Lecture 1 · Foundations of Agentic AI

Introduction and Course Overview

An introduction to Autonomous Software Engineering and the course structure.

28 September 2026

Overview

The opening lecture introduces Autonomous Software Engineering, the structure of the course, and the work we will undertake through class activities, assignments, and the team project.

Class materials

View the lecture slides (PDF)

Further reading

  1. Building the machine
  2. Towards AI-Native Software Engineering (SE 3.0): A Vision and a Challenge Roadmap
  3. Agents and Software Engineering Seminar Outcomes
  4. Vision of Autonomic Computing

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