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IPaT: GVU Lunch Lecture Series

The lecture series is free and features guest speakers presenting on topics related to people-centered technologies and their impact on society. Lunch is provided at 12:00 p.m. (while supplies last) and the talks begin at 12:30 p.m. Join us weekly or watch video replays. 

Fall 2026 lectures will be held in the Tech Square Clubhouse, located street level behind the Centergy One building in Technology Square. Lectures are coordinated by Priscilla Gaona.
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Speaker Abstracts and Bios

The speaker dates are listed below. This semester's speaker lecture information can be found here. Information includes talk abstracts, biographies, and recorded lectures (if available). Please be advised that by attending this event, you may be filmed or photographed. Georgia Tech may use your image online or in other promotional material.

Speaker Calendar for Fall 2026

Talk titles and abstracts will be linked from this page before each talk. Lunch starts at 12:00 pm (while supplies last) and the talks start at 12:30 pm and end at 1:30 pm. Please be advised that by attending these events, you may be filmed or photographed. Georgia Tech may use your image online or in other promotional material. This calendar will be populated as speakers confirm attendance. Spring 2026 Lectures are held in the Hodges Room, located on the 3rd floor in the Centergy One building in Technology Square. However, there will be a few lectures held in the Tuff Suite located on the 10th floor of the Centergy bldg.
 

DATESPEAKERTOPIC (when provided) / ORGANIZATIONLOCATION
Sept 1Arthur HuangYour Trash Is a National Asset. The Engineering Challenge Hiding in Every Waste Stream
Arthur C. Huang, CEO and Co-founder of Miniwiz		TSQ Clubhouse
Sept 8--Cancelled.TSQ Clubhouse
Sept 15Gregory AbowdLooking Backwards to Surge Forwards: What 40 years as a researcher has taught me
Former Dean of the College of Engineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University		TSQ Clubhouse
Sept 22Na DuBeyond Words: Building Shared Understanding through Bidirectional Human-Robot Communication
Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics and Networked Systems, School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh		TSQ Clubhouse
Sept 29Heidi BoisvertCulture Changes Us: How Stories Work on Hearts, Minds & Bodies
Chair, School of Arts, Entertainment & Creative Technologies, Georgia Tech		TSQ Clubhouse
Oct 6--Fall breakTSQ Clubhouse
Oct 13HyunJoo OhGeorgia TechTSQ Clubhouse
Oct 20Dominic KaoUniversity of Illinios Urbana-ChampaignTSQ Clubhouse
Oct 27 IPaT Lightning Talk - IPaT 15th AnniversaryTSQ Clubhouse
Nov 3Chris CowardUniversity of WashingtonTSQ Clubhouse
Nov 10Abby StanglGeorgia TechTSQ Clubhouse
Nov 17Jonas CoersmeierPratt Institute School of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of DesignTSQ Clubhouse
Nov 24 No lecture - week of ThanksgivingTSQ Clubhouse
Dec 1Jesse ThomasonGeorgia Tech
 		TSQ Clubhouse
Dec 8Mona SloaneUniversity of Virginia
 		TSQ Clubhouse
Map to Tech Square Clubhouse

Location of the Tech Square Clubhouse

If you are facing the front of the Centergy One building, there is a staircase on the left side of the building that will descend towards the street (lower level) behind the bldg. On your right across the street, you will see the Tech Square Clubhouse doors. 

Live lecture broadcasts shown below (day of talk only):

The seminars start at 12:30pm on Thursdays! When available, a livestream of the talk occurring that day will be livestreamed below (click play to initiate livestream). Some talks are only presented in-person.

Previous Lectures

The main repository for recorded lectures can be found here >>