July Meetup

Welcome to our July meetup! Pizza and soft drinks will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis from 6pm as usual.

We have two excellent talks to look forward to from [SPEAKERS]. Full details below :)

Schedule

1800--1825h: Refreshments

1830--18:35h: Welcome

1835--1855h: [TALK 1]

1855--1900h: Intermission

1900--1950h: Maciej Misiura & Rob Geada @ Red Hat
Open Source Guardrails for AI: Securing LLM Applications at Scale

1950--2000h: News & Announcements

Talks

Speaker 1
Title 1

Abstract 1

Maciej Misiura & Rob Geada @ Red Hat
Open Source Guardrails for AI: Securing LLM Applications at Scale

Large language models ship with alignment training, but alignment alone cannot enforce the custom policies every enterprise deployment requires. Guardrails, ie. runtime inspection layers that examine inputs and outputs against pre-defined rules, fill this gap without modifying model weights. This talk explores how to build a layered defense for LLM applications using open source tools. It covers the spectrum of guardrail techniques, from fast deterministic checks through purpose-built classifiers to full LLM-as-judge evaluation, how to configure multiple guardrail profiles and swap them at runtime, and how to monitor detection events. The talk also addresses how to evaluate guardrail effectiveness through red teaming, ensuring defenses keep pace as models, policies, and attack techniques evolve.

News and Announcements

Have a news item or announcement you'd like to make about upcoming data events or job opportunities in the North East? Comment below or email us at neds@jumpingrivers.com and we'll do our best to circulate this information during the session.

Please also get in touch if you'd like to volunteer yourself for a talk at a future meetup!