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

Dec

11

2025 McMurtry Lecture: "Click, Watch, Learn: What YouTube Teaches Us About Teaching"

Date & Time: December 11, 2025, 12:00 pm–1:30 pm

Location: Westgate Building E202

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Past Events

Dec

04

IST Research Talks: Betsy Campbell and Nick Giacobe

Date & Time: December 4, 2025, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm

Location: Westgate Building | E202

Dec

03

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Nov

20

“Partnering with Youth in Technology Research" - Priya Kumar, PNC Technologies Career Development Professor

Date & Time: November 20, 2025, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm

Location: Westgate Building | E202

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Oct

02

IST Research Talks: Swaroop Ghosh

Date & Time: October 2, 2025, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm

Location: Westgate Building | E202

Swaroop Ghosh

Sep

11

IST Research Talks: James Wang and Sharon Huang

Date & Time: September 11, 2025, 12:05 pm–1:15 pm

Location: Westgate Building | E202

James Wang and Sharon Huang

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

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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

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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

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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

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