From Generative AI to Agentic AI: A Paradigm Shift

  • LECTURER: Roberto Lara
  • AFFILIATION: Innova-tsn

Outline

AI models have evolved rapidly and are now not only capable of solving discriminative problems and generative requests by understanding natural language instructions, but are also capable of making decisions and executing actions with increasing autonomy, giving rise to the concept of agents. With the increasing complexity of the use cases being solved, two concepts naturally arise: specialization and orchestration of agents, and this is where agentic AI comes into play.

The seminar will introduce the essential concepts of agent construction: instruction engineering and the configuration of the tools that agents invoke; as well as the decision-making, routing, delegation, and coordination mechanisms of these solutions as indispensable components of the various existing orchestration patterns.

It will also review the different technological alternatives available for developing multi-agent solutions and their distinguishing characteristics, from options that do not require code and allow rapid development of personal or departmental productivity solutions, to code-oriented options that support complex solutions with enterprise-level scalability.

Syllabus

  1. From models to Systems - Why Agentic AI exists
  2. How Agents are built - From Instructions to Actions
  3. Practical exercise: Develop an Agentic AI
  4. Orchestration & Multi‑Agent Systems
  5. Practical exercise: Integrate a New Agent into a Multi-Agent System
  6. Technology Landscape and Real-World Adoption
  7. Evaluation test

Assessment Method

Attendance and completion of the tests and exercises set

Prerequisites

During the course Moodle will be used, so prior to the start of the course it will be necessary for the students to be logged into Moodle with their University credentials.

Lective hours

3

Remarks

In order for the teacher to organise the session, it is essential to register for the seminar no later than Monday 9th.

Students will need a laptop during the practical session.

Students must have Gmail account and internet access for full participation during the practical session.

Timetable

  • 13 March, 15:00-18:00

Lecture Theatre

  • A-6205

Tuition Language

English.