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In-Person

How Do Large Language Models Think?

LLMs have demonstrated amazing abilities, but how do they work? And how does that compare to human abilities? This talk will explain how LLMs are constructed and what that tells us about whether and how they think. We'll discuss how simply learning to fit a model to a huge dataset of text results in something that looks intelligent and try to understand what lies behind that appearance.
Speaker:
Dr Jeff Mitchell
Date/Time:
Tuesday 10th February 2026 @ 6:30 PM
Location:
Sanditon Way, Worthing, BN14 9FD
Hosted By:
IET Sussex
In-Person

Industrial Process Automation - An Introduction

A whole range of engineering disciplines are involved in specifying, designing, building and commissioning a process manufacturing plant. But it is the automation engineer who makes all the elements come together to manufacture the product. This talk aims to provide an overview of the automation of industrial production by briefly looking at some typical processes and examining the various parts that make up a process control system.
Speaker:
Dr David James
Date/Time:
Tuesday 3rd March 2026 @ 6:30 PM
Location:
College Rd, Crawley, RH10 1NR
Hosted By:
IET Sussex

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AI, Ethics and Manufacturing

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the manufacturing landscape in areas such as predictive maintenance, quality control & inspection, supply chain management and production planning
Speaker:
Steve Brewer University of Lincoln
Date/Time:
Tuesday 27th January 2026 @ 12:30 PM
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
Manufacturing TN
Online

IoT in the smart grid

This webinar will be discussing how the Internet of Things (IoT) transformed the management of the grid from the traditional into the digital grid landscape
Speaker:
Dr. Tareg Ghaoud
Date/Time:
Tuesday 27th January 2026 @ 3:00 PM
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Hosted By:
Internet of Things TN
In-Person

An Introduction to IP

The presentation will initially discuss the different types of IP and why these are important. It will then go into more detail on the patenting process: how it works, what working with a patent attorney involves and the merits of filing a patent (including briefly touching on patent box). The presentation will briefly discuss AI generated inventions and ownership of an invention developed during employment.
Speaker:
Ms Alice Stuart-Grumbar
Date/Time:
Thursday 5th February 2026 @ 6:00 PM
Location:
Harrow College, Harrow UNITED KINGDOM, HA1 3AQ
Hosted By:
IET London
In-Person

Engineering Biology - what, why and how

This talk will give a simplified overview of engineering biology, and will explain what engineering biology is, the advantages it can provide over conventional technologies and provide a perspective on future considerations.
Speaker:
Professor Sajad Haq
Date/Time:
Tuesday 17th February 2026 @ 7:00 PM
Location:
Novotel London West 1 Shortlands Hammersmith, London, W6 8DR
Hosted By:
IET London