Escuela Técnica Superior de
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Seminarios de investigación curso 2024/2025

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Semestre de PRIMAVERA / SPRING semester

  • Introduction to the Generative AI and agentic solutions, and their use across different industries (Wednesday 21, Friday 23, Wednesday 28 and Friday 30 May 2025, 12:30h - 14:30h).

 

Semestre de PRIMAVERA / SPRING semester

 

Introduction to the Generative AI and agentic solutions, and their use across different industries

Jesús Rodríguez Molina
Anita Lucic

About lecturers:

ANITA LUCIC is a Global Sales Executive for AI Cross Solutions at Microsoft. She received her Master degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb in 2008. She has project and program management skills gained leading complex network and application transformation programs, and a very significant international experience. She specializes in Generative AI solutions across AI-based platforms and focuses on identifying the key use cases that can bring significant business value for customers. Her interests include Generative Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Program Management and Business Value.

JESÚS RODRÍGUEZ-MOLINA is an Associate Professor from the Technical University of Madrid (Spain). He received his Ph.D. degree (Hons.), in 2017, with the thesis titled ‘‘Contribution to the Design, Implementation and Standardization of Semantic Middleware Archi- tectures for the Smart Grid.’’ He has performed research activities at ETH Zürich, SINTEF, NREL, CU Boulder, TU Wien and Concordia University. His research interests include Generative Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Ledger Technologies, internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems and cloud computing.

Table of contents:

  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Agentic AI.
  • 3. Industry Applications.
  • 4. Ethics, Bias & Risks.
  • 5. Future Outlook.

By the end of this seminar, participants will:

  1. Understand the fundamentals of Generative AI and agentic systems.
  2. Learn how generative models work and their foundational technologies.
  3. Explore use cases of Generative AI across multiple industries (e.g., healthcare, finance, educatin, entertainment, manufacturing).
  4. Discover how agentic AI solutions are transforming business operations.
  5. Gain hands-on experience with selected tools and platforms.
  6. Analyze ethical, legal, and societal implications of generative AI and autonomous systems.

Date and time:

Wednesday 21, Friday 23, Wednesday 28 and Friday 30 May 2025, 12:30h - 14:30h (total of 8 on-site hours).

Room:

Wednesday 21 May 2025: A3005.

Rest of the days: A3004.

Language:

English.

Registration:

Send an email from your XXX@alumnos.upm.es address to Jesús Rodríguez Molina including your name and the degree that you are enrolled in, not later than 19 May 2025.

Workload for attendants with certificate of achievement (*):

  • Students of the PhD Programs in Systems and Services for the Information Society and in Music and its Science and Technology: 8 hours' worth of "specific seminars".

  • Undergraduate students: 0.5 ECTS.

Additional information:
  • Required previous knowledge: basics of generative AI.
  • Offered to graduate students (Master and PhD), as well as to undergraduate students in their third or fourth course.
  • The students will be required to pass a paper test questionnaire in order to get the certificate of achievement.
  • Seats are limited. Attendance will be controlled during each on-site session.