Name: ACM Austin + IEEE Day Celebrations with Young Professionals Joint Tech Talks
Start: 2025-10-07T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-07T20:00:00-05:00
Location: CGCS, ACC Rio Campus Build #3000

**ACM Austin + IEEE Day Celebrations with Young Professionals Joint Tech Talks**

Join us for an exciting evening of cutting-edge talks at the intersection of AI, HPC, and specialized architectures. This joint event, co-hosted by ACM Austin and IEEE Young Professionals, brings together expert speakers, networking opportunities, and community collaboration.

**Featured Talks**
**Rajesh Govindarajan**
*Context Engineering*

* Context engineering—the practice of shaping prompts, inputs, and surrounding data
* How context engineering bridges raw model capabilities with real-world applications
* Designing prompt strategies and engineering the context window
* Practical insights into techniques, pitfalls, and design patterns that transform generic models into domain-aware, high-performing AI assistants

**Anup Chakravarthi Suggula**
*Advancing HPC and AI Through Specialized Architectures*

* What accelerated processing units are, and their role in high-performance computing
* Key architectural changes tailored for HPC vs. ML workloads
* How AMD addresses increased demands in large LLM model training and inference

**Oluwatoyin Aromokeye**
*Building Emotionally Intelligent Products: Tools and Techniques for Responsible Tech*

* Why emotional impact matters in product design
* Practical tools for assessing user stress and cognitive load
* Strategies for creating emotionally intelligent, user-centered products that prioritize well-being and ethical development

**Aditya Vilas Deshpande**
*Observability for LLMs: Challenges and Lessons from Real-World Systems*

* Why observability for LLMs is harder than for traditional software
* Real-world monitoring challenges: unpredictability, trust, and compliance
* Lessons for AI/ML deployment in enterprise environments

**Event Schedule**
6:00 – 6:30 PM \| Social Mixer \+ Pizza \(sponsored by IEEE Young Professionals\)
6:30 – 7:30 PM \| Tech Talks \(start sharp at 6:30\, each talk up to 15 minutes with Q&A\)
After 7:30 PM \| Open Networking
**Event Details**
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Venue: CGCS – ACC Rio Grande Campus, Building 3000
1218 West Ave Bldg #3000, Austin, TX 78701 (Parking image attached in comments)
**What’s Included**

* Free food & drinks
* Expert technical talks
* Networking with Austin’s tech community
* Live Q&A with speakers

**Call for Speakers**
Interested in presenting at a future event? Submit your proposal here:
👉 [https://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/](https://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/)
**Acknowledgements**
Special thanks to CGCS for providing the venue.

Organized by Akshay Mittal & Tarun Reddy

Akshay Mittal

Tarun Reddy

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