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  <Title>The Future is Here Already &#8211; AI Agents for Enterprise Productivity</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>One of the speakers from the <a href="https://research.umbc.edu/grit-x/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>2025 Fall GRIT-X event</strong></a> was CSEE alumna <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbc-ai/posts/152852/a6c/470fdad1997414dad2a54bff36351a9a/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fgargi-banerjee-dasgupta-4509a61%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Gargi Banerjee Dasgupta</strong></a>, who received a Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2003. She is currently the Director of Product Management and AI Leader at IBM, responsible for the technical strategy of <a href="https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/ai-agents" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>AI assistants built on WatsonX</strong></a>. Previously, she served as the Chief AI Officer for IBM Automation. </div><div><br></div><div>View her ten-minute GRIT-X talk on AI agents here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VFXN9nXSCw" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>The Future is Here Already – AI Agents for Enterprise Productivity</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div>This <a href="https://research.umbc.edu/grit-x/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>page</strong></a> has links to Youtube recordings for each of the GRIT-X presentations since 2016.</div><div><br></div></div>
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  <Title>Grit-X talk: The Future is Here Already &#8211; AI Agents for Enterprise Productivity</Title>
  <Tagline>4-6 pm Thursday, Oct. 6, UMBC Fine Arts Recital Hall</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC will again host a <a href="https://research.umbc.edu/grit-x/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>GRIT-X talk and reception </strong></a>as part of its homecoming events from 4-6pm on Thursday, October 9, in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. The event features talks by nine invited speakers to convey compelling aspects of UMBC's impact in the areas of research and creative achievement. <div><br><div>One of the speakers is CSEE alumna <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gargi-banerjee-dasgupta-4509a61/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Gargi Banerjee Dasgupta</strong></a>, who received a PhD in computer science in 2003. She is currently the Director of Product Management and AI Leader at IBM, responsible for the technical strategy of AI assistants built on WatsonX. Previously, she served as the Chief AI Officer for IBM Automation.  Her talk is titled "<strong>The Future is Here Already – AI Agents for Enterprise Productivity</strong>." </div><div><br></div><div>After the presentations, you can enjoy a post-event reception with the speakers, accompanied by delicious food and beverages. <strong><a href="https://emclick.imodules.com/ls/click?upn=u001.dYTrffNxo6OqXvaAs4JiCYUGD73Dg1Yi-2B5EolpyaVEB018S4RfNTLnHVAOXdlAO3j7XlwwjdFcB7Sq-2Ba4qhzd20iHSCsDTrNMdqFWuX8-2F3rl8An4JknrqFrstOInninIVha2OCGllGqeoDbtpvanDgiOw59K4A4yFLV1yH47e0XYiibCAoKVl-2Bb85zrD-2Fnsd8VDe22lfKCuvr2jWpmTjpLLwXYKzxHaq50J3q-2BP9oxU-3DK0Qq_MvD712v0wdLfYNR0ryaH2AHJbHJOcbgEnKfHvNFkOkTeApiGmUoOtOXNfCmfUOAm4uPnsj7qCsYQOyEYydH-2Fq-2BtwQ1XI3kicQ1WeKVu4eh9v9IsUb3LQKoQehKwGrGLSi7pE-2BzPGoX15Tp2EYPhIYs5ec4GNQpSxoMKGq6giL1DNDzJaEltWynhSsO0hiVHKPYKVZoX5rr1ITvCW9Xf5FkbZD7wKak0V7m9KCWYAWPxlVkyMo-2FlcuGdgU90rjACXm0S0ONtkABDz9BBTacCKC5vm8SZNgNhw2-2B-2FHeAoz9JrlvFY0OyYNRteeRS0Zkj8dQnnpgWZGlmytTTrvmcGkC1lul3CPmFpkn5JCSvdZYTen2zkwc80V8NkL-2BWqrCbEs-2Fp67zjX4PkZ3fdt6pI57X3PPUzp2n08WQATKNqPn9J4LLd21ZbnhTBS2WjF09clOgVfyUwJwAp-2B5p0jXlaCm3SlxT9uXLf1xi8YjBzjlLmDo4-2Fw-2BB0uj26G7G9oerBE4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Registration is NOW OPEN</a>.</strong> Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged!</div></div></div>
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