2025-03-12 –, Parsenn
Drupal's backend capabilities can be transformed by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models. While Drupal excels at managing and delivering content, adding AI enables smarter decision-making, such as personalized content recommendations, predictive analytics, and dynamic data insights.
In this session, Immaculate Xavier, Technical Lead at Material, explores how integrating AI with Drupal creates smarter, data-driven systems. The session highlights how to train and deploy ML models, connect them to Drupal APIs, and leverage these models to enhance user experiences and streamline backend processes.
Key Points Covered in the Session:
Understanding AI Integration:
Overview of how ML models work and their application in Drupal.
Using tools like TensorFlow or Hugging Face to train AI models.
Limitations of Traditional Drupal Systems:
Lack of intelligent recommendations and predictive capabilities.
Challenges in scaling personalization with traditional workflows.
Advantages of AI-Driven Backends:
Real-time personalized content recommendations.
Predictive analytics for user behavior and content performance.
Enhanced data management with AI-powered insights.
Live Demo:
A walkthrough of integrating a content recommendation engine with Drupal using APIs and custom modules.
Real-world use cases for AI in Drupal, including search optimization and user engagement.
With over 15 years of experience in Drupal and PHP web development, Immaculate is a seasoned technical lead at Material, specializing in building portals, e-commerce platforms and social networking sites across Drupal versions 7 to 10. Immaculate has advanced skills in custom module development, theming, Twig, configuration management and integration with Acquia Site Studio.
Immaculate’s technical expertise extends to MVC frameworks, such as CodeIgniter and Symfony, as well as scripting languages, including HTML5, CSS3, ReactJS, JavaScript and jQuery. She has extensive experience in platform deployment and migration across AWS and OpenStack, optimizing performance using tools like Varnish and Redis Cache, and managing RDBMS databases like MySQL/MariaDB.
Immaculate excels in SSO implementations with OAuth and JWT, integrating social media APIs and using DevOps tools like Jenkins for CI/CD pipelines. Known for her leadership and technical guidance, Immaculate excels at enhancing project scalability and stability by delivering optimized code and processes