ACM/IEEE Austin: Oct Tech Talks & Community Showcase

Join ACM Austin + IEEE for our monthly tech meetup–an evening of deep technical insights, meaningful conversations, and community connection. This joint event brings together engineers, researchers, students, and technology leaders from across Austin to explore the evolving landscape of AI, cloud-native systems, security, identity, and modern infrastructure engineering. We meet every month, and everyone is welcome! Join us on Wednesday, Oct 28, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM CST at The Center for Government and Civic Service, 1218 West Ave, Building 3000, Austin, TX 78701. This meetup will feature a series of community-driven talks focused on real-world applications and forward-looking innovations across: AI and GenAI platforms Cloud-native and scalable infrastructure DevOps and platform engineering Security and identity in modern systems Each session is designed to share practical lessons, architectural insights, and emerging trends shaping today’s technology ecosystem. Featured Speakers & Talks: (Each session will be 20 minutes, including Q&A) 🎤 Join us for an exciting lineup of talks exploring AI agents, cloud infrastructure, data engineering, automation, and modern AI systems. 1\. Beyond Agent Accuracy: Benchmarking Infrastructure Resilience Across 460 Agent Runs Speaker: Barada Sahu Founder & Independent AI Systems Builder 🔗 LinkedIn 2\. Building Cloud\-Ready Data Pipelines: Modernizing ETL for Analytics and AI Speaker: Chandra Obul Reddy Nagi Reddy Advisor Database Architect 🔗 LinkedIn 3\. Self\-Optimizing Infrastructure Speaker: Rohit Garg Staff Software Engineer at Meta 🔗 LinkedIn 4\. AI & Intelligent Automation in Data Engineering Speaker: Venkateswara Reddy Gudise Associate Director at KPMG 🔗 LinkedIn 🚀 What to Expect Come connect with fellow engineers, architects, AI practitioners, data professionals, and technology enthusiasts as our speakers share practical insights, real-world experiences, and emerging approaches shaping the future of A