Building Applications with AI Agents
By Michael Albada
Published by O'Reilly Media | 2025
A practical and research-based guide to designing
and implementing AI agent systems — one of the most
in-demand tech books of 2025.
Written by Michael Albada, a machine learning engineer
with experience at Uber, Microsoft, and ServiceNow.
Degrees from Stanford, Cambridge, and Georgia Tech.
✦ What You Will Learn:
- Core components and design principles of AI agents
- Single and multiagent system architecture
- Design trade-offs for real-world deployment
- Frameworks: LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, LangChain
- Memory, tools, orchestration, and evaluation
✦ Best For:
- AI engineers and developers
- Machine learning professionals
- Researchers and job seekers in AI roles
