AWS-MLU Agentic AI Bootcamp.

Breakfast / Introductions

• AAMU Representative
• Moderator –Dr. Calvin Briggs
• Presenter –Dr. Margie Vela: Shaping the Future through AI Education

Presentation 1: Agentic AI Essentials (1.5 Hours)

• Presentation 1.1: Introduction to AI Agents (Half Hour)
• Presentation 1.2: Agentic AI Frameworks and Orchestration (Half Hour)
• Presentation 1.3: Applications, Responsibility, and Evaluation (Half Hour)

Lab 1.1: Creating a Custom Agent Chat (Half Hour)

Discussion

Box Lunch (20 min.)

Presentation 2.1: Reasoning and Planning in AI Agents (Half Hour)

Amazon SageMaker Setup (Half Hour)

Lab 2.1: Agent vs. No Agent — SageMaker (Half Hour)

Presentation 2.2: Building and Managing AI Agents (Half Hour)

Lab 2.2: Building and Customizing Agents — SageMaker (Half Hour)

Space & Rocket Center

Dinner | Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

Continental Breakfast | Welcome & Event Overview

Presentation 2.3: Agentic Frameworks and Autonomy (Half Hour)

Lab 2.3: AI Agents with Guardrails — SageMaker (Half Hour)

Presentation 2.4: AI Agent Safety and Evaluation (Half Hour)

Lab 2.4: Creating a Research Plan — Amazon Q Developer CLI (1 Hour)

Lab 2.5: Creating a Simple AI Assistant — Kiro (1 Hour)

Q&A | Boxed Lunches

Wrap-Up / Closing Remarks / Surveys / Departure