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He specializes in distributed systems and object storage, with a focus on designing strongly consistent metadata operations across highly sharded environments. His work includes leading the development of fault-tolerant rename and metadata workflows deployed in production at cloud scale, supporting systems running across thousands of machines. He has previously worked on high-throughput backend services, reliability engineering, and performance optimization for globally deployed platforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f2af044cdf989401b6b840d04f1e69d\">Presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>URL <em>TBD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7e0e26f1b495f8b93182c541299eff8\">Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"IEEE 4.23.2026 Meeting\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10Xy8juijps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-081f5b304288976fb4494aef61f98134\">Event Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Cloud object storage systems achieve scalability and fault isolation by sharding metadata across independently managed domains. While most metadata operations naturally scale under this model, rename remains a fundamental challenge, as it requires atomicity and strong consistency across multiple metadata owners. This challenge is exacerbated when source and destination metadata reside in different shards, operate without shared storage, and cannot depend on global locks or global clocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This talk presents the design of a distributed rename protocol for cloud-scale object storage systems, enabling atomic renames across independent metadata domains. The protocol models rename as a recoverable, multi-stage state machine rather than a monolithic transaction. It relies on explicit transaction tracking, shard-local invariants, and idempotent transitions, allowing failures and concurrent operations to safely drive in-progress renames toward completion or abort without centralized coordination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-544e98bd998f305a34b5d314f1c5dd3d\">Registration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/550647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/550647<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Share this exciting meeting with friends and colleagues<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 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Technologies and Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15863031c63776453622edb7b33f5fb7\"><strong>March 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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It is virtual only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>6G Technologies and Trends<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date\/Time<\/strong><\/td><td>April 2, 2025 18:30 to 20:00 CST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501<br><strong>Passcode:<\/strong> It will be provided to registrants later.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bdfa4bcbd677677779d91469853f025\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Sarah_LaSelva_1.jpeg\" alt=\"Sarah LaSelva\" class=\"wp-image-2695 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1651px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1651\/1651;width:54px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah LaSelva, Emerson<br><a href=\"&#x53;&#x61;&#x72;&#x61;&#x68;&#x2e;&#x4c;&#x61;&#x53;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x76;&#x61;&#x40;&#x65;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x72;&#x73;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"&#x53;&#x61;&#114;a&#x68;&#x2e;&#x4c;&#97;S&#x65;&#x6c;&#x76;&#97;&#64;&#x65;&#x6d;&#x65;&#114;s&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x2e;&#99;o&#x6d;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#83;&#x61;&#114;&#x61;&#104;&#x2e;&#76;&#x61;S&#x65;l&#x76;a&#x40;e&#109;&#x65;&#114;&#x73;&#111;&#x6e;&#46;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sarah LaSelva is the chief product marketing manager for NI\u2019s RF portfolio. She has over 15 years of experience in test and measurement concentrating on wireless communications and RF technologies. Throughout her career she has spent time in marketing, product management, services, test engineering, and applications engineering. Sarah has spent most of her career working with software defined radios where she gained a deep knowledge of SDR hardware, software, and wireless communications. In addition to her time at NI, she recently spent 4 years at Keysight where she led the marketing strategy for Keysight in 6G. She has been an active participant in industry groups like the NextG alliance where she is an advocate for improving sustainability and making wireless technology green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Sarah\u2019s academic background is in microwave and millimeter wave technology. 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Bottleneck of Activation in AI Enabled Go-To-Market System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>February<\/strong> <strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-large-font-size\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><p style=\"font-size: 30px\"><i>IEEE CTS LMAG AND CTCN<\/i><br>Monthly Meeting Announcement<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">February 2026 meeting is virtual only<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Scaling Bottleneck of Activation in AI Enabled Go-To-Market System<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date\/Time<\/strong><\/td><td>Feb 19, 2025 18:30 to 20:00 CST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501<br><strong>Passcode:<\/strong> It will be provided to registrants later.