Thursday 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM · Room A402

Empower Me: Building an AI Agent for Task Automation and Decision Support

Olesya Sarajlic

Microsoft Data Analyst

Victor Cuadros

Senior Software Engineer, Microsoft

In today’s fast-paced work environment, professionals are inundated with communication, content creation, planning, and data analysis tasks. A productivity agent powered by artificial intelligence can significantly reduce manual effort and cognitive overload in professional settings. Such an agent supports a wide range of tasks, including summarizing communications across emails, messaging platforms, and meetings; generating context-aware content such as emails, reports, and project documents; retrieving and organizing relevant information; providing insights from data; and assisting with planning activities like creating timelines and status updates. By adapting to an individual’s workflows, responsibilities, and collaboration patterns, the agent enhances efficiency, prioritization, and decision-making across a variety of work environments.