Stop Watching Tutorials.Build Real AI.
The 5th Edition of our sold-out AI Accelerator Bootcamp — a hands-on, 3-day live intensive that takes you from AI-curious to shipping a real enterprise AI chatbot. Walk away with a portfolio project, a CPD-certified completion certificate, and over $1,000 in resources — for just $99.
⚡ Early-bird pricing — only 3 seats remaining at $99
Built with production-grade tools
A CPD-certified bootcamp — with a working app as your outcome
Decoding Data Science is a CPD Approved Training Provider. This isn’t passive theory — it’s roughly 10 hours of structured, hands-on AI learning that ends with something real you can demo.
Python Essentials Certification — on us
Every bootcamp participant gets free access to the Python Essentials Certification — a recognised credential you can add to your LinkedIn, resume, and portfolio instantly.
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Walk away with a real certificate
Every participant who completes the bootcamp receives an official Decoding Data Science & AI completion certificate — issued by a CPD Approved Training Provider. Add it to LinkedIn, your CV, or your portfolio.
$99 gets you $1,000+ in value
Everything you need to go from zero to a working, demo-ready AI application in one weekend — over $1,000 in real value.
- 6 hours of live, hands-on coding sessions across 3 days
- Python Essentials Certification — worth $200
- Exclusive early bird support materials — worth $100
- Bonus AI learning resources & resource packs — worth $200
- 1 shippable portfolio project — a real enterprise AI chatbot
- Day 0 Prep Pack: setup guide, checklist & learning links
- Exclusive AI Builders WhatsApp Community access
- Live Q&A bonus session with the instructor
- Official Completion Certificate from Decoding Data Science & AI
- Compete for prizes worth up to $2,400
3 days. 6 hours live. One working app.
Three focused live sessions across the weekend — build, integrate, and ship your AI app.
Clarity & Architecture
- AI product thinking & use case design
- HR chatbot architecture overview
- Dataset preparation & chunking
- RAG fundamentals deep dive
Build the Pipeline
- LlamaIndex workflow setup
- Embeddings & semantic search
- Pinecone vector database
- Building the retrieval pipeline
Ship It
- Full RAG system integration
- Connecting LLM with retrieval
- Deploy chatbot via Gradio
- Demo-ready portfolio project
The CPE Framework
Not just another tutorial. A repeatable, structured approach to building real AI products from scratch.
Clarity
Define the right problem, the right user, the right dataset, and a measurable definition of success — before writing a single line of code.
Prototype
Design the workflow, build the retrieval pipeline, connect the LLM, and create your first working version of the AI application.
Evidence
Evaluate results, identify failure points, test quality, and refine until you have a credible, demo-worthy AI solution.
Skills that actually transfer
Every skill in this bootcamp maps directly to how enterprise AI teams build real applications.
AI Product Thinking
Define real use cases. Identify the right user and problem. Avoid vague AI demos that go nowhere.
RAG Architecture
Learn why Retrieval Augmented Generation is the standard for enterprise AI and how to build the full pipeline.
Vector Databases
Store and query embeddings in Pinecone. Build semantic search that actually understands meaning.
LlamaIndex Orchestration
Master the framework used by enterprise teams to build production AI retrieval and reasoning systems.
App Deployment
Deploy a working chatbot interface with Gradio that you can demo to employers, clients, or your team.
Portfolio Project
Walk away with a complete, shippable AI app — not a tutorial clone, but something you actually built.
Win up to $2,400
Showcase your project at the end of the bootcamp and compete for scholarships and licenses.
CAIO Program — Full Access
Full access to the CAIO Program — a complete AI career accelerator.
80% Scholarship
80% scholarship for the CAIO Program / AI Builder track.
60% Scholarship
60% scholarship for the CAIO Program / AI Builder track.
*Prizes, scholarships, licenses, and opportunities are subject to eligibility, partner approval, project quality, submission completion, and final review.
What past participants say
In three days I went from understanding RAG only in theory to deploying a working study-buddy bot on Hugging Face Spaces. The Clarity → Prototype → Evidence framework kept the build focused — I shipped something genuinely useful, not another generic chatbot.
Worth every penny — it delivers the knowledge a much longer bootcamp would. It pushes you to get hands-on with the notebooks and models yourself, and learning free tools like Pinecone, LlamaIndex and Gradio left me ready to ship more chatbots on Hugging Face.
The 3-day AI Accelerator Bootcamp was an incredible experience. The hands-on project implementation turned theory into practice immediately, and Mohammad Arshad’s ability to break down complex concepts made everything clear and engaging.
