These days we hear a lot about AI, its rapid development, and the changes that might result. These concerns are not only in the field, but also overflow into the classroom. Students are concerned about whether they should even bother getting a degree in a computing field, because all the jobs might go away. Faculty are concerned about whether they will have anything left to teach if they no longer need to teach programming or other software engineering fundamentals the way they do today. Books on AI are springing up all over, as are companies! We will try to separate the hype from the reality of AI and education. We will also reflect on AI in software engineering bodies of knowledge, such as the newly minted SWEBOK, and how AI can be incorporated into software engineering and related curricula and degree programs. As educators, we have all dealt with evolution and change in the material that we teach. We can consider how changes have previously been reflected in our bodies of knowledge and curricula and discuss ways in which that prior experience might inform incorporating AI into our software engineering curricula.

Nancy R. Mead is a Fellow (ret.) at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and an Adjunct Professor of Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She is known for her work in software and security requirements engineering and the development of software engineering and software assurance curricula. She also served as Director of Software Engineering Education for the SEI from 1991 to 1994. Her research interests are in the areas of software requirements engineering, and software assurance. Prior to joining the SEI, Mead was a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Federal Systems, where she spent most of her career in the development and management of large real-time software systems. She also worked in IBM's software engineering technology area and managed IBM Federal Systems' Software Engineering Education department. She has developed and taught numerous courses on software engineering and software assurance topics, both at universities and in professional education courses. Mead has authored more than 200 publications and invited presentations. Her awards and honors include: IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Member of the ACM, IEEE TCSE Distinguished Educator, Parnas Fellow at Lero the Irish Software Research Center, IEEE Distinguished Visitor Program. She is currently Executive Vice Chair of the IEEE TCSE Executive Board and Treasurer for the IEEE Savannah Section. The Nancy Mead Award for Excellence in Software Engineering Education is named for her. Mead received her BA, MS, and PhD in Mathematics from New York University.

Dr. Nancy R. Mead is a Fellow of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), and an Adjunct Professor of Software Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a Parnas Fellow at Lero, the Irish Software Research Institute. Her research areas are security requirements engineering and software assurance curricula. The Nancy Mead Award for Excellence in Software Engineering Education is named for her.

Prior to joining the SEI, Mead was a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM Federal Systems, where she spent most of her career in the development and management of large real-time systems. She also worked in IBM’s software engineering technology area and managed IBM Federal Systems’ software engineering education department. She has developed and taught numerous courses on software engineering topics, both at universities and in professional education courses.

Mead has more than 200 publications and invited presentations. She is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Distinguished Member of the ACM, and was named the 2015 Distinguished Educator by IEEE TCSE. Dr. Mead received her PhD in mathematics from the Polytechnic Institute of New York.