[Past Workshop]: Building a Socratic Reading Navigator

This hands-on workshop moves beyond simple essay generation to explore the architecture of “Socratic Reading Navigator” agents. You will learn to build AI assistants that empower students to think critically by asking probing questions rather than providing immediate answers.

What You’ll Accomplish?
Throughout this session, you will dive into agentic AI to understand how these systems utilize logic and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to analyze texts. You will learn to:

• Design the “Brain”: Construct the core logic of an agent to ensure it maintains high technical accuracy while strictly avoiding direct solutions.
• Foster Discovery: Configure interaction loops that guide readers through a process of reasoning and investigation.
• Active Learning: Transform students from passive consumers into active investigators who uncover insights through their own cognitive effort

Speaker:
Harry Li is a results-driven AI engineer with near 10 years of industry experience in major deep tech companies. He has a proven track record of designing scalable data solutions and AI-enabled automation tailored for complex, data-intensive environments. Currently, his work focuses on managing distributed systems and technical frameworks for Agentic AI. He is pursuing his PhD at Nanyang Technological University. He holds a Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science (Honors) from National University of Singapore, where he was a recipient of the prestigious Senior Middle 2 (SM2) Scholarship.

Join us to bridge the gap between AI automation and genuine educational engagement!

Time and Date: 9PM SGT, 3PM CEST, 1PM UTC, Thursday, 21st May 2026

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