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It’s the start of a new month, and that means the Ollies hunt is back on! We expect the CDC authorities to unleash a fresh batch of limited-edition Mystery Ollies today. This time, we'll be doing the "**Walking Trails @ CDC: Kampong Glam**", with a detour to view the compounds of the newly revamped **Malay Heritage Centre** near one of the trails' checkpoints. Join us for a scenic 4.5 km trek through 5 checkpoints and iconic landmarks: * **Checkpoint 1: Peranakan Museum** * **Checkpoint 2: Bras Basah Complex** * **Checkpoint 3: Masjid Sultan** * **Detour Stopover: Malay Heritage Centre** * **Checkpoint 4: Golden Mile Food Centre** * **Checkpoint 5: Jalan Besar Stadium** ### **📍 Event Details** * **Meeting Time: 4:30 PM** * **Meeting Point:** Raffles City Shopping Centre's mall entrance area near Paris Baguette cafe (#01-46/47/48) - *Upon coming up the escalator from City Hall MRT Exit A into Raffles City Shopping Centre, this is the cafe you will see immediately.* Short video of meeting area in Raffles City Shopping Centre ⬇️ https://maps.app.goo.gl/8s36siuJJR8KWC7N8 * **The Rewards:** Find the 1 Mystery Ollie plus the 5 regular Ollies to earn a $10 RedeemSG reward. * **Dinner (Optional):** After hitting the last checkpoint, we will head to a nearby air-conditioned food court to refuel and socialize. ### **✅ Requirements** * **No Event Fee:** This walk is led by the organizer on a purely voluntary basis. * **Eligibility:** To earn RedeemSG rewards, you must be a Singapore Citizen/PR (15+) with a valid Singpass and CrowdTaskSG account (by Singapore government). * **Account Setup:** If you’re new, please set up your account here before the walk ⬇️ [www.crowdtask.gov.sg/quest/walking-trails-cdc](https://www.crowdtask.gov.sg/quest/walking-trails-cdc) ### **🎒 What to Bring** * A fully charged smartphone with data (you’ll need it to "catch" the Ollies!). * Comfortable walking shoes and a water bottle. * An umbrella or poncho (the walk goes on, rain or shine!). *** ### **⚠️ Disclaimer** By joining this event, you acknowledge that you are participating voluntarily and are responsible for your own safety. The organizer is not a professional guide and shall not be held liable for any injury, loss, or damage. Please ensure you are in good physical health. In case of heavy rain, the event may be postponed or cancelled; please check the Meetup comments for updates 1 hour before the start time.

Meet: Jurong East MRT Station (**NS1** \|\| **EW24**) Passenger Service Centre When: Monday June 1, 10am Please be punctual. There will be 5 minutes grace for attendance taking. Please remember that we cannot wait because this would be unfair to those already present. Join us as for the Ollie CDC trail at Jurong East. More information can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov.sg/walking-trails-cdc/ See you there! :-) What to bring: \- Shades \- umbrellas \- Water \- Good walking shoes \- Long pants preferred \- Mosquito Repellent This is a Rain or Shine event. Where there are thunderstorms, we will adjourn for coffee or early dinner. We will resume the walk once the rain subsides. Event communication will be through the event chat. Please check the event chat on the day of the event so that you will be updated on any changes. Please keep in mind that I may not respond to messages sent after the walk starts because I will be busy helping the attendees and leading the walk. Please be sure to RSVP responsibly to help those who are on the waitlist get the chance to come for the walks. ***You should confirm your RSVPs the day before the event to allow those on the waitlist time to schedule for the event.*** Thank you for your kind understanding. Disclaimer: Your physical well-being is your responsibility. Exercise care while you walk. Please let me know when you feel unwell and need to drop out. Walking comes with a risk of personal injury. ***By joining the walk, you accept responsibility for your safety and join the walk at your own risk. The organizer(s) will not be responsible or held liable for any accidents or injuries during or arising from the event.***

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Join us for our Squash Sessions happening every Monday / Wednesday / Thursday 6pm to 8pm or 8pm to 10pm Suitable for beginners to the Squash Regulars. Each Session is $15 for pay per play. You can also enquire about being a member when you arrive. We use Meetup.com to advertise the session and our members use a private whatsapp group to register. So should you be the only one signing up, you may still see a full house that evening. Do sign up prior as we are limited to 16 pax per 2 hours sessions. Do whatsapp the organizer at 9006 0909 @Trevor to expedite the reply and confirmation of your bookings.