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bdfa4bcbd677677779d91469853f025\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Jagbir_Kaur.png\" alt=\"Jagbir Kaur\" class=\"wp-image-2695 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 214px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 214\/219;width:54px;height:auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jagbir Kaur of Google<br><a href=\"&#106;&#x61;&#x67;&#98;&#x69;&#x72;k&#x61;&#x75;r&#106;&#x6b;3&#64;&#x67;m&#97;&#x69;l&#46;&#x63;o&#109;\" data-type=\"link\" 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Her work focuses on launching and governing AI assisted systems that operate in uncertain conditions, regulatory constraints, and real world complexity. She has led cross functional initiatives involving predictive modeling, measurement frameworks, and operational governance in technology driven environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Currently she&nbsp;is a Strategy and Operations Manager for Global Product Activation at Google.&nbsp; She holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer and Software Engineering degree from Punjab Technical University and a Master of Science degree in Business Analytics and Project Mangement from the University of Connecticut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b937915b1ecc38a0c7d3c66a2902e00e\">Presentation <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/meeting_closed_caption_20260219.txt\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/meeting_closed_caption_20260219.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meeting Closed Caption<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7e0e26f1b495f8b93182c541299eff8\">Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj0XLPAhx6QNA\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj0XLPAhx6QNA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj0XLPAhx6QNA<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-081f5b304288976fb4494aef61f98134\">Event Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">AI is increasingly being embedded in enterprise systems used to determine how technology products are launched, adopted, and scaled. Predictive models and automated workflows have started to influence decisions traditionally made by humans, such as customer prioritization, activation sequencing, and intervention timing. While these systems improve efficiency, many organizations struggle to achieve reliable scale in production. Metrics appear healthy, automation is in place, yet outcomes remain inconsistent. The underlying issue is often not model performance or data availability, but activation &#8211; the point at which users reliably reach value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This webinar reframes activation as a systems level bottleneck in AI enabled go-to-market (GTM) environments. Rather than treating activation as a binary milestone, it is considered as a probabilistic, signal driven process that directly affects scalability. When activation signals are weak, delayed, or poorly governed, automation amplifies variance and prevents systems from scaling predictably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The session introduces a practical systems framework that integrates predictive activation signals, decision boundaries, privacy regulations and governance mechanisms to support reliable scaling. Emphasis is placed on engineering principles, measurement integrity and human oversight rather than business tactics or tool selection. The webinar is relevant to engineers and technical leaders designing AI systems that operate at scale under real-world constraints, where reliability, accountability, and interpretability matter as much as performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">In this webinar, we will learn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Why activation, not demand or automation, is often the primary constraint to scaling AI enabled systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">How activation can be modeled as a probabilistic system using leading indicators rather than binary events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Common failure modes that prevent AI driven systems from scaling reliably<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">How decision boundaries and governance improve system stability under automation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Practical patterns for integrating human oversight without sacrificing scale (real life industry lessons from Fortune 100 companies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c885d4f548192d24b5188d23dd232f2c\">Registration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/538139\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/532931<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1767ea7e141a4a7cea454e3fd67fa6aa\"><em>Share this exciting meeting with friends and colleagues<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 2026<\/p>\n<p>IEEE CTS LMAG AND CTCNMonthly Meeting Announcement<\/p>\n<p>February 2026 meeting is virtual only<\/p>\n<p>Scaling Bottleneck of Activation in AI Enabled Go-To-Market System<\/p>\n<p>Date\/TimeFeb 19, 2025 18:30 to 20:00 CSTLocationVirtualZoom ID: 604 353 3501Passcode: It will be provided to registrants later.