{"id":5399,"date":"2026-07-28T20:09:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?page_id=5399"},"modified":"2026-07-29T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:59:16","slug":"cics-127-student-presentations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/cics-127-student-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"CICS 127 Student Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5399\" class=\"elementor elementor-5399\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f10983d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f10983d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde7af9\" data-id=\"dde7af9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6ea249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6ea249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spring 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398f52a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"398f52a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every semester, our students explore news stories to uncover public interest technology issues that matter to them. Students select articles from leading news sources and deliver short, engaging presentations that bring PIT topics to life. Explore these presentations from Spring 2026 to discover how emerging technology is shaping our world through the eyes of our students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54b3eff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54b3eff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eddf563\" data-id=\"eddf563\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a32ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a32ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/AI_and_Democracy-Sophie-Wagner.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5401\" alt=\"Sophie Wagner Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sophie-Wagner.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sophie Wagner Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a462015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a462015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/MinnesotaSocialMediaPause_Sara.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Sara-Marina-Ninan.png 1596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sara Marina Ninan Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e454a4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e454a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Tesla_Autopilot_WIRED_Adrian.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5429\" alt=\"Adrian Nelson Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Adrian-Nelson.png 1570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Adrian Nelson Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5995ade\" data-id=\"5995ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4e10c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb4e10c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/AImustaugment_JoshuaSwaida.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5411\" alt=\"Joshua Swaida Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-1536x866.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Joshua-Swaida.png 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Joshua Swaida Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea1164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ea1164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan_curbcuteffect.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5425\" alt=\"Quan Do Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do-600x339.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do-768x434.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Quan-Do.png 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Quan Do Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf9a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecf9a85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/WaterRansDryMeta_Guy.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel-1024x581.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5437\" alt=\"Guy Zwiebel Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel-600x341.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel-1536x872.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Guy-Zwiebel.png 1582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guy Zwiebel Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a5acb1\" data-id=\"2a5acb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6464720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6464720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/ICEsmartwatchespregnantwomen_Anoushka.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Anoushka-Kunder.png 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Anoushka Kunder Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37ebde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b37ebde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/SocialMediaBanAustralia_Esther.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5427\" alt=\"Esther Leite Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-1536x863.png 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Esther-Leite.png 1588w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Esther Leite Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a595177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a595177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/FacialRecognition_Policing_Priyal_compressed.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-1024x570.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5457\" alt=\"Pryiyal Nanda Presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2026\/07\/Pryiyal-Nanda-2048x1141.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Priyal Nanda Presentation<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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