TECHTalks
Monthly sessions presented by and for employees across UC San Diego and Health with technical information and updates.
You're Invited!
TECHTalks are Tech Education for the Community, our take on TEDTalks, where members of the technical community talk about current projects, programs, apps or tools of interest to UC San Diego and Health. These 50-minute sessions start with a speaker, AMA session or panel discussion, leaving time for your questions and comments.
TECHTalks are held every third Wednesday of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., sometimes on campus, but always online at this Zoom meeting.
Find the topics and speakers for 2024 by month below, and recordings of past talks on the TECHTalk Archives page.
What Interests You?
Tell us about topics or speakers you'd like to see from a TECHTalk. Or get your team together to talk about your own projects, tools or topics! The TECHTalk team is here to support you.
Email us your ideas or reserve a TECHtalk for yourself at Tech-Feedback@ucsd.edu.
TECHTalks Zoom Meeting Series for Your Calendar
Be sure not to miss a TECHTalk. Download this TECHTalk .ics file then open or import into your calendar app to add the meeting to every third Wednesday.
TECHTalks in 2024
January 17: Identity Management Roadmap & Shib Upgrade
Leo Munduruca and Allan Kim from the Office of Information Assurance provide updates on upcoming projects and work happening in security in 2024.
Topics Covered
- Roadmap for Identity & Access Management
- Rollout of the DUO Universal Prompt
- Support for the Enterprise Systems Renewal (ESR) Student Information System (SIS) project
- Upgrade of Shibboleth
February 21: Data Integration Services DBAs; Systems & Tools
The IT Services Data & Integration Services (DIS) Database Admin (DBA) team members talk about the systems and tools they support, as well as answer your questions.
Topics and Team Speakers:
- IT Services DIS Team & the Platform Engineering Concept - Nathalie Gholmieh
- Data Platforms & DBA Services – Leandro Herrera
- SAP HANA for Activity Hubs – Nethaji Tummuru
- Data in the Cloud (AWS Relational Database Service) - Victor Kalchev
- Enterprise Grade Support & More – Suzanne Papp
- SQL Server Clusters & Database Admin services – Qian Sun
- IBM DB2 Platforms – Mark Mapes & Gerry Luna
March 15: TritonGPT Overview
UC San Diego has been developing and piloting TritonGPT, a large language model chatbot capable of answering a wide range of questions about the university.
Join AI Solutions Architect Jack Brzezinski, Tony Nava from the Office of Operational Strategic Initiatives (OSI) and Jeremy Wiles from IT Services as they present:
- Overview of TritonGPT capabilities and rollout schedule
- Architecture and user feedback for improvement
- Comments on privacy / security pros and cons using TritonGPT vs commercial AI services
Learn about TritonGPT, its capabilities, intended audiences and uses.
April 17: The Lived Name Project
Viet Truong from the IT Services Lived Name project talks about implementing the option for students to use a name other than your legal name in university systems.
May 15: Data & Voice Network Updates
Join Senior Director of Enterprise Network & Voice Services James Seddon and others from the networking crew to talk networks at UC San Diego! Bring your questions for the Q&A to follow.
Topics will include:
- How big are the campus voice and data networks, anyway?
- What's big in the Wi-Fi world?
- What are the future plans for enhancements in Wi-Fi, wired bandwidth, and voice services?
- How to be a good net citizen!
May TECHTalk
When: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m., Wednesday, May 15
Where: Log in to the TECHTalk Zoom. No registration required.
June 26*: Live & Online! Meet New Chief Information Security Officer Arlene Yetnikoff
*June Date Changed: The June 2024 TECHTalk will move to the fourth Wednesday, June 26, due to the Juneteenth holiday.
Join us in person as we welcome new Chief Security Information Officer (CISO) Arlene Yetnikoff!
Meet at the Price Center's Red Shoe Room for cookies, drinks and conversation from 11:15 to 11:30.
If you aren't able to get to campus, we'll go live on Zoom at 11:25. There, Arlene will tell us about herself and talk about information security at UC San Diego, with time for your questions to follow.
*Date: Wednesday, June 26
Locations & Times
July 17: TBA
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August 21: TBA
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September 18: TBA
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October 16: TBA
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November 20: TBA
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December 18: TBA
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Find recordings of past TECHTalks on the TECHTalks Archive page.
Contact tech-feedback@ucsd.edu with questions, comments or topic suggestions.