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers<\/p>\n<p>Jagbir Kaur of GoogleEmail: &#106;&#x61;g&#98;&#x69;r&#107;&#x61;u&#114;&#x6a;k&#51;&#x40;g&#109;&#x61;i&#108;&#x2e;c&#111;&#x6d;<\/p>\n<p>Jagbir Kaur&nbsp;works at the 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AI Agents as Guardrails, Not Gatekeepers, in Cloud Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>January<\/strong> <strong>2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Using AI Agents as Guardrails, Not Gatekeepers, in Cloud Security<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date\/Time<\/strong><\/td><td>Jan 27, 2026 18:00 to 20:00 CST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/6043533501?pwd=0uctpa5umrw5vussaP7bupS4XTJgjA.1&amp;omn=86854544460\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/6043533501?pwd=0uctpa5umrw5vussaP7bupS4XTJgjA.1&amp;omn=86854544460<\/a><br><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501<br><strong>Passcode<\/strong>: It will be provided to registrants later<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bdfa4bcbd677677779d91469853f025\">Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Venkata_Nedunoori-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"James Mercier\" class=\"wp-image-2695 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/2560;width:54px;height:auto\" 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He currently serves as Director of Engineering at Dentsu International, where he leads teams responsible for cloud native apps development, security design, and platform reliability in highly distributed environments. His work focuses on building secure, resilient systems that can adapt to continuous change, with particular emphasis on cloud security architecture, operational guardrails, and reducing friction between security and engineering teams. Venkata has spent much of his career working at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and security, helping organizations scale delivery without compromising reliability or risk posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8f2af044cdf989401b6b840d04f1e69d\">Presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>URL <em>TBD<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7e0e26f1b495f8b93182c541299eff8\">Recording<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>URL <em>TBD<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-081f5b304288976fb4494aef61f98134\">Event Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">As cloud environments grow more complex, security teams are increasingly turning to AI-driven automation. Fully autonomous systems, however, often introduce new risks, including reduced oversight and fragile decision-making in dynamic production environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">This session explores a practical approach to using AI agents in cloud security. Instead of enforcing changes automatically, agents observe cloud activity, analyze risk in context, and provide clear, actionable recommendations while humans retain control over final decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Through real-world examples such as IAM changes and infrastructure drift, the talk demonstrates where agentic systems add value and where they should be limited. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how to apply AI agents safely and responsibly in cloud security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-544e98bd998f305a34b5d314f1c5dd3d\">Registration <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/532931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/532931<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><em>Share this exciting meeting with friends and colleagues<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 2026<\/p>\n<p>IEEE CTS LMAG AND CTCNMonthly Meeting Announcement<\/p>\n<p>Jan 2026 meeting is virtual<\/p>\n<p>Using AI Agents as Guardrails, Not Gatekeepers, in Cloud Security<\/p>\n<p>Date\/TimeJan 27, 2026 18:00 to 20:00 CSTLocationVirtualhttps:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/6043533501?pwd=0uctpa5umrw5vussaP7bupS4XTJgjA.1&amp;omn=86854544460Zoom ID: 604 353 3501Passcode: It will be provided to registrants later<\/p>\n<p>Speakers<\/p>\n<p>Venkata&nbsp;Nedunoori&nbsp;of&nbsp;Dentsu International&#x76;&#110;e&#x64;&#117;n&#x6f;&#111;r&#x69;&#x40;&#103;&#x6d;&#x61;&#105;l&#x2e;&#99;o&#x6d;<\/p>\n<p>Venkata Nedunoori is a technology leader with 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Panama Canal \u2013 Insights of a Retired Consulting Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"> <strong>October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The Oct meeting is a hybrid meeting, physical and virtual, starting at 7:15 PM CST.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>The Panama Canal \u2013 Insights of a Retired Consulting Engineer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/td><td>Bill Isenhower, PhD Civil Engr., will give a talk about the Panama Canal, the engineering marvel that has had a major influence on global maritime trade since its opening in 1912. On December 31, 1999, control of the Panama Canal was handed over by the United States to the nation of Panama and the Panama Canal Company became the Auturidad del Canal de Panama (ACP). After assuming control, the ACP has worked to meet demands of global trade to increase the Canal\u2019s overall shipping capacity and to improve operational practices for the Canal. Since the opening of the Canal in 1912, the shipping channel of the Canal has been gradually widened and deepened. Since 2017, the canal has operated a third set of larger, water-preserving locks in addition to the original Panamax locks that opened in 1912. The addition of the new Neopanamax locks and other improvements in multimodal shipping practices have increased the total amount of shipping across the isthmus and has allowed both more and larger ships to pass through the canal with shorter overall transit times, while also maintaining the sources of drinking water for the cities in central Panama.<br><br>This is a program cohosted by the IEEE Life Members Group and the Westminster Manor.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"63\" class=\"wp-image-2723 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Old_Panama_Canal.jpg\" alt=\"Old Panama Canal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Old_Panama_Canal.jpg 408w, https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Old_Panama_Canal-361x278.jpg 361w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 82px) 100vw, 82px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 82px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 82\/63;\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"71\" height=\"94\" class=\"wp-image-2722 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Aqua_Clara_Locks.jpg\" alt=\"Aqua Clara Locks\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 71px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 71\/94;\"><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>William (Bill) M. Isenhower, Ph.D.<br><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Bill_Isenhower.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Isenhower\" width=\"54\" height=\"59\" class=\"wp-image-2724 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Bill_Isenhower.jpg 328w, https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Bill_Isenhower-258x278.jpg 258w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 54px) 100vw, 54px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 54px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 54\/59;\" \/><br>email: <a href=\"g&#101;&#111;&#x74;&#x65;x&#49;&#57;&#x35;&#x32;&#x40;g&#109;&#97;&#x69;&#x6c;&#46;c&#111;&#x6d;\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"&#103;e&#111;t&#101;x&#x31;9&#x35;2&#x40;g&#x6d;a&#x69;l&#x2e;c&#x6f;m\">&#103;&#x65;&#111;&#x74;&#101;&#x78;&#49;&#x39;&#53;&#x32;&#64;&#x67;&#109;&#x61;&#105;&#x6c;&#46;&#x63;&#111;&#x6d;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td>Bill Isenhower is a retired civil engineer living in Austin, Texas. He worked as a Program Manager for Ensoft, Inc., an engineering software and consulting firm in Austin, Texas. In his time at Ensoft, Bill was the program manager of LPile, a computer program used for the design and analysis of laterally loaded piles and drilled shaft foundations. The LPile program is used by over 6,000 firms worldwide.<br><br>Bill received his Bachelors, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in civil engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. In addition, Bill was a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Louisiana.<br><br>Bill has published numerous publications and reports on the design and testing of deep foundations. He is a co-author of the textbook Analysis and Design of Shallow and Deep Foundations with the late Professor Lymon C. Reese and Dr. Shin-Tower Wang. Bill has served on Geo-Institute of ASCE committees for publications and for computer and numerical methods.<br><br>Bill has taught short courses on the use of computer software for the design of deep foundations. He has taught short courses in 40 states in the US and Canada. internationally. He has also taught the National Highway Institute short course on drilled shafts to state DOT engineers is 37 states and he was a co-author for the US Army Corps of Engineers manual on analysis and design of laterally loaded piles.<br><br>As a consulting engineer, Bill has worked on many projects in the United States and Puerto Rico, and internationally in the Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Greece, India, Indonesia, the Palau islands, Panama, and Venezuela. In addition, he has twice served as an Expert on Mission for the United Nations Development Programme. In 2009, Bill was elected to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering of the University of Texas at Austin.<br><br>He retired from Ensoft in 2016 and currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife Dr. Anne Isenhower.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>Oct 9, 2025 7:15 to 8:15 PM CST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td>Westminster Harris Bell Hall (HBH), Windsor Building 2\/F<br>4200 Jackson Ave, Austin TX 78731<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants 24hrs prior to the meeting.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Evolution-of-the-Panama-Canal-2000-to-the-Present-PartOne.pptx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2782\">Evolution of the Panama Canal 2000 to the Present- PartOne<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Evolution-of-the-Panama-Canal-2000-to-the-Present-PartTwo.pptx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2783\">Evolution of the Panama Canal 2000 to the Present- PartTwo<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Evolution-of-the-Panama-Canal-2000-to-the-Present-PartThree.pptx\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2784\">Evolution of the Panama Canal 2000 to the Present- PartThree<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Recording<\/strong><\/td><td><br><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"Evolution of the Panama Canal by resident Bill Eisenhower, PhD Civil Engineer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhc70-gyTfE?start=2286&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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In this vision, patients receive timely care, staff are empowered to focus on what matters most, and operational decisions are made with confidence and clarity.<br>But today\u2019s reality tells a different story. Hospitals face unpredictable patient demand, delayed discharges, overburdened units, and a workforce stretched to its limits. Nursing leaders make critical decisions with limited visibility, while patients experience delays and staff face burnout.<br><br>This presentation explores how health systems can bridge this gap by leveraging AI-powered, purpose-built technology that goes beyond the limitations of traditional EHRs. Learn how predictive insights and workflow automation can drive proactive decision-making, optimize operational capacity, and improve patient and staff experiences.<br><br>We\u2019ll also examine the root drivers of these challenges, including aging populations, healthcare workforce shortages, and financial pressures, and outline how AI can support transformational solutions in three critical areas: patient experience, healthcare workforce wellbeing, and the business of medicine.<br><br>Join us to discover how forward-thinking health systems are turning complexity into coordination and how your organization can do the same.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>Dr. Charleata Battle<br><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Charleata_Battle.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" alt=\"Charleata Battle\" class=\"wp-image-2718 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Charleata_Battle.jpg 481w, https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Charleata_Battle-186x278.jpg 186w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 160px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 160\/240;\" \/><br>email: <a href=\"&#x63;&#x62;&#97;t&#x74;&#x6c;&#49;&#52;&#64;&#x63;&#x61;&#108;&#115;t&#x61;&#x74;&#101;la&#x2e;&#x65;&#100;u\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"c&#98;&#97;&#x74;&#x74;&#x6c;14&#64;&#99;&#x61;&#x6c;&#x73;t&#97;&#116;&#101;&#x6c;&#x61;&#x2e;e&#100;&#117;\">&#x63;&#98;&#x61;&#x74;t&#x6c;&#49;4&#x40;&#99;a&#x6c;&#115;&#x74;&#x61;t&#x65;&#108;a&#x2e;&#101;d&#x75;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td>Dr. Charleata Battle is an Assistant Professor of Management and Healthcare Management at California State University, Los Angeles, with over 26 years of experience across healthcare, higher education, business, information technology, real estate, and entrepreneurship. A former NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) baby, Dr. Battle has a personal connection to healthcare, fueling her commitment to improving patient outcomes and workforce innovation with an emphasis on applications of artificial intelligence in medicine.<br><br>A first-generation college graduate and professional, Dr. Battle is an author, researcher, and advocate for healthcare equity. She specializes in healthcare management, medical startups, and physician entrepreneurship. In 2014, she founded Char Battle, Inc., delivering sustainable strategies for small healthcare businesses and medical entrepreneurs.<br><br>At Cal State LA, she teaches in the Master of Science in Healthcare Management program and serves as Graduate Student Services Coordinator, Academic Senate Senator, and a member of various recruitment and advisory committees. Her teaching focuses on innovation, strategy, and inclusive leadership.<br><br>Dr. Battle serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia State University Alumni Association and is the 2025 Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs for the American College of Healthcare Executives (Southern California Chapter). She is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the International Business Honor Society.<br><br>A lifelong learner, Dr. Battle holds an ACUE micro-credential in online teaching excellence and remains actively engaged in several professional organizations, including the Academy of Management, the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs, and the American College of Healthcare Executives (SoCal Chapter). She previously served as an advisor to the U.S. Special Districts Board of Government Technology and was a panelist on IoT at the Southeastern Regional Conference.<br><br>In addition to her academic and professional endeavors, Dr. Battle invests in medical and technology startups and volunteers for health organizations. She holds a B.A. in Management as well as an MBA and a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) from Georgia State University\u2019s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>18 Sep 2025, 6:30 PM CDT to 08:00 PM CDT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants late<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"9.18.2025 IEEE - AI For Hospital Operations\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9Nce0r0iCWw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen 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&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-2716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-45"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2716"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3146,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2716\/revisions\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2704,"date":"2025-08-21T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/?p=2704"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:54:44","slug":"exploring-the-fintech-payments-ecosystem-innovations-and-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/2025\/08\/21\/exploring-the-fintech-payments-ecosystem-innovations-and-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Fintech Payments Ecosystem: Innovations and Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>August 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The August meeting is a zoom meeting, starting at 6:30 PM CST.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Exploring the Fintech Payments Ecosystem: Innovations and Impact<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/td><td>The financial services industry is changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology, better known as FinTech. The global fintech market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23.58% from 2021 to 2025 (Research and Markets, 2020) and is projected to reach $26.5 trillion by 2022 (The Business Research Company, 2020).<br><br>This presentation will provide a general overview of FinTech and the banking system, focusing on the accelerating growth of the payments sector, which is revolutionizing how we conduct business. As of 2024, there were over 3 billion global users in digital payments alone, with continued growth forecast through 2029, according to Statista.com.<br><br>The general framework of the presentation will consist of the following areas:<br>\u00b7 Introduction to Fintech Payments<br>\u00b7 Technological Innovations in Fintech Payments<br>\u00b7 Regulatory Frameworks and Compliance<br>\u00b7 Consumer Adoption and Behavior<br>\u00b7 Future Trends and Predictions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>Dale Herndon of Georgia Gwinnett College<br><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Dale_Herndon.jpg\" width=\"107\" height=\"133\" alt=\"Dale Herndon\" class=\"wp-image-2701 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Dale_Herndon.jpg 534w, https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Dale_Herndon-223x278.jpg 223w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 107px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 107\/133;\" \/><br>email: <a href=\"dalehe&#114;&#110;&#100;&#111;&#110;&#64;&#105;&#x63;&#x6c;&#x6f;&#x75;&#x64;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"&#x64;&#x61;&#x6c;&#x65;&#x68;&#x65;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x64;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x40;&#x69;&#x63;&#x6c;&#x6f;&#x75;&#x64;&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;&#x6d;\">&#100;a&#108;e&#104;e&#x72;n&#x64;o&#x6e;&#64;&#x69;c&#x6c;o&#x75;d&#x2e;c&#x6f;m<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>21 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM CDT to 08:00 PM CDT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants late<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/491156\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/491156<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 2025<\/p>\n<p>The August meeting is a zoom meeting, starting at 6:30 PM CST.<\/p>\n<p>TopicExploring the Fintech Payments Ecosystem: Innovations and ImpactAbstractThe financial services industry is changing rapidly with the emergence of financial technology, better known as FinTech. The global fintech market is expected to grow at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-2704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-45"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3147,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2704\/revisions\/3147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2691,"date":"2025-07-17T18:30:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/?p=2691"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:55:57","slug":"what-is-engineering-and-why-are-engineers-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/2025\/07\/17\/what-is-engineering-and-why-are-engineers-different\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Engineering and Why Are Engineers Different?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>July 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The July meeting is a hybrid meeting, physical and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What Is Engineering and Why Are Engineers Different?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/td><td>What do we mean by \u201cengineer\u201d? What is an engineer? What do engineers do? Why are engineers usually considered \u201cdifferent\u201d from other people? Does this help us or hurt us? How do we get bound up in our own ideals? How does this affect our work product?<br><br>James will discuss these issues and more with stories from his on experiences such as interaction with work crews as an engineer, experiences with engineers when he was an electrician, and a great problem to consider from his senior year of College where he and some classmates very innocently ruined a professor\u2019s research work.<br>In February, James gave this presentation at Texas A&amp;M University as one of the keynote speakers at the 2025 Texas Power and Energy Conference (TPEC), sponsored by the TAMU Student Chapter of IAS\/PES\/PELS. This will be a largely interactive presentation so being in person will be far preferable to on-line viewing if at all possible for you.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>James J. Mercier, P.E.<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"65\" height=\"70\" class=\"wp-image-2695 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/James_Mercier-1.jpg\" alt=\"James Mercier\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 65px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 65\/70;\"><br>email: <a href=\"&#106;&#x6d;&#x65;&#114;&#x63;&#x69;e&#x72;&#x40;i&#101;&#x65;e&#46;&#x6f;r&#103;\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"&#x6a;&#x6d;&#x65;&#x72;&#99;&#105;&#101;r&#64;&#x69;&#x65;&#x65;&#x65;&#x2e;&#111;&#114;&#103;\">jmercier&#64;&#105;&#101;&#101;&#101;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td>James Mercier is licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and five other states, and a Texas licensed Master Electrician.&nbsp; He is an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Life Member and an IEEE Life Senior Member, having joined both in college.&nbsp; In the Central Texas Section, his past duties included Membership Development Chair, Sr. Member Upgrade Coordinator, and Treasurer.&nbsp; He also is a Past-Chair of the IEEE joint chapter (PI)\u00b2 (PES\/PELS\/IES\/IAS\/PSES).&nbsp; His nickname is \u201cHoneybadger\u201d.&nbsp; James was a 2020 George F. McClure Citation of Honor recipient for his dedication to IEEE and his Chapter.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>James has an eclectic history.&nbsp; After serving 4-years in the Air Force, he worked and completed a four-year Apprenticeship with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in 1979, making him a qualified construction electrician.&nbsp; The training specialized in industrial and commercial wiring.&nbsp; Then, in 1986, he graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a BS in Civil Engineering and worked as an Environmental Engineer in the private sector.&nbsp; In 1994, James was hired into the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to work in the Roadway Illumination and Traffic Signals Sections where he specialized in reviewing electrical plans, specifying grounding practices, inspecting installations for code compliance, improving design practices, and lightning protection.<br>&nbsp;<br>In 2001, James transferred to the TxDOT Bridge Division Hydraulics where he specialized in river and stream flows through culverts and bridges. &nbsp;James used his multiple and varied experiences to design a collapse detection and motorist warning system for the Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in south Texas.&nbsp; James also was a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and an instructor for the Texas Floodplain Management Association. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>He retired from TxDOT in 2015 so that he can enjoy doing what he wants to do!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>July 17,2025 6:30 to 8 :00 PM Central Time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td>Room 8<br>Asian American Resource Center<br>8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants late<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/491046\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/491046\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/491046<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 2025<\/p>\n<p>The July meeting is a hybrid meeting, physical and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p>TopicWhat Is Engineering and Why Are Engineers Different?AbstractWhat do we mean by \u201cengineer\u201d? What is an engineer? What do engineers do? Why are engineers &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-2691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-45"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2691"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3148,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2691\/revisions\/3148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2658,"date":"2025-06-19T18:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T18:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/?p=2658"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:57:09","slug":"ai-powered-devops-in-cloud-app-modernization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/2025\/06\/19\/ai-powered-devops-in-cloud-app-modernization\/","title":{"rendered":"AI-Powered DevOps in Cloud App Modernization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>June 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The June meeting is a hybrid meeting, in-person and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AI-Powered DevOps in Cloud App Modernization<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/td><td>As organizations accelerate cloud app modernization, AI-powered DevOps is one of the most transformative enablers. AI is rapidly reshaping how modern cloud applications are built, deployed, and managed, from automating deployments to intelligent monitoring and self-healing infrastructure.<br>In this 40-minute session, we will explore:<br>\u2022 The evolving role of AI in DevOps pipelines to accelerate cloud app delivery and infrastructure management.<br>\u2022 AI-driven deployment automation, monitoring, and incident management for modern cloud applications.<br>\u2022 How generative AI models enable code generation, auto-remediation, and intelligent CI\/CD pipelines.<br>\u2022 Case studies from cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) showcasing AI-powered DevOps in action.<br>By attending this session, DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and engineering leaders will learn practical methods to infuse AI into their cloud app modernization journey, ensuring faster delivery, higher resilience, and lower operational costs.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>Akshay Mittal<br><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"164\" class=\"wp-image-2662 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Akshay_Mittal.jpg\" alt=\"Akshay Mittal\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Akshay_Mittal.jpg 442w, https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/Akshay_Mittal-187x278.jpg 187w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 110px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 110\/164;\" \/><br>Email: <a href=\"&#x6d;&#97;&#105;l&#x74;&#x6f;&#58;a&#x6b;&#x73;&#104;ay&#x2e;&#109;&#105;t&#x74;&#x61;&#108;&#64;&#x69;&#x65;&#101;&#101;&#46;&#x6f;&#x72;&#103;\">&#x61;k&#x73;&#104;&#x61;&#121;&#46;&#x6d;&#105;&#x74;&#116;a&#x6c;&#64;&#x69;&#101;e&#x65;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td>Akshay Mittal is a Staff Software Engineer at PayPal and an IEEE Senior Member with over a decade of experience in full-stack development and cloud-native systems. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of the Cumberlands, focusing on AI\/ML-driven security for cloud architecture. Akshay actively contributes to the Austin tech community through speaking engagements, mentoring, and IEEE and ACM initiatives, with a professional mission of advancing technical excellence and fostering innovation.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>June 19,2025 6:30 \u2013 8 PM CST<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td>Room 1<br>Asian American Resource Center<br>8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants late<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/AI-PoweredDevOpsinCloudAppModernization2.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2678\">AI-Powered DevOps in Cloud App Modernization<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Video<\/strong><\/td><td><br><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"IEEE 6.19.2025 Meeting - AI Driven DevOps\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M48BIWNekvs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/485864\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/m\/485864<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2025<\/p>\n<p>The June meeting is a hybrid meeting, in-person and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p>TopicAI-Powered DevOps in Cloud App ModernizationAbstractAs organizations accelerate cloud app modernization, AI-powered DevOps is one of the most transformative enablers. AI is rapidly reshaping &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[45],"class_list":["post-2658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-45"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2658"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3149,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2658\/revisions\/3149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2654,"date":"2025-05-22T18:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/?p=2654"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T16:00:29","slug":"the-science-of-fun-in-mobile-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/r5.ieee.org\/ctx-cn\/2025\/05\/22\/the-science-of-fun-in-mobile-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Fun in Mobile Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:76%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:12%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">The May meeting is a hybrid meeting, in-person and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>The Science of Fun in Mobile Gaming<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/td><td>Video game development is pretty incredible if you think about it. For generations now, the weaving of technology with artistry has enabled a vast expanse of opportunities for creative minds to stretch their imagination and bring audiences along for the ride. It&#8217;s in our modern era of mobile technology, however, that audiences are finally able to respond back via the data they generate. It&#8217;s this data that defines the mobile gaming experience, setting the industry apart from its predecessors and allowing it to rapidly dwarf them.<br><br>To understand the value in this data, we&#8217;ll start with a primer on the mobile gaming market. From there, we will dive into the various business models that mobile technology enables as well as some of the development practices that motivate easy data collection and usage. Finally, we&#8217;ll tie these two threads together and show how data heightens gamers&#8217; experiences and magically turns into money.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker<\/strong><\/td><td>Jacob Claussen of Zynga Inc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Speaker&#8217;s bio<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Date &amp; Time<\/strong><\/td><td>May 22, 2025, 6:30 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td>Room 1<br>Asian American Resource Center<br>8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Zoom ID<\/strong>: 604 353 3501 <br>Passcode will be provided to registrants late<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Presentation<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Video<\/strong><\/td><td><br><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"IEEE 5.22.2025 Meeting - The Science of Fun in Mobile Gaming\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1qTGuEMmej8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Registration<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/event\/register\/483331\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/event\/register\/483331\">https:\/\/events.vtools.ieee.org\/event\/register\/483331<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 2025<\/p>\n<p>The May meeting is a hybrid meeting, in-person and virtual, starting at 6:30 PM CST at the Asian American Resource Center.<\/p>\n<p>TopicThe Science of Fun in Mobile GamingAbstractVideo game development is pretty incredible if you think about it. 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