<nodes> <node id="690015">  <title><![CDATA[2026 Robotics Research Showcase]]></title>  <uid>27863</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>The showcase&nbsp;will highlight innovative robotics research&nbsp;taking place across campus and will provide an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and students to engage with ongoing work within the robotics community. The program will include brief research&nbsp;presentations by Research&nbsp;Neighborhood and Research&nbsp;Initiative Leaders, followed by a poster session featuring current research&nbsp;from students and affiliated labs.</p><h4><strong>Event Agenda&nbsp;</strong></h4><ul><li>12:00 – 12:45 PM<strong> |&nbsp;</strong>Arrival, Lunch, and Networking</li><li>12:45 – 1:15 PM | Welcome and IRIM Updates - Executive Director Greg Sawicki (Q&amp;A to follow)</li><li>1:15 – 1:30 PM Break</li><li>1:30 – 2:45 PM | Research Neighborhood &amp; Research Initiative Updates + All Hands Q&amp;A</li><li>1:30 – 1:45 PM – Human-Robot Collaborative Teaming | Speaker: Ye Zhao</li><li>1:45 – 2:00 PM – Agricultural Robotics | Speaker: Colin Usher</li><li>2:00 – 2:15 PM – Household Robotics | Speaker: Sonia Chernova</li><li>2:15 – 2:30 PM – Construction Robotics | Speaker: Edvard Bruun</li><li>2:45 – 4:00 PM &nbsp;| Poster Session (Atrium)&nbsp;</li></ul><h6><a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019d2cba698573d7b36ab2e858ed9f67">REGISTRATION LINK</a></h6>]]></body>  <author>Christa Ernst</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1777056335</created>  <gmt_created>2026-04-24 18:45:35</gmt_created>  <changed>1777056656</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-04-24 18:50:56</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 12pm – 4pm |  Marcus Nanotechnology Building 1118 & Atrium]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[Thursday, April 30, 2026 | 12pm – 4pm |  Marcus Nanotechnology Building 1118 & Atrium]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>The showcase&nbsp;will highlight innovative robotics research&nbsp;taking place across campus and will provide an opportunity for faculty, researchers, and students to engage with ongoing work within the robotics community.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-04-30T12:00:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-04-30T16:00:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-04-30T16:00:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-04-30 16:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-04-30 20:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-04-30 20:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-30T12:00:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-30T16:00:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-30 12:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-30 04:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019d2cba698573d7b36ab2e858ed9f67]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/019d2cba698573d7b36ab2e858ed9f67]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[RSVP Here]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[N/A]]></fee>  <extras>          <extra><![CDATA[free_food]]></extra>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[Marcus Nanotechnology Building 1118 &amp; Atrium]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="322011"><![CDATA[College of Computing Events]]></group>          <group id="545781"><![CDATA[Institute for Data Engineering and Science]]></group>          <group id="142761"><![CDATA[IRIM]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>          <category tid="1789"><![CDATA[Conference/Symposium]]></category>      </categories>  <event_terms>          <term tid="1789"><![CDATA[Conference/Symposium]]></term>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="177814"><![CDATA[Postdoc]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="188087"><![CDATA[go-irim]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="195060"><![CDATA[Construction Robotics]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="187858"><![CDATA[GTRI Agricultural Robotics]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="143211"><![CDATA[collaborative robots]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="188084"><![CDATA[go-ipat]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="186857"><![CDATA[go-gtmi]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node><node id="689750">  <title><![CDATA[IDEaS Over POPS!]]></title>  <uid>27863</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>Come celebrate the last day of classes with the Institute for Data Engineering and Science community. &nbsp;Students are especially welcome, and we are expecting students from Data Science at GT, the Supercomputing club, and the Data Safety Initiative. &nbsp;Come find out how our students found the spring semester, and their views about data science, ML, and AI in education.&nbsp;</p><p><br>IDEaS-affiliated students and staff are also welcome.<br><br>If you do not have access to Coda, near the beginning of the event we will have a staff member or student waiting by the reception desk near the elevators to escort people up.</p><p>For questions please contact <a href="mailto:Ashley.edwards@gatech.edu">Ashley.edwards@gatech.edu</a></p>]]></body>  <author>Christa Ernst</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1776190723</created>  <gmt_created>2026-04-14 18:18:43</gmt_created>  <changed>1776190899</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-04-14 18:21:39</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[AI is charging forward with unprecedented speed and impact. ]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[AI is charging forward with unprecedented speed and impact. ]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>AI is charging forward with unprecedented speed and impact. Please join us on the 3rd Monday of each month for open discussions about the direction and development of AI. &nbsp;</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-04-27T14:00:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-04-27T15:00:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-04-27T15:00:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-04-27 18:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-04-27 19:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-04-27 19:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-27T14:00:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-27T15:00:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-27 02:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-27 03:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[N/A]]></fee>  <extras>          <extra><![CDATA[free_food]]></extra>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[IDEaS Suite CODA 12th Flr.]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="322011"><![CDATA[College of Computing Events]]></group>          <group id="545781"><![CDATA[Institute for Data Engineering and Science]]></group>          <group id="142761"><![CDATA[IRIM]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>          <category tid="10377"><![CDATA[Career/Professional development]]></category>          <category tid="1788"><![CDATA[Other/Miscellaneous]]></category>      </categories>  <event_terms>          <term tid="10377"><![CDATA[Career/Professional development]]></term>          <term tid="1788"><![CDATA[Other/Miscellaneous]]></term>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="177814"><![CDATA[Postdoc]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="187023"><![CDATA[go-data]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="192863"><![CDATA[go-ai]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="187812"><![CDATA[artificial intelligence (AI)]]></keyword>          <keyword tid="189814"><![CDATA[go-researchevents]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node></nodes>