The IST Research Talks series highlights the interdisciplinary work of our faculty and scholars. View past talks below and watch this page for details on upcoming events.
Upcoming Lectures
Oct
08
IST Research Talks: Dongwon Lee
Date & Time: October 8, 2026, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm
Location: Westgate Building | E339
Nov
12
IST Research Talks: Kenneth Huang
Date & Time: November 12, 2026, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm
Location: Westgate Building | E339
Past Events
Apr
23
"How AI is Reshaping Your Paycheck: Personalized Wages in the Inference Economy" - Dana Calacci, Penn State
Date & Time: April 23, 2025, 2:30 pm–3:30 pm
Location: E202 Westgate and Virtual via Zoom
This event has already occurred.
Apr
09
"Weather and Climate Emulation with State-of-the-Art Physics-Informed AI Algorithms" - Romit Maulik, Penn State
Date & Time: April 9, 2025, 3:00 pm–4:00 pm
Location: E202 Westgate and Virtual via Zoom
This event has already occurred.
Dec
05
IST Research Talk: "Reinterpreting Fitts' Law for Non-Visual Interaction” - Syed Billah
Date & Time: December 5, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E208 Westgate Building
This event has already occurred.
Nov
06
IST Research Talk: “Post-Hoc Security in Machine Learning Systems” - Minhao Cheng
Date & Time: November 6, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E202 Westgate
This event has already occurred.
Oct
03
IST Research Talk: “Integrating Advanced Technologies for Personalized and Effective Learning: From Generative AI to Micro-Credentials" - Mahir Akgun and Chris Gamrat
Date & Time: October 3, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E208 Westgate
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Sep
05
IST Research Talk: "Trustworthy Machine Learning in the Era of Generative AI" – Jinghui Chen
Date & Time: September 5, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E208 Westgate Building
This event has already occurred.
Mar
14
IST Research Talk: “Hoax Springs Eternal: Exploring an Interdisciplinary Approach to the Mitigation“ - Aiping Xiong
Date & Time: March 14, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E202 Westgate Building
This event has already occurred.
Feb
23
"AutoGen: Enabling Next-Gen LLM Applications via Multi-Agent Conversation" - Qingyun Wu, Penn State
Date & Time: February 23, 2024, 11:00 am–12:00 pm
Location: E202 Westgate
This event has already occurred.
Feb
08
IST Research Talk: "Data and the Shifting Science of Seeing Fire in Indonesia" - Cindy Lin
Date & Time: February 8, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E202 Westgate Building
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Jan
30
IST Research Talks: “Algorithmic Fairness in Collective Decision-Making” - Hadi Hosseini
Date & Time: January 30, 2024, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm
Location: E202 Westgate Building
This event has already occurred.
