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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

New AI-Centric SDLC: Rethinking Software Development with Knowledge Graphs

Gregor Schumacher , Marcel Gocke , Sujay Joshy

After massive context windows failed to refactor legacy code, one engineering team pivoted to GraphRAG. See how knowledge graphs cut through architectural complexity to build an AI-centric SDLC.

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#1 about 2 min

Focusing on process disruption for developer productivity

Analyzing software engineering processes reveals that discovering information consumes more time than writing code.

#2 about 3 min

Evaluating large context windows for code refactoring

Dumping massive codebases into large language models fails due to complicated dependencies and missing corporate context.

#3 about 5 min

Replacing flat vector databases with abstract syntax trees

Storing code structures in a graph rather than flat vector databases improves accuracy by capturing exact relationships.

#4 about 4 min

Building a centralized knowledge graph for corporate codebases

A centralized knowledge graph parses interconnections to pinpoint specific code dependencies across hundreds of legacy repositories.

#5 about 4 min

Orchestrating AI agents with a knowledge graph of thought

An orchestration platform feeds relevant context to specialized agents while recording all actions into an auditable graph.

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Shifting developer workloads and realistic AI productivity gains

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Introduction to generative AI and knowledge graphs

Michael Hunger Michael Hunger · WWC 2024

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The growing necessity of orchestrating AI in software teams

Vera Slavnić Vera Slavnić · Europe 2026 Virtual

2:21 min

Applying context engineering across the full software lifecycle

Neel Sundaresan Neel Sundaresan +1 · WWC Europe 2026

10:17 min

Discussion on AI hallucinations and practical developer workflows

Akmal Chaudhri Akmal Chaudhri · LIVE

1:48 min

Exploring AI integrations in modern agile development workflows

Markus Walker Markus Walker · WWC 2023

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