About us
Join us at the ACM-IEEE Twin Cities Meetup to explore the exciting world of Open Source Intelligence, User Experience, Data Visualization, Development, Data Science, Technology Startups, Pragmatic Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, recommender systems, Predictive Maintenance, and Data Analytics Apps. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out in the field, our group offers a space for networking, learning, and collaboration. Come share your knowledge and expertise, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends and advancements in these rapidly evolving fields. Let's build a community of innovation and inspiration together!
Join us – Let’s Build the Future of Tech, Together!
ACM-IEEE Twin Cities is a non-profit professional community passionate about exploring the latest in computer science and technology. From applied machine learning and generative AI to open data, UX research, and real-world DevSecOps—our meetups cover a wide spectrum of trending and foundational topics.
We host talks, workshops, panels, and community mixers featuring innovators from startups, industry, and academia. Whether you're an engineer, researcher, student, or tech enthusiast, there's a place for you here.
### We are actively looking for:
Speakers to share real-world insights, demos, or research
Volunteers to help organize events and grow the meetup
Food Sponsors to support the community and gain visibility among the Twin Cities technical leaders
Collaborators to partner on cross-meetup events and initiatives
Let’s collaborate to create an inclusive, knowledge-sharing ecosystem here in the Twin Cities. Reach out if you'd like to present, co-host, sponsor, or get involved!
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Upcoming events
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ACM-IEEE Twin Cities | OpenClaw, AI Agents & Open Source Roundtable
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, room N-111, Minneapolis, mn, USTech is moving fast — and the best way to keep up is together.
Join the ACM-IEEE WIE Twin Cities community for an evening of expert-led talks, lively debate, and genuine connection. This session is part of our ongoing Track 08 — Current: Signal Through the Noise series, designed to cut through the hype and get to what actually matters in tech today.
On the agenda: a beginner-friendly deep dive into OpenClaw — one of the most talked-about open-source AI agent frameworks of 2026 — followed by a community roundtable on one of the hottest debates in AI right now: Open Source vs. Cloud AI — who really wins?
Whether you're an engineer, researcher, student, or tech enthusiast, this is your space to learn, challenge ideas, and meet people building the future of tech.What's Happening
- 👋 Welcome & KeyNote — ACM-IEEE Twin Cities by Lakshmi Priya Gopalsamy, Senior Engineering Manager-Target
- 🎤 Introduction to OpenClaw — What It Is & How to Build Your First AI Agent? by Sowmya Podila, Senior AI Scientist-Target
- 🎤 Community Roundtable: Open Source vs. Cloud AI — Who Wins? - Moderate by Sai Vineela Ganti, Senior Engineer-Target
- 🤝 Networking & Community MixerI
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Join our LinkedIn Group ACM-IEEE TwinCities TechHub39 attendeesACM-IEEE Twin Cities | Multimodal AI, Enterprise Adoption & Community Showcase
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, room N-111, Minneapolis, mn, USTech is moving fast — and the best way to keep up is together. Join the ACM-IEEE WIE Twin Cities community for an evening of expert-led talks, real-world insights, and genuine connection. This session is part of our ongoing Track 03 — Data Infrastructure & AI Readiness series, designed to bridge the gap between AI architecture and enterprise-scale adoption.
This month's theme: AI in the Real World — Build, Adopt, Belong.
We go from how multimodal AI actually works under the hood, to why enterprise adoption still fails — and what to do about it. Whether you're an engineer, architect, leader, or student, there's something here for you.
What's Happening
👋 *Welcome & Keynote — AI is ready. Are we?
Lakshmi Priya Gopalsamy, Senior Engineering Manager — Target🎤 *Multimodal AI: How Models See, Hear, and Reason Across Data Types by Rudra Pratap Chakraborty, Cloud & AI Solutions Architect — N5 Sensors
From text-only transformers to multimodal systems — embeddings, cross-attention, and modality fusion. Real deployment patterns, honest tradeoffs, and what this means for the systems you're building today.🎤 Beyond the AI Hype: What It Really Takes for Enterprises to Adopt AI by Harish Vundavalli, Senior IT Architect — Strategic Education Inc.
Why AI pilots stall, what causes hesitation across teams and leadership, and a grounded framework for moving from experimentation to sustainable adoption.🤝 Open Q&A + Networking & Community Mixer
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