Halo Data Engineers Singapore! We are excited to welcome **Jason Jebanesan JEBANESAN** from **Credit Agricole CIB** & **Kelvin Kok,** from **Axrial** to talk about: ***Stop Tuning Your RAG Start Orchestrating - by Jason*** RAG was supposed to fix hallucinations, instead it introduced a new class of silent production failures. Tuning won't save you. RAG is a control-plane problem, and MCP is the wire underneath. ***10x Your Data Engineering: Rapid Glue ETL Prototyping with Kiro - by Kelvin*** ​The longest mile in data pipeline construction is building the transformation layer. Manually configuring AWS Glue jobs can bottleneck an entire project. In this lightning-focused talk, we’ll show you how we use Kiro to completely bypass the boilerplate. We will walk through how we feed technical constraints into Kiro to rapidly generate highly optimized AWS Glue ETL logic, ensuring efficient execution while keeping developer velocity at an all-time high. **Expected agenda:** **6.30pm - 7.00pm** \- Registration\, Food & Networking **7.00pm - 7.45pm** \- Presentation & QnA by Jason **7.45pm - 8.30pm** \- Presentation & QnA by Kelvin **8.30pm – 9.00pm** \- Post\-event Networking Hope to you all soon! Cheers! DESG

PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europe’s leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community. **THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.** https://pydata.org/london2026

## Struggling to Get Leads from People Who Don’t Know You? You’re posting content… trying different strategies… maybe even using AI tools… But still not getting consistent leads or customers. If that sounds familiar, this session is for you. ## How AI Can Help You Attract Cold Leads (Without Overcomplicating It) In this live, in-person workshop, you’ll learn simple and practical ways to use AI to: * Reach cold audiences more effectively * Generate interest without sounding “salesy” * Create content that attracts potential customers * Approach lead generation in a clearer, more structured way Everything will be explained in a beginner-friendly manner — no technical background required. ## Imagine Having a Clearer Way to Attract Customers Instead of guessing what works… You’ll start to see how to: * Turn strangers into interested leads * Use AI to save time and effort * Build a simple approach to attract potential customers This session focuses on practical understanding — not theory. ## Secure Your Seat This is a small-group, in-person session to ensure quality learning and interaction. 👉 Reserve your seat now to learn how to start attracting leads and customers using AI.

A taste of [GrafanaCON](https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon/) is coming to you here in Singapore! Join your local observability community for an evening of open source inspiration, real-world stories, and meaningful connections - all in a laid-back, meetup-style setting. This event will feature a recap of the [GrafanaCON](https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon/) keynote from Anthony Woods, Co-Founder of Grafana, combined with fresh voices from your own community. Walk through Grafana 13 and the most impactful improvements across the platform. Learn about how Grafana is becoming easier and safer to operate as production infrastructure, with updates that improve configuration management, recovery, and long-term maintainability. The session showcases significant advances in core user workflows, including more flexible and powerful dashboards, with improved performance. Whether you’re building dashboards, scaling Kubernetes, contributing to open source, or just getting started - this meetup is for you! 🎟 Free to attend 🍕 Pizza + drinks provided 🤝 Built for connection 💡 Real talks from real practitioners Agenda: 1830-1900: Arrivals and pizza 1900-1945: GrafanaCON recap presentation (Anthony Woods, Co-Founder of Grafana Labs) 1945-2000: Q & A 2000-2030: Topic TBC (AWS) 2030-2100: Topic TBC (Joe Blubaugh, Principal Software Engineer, Grafana Labs) Note that by registering for this event you consent to related event & product communications from Grafana Labs and agree to our [code of conduct](https://grafana.com/events/events-code-of-conduct/).

