AI Con USA 2025 - Concurrent Sessions

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, maintaining high service quality is crucial. To achieve this, Microsoft is leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to enhance service reliability and developer productivity. LLMs excel at understanding and reasoning over large volumes of data. They can generalize across diverse tasks and domains, making them invaluable for generating models, insights, and automating intricate tasks. By integrating LLMs and Generative AI into the complex domains of incident response and root cause analysis,...

Software vendors and practitioners are using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to create a new wave of test automation tools. Such tools leverage autonomous and intelligent agents to explore, model, reason and learn about a software product. But how do these testing agents really work? Is this technology any good? And can we really trust them to validate software? Tariq King will introduce you to the world of agentic AI and discuss its benefits, challenges and other limitations. Learn how AI test agents use AI/ML technologies to mimic human testing activities such as...

AI’s future hinges on an ecosystem built on decades of technical debt, fragmented tools, and opaque processes; creating vulnerabilities that threaten the reliability and security of modern applications. In this talk, Peter will examine how the legacy of open-source numerical computing and software supply chains is influencing AI’s trajectory. Drawing from over a decade of leadership in the Python and scientific computing communities, Peter will share strategies for tackling these challenges: improving transparency in data and dependencies, building curated software stacks, addressing...

We are moving from the world of reproducible data science (machine learning, area under the curve, a/b testing, model selection, model testing, model fitting and model drift to find the best way to run a data science organization) to being faced with the "Easy Button." This "Easy Button" is often wrong, has poor data protocols, and tries to please; without factual basis. Join Bob to explore ways to make the world better in the bridge from science to the new world of utterances. This session will include examples and experiences from IBM Watson, AI at GE Healthcare, AI at Microsoft, and...

As artificial intelligence systems increasingly influence critical decisions across industries, ensuring compliance with evolving governance and regulatory standards is both a challenge and a necessity. This presentation will explore the complexities of AI governance, focusing on balancing innovation with compliance in a rapidly changing regulatory environment. Vijay Panwar will examine real-world challenges such as bias mitigation, data privacy adherence, and ethical transparency, providing actionable strategies to design AI systems that comply with global standards like GDPR and emerging...

AI is transforming the software quality engineering industry by automating routine tasks and enabling smarter testing approaches. Its integration into software development has profoundly reshaped the field of Quality Engineering (QE). This presentation explores the evolving role of QE in the AI era, addressing the challenges, opportunities, and strategies for achieving excellence in AI-driven environments. By examining the intersection of AI and QE, it provides valuable insights into best practices for maintaining high-quality software and equips QE professionals with the knowledge...

This session explores the transformative impact of AI on biotechnology applications, including drug discovery, genetic sequencing, and digital pathology. It delves into the modernization of testing and verification practices, highlighting the intersection of AI and cybersecurity. Attendees will gain insights into addressing challenges associated with limited training datasets in regulated environments and strategies for developing robust applications. Practical lessons learned and actionable insights will be shared to empower participants in navigating the evolving AI landscape in...

The majority of businesses today can set up a fundamental RAG pipeline that effectively handles most use cases. However, this basic setup eventually reaches its limitations in terms of functionality and accuracy, hindering further advancements. Matt Payne aims to detail the necessary pipeline components for building advanced RAG pipelines. For each component, he will explain the what, when, why, and how and provide real-world examples. Key areas of focus include leveraging tools and function calling, which enables you to create a systematic approach to using knowledge from multiple sources...

Tool calling is more than just a technical detail—it’s the most important piece of how AI agents get things done. It allows agents to connect to systems, access data, and perform tasks effectively. Building good tools is very similar to building good APIs, as they need good design for things like authentication and security. But building good tools requires a bit more than knowledge about building APIs.

In this session, we’ll explore how tool calling works, why it matters, and how to do it right. You’ll learn different ways to build tools that help agents connect to APIs, databases...

As AI systems continue to transform industries, the EU AI Act sets a pivotal regulatory framework to ensure responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence across Europe. This session will provide practical insights into navigating compliance with the EU AI Act, addressing key requirements for high-risk AI systems, transparency, accountability, and data governance. Joanna will explore how organizations can align their AI development processes with the Act's standards while maintaining innovation. Attendees will gain actionable strategies for integrating compliance into existing...