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Upcoming events and recent announcements. 

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Previous ceremonies, news, and announcements. 

What to Expect

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Open Events

Showcases, Seminars, & Panels

CADS host various forms of research presentations that will be of interest to our networks. These scheduled presentations are open to faculty and the broader TXST community. 

In 2026 so far, we have held various interdisciplinary seminars, two research showcases, and faculty panels aimed at advancing the CADS mission and highlight the research and work being done throughout Texas State.

Faculty & Collaboration Focused

Research Discussions

CADS supports researchers and faculty through targeted events, workshops, and info sessions focused on data science, AI, and high-performance computing. CADS connects faculty with tools, collaborators, funding opportunities, and industry expertise to strengthen research innovation across campus. Through the CADS Network, the center also fosters academic-industry partnerships and welcomes collaborative research ideas that benefit from interdisciplinary expertise.

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Workshop: How to Build Agents for Research
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Location:
Alkek Library; Alkek 452
Cost:
Free
Contact:
cads@txstate.edu or dal117@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
Center for Analytics and Data Science
A Hands-on Technical Workshop for Researchers!

Generative AI is shifting from conversational chat to autonomous AI agents capable of planning, code execution, and tool integration.


Hosted by CADS and led by Dr. Aniruddha Bora, this hands-on workshop guides research faculty through building, evaluating, and deploying research agents. Participants will move beyond marketing hype to explore live agent workflows, scientific computing applications, and critical failure modes in academic research. Click here for more information
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Workshop | Agentic AI in Action: From Idea to Production
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Location:
Alkek Library; Alkek 440
Cost:
Free
Contact:
cads@txstate.edu or dal117@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
Center for Analytics and Data Science
A Hands-on Technical Workshop on Production Agentic AI
Building an agent is easy. Deciding whether you need one, designing it to be trusted, and running it at enterprise scale is where most efforts succeed or stall. 

Led by Naveen Ramakrishna, Senior Principal Software Engineer at Dell Technologies, this workshop walks through how production agentic systems are decided on, architected, deployed, governed and evolved; the engineering strategy and trade-offs behind real systems, not a tool demo. Click here for more information
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CADS AI-Ready Office Hours
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Location:
Alkek Library; TBA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Destinee Leyva, cads@txstate.edu or dal117@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
Center for Analytics and Data Science
Accessible just-in-time support for faculty and student researchers who need quick guidance or structured help with AI-supported research tasks. 

Join us in welcoming our new AI Engineer, Gopika Mahadevan! Learn about her research background and bring your AI questions for an interactive Q&A. Click here for more information
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Location:
TBA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Destinee Leyva, cads@txstate.edu or dal117@txstate.edu
Campus Sponsor:
Faculty Senate, Center for Analytics and Data Science, Computer Science Department, and McCoy College
Part of the University Lecturers Series

The Center is proud to host Dr. Amarda Shehu, Vice President & Chief AI Officer at George Mason University.

Universities can no longer treat artificial intelligence (AI) as a technology that is still to arrive. AI is already changing how we teach and learn, how we conduct research, how we make decisions, and how we prepare people for work. 

In this talk, Dr. Shehu will examine that change as it unfolds: generative AI in the classroom, the changing meaning of expertise, AI-enabled research, academic integrity, institutional adoption and governance, and the preparing students for AI in the workplace. Click here for more information
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