Agentic Excellence: Mastering AI Agent Evals w/ Azure AI Evaluation SDK — Cedric Vidal, Microsoft

AI Agent Evaluation - Azure AI Evaluation SDK is designed to rigorously assess agentic applications, focusing on capabilities, contextual understanding, and accuracy [1] - The SDK enables the creation of evaluations using structured test plans, scenarios, and advanced analytics to identify strengths and weaknesses of AI agents [1] - Companies are leveraging the SDK to enhance agent trustworthiness, reliability, and performance in conversational agents, data-driven decision-makers, and autonomous workflow orchestrators [1] Microsoft's AI Initiatives - Microsoft is promoting AI in startups and facilitating the transition of research and startup products to the market [1] - Cedric Vidal, Principal AI Advocate at Microsoft, specializes in Generative AI and the startup and research ecosystems [1] Industry Expertise - Cedric Vidal has experience as an Engineering Manager in the AI data labeling space for the self-driving industry and as CTO of a Fintech AI SAAS startup [1] - He also has 10 years of experience as a software engineering services consultant for major Fintech enterprises [1]