BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260611T202358Z UID:D30FD163-8F81-40A1-9E3F-241CA7A761C2 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260625T200000 DESCRIPTION:Augmenting Software Engineering with AI\nPresented by Harish Vu ndavalli\, Senior Technical Architect\, Strategic Education\, Inc.\n\nAbst ract:\nToday\, AI is no longer a specialized skill\; it’s becoming a bas eline expectation across roles. For students graduating and entering the j ob market\, the key challenge is not just learning AI\, but showing how th ey can apply it in real-world scenarios. From an industry perspective\, hi ring managers are not looking for “AI knowledge” in isolation\; they a re looking for candidates who can connect AI to business problems and prac tical use cases.\n\nOne of the most important steps is how you present AI on your resume. Instead of listing courses or tools\, focus on:\n\n- What problem you solved\n- How you used AI to solve it\n- What impact it create d\n\nFor example\, saying "built a chatbot using GPT” is less effective than “developed a chatbot that reduced support response time by 30% usin g AI APIs.” The difference is application and outcome.\n\nSoftware Profe ssionals should also learn how to map AI concepts to real job scenarios. I n the real world\, AI is rarely standalone—it is part of a system\, a wo rkflow\, or a decision-making process.\n\nAgenda: \nJune 25th\, 2026 (time s are CST -- for Minnesota)\n\n6:30 PM: Check-in. Socialize.\n\n7:00 PM: P resentation -- Augmenting Software Engineering with AI -- Harish Vundavall i\n\n7:45 PM: Q&A and general discussion.\n\n8:15 PM: Conclusion.\n\nVirtu al: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561215 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561215 ORGANIZER:Jack.Pope@ieee.org SEQUENCE:59 SUMMARY:Augmenting Software Engineering with AI URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/561215 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><strong><em>Augmenting Software Engineerin g with AI</em></strong><br>Presented by Harish Vundavalli\, Senior Technic al Architect\, Strategic Education\, Inc.</p>\n<p><em><strong>Abstract:</s trong><br>Today\, AI is no longer a specialized skill\; it&rsquo\;s becomi ng a baseline expectation across roles. For students graduating and enteri ng the job market\, the key challenge is not just learning AI\, but showin g how they can apply it in real-world scenarios. From an industry perspect ive\, hiring managers are not looking for &ldquo\;AI knowledge&rdquo\; in isolation\; they are looking for candidates who can connect AI to business problems and practical use cases.<br><br>One of the most important steps is how you present AI on your resume. Instead of listing courses or tools\ , focus on:<br><br>&nbsp\; - What problem you solved<br>&nbsp\; - How you used AI to solve it<br>&nbsp\; - What impact it created<br><br>For example \, saying "built a chatbot using GPT&rdquo\; is less effective than &ldquo \;developed a chatbot that reduced support response time by 30% using AI A PIs.&rdquo\; The difference is application and outcome.</em></p>\n<p><em>S oftware Professionals should also learn how to map AI concepts to real job scenarios. In the real world\, AI is rarely standalone&mdash\;it is part of a system\, a workflow\, or a decision-making process.<br></em></p><br / ><br />Agenda: <br /><p>June 25th\, 2026 (times are CST -- for Minnesota)< /p>\n<p>6:30 PM: Check-in. Socialize.</p>\n<p>7:00 PM: Presentation -- Aug menting Software Engineering with AI -- Harish Vundavalli</p>\n<p>7:45 PM: Q&amp\;A and general discussion.</p>\n<p>8:15 PM: Conclusion.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR