Events for April 15, 2026

Presentation: Building Intelligent Commerce Using Generative and Multimodal AI Abstract: This talk explores how generative and multimodal AI systems are transforming product discovery, personalization, and decision making in modern retail environments. The session explains how search engines and product platforms combine embeddings, retrieval models, and multimodal understanding to interpret both images and text. The talk also covers how generative models create content across text, imagery, and layout structures; how quality, safety, and approval systems validate content before publication; and how these pipelines are deployed at scale in consumer-facing products. The session concludes with an outlook on next generation agent based automation, multimodal model capabilities, and emerging research directions. The content is designed to be accessible to students, engineers, and AI enthusiasts without requiring deep familiarity with low-level systems. Speaker(s): Vasanth Rajendran, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/555002

This talk explores how AI-driven techniques — including machine learning — can enhance time-series prediction, attractor reconstruction, and digital twin development. Topics include supervised and unsupervised prediction of critical transitions in complex systems such as climate and power grids, and data-driven model discovery using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks. Case studies cover AI-assisted forecasting of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and a vision for an ongoing project on physical AI addressing fundamental challenges in electrical and computer engineering across multiple disciplines. Speaker(s): Walt Slade, Agenda: Doors Open 6:00pm Networking from 6:00-6:30pm Announcements and Welcome-6:30- 6:45 pm, Jim Cale Did Y'know-6:45-7:00 pm- Scott Evans Technical Presentation 7:00-8:00 pm, Dr. Panahi A light snack will be available, probably Pizza and Soft drinks Room: B101, Bldg: Engineering, 400 Isotope Dr., Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, 80525