Welcome back to our meetup in June. * **06:00 PM** Registration, dinner, networking * **06:30 PM** Talk starts Talk 1: Practical AI from Gemini Embedding 2 for Simplified RAG Search with Rich Context and Less Preprocessing - Imagine the possibilities if you could find a document using an image, or find audio from a report, or find a video with a sentence. \- Simplifies RAG Systems \(one multimodal retrieval pipeline instead of multiple fragmented systems\) \- Less preprocessing \(e\.g\. no transcription needed\) less infrastructure complexity \- Richer context \(text \+ visuals \+ audio\) \- A major step from “document chatbots” to truly context\-aware AI systems Gemini Embedding 2 changes what Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) can fundamentally do. Instead of treating text, images, audio, video, and documents as separate systems, AI can now retrieve and reason across all of them together in one shared understanding layer. This means users can search videos with natural language, retrieve diagrams from spoken conversations, match screenshots to documentation, or ground AI agents with real-world multimodal context — capabilities that were previously complex or unreliable without multiple specialized pipelines. Talk 2: Designing Memory Systems for AI Agents AI agents need memory to maintain context across sessions, learn from experience, and handle long-running tasks. The challenge? Deciding what to remember, where to store it, and how to retrieve it when it matters. In this workshop, you'll learn a practical framework for architecting memory systems that actually work in production. We'll cover: \- Types of memory in agentic systems \- Storage patterns: Where to persist memories and how to structure them for retrieval \- Retrieval strategies: Combining vector search with metadata\, recency\, and other signals \- Memory lifecycle: When to create\, update\, or prune memories to keep your system performant You'll apply this framework by building memory into an AI agent and seeing how different design choices impact behavior. You will be provided with all the resources required to successfully execute the hands-on portions of the workshop, including Jupyter Notebook templates with pseudocode. During the workshop, you will replace the pseudocode in the templates with your code. At the end of the workshop, you will also be able to check your learning and earn a skill badge to share with your network! https://learn.mongodb.com/courses/memory-for-ai-applications ## **Future Talk: TBA** **Awaiting confirmation: Federated Layer to Manage a Multi-Agent Synthetic Workforce** Agents are starting to act as workers in real production systems, and workers need a management layer. The question everyone should take back to your laptop: in my own agent stack, what happens on the second concurrent write, and can I prove, today, under whose authority my agent acted? How do I manage my synthetic workforce in production.

Are you walking correctly? Walking is one of the most natural human activities, but most of us aren't optimizing our stride for health and fitness. It’s time to turn your daily steps into a powerful, fat-burning tool. Join us early for the MetaWellness Fat-Burning Walking workshop. This session goes beyond a casual stroll; it is an active workshop designed to teach you the biomechanics of mindful, effective movement. Led by **JJ Mok, Accredited Mindfulness Coach**, you will learn how to align your body and mind to increase fitness, aid weight loss goals, and completely transform the way you walk. **What You’ll Learn in This Session:** * **👣 Proper Walking Technique:** Forget lazy strolling. We will teach you how to develop strong posture and an engaging, powerful stride that protects your joints and engages more muscles. * **🔥 Fat-Burning Principles:** Discover the specific techniques that turn a regular walk into a calorie-torching workout, helping you burn more energy with every step you take. * **🧘‍♀️ Breathing & Mindfulness:** Learn to integrate mindful breathing with your movement. This enhances mental focus, reduces stress, and helps naturally boost your metabolism. **Who Should Attend:** This session is perfect for anyone looking to improve their physical health, lose weight sustainably, or simply gain more energy from their daily routine. All fitness levels are welcome. **Event Details:** * **Time:** 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM * **Location:** [Entrance](https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html "https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html")/[Exit A](https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html "https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html") - [Botanic Gardens MRT Station](https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html "https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html") ([CC19](https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html "https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html") / [DT9](https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html "https://www.streetdirectory.com/sg/entranceexit-a-botanic-gardens-mrt-station/106578_1.html")) * **Instructor:** JJ Mok, Accredited Mindfulness Coach **What to Bring:** * Comfortable walking shoes or trainers * Water bottle * Sun protection (hat/sunscreen) if outdoors * An open mind ready to learn! **Start your weekend with intention, movement, and vitality. Secure your spot today!**

