Cihan Cinar
Microsoft MVP | Software & AI Architect | Trainer, Consultant & Speaker
📋 Biography
I am a Software & AI Architect focused on building intelligent, scalable systems powered by Generative AI. My expertise lies in designing production-ready architectures leveraging LLMs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and AI agent frameworks to transform how applications are built and operated. I work at the intersection of cloud architecture and AI, helping organizations adopt modern, AI-first approaches to solve complex problems and unlock new business value. My experience spans multiple cloud platforms, with a strong focus on building secure, scalable, and maintainable systems. As an active contributor to the tech community, I share knowledge through teaching, technical sessions, and conferences, with a focus on making advanced AI concepts accessible and actionable for developers and architects.
✨ High-Impact Contributions 5
See how AI agents are reshaping DevOps workflows directly from your developer environment. This session demonstrates how to connect Terraform with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) inside VS Code, enabling AI agents to securely interact with your cloud environments. Learn how to automate infrastructure management in a way that’s intelligent, reproducible, and scalable—all without leaving your editor.
Discover how Microsoft Foundry empowers developers and organizations to harness the full potential of AI. This session provides a practical introduction to the platform, covering key services from model deployment to building intelligent agents and applications. Learn how to seamlessly integrate AI capabilities into your solutions, streamline development workflows, and accelerate innovation within the Azure ecosystem.
Delivered an educational session at George Brown Polytechnic focused on the fundamentals of AI agent development. The talk covered core concepts behind how AI agents operate, why they are becoming essential to modern software systems, and their role in the future of intelligent applications. The session included a hands on technical walkthrough using NextJs and the Vercel AI SDK, as well as an introduction to building agents with Microsoft Foundry. This contribution supported student and developer education through practical demonstrations and applied AI architecture concepts.
In this transformative session, we’ll peel back the layers of complex agent architectures and demystify every intricate detail. Conversational assistants, agentic systems, agents, and RAGs, by the end of our time together, none of these terms will hold any secrets for you. Step into a world where clarity meets innovation, and leave empowered with the insights and confidence to create your very own agent.
Description: Discover how to supercharge your AI apps with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) using Azure AI Search. In this session, I'll show you how to build intelligent agents that combine the power of large language models with enterprise-grade search to deliver accurate, contextual, real-time answers from your data.