BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260507T234055Z UID:86E147EC-1636-4A11-B0CC-3041E13B4350 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DESCRIPTION:Large-scale modernization of legacy mainframe systems is not on ly a technical challenge\; it is a societal one. Many of the systems being transformed today underpin essential services across banking\, trading\, account servicing\, operations\, and other industries that citizens and in stitutions rely on every day. When modernization efforts fail during the t ransitional period\, while legacy and cloud environments must operate toge ther\, the consequences can extend beyond project delays to service disrup tion\, financial instability\, reduced public trust\, and increased operat ional risk. This article argues that the transition phase should be treate d as a critical public-interest concern rather than merely an engineering bridge between old and new platforms. Drawing on evidence from two multiye ar modernization programs\, the study presents a framework for using AI-de rived code intelligence to make transition planning more transparent\, mea surable\, and resilient. Instead of focusing only on target-state efficien cy\, the framework prioritizes continuity of service\, reduction of incide nts\, protection of sensitive operations\, and safer sequencing of change. The paper also proposes a practical evaluation approach for assessing tra nsitional health through indicators such as stability\, recovery\, complia nce with operational windows\, and containment of risk. By reframing moder nization as a socio-technical responsibility\, this work highlights how be tter transition design can help organizations protect customers\, strength en industry reliability\, and support broader societal confidence in criti cal digital infrastructure. His work on https://solutionshub.epam.com/blog /post/cobol-code is also available.\n\nSpeaker(s): Ankur Kalohia\n\nAgenda : \nPresentation:\n45 minutes - 5.30 pm onwards (eastern time zone)\nQ&A:\ n15 minutes - 6:15 pm to 6:30pm (eastern time zone)\n\nVirtual: https://ev ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/555810 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/555810 ORGANIZER:durga_krish@ieee.org SEQUENCE:15 SUMMARY:Mainframe Modernization using GenAI URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/555810 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Large-scale modernization of legacy mainfr ame systems is not only a technical challenge\; it is a societal one. Many of the systems being transformed today underpin essential services across banking\, trading\, account servicing\, operations\, and other industries that citizens and institutions rely on every day. When modernization effo rts fail during the transitional period\, while legacy and cloud environme nts must operate together\, the consequences can extend beyond project del ays to service disruption\, financial instability\, reduced public trust\, and increased operational risk. This article argues that the transition p hase should be treated as a critical public-interest concern rather than m erely an engineering bridge between old and new platforms. Drawing on evid ence from two multiyear modernization programs\, the study presents a fram ework for using AI-derived code intelligence to make transition planning m ore transparent\, measurable\, and resilient. Instead of focusing only on target-state efficiency\, the framework prioritizes continuity of service\ , reduction of incidents\, protection of sensitive operations\, and safer sequencing of change. The paper also proposes a practical evaluation appro ach for assessing transitional health through indicators such as stability \, recovery\, compliance with operational windows\, and containment of ris k. By reframing modernization as a socio-technical responsibility\, this w ork highlights how better transition design can help organizations protect customers\, strengthen industry reliability\, and support broader societa l confidence in critical digital infrastructure. <span style="font-size: 1 0.5pt\; line-height: 107%\; font-family: 'Verdana'\,'sans-serif'\; mso-far east-font-family: Calibri\; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin\; mso-bidi -font-family: 'Times New Roman'\; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi\; color: #616161\; background: white\; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN\; mso-fareast-lang uage: EN-US\; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">His work on</span>&nbsp\;<a href="https://solutionshub.epam.com/blog /post/cobol-code" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://solutionshub.epam .com/blog/post/cobol-code</a> <span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">is als o available.</span></span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>Presentation: < br>45 minutes - 5.30 pm onwards (eastern time zone)&nbsp\;<br>Q&amp\;A:<br >15 minutes - 6:15 pm to 6:30pm (eastern time zone)&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR