Illinois Tech's academic and administrative departments host events that are open to the university community and/or the Chicago community at large. University faculty and staff who would like to submit an event for promotion should complete an events post form. For a list of upcoming student events, hosted by student groups, please visit HawkLink.
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Feb
29
Conversation with Don Hayner, Author of “Binga: The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black Banker”
Meet author Don Hayner and learn about Jesse Binga, the first black banker in Chicago whose bank was located on the current Illinois Tech campus. Binga rose to wealth and influence as a realtor and in...
Mar
2
Computer Science Seminar: Babak Salimi
This event is open to all Illinois Tech faculty and students. Abstract Scaling and democratizing access to big data promises to provide meaningful, actionable information that supports decision-making...
Mar
2
Realigning with Purpose
In this pre-SXSW discussion, we’ll present the unique perspectives of two new Accenture reports—Fjord Trends 2020 and Technology Vision, as well as IIT Institute of Design's report, Lead with Purpose...
Mar
2
The Card Game SET, Finite Geometry, and Additive Combinatorics
Speaker: Michael Tait Assistant Professor Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Villanova University Description: In this talk we will discuss the connection between the card game SET and one of the...
Mar
2
When Is It Not Unethical for AI to Lie to Humans?
As businesses increasingly utilize artificial intelligence to make important decisions for humans, there is growing concern about the compatibility of AI and human values. Researchers are now...
Mar
3
Business Writing Workshop
Illinois Institute of Technology is offering a one-day Business Writing Workshop March 3, 2020 at the Rice campus in Wheaton. Seats are limited! Most business professionals write far more than they...
Mar
3
Is DevOps the Future of IT?
Please join John Willis, who is a leader, speaker, and author in the IT field and in the DevOps/Systems Thinking world. He will be discussing the Future of IT and how DevOps relates. John Willis has...
Mar
3
Fair Estimation of Capital Risk Allocation
Speaker: Igor Cialenco, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology Description: We propose a novel methodology for estimation of risk capital allocation...
Mar
3
The Property Tax Foreclosure Crisis in Detroit—Modern Day Structural Racism
Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Bernadette Atuahene will present this special course for this year's Chicago-Kent Diversity Week. This event is sponsored by the Chicago-Kent Diversity Committee...
Mar
3
Computer Science Seminar: V.P Nguyen
This event is open to all Illinois Tech faculty and students. Abstract Cyber-physical systems are going to transform many parts of human life, including health care, homes, cities, and environment. A...