**THE BEST OF KULAI 古來 TOUR:** **HAKKA VILLAGE/PUOTO VILLAGE/JPO** **/PINEAPPLE FARM AND MORE....** **Date: 6JUNE 2026(SAT)** **☆EVENT DETAIL:** **Cost: $130/person** 3 persons or more sign up and payment together is $120/person **INTERESTED, WHATAPPS 94884478 Wilfred or RSVP via MEETUP:** [https://www.meetup.com/lets-go-travelling-hiking/events/314256746/](https://www.meetup.com/lets-go-travelling-hiking/events/314256746/) **TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:** ◾Kulai 古来 Sightseeing Tour -Kelapa Sawit Hakka Village -Mural / Street Arts ◾Pineapple Farm Tour + Free Samples ◾Johore Premium Factory ◾Kulai Putuo Village ◾Bukit Indah Aeon Mall / Massage / Shopping ◾Bukit Indah for Dinner **◾Bukit Indah Town (3 Hours of Relaxing Time)** To a land of scrumptious good food, relaxing hotels with affordable prices and fun-filled family-oriented entertainment, Bukit Indah has so much to offer! We will be visiting for shopping, massaging and relaxing after checking out from Treehouses before heading back to Singapore **☆INCLUDE:** \* 1 Event Host \*Guided Tour \*Nictar Pineapple Farm Tour \* Transportation Van < 14 person Bus >15 person \* Dinner included if group-size is 10 or more **☆EXCLUDE:** Travel Insurance Things not mentioned in itinerary Bukit Indah Massage/Shopping etc, at own cost Putuo Village Bamboo Forest Entrance Fee RM20/person **☆PAYMENT:** **Paynow xxx to UEN 201727764C** Wilfred Go Travelling & Hiking Pte or Bank Transfer to DBS Current Account 0029069789 and Text 94884478 with Print-screen Receipt TA License No 03066 TA NAME: WILFRED GO TRAVELLING & HIKING PTE LTD \*\*To Connect With Us With Latest Events Broadcast & News: 1\. Telegram Channel: [https://t.me/wilfredtravelsg](https://t.me/wilfredtravelsg) 2\. Whatapps Channel: [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaJmIsU9mrGTPqpect3l](https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaJmIsU9mrGTPqpect3l) 3\. Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/events/calendar](https://www.facebook.com/events/calendar) **☆Suggested Itinerary:** (Sat), (L) 645am: Marsiling MRT 650am: Woodlands Custom 730am: Depart JB Custom 815am: Breakfast 1015am: Hakka Village/ Mural Wall / Street Arts 11am-Puoto Village 12pm: Johore Premium Outlet + Own Lunch 2pm: Nictar Pineapple Farm Tour 4pm: Bukit Indah Shopping/ Massage 630pm: Dinner @ Loon Sing Taman Daya 8pm: JB Custom 9pm: Marsiling MRT **DISCLAIMER, INDEMNITY AND TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:** **\-\-\-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO OUR TERMS & CONDITIONS\-\-\-** [https://www.wilfredtravel.org/terms-and-conditions](https://www.wilfredtravel.org/terms-and-conditions)

**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose** Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals… all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isn’t more data. It’s often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap. Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)’s CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behavior—moving people, and moving metrics. You’ll learn: * Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge * How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change * Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction * How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work. **About Our Speaker** [Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Topic to be announced. **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

The June Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **June 2nd, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Sam Nasr.** You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at **[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** **[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** **[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)** [Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/215625630917731?p=vxNb3zudhNj0S6Cg0v)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person. If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails. Agenda: **5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees. **6:00 PM EST**: Elections, announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details. **7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment. We hope to see you there! Session Abstract ### SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects \*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.

## 🤝 Host Information A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus 💡 About the Workshop AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge. This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow. Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required. 🛠️ What to Bring Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go. AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!) 🍕 Logistics & Perks Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided! Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site. ###

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry. This is a ticketed event please register here: https://www.qaorthehwy.com/ Featured Keynote Speakers: **Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\. **Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.

**Abstract:** Motivated by the challenges of detecting extremely rare failures in sophisticated circuit design specifications, we study the problem of efficiently identifying multiple disjoint regions of interest (ROIs) — regions of a continuous, high-dimensional parameter space where a complex, expensive-to-evaluate target function falls below or above a pre-specified threshold. We reframe this problem as a Bayesian sequential decision-making problem and, more broadly, as an instance of strategic agent behavior in continuous spaces: an agent that must allocate a hard evaluation budget intelligently, updating its belief about the unknown function after each observation and choosing the next query to maximize coverage of all disjoint failure regions rather than convergence to a single optimum. This is a *hybrid* event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm: [https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/89379230295?pwd=NdETyE5sdYuSrvsrBZXSBFkUESBVkg.1](https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/89379230295?pwd=NdETyE5sdYuSrvsrBZXSBFkUESBVkg.1) Meeting ID: 893 7923 0295 Passcode: 5t5WYn **Sponsor**: Grainger will provide the meeting site, as well as snacks for the onsite participants. * **Address:** 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, 18th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 * **Grainger's Overview:** W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broadline distributor with over $17 billion in revenue. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Our machine learning team builds broadly across search, recommendations, product matching, computer vision, and generative AI. * **Logistics**: To access the Grainger office, we require first and last names of those who RSVP'd by Jun 11. Please take the main elevators at the center of the Mart. Attendees will then present their IDs when they arrive at the front desk on the 18th floor.

Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!