Thank you for joining us 🚀

Everyone wants to be an astronaut. Not enough people are being trained to build the rockets that get them there.

That’s the problem with AI right now, and it’s what keeps me up at night.

The Gap Everyone’s Missing

Everyone wants to use AI. Very few people get the chance to learn how to build the systems that make it work at scale. The knowledge exists, but it’s scattered across research groups, companies, and a handful of courses. Most people never see the full picture.

Who optimizes models to run on phones? Deploys systems serving millions of users? Designs the chips, builds the frameworks, creates the deployment pipelines? Debugs why a model crashes in production?

You can’t have astronauts without engineers building the rocket ships, running mission control, and solving the thousand problems that keep them alive.

You can’t have an AI powered future without engineers who understand how these systems work end to end.

This isn’t computer science. It’s not software engineering. It’s not electrical engineering.

It’s a new discipline, and it’s taking shape right now.

We’ve Been Here Before

In the 1970s, when computing exploded, we realized that no single field had the full story. Computer science alone wasn’t enough. Electrical engineering alone wasn’t enough.

So we created computer engineering, a discipline that understood the stack from transistors to operating systems.

AI is having that moment now. We need engineers who understand the complete system, from silicon to cloud, training to deployment, algorithms to real world constraints.

We need AI systems engineers. And we need more places teaching people how to become one.

That’s what this community is here to build.

What You’ll Get

I’ll share:

• Learning materials covering the full AI systems stack • Hands on labs where you work with real systems • Resources for educators teaching this emerging field • Insights from practitioners solving real problems • Ways to connect with others who care about this space

No spam. Just practical knowledge when there’s something worth sharing, such as a new chapter release or a new lab.

Why I’m Doing This

I'm Vijay Janapa Reddi. I am a professor at Harvard University, but this isn’t about any one institution.

We’re at an inflection point. AI systems engineering is emerging as its own discipline. If we don’t train engineers at scale, we’ll be missing the people who can actually build the AI powered future everyone keeps predicting.

Part of why I care so much about this is personal. Everything I learned came from people who shared their knowledge with me. Mentors, teachers, and colleagues opened doors and showed me how the systems under modern computing really work. I wouldn’t be here without that. Building this community is my way of paying it forward and making sure the next generation has the same chance.

That’s what drives me. And if it resonates with you, I’m glad you’re here.

Contact me any time. I read every message, and I’m genuinely curious what brought you here.

Keep learning, Vijay 📚

P.S. What made you interested in AI systems? Building something? Teaching it? Just exploring? Share with me so I can understand what our community needs most.