My experience with the AI Residency has been truly transformative — a structured, hands-on path with real projects and mentor support. It built my confidence in AI workflows, RAG systems, LLMs and prompt engineering. Highly recommended.
The course was informative and genuinely useful. I gained hands-on experience using LLMs and RAG to help chatbots find accurate answers to questions — exactly the kind of practical skill I was after.
DDS gave me the drive to learn something new in AI every day — I’m going from AI enthusiast to AI builder. I now build with Claude, Cursor, make.com and GitHub, not just ChatGPT. Start with their AI Residency and become a pro.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 8-day Building AI Application Challenge. I built a complete end-to-end application and gained a lot of hands-on experience — and the community support and guidance throughout were incredibly helpful.
A really enriching and supportive community. You learn so many relevant tech stacks in both theory and practice, with amazing workshops, interactive challenges and a collaborative environment that keeps you building.
In three days I went from understanding RAG only in theory to deploying a working study-buddy bot on Hugging Face Spaces. The Clarity → Prototype → Evidence framework kept the build focused — I shipped something genuinely useful, not another generic chatbot.
Worth every penny — it delivers the knowledge a much longer bootcamp would. It pushes you to get hands-on with the notebooks and models yourself, and learning free tools like Pinecone, LlamaIndex and Gradio left me ready to ship more chatbots on Hugging Face.
The 3-day AI Accelerator Bootcamp was an incredible experience. The hands-on project implementation turned theory into practice immediately, and Mohammad Arshad’s ability to break down complex concepts made everything clear and engaging.
My experience with the AI Residency has been truly transformative — a structured, hands-on path with real projects and mentor support. It built my confidence in AI workflows, RAG systems, LLMs and prompt engineering. Highly recommended.
The course was informative and genuinely useful. I gained hands-on experience using LLMs and RAG to help chatbots find accurate answers to questions — exactly the kind of practical skill I was after.
DDS gave me the drive to learn something new in AI every day — I’m going from AI enthusiast to AI builder. I now build with Claude, Cursor, make.com and GitHub, not just ChatGPT. Start with their AI Residency and become a pro.
I thoroughly enjoyed the 8-day Building AI Application Challenge. I built a complete end-to-end application and gained a lot of hands-on experience — and the community support and guidance throughout were incredibly helpful.
A really enriching and supportive community. You learn so many relevant tech stacks in both theory and practice, with amazing workshops, interactive challenges and a collaborative environment that keeps you building.
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Built for builders-in-progress
No prior experience with LlamaIndex or vector databases required.
AI-Curious Professionals
You’ve watched the tutorials. Now you want to build something real and actually ship it.
Developers & Data Scientists
Exploring LLMs and RAG systems. Want structured, guided experience building end-to-end.
Students & Career Switchers
Looking for a real portfolio project that demonstrates practical AI skills to employers.
Mohammad Arshad
Founder of Decoding Data Science, with 21 years of industry experience in data, AI, and technology leadership. Mohammad has built one of the region’s most active AI communities — hosting 150+ AI and data events and guiding thousands of learners from theory to real, working AI applications through the DDS Academy and AI Guild ecosystem.
Frequently asked questions
A real, demo-ready enterprise AI chatbot — an HR assistant built on a RAG pipeline using LlamaIndex, a Pinecone vector database, an LLM, and a Gradio interface. You finish with a working app you can showcase.
No prior experience with LlamaIndex or vector databases is required. Basic familiarity with Python helps, and the free Python Essentials Certification is included to get you ready.
Yes. Decoding Data Science is a CPD Approved Training Provider, so your completion certificate reflects continuing professional development you can reference on LinkedIn and your CV.
It runs live online across three days — Friday July 24, Saturday July 25, and Sunday July 26, 2026. All session times are listed in Dubai / GST (GMT+4). See the schedule above for each day’s timing.
6 hours of live coding, the Python Essentials Certification ($200), early bird support materials ($100), bonus AI resource packs ($200), a Day 0 prep pack, AI Builders community access, a live Q&A session, your completion certificate, and entry to compete for prizes — over $1,000 in total value.
Use the registration buttons on this page — they take you straight to the NAS checkout at the early-bird price. Seats at this price are limited to 3. If you run into any trouble, message us on WhatsApp at +971 58 507 8242.
Scholarships, licenses, and opportunities are subject to eligibility, partner approval, project quality, submission completion, and final review.
The bootcamp is designed to be attended live for the hands-on building. Join the AI Builders community after registering for instructions, prep materials, and support around the sessions.
The bootcamp is run by Decoding Data Science, founded by Mohammad Arshad, as part of the DDS Academy and AI Guild ecosystem.
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