Agentic AI

Author

Ashwin Mohanan

Published

September 22, 2026

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, learners will be able to:

  • Understand what an LLM is and differences between properietary and open-weight models
  • Explain key features of Agentic AI workflow (permissions, context engineering, tool-calling, system prompt, skills etc)
  • Understand pros- and cons- of various context engineering techniques.

Lectures and Materials

Tentative

  • Introduction to LLMs
  • Agentic AI core concepts
  • Agentic AI fundamentals through the lens of a AI coding harness

Slides

Contributors

  • Ashwin Mohanan