Events
Ready to level up your tech skills? Join us for hands-on workshops, exclusive previews of new tools, and networking opportunities that will transform how you work and learn at UCI. From cybersecurity essentials to cutting-edge software training, our events connect you with the technology and community you need to succeed. Discover what’s next in educational technology—your digital future starts here.
Upcoming Events
Q-Day – The Inevitable Quantum Storm: October 14
Join us on Tuesday, October 14th for an informative webinar on Q-Day, the day computers can crack current digital encryption. This webinar is part of our Cybersecurity Month series.
Data Disposal Day: October 22
Mark your calendars: Data Disposal Day — October 22, 2025, 8 AM–12 PM in Parking Lot 12A. Bring old papers, hard drives, tablets, flash drives—securely destroy data onsite, free of charge.
Humans, Hackers & Hallucinations: October 28
Explore how AI is reshaping social engineering—from deepfakes to synthetic identities—and learn practical strategies to defend against evolving threats in this eye-opening session on cybersecurity’s AI-powered future.
Past Events
Digital Discoveries Archive
This table includes previous sessions of Digital Discoveries webinars.
*all resources require a UCInetID login
| Topic | Speaker/Presenter | Date | Recording Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who’s Afraid of GenAI in Higher Ed? | Eric Lindsay | 6/25/25 | Recording |
| Interactive Language Learning Modules: Online Dictionaries, Machine Translators and Artificial Intelligence | Lillian Jones, Spanish Language Curriculum Director, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Julia Gomez, Ph.D. Candidate, Spanish | 6/18/25 | Recording |
| ZotGPT Creator | Dominic Slauson, Generative AI Business Systems Analyst | 6/11/25 | Recording |
Compass Tools | Spark, Enrollment Management Analytics, OIR | Tom Andriola, Jeremy Thacker, Tony Hwang, Ryan Cherland | 2/21/25 | Recording Slides |
| Compass Tools | Student Data Warehouse, AWS, UCI MUST | Tom Andriola, Don Mathew, Valerie Jones, Bernadette Theologidy | 2/14/25 | Recording Slides |
| Compass Tools | MAPSS, DataGPS, Explorer | Tom Andriola, Astrud Reed | 2/7/25 | Recording Slides |
| Gecko Chatbots | Matthew Lanham, Founder & CEO of Gecko, Tom Andriola, Sherwynn Umali, Huma A. Madinawala | 12/13/24 | Recording |
| Get Your Head in the Cloud: Innovations and Insights | Sarkis Daglian | 11/15/24 | Recording |
| ZotGPT 2.0 | Sarkis Daglian, Max Garrick | 11/8/24 | Recording |
| Udemy + AI | Rick Holthouse & Veronka Benkeser | 10/25/24 | Recording |
| UCI Health Research Data Resources | Kai Zheng | 10/18/24 | Recording |
| BAI Portal | Stuart Mathews | 6/21/24 | Recording |
| Student Affairs Chatbot | Wayne Fields | 6/7/24 | Recording |
| Generative AI in Action: Practical Use Cases | Dominic Slauson | 5/31/24 | Recording |
| Optimize Your Workflow and Digitize with ServiceNow | Kian Colestock, Eric Taggart | 5/24/24 | Recording |
| Papyrus AI | Mark Warschauer | 5/10/24 | Recording |
| Immersive Class: “Into the Metaverse” | Larry Wilk | 4/26/24 | Recording |
| Immersive Teams | Tony Hwang | 4/12/24 | Recording |
| UCI’s AI framework | Errol Arkilic, Tom Andriola | 4/5/24 | Recording |
| Enrollment Management Chatbot | Bryan Jue | 3/15/24 | Recording |
| ZotGPT | Sarkis Daglian, Max Garrick | 3/1/24 | Recording |