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Agentic AI Development & Security Specialization

Coursera

Agentic AI Development & Security Specialization

Build Secure, Scalable AI Agent Systems.

Optimize and secure AI systems with advanced algorithms and enterprise security practices.

LearningMate

Instructor: LearningMate

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Design and optimize reusable AI agent architectures using advanced algorithms and performance analysis

  • Implement comprehensive security controls including threat modeling, API protection, and vulnerability management

  • Build production-ready AI pipelines with testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and ethical considerations

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Specialization - 10 course series

What you'll learn

  • Design and implement reusable, modular AI agent systems by evaluating architectures and defining clear API contracts for core components.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Maintainability
Category: Systems Architecture
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Systems Design
Category: API Design
Category: Solution Architecture

What you'll learn

  • Diagnose and resolve AI performance bottlenecks by applying advanced algorithms and computational complexity analysis to optimize agentic systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Computational Thinking
Category: Agentic systems
Category: Computational Logic
Category: Proposal Writing
Hybrid AI Search Workflows

Hybrid AI Search Workflows

Course 3 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learners will build and assess hybrid AI workflows, integrating generative AI with automation, modularity, and CI/CD best practices.

Skills you'll gain

Category: CI/CD
Category: Unit Testing
Category: Generative Model Architectures
Category: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
Category: AI Workflows
Category: Software Development
Category: Generative AI
Category: Enterprise Architecture
Category: Software Architecture
Category: Model Evaluation

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply feature engineering and explainability to interpret AI model decisions, identify flaws, and build trustworthy systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Responsible AI
Category: Pandas (Python Package)
Category: Data Wrangling
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Feature Engineering
Category: Debugging
Category: Machine Learning
Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: Data Cleansing
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Embeddings
Category: Decision Support Systems
Category: Data Transformation

What you'll learn

  • Build reusable ML pipelines. Analyze model trade-offs, ensure reproducibility, and apply best practices for maintainable AI systems.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library)
Category: Model Deployment
Category: Version Control
Category: Data Preprocessing
Category: Model Evaluation
Category: Large Language Modeling
Optimize Python for Agentic AI

Optimize Python for Agentic AI

Course 6 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Refactor Python code for AI agents to improve readability and performance. Apply coding standards and use profiling to optimize bottlenecks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Maintainability
Category: Performance Tuning
Category: Program Standards
Category: Python Programming
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Technical Writing
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Software Architecture
Test and Secure Your AI Code

Test and Secure Your AI Code

Course 7 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Evaluate AI code dependencies for security and compatibility, and design testing strategies to ensure long-term code quality and coverage.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unit Testing
Category: Software Testing
Category: Test Driven Development (TDD)
Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Code Coverage
Category: Secure Coding
Category: CI/CD
Category: Software Versioning
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Integration Testing
Category: Large Language Modeling
Category: Continuous Integration
Category: Continuous Deployment
Category: AI Security
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Test Automation

What you'll learn

  • Implement security controls on AI service APIs and analyze dependency vulnerability reports to prioritize and execute remediation actions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Dependency Analysis
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Application Security
Category: Threat Management
Category: Security Testing
Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: AI Security
Category: Application Programming Interface (API)
Category: Vulnerability Management
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Data Validation
Category: Authentications
Category: Security Controls
Category: API Design

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply threat modeling and architectural analysis to select secret management solutions and mitigate risks in AI systems using STRIDE.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Threat Modeling
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Threat Management
Category: Security Engineering
Category: Technical Documentation
Category: Cloud Services
Category: Key Management
Category: AI Security
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Security Requirements Analysis
Category: Technical Communication
Category: Data Security
Category: Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs)

What you'll learn

  • Learners will apply reinforcement learning to design and validate reward functions while analyzing ethical and societal implications of AI decisions.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Policy Development
Category: Policy Analysis
Category: Reinforcement Learning
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Algorithms
Category: Regulatory Compliance
Category: Due Diligence
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

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