Model Context Protocol: Why It Matters

The Impact of Model Context Protocol

Join us for an engaging exploration of the Model Context Protocol—a groundbreaking framework designed to improve communication and context-sharing across AI agents. As AI systems become more modular and collaborative, MCP offers a powerful solution for maintaining continuity across tasks, tools, and models. This free, online event is sponsored by the AI Program at UCSC Silicon Valley Extension.

Topics

• The origins and motivations behind MCP
• How MCP structures and preserves context
• The growing importance of MCP in the development of scalable, interoperable AI agent systems
• Real-world use cases
• Current limitations of MCP
• How MCP is shaping the future of AI infrastructure
• How to advance your knowledge and skills in this frontier technology.

Speaker

Praveen Krishna, AI Program chair and platform architect for Audio AI/ML Solutions, Performance & Power, Intel, teaches AI Essentials, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Open Computer AI Agent by Hugging Face, Practical uses of DeepSeek/Llama, Computer Vision and Image Processing, and Capstone Building Integrated AI Applications.

Interested in a deeper dive into this topic?

AI Technology Workshop Series: Model Context Protocol (Aug. 29)
A one-day workshop held in person at the UCSC Silicon Valley Campus or online.