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:20260919T011218Z UID:F2A71998-491F-4967-8324-3C34F0F0B553 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T160000 DESCRIPTION:Overview: This workshop provides a hands-on introduction to age ntic AI systems\, focusing on how modern Large Language Models (LLMs) can be extended into AI agents capable of perception\, reasoning\, and action. Participants will learn the fundamentals of agent design and build a full y functional message-routing agent using Google Colab\, a free\, browser-b ased programming platform. The workshop combines foundational concepts wit h practical implementation\, allowing participants to develop and test an AI agent from start to finish.\n\nIntended Audience: Open to IEEE and Non- IEEE students and researchers across all disciplines\, including anyone in terested in Agentic AI and relevant topics. No coding background is requir ed\; the session is beginner‑friendly while offering depth for those wit h technical experience.\n\nPresenter: Andre Ziteng Zhang is a Process Inte lligence Engineer & AI Developer in the AI Strategy and Solution Team at R BC. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering fr om Lakehead University. His work focuses on agentic AI systems\, workflow automation\, and enterprise‑grade LLM applications and governance.\n\nMe eting Link: https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/94051868014?pwd=OGvgQLxthNMwOCZJP0 dXGdzqs2MSPw.1\nMeeting ID: 940 5186 8014\nPasscode: 957539\n\nSpeaker(s): Andre Ziteng Zhang\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577377 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577377 ORGANIZER:dapparao@ieee.org SEQUENCE:7 SUMMARY:Workshop on Building a Message-Routing AI Agent: From LLM Foundatio ns to a Hands-On Routing Application URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/577377 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><div>\n<div class="gmail_attr" dir="ltr">&nbs p\;</div>\n<div dir="ltr">\n<p><strong>Overview:</strong> This workshop pr ovides a hands-on introduction to agentic AI systems\, focusing on how mod ern Large Language Models (LLMs) can be extended into AI agents capable of perception\, reasoning\, and action. Participants will learn the fundamen tals of agent design and build a fully functional message-routing agent us ing Google Colab\, a free\, browser-based programming platform. The worksh op combines foundational concepts with practical implementation\, allowing participants to develop and test an AI agent from start to finish.</p>\n< p><strong>Intended Audience:</strong> Open to IEEE and Non-IEEE students a nd researchers across all disciplines\, including anyone interested in Age ntic AI and relevant topics. No coding background is required\; the sessio n is beginner‑friendly while offering depth for those with technical exp erience.</p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:</strong> Andre Ziteng Zhang is a Proce ss Intelligence Engineer &amp\; AI Developer in the AI Strategy and Soluti on Team at RBC. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer En gineering from Lakehead University. His work focuses on agentic AI systems \, workflow automation\, and enterprise‑grade LLM applications and gover nance.</p>\n</div>\n</div>\n<div>\n<p>Meeting Link:&nbsp\;<a href="https:/ /lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/94051868014?pwd=OGvgQLxthNMwOCZJP0dXGdzqs2MSPw.1" tar get="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/u rl?q=https://lakeheadu.zoom.us/j/94051868014?pwd%3DOGvgQLxthNMwOCZJP0dXGdz qs2MSPw.1&amp\;source=gmail&amp\;ust=1789353159231000&amp\;usg=AOvVaw0K8Tg E8UKGxR6us2NGAOni">https://lakeheadu.zoom.<wbr>us/j/94051868014?pwd=<wbr>O GvgQLxthNMwOCZJP0dXGdzqs2MSPw<wbr>.1</a></p>\n<span class="gmail_default"> <span style="font-family: verdana\, sans-serif\;">Meeting ID: 940 5186 801 4<br>Passcode: 957539</span></span></div> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR