerful tool, but it is not the solution for everything - and using it wrong can result in significant business risks.
This talk challenges the current assumption that AI is a fixed reality we have to adapt to. Today’s mainstream AI is shaped - and limited - by the goals, values and infrastructures of big tech, while hiding significant societal, environmental and personal costs. When we adapt to “ AI as it is,” we unintentionally reinforce those power structures and impacts.
We will explore how our decisions shape who holds power, how data is governed and what futures become possible if we stop using AI as it is and move to an approach of actively shaping how it should be by our actions and decisions. And why this in the end is also a business case and leads to better products.

Thorsten Jonas, Expert for Digital Sustainability & Responsible AI
Thorsten is a digital Sustainability Expert, Designer and Activist, responsible AI advocate and Sustainable UX Trailblazer. He is the founder of the non-profit SUX Network as well as SUX Academy, advisor and trainer for digital sustainability, sustainable UX and responsible AI. As worldwide keynote-speaker, invited expert at the W3C for Web Sustainability , co-author of the books “User Experience Design und Sustainability” & “Usability for the World: Building better Cities and Communities” and host of the SUX Podcast, Thorsten is driving digital sustainability, responsible AI and sustainable UX on many levels.

As an outdoor person and mountaineer, Thorsten believes that it is our responsibility to use tech for the good of all beings on this planet and that design has the power to be one of the key factors to drive this change.

🤝 Why You Should Join Us

• Connect with the local product community
• Inspiring insights from experienced practitioners
• A unique event setting in a movie theater
• Networking in a relaxed atmosphere

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors, agile academy and inovex, for making this event possible.

Two talks by guest speakers who are coming in especially for us, plus a movie night featuring films related to the current Ki discourse! Doesn’t that sound like the perfect evening program!

With this beeing said, we're looking forward to celebrating World Product Day together with you!
Cheers, Philip, Jonathan & Alide

Humanoids, radiation-hunting robots, and a Spot in the room 🤖☢️

This time we're going big: from building Bavaria's humanoid future to sending a tricked-out quadruped into nuclear plants. And yes, there will be a real robot in the room.
Two talks, one wild evening. Let's go!

What's on the menu?
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1️⃣ A Bavarian Network for Humanoids

Speaker: Dr. Shota Okujava, Home of Humanoids & pib.rocks

In this lightning talk, we'll hear how one of our most active community members is building something serious: a Bavarian network for humanoid robotics - and already pulling major industrial and political players on board. Where is this going, who's involved, and how can you plug in? Come find out, and meet him after the talk to dig deeper.

See their website for upfront info: [https://home-of-humanoids.com/](Home of Humanoids)

2️⃣ Spot Goes Nuclear – A Quadruped That Hunts Radiation

Speaker: Frank Querfurth, framatome

Topic: How an upgraded Boston Dynamics Spot autonomously surveys nuclear facilities for decommissioning.

Here's the problem: when a nuclear plant gets torn down (which we'll be doing a lot over the next couple years), every wall, floor, and corner has to be checked for radiation residue. It's slow, expensive, and not exactly a fun job for humans. The fix? Take a Boston Dynamics Spot, bolt on a custom sensor stack - including a radiation sensor - and let it walk the building itself.
The robot autonomously roams rooms for hours, measures radiation in the walls, and comes back with a detailed report and a 3D model of the space with all findings mapped onto it.

Here's what we'll dig into:

• The sensor stack and how the radiation sensor was integrated
• Autonomous navigation and scanning logic
• How the 3D model and report get generated
• Real-world deployment in nuclear decommissioning and other teardown sites

If you've ever wanted to see what happens when a quadruped gets a serious industrial mission - don't miss this one.

⏰ Agenda

🚨 Drinks on us, but no food this time — eat beforehand or bring snacks for everyone 😁

• 17:30 – Doors open & networking
• 18:00 – Welcome & intro
• 18:15– Lightning Talk: Bavarian Humanoid Network
• 18:30 – Talk: Spot Goes Nuclear (with live robot!)
• 19:30 – Open networking, drinks, robot up close
• 20:30 – Wrap-up

Willkommen bei der Betreute Intelligenz im Möbelkollektiv.
Du interessierst dich für Künstliche Intelligenz? Du hast Lust, in entspannter Atmosphäre spannende News mitzunehmen und dich anschließend mit anderen Interessierten über die unterschiedlichsten Themen auszutauschen? Was ist reiner Marketing-Hype und was ist wirklich relevant – für dich, für deine berufliche Zukunft und für uns als Gesellschaft? Dann bist du bei uns genau richtig!
Was dich erwartet:

• News-Flash: Zu Beginn gibt’s eine knackige Session mit den neuesten Trends und Entwicklungen – prägnant und auf den Punkt gebracht.
• Austausch: Danach gestalten wir offene Diskussionsrunden zu euren eigenen Themen, die euch wirklich bewegen. Egal, ob du absolute*r Anfänger*in oder KI-Profi bist – jede*r ist willkommen, und das Wissen entsteht durch den Austausch.
• Offenes Ende: Bleib, solange du möchtest, und lass den Abend mit neuen Ideen und Gesprächen ausklingen.

Wann und wo?
📆 Jeden vierten Donnerstag im Monat
⏰ 17:00 Uhr
📍 Möbelkollektiv, Wiesentalstraße 40, Bauteil C, 3. OG, 90419 Nürnberg
Für reichlich Getränke und feinsten Kaffee ist gesorgt – du musst nur noch kommen!
Vorkenntnisse sind nicht nötig, nur dein Interesse und deine Neugier.
Der Wert liegt im gemeinsamen Erkunden und Einordnen. Bleib, solange du möchtest – wir haben kein festes Ende!