This event is made possible through the support and sponsorship of Lovable.

Who is this for?

AI-powered software creation is transforming how modern apps are built, from MVPs and internal tools to full production-ready platforms. Tools like Lovable allow anyone to build functional apps in minutes using natural language, without needing a traditional engineering background.

This workshop is for students, founders, product designers, developers, and anyone interested in learning how to build real applications using AI, whether for prototyping, automation or startup ideas.

Who is leading the session?

The session is led by Dr. Stelios Sotiriadis, CEO of Warestack, Associate Professor and MSc Programme Director at Birkbeck, University of London. His expertise includes cloud computing, distributed systems, data engineering, and AI engineering.

Stelios holds a PhD from the University of Derby, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto, and has worked with Huawei, IBM, Autodesk, and several startups. Since 2018 he has taught at Birkbeck, Boston University and Notre Dame University and in 2021, co-founded Warestack.

What we’ll cover

This workshop is proudly sponsored by Lovable, whose support provides participants with credits for hands-on access to the Lovable platform, enabling them to build, experiment, and deploy AI-powered applications during the session.

A hands-on introduction to building fully functional applications using GenAI tools.

You will learn:

How AI-assisted app development works
Turning a prompt into a complete web application
Designing user interfaces with AI
Auto-generating databases, APIs, and authentication
Editing and improving app functionality using conversational updates
Adding forms, dashboards, data tables, workflows, and logic
Deploying and sharing your app instantly
Best practices for iterating and refining with AI

By the end of the session, you will have built your own AI-generated application.

Requirements

A laptop with Python (Windows, macOS, or Linux)
A free Lovable account
Optional: GitHub account (for exporting your app)

If you don’t have a suitable laptop, you may use the lab computers.

Why Lovable?

Lovable is one of the fastest-growing AI development platforms, used by founders, agencies, and teams to build software dramatically faster than traditional coding.

It combines:

AI-generated code
AI-assisted UI/UX
Built-in database models
Instant deployments
Human-editable source code

This makes it ideal for rapid prototyping, internal tools, student projects, and real-world MVPs.

Format

A 2-hour live session including:

Interactive theory
Hands-on app-building exercises
Real-time app creation
Step-by-step guidance as you build your own full application

Prerequisites

No prior coding experience is required. Basic familiarity with web apps (forms, pages, buttons) is helpful but not necessary.

Vibe-Coding Applications with AI — Supported by Lovable