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

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December 2025

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There are 2 modules in this course

Optimize Agentic AI: Algorithms for Peak Performance is an intermediate course for AI practitioners and engineers aiming to build fast, scalable, and responsive agentic systems. In the real world, an AI agent's intelligence is useless if it is too slow. This course equips learners with the tools to diagnose and solve these critical performance bottlenecks.

You will learn to master essential algorithm optimization techniques, moving beyond slow, brute-force methods. Through hands-on labs, you will replace baseline planners with sophisticated informed search algorithms such as beam search and quantitatively measure the dramatic improvements in planning time. You will also learn to analyze the computational complexity of multi-tool reasoning pipelines using Big-O notation, using profilers to pinpoint the exact functions and data structures that create system slowdowns. By the end of the course, you will not only be able to implement critical optimizations—such as using an index to reduce complexity from O(n²) to O(log n)—but also to write a professional technical proposal to justify your engineering decisions.

This module moves beyond basic search methods to teach you how to implement and measure the impact of sophisticated planning algorithms. You will learn why brute-force search fails at scale and how to replace it with an informed algorithm such as beam search. By the end, you will be able to quantitatively measure the performance gains from your optimization, directly addressing the first core job task.

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2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 ungraded lab

2 videosTotal 13 minutes
  • A* vs. Beam Search: Choosing the Right Tool7 minutes
  • How to Implement Beam Search in Python?6 minutes
2 readingsTotal 10 minutes
  • Understanding Informed Search Algorithms5 minutes
  • Choosing the Right Algorithm: A Scenario-Based Guide 5 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes
  • Knowledge Check: Search Algorithm Concepts10 minutes
1 ungraded labTotal 60 minutes
  • Optimizing a Planner with Beam Search 60 minutes

In this module, you will learn to diagnose the hidden costs in an agent's reasoning process. You will master the use of Big-O notation to analyze complexity and use profiling tools to pinpoint the exact source of a bottleneck. You will then apply this analysis to implement a data structure optimization that dramatically improves performance, preparing you to write and submit your final optimization project.

What's included

2 videos2 readings2 assignments1 ungraded lab

2 videosTotal 11 minutes
  • A Visual Guide to Big-O Notation5 minutes
  • How to Profile Code and Find a Bottleneck?6 minutes
2 readingsTotal 11 minutes
  • Case Study: The Real-World Cost of Inefficiency5 minutes
  • Anatomy of an Optimization Proposal6 minutes
2 assignmentsTotal 40 minutes
  • Knowledge Check: Complexity Concepts10 minutes
  • Submit Your Optimization Project30 minutes
1 ungraded labTotal 15 minutes
  • From Quadratic to Indexed: Kill the O(n²) Bottleneck15 minutes

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