Vladimir Araujo

Sailplane AI

Conference theme:

Software development in the age of artificial intelligence.

Abstract:

The rise of Large Language Models (LLMs) has transformed how we write, think, and now, code. This keynote explores the evolution of LLMs, highlighting their transformative impact on tasks such as debugging, writing, and optimizing code. By introducing the paradigm of “Vibe Coding,” it examines the new way of collaborating with AI agents to tackle coding challenges through natural language instructions and iterative refinement. Core competencies essential for leveraging these tools effectively—including problem decomposition, framework selection, checkpoints, debugging, and contextual prompting—are discussed to equip developers with practical strategies for integrating AI assistants in modern workflows. Emphasis is placed on balancing reliance on AI with critical software engineering skills, ensuring code quality and maintainability.

Speaker biography:

Vladimir Araujo holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), with extensive research experience in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing. His work encompasses approaches inspired by human language processing, large-scale language models (LLMs), and continuous and reinforcement learning.

In industry, he has led projects on nutrition-oriented intelligent assistants and models for detecting bias in text. Currently, as a researcher at Sailplane, he focuses on the development of autonomous agents for software development.

As an academic, he teaches AI courses at institutions in Chile and has been awarded the Google Latin America Research Award.