Limited space: Register at Event Link to Join the Event Live, Share Study Guide. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/honoring-150-yrs-att-telephone-patent-focus-on-lewis-latimer-tickets-1980574621007?aff=oddtdtcreator 150th Anniversary of the Telephone an 80th Anniversary of the Computer Society Live Event Join the IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Future Networks, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, and HKN Alexander Graham Bell Inventor Patent No. 174,465 and Lewis H. Latimer Patent Draftsman. Careers in Technology Lewis H. Latimer, Inventor. Patent Draftsman. Author. Edison Pioneer. Lewis H. Latimer was held in the highest regard for his contributions by many and by at least two of the most famous and accomplished inventors and industry leaders of modern times. In addition to his own inventions, he worked side by side with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Edison on transformative innovations such as the first telephone patent in 1876, developing inventions, documenting them in forms suitable for patent filings and legal challenges, drafting patent figures, and serving as an expert witness in patent cases. Latimer also authored a foundational book on electric lighting for field workers, which played an important role in expanding the industry. In numerous documented instances, his talent, technical skill, personal tenacity, and deep expertise made critical contributions to the success of these landmark advancements in technology for humanity. The Telephone Patent, often described as the birth certificate of modern communications (Irwin Gerszberg), ignited a technological legacy whose impact extends far beyond any single invention or narrative. The companies founded by Bell, and the diverse technologies developed within them, have profoundly shaped the modern world, guided by an enduring commitment to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. Within this legacy, Lewis Latimer stands out as an essential role model whose contributions deserve special recognition, particularly on this 150th anniversary of the patent. Bell and Edison were key founding members of the organization that later became the IEEE where the foundation recognizes donors at levels named for Edison, Latimer, and Bell. Agenda 8:30am - 10am Registration / Museum Tour Snacks Meet and Greet Students, Members, Retirees, Guests 10am - 12.30pm Auditorium Program Session Presenters Include but are not limited to: Melissa Knoll AT&T Historian - the Invention of the Telephone Nadine Patterson - Producer HipCinema & docu-drama - Lewis Latimer Kit August - IEEE Computer Society Region 1 / 2 Chapters Coordinator, Antennas and Propagation Society Region 1 Chapters Coordinator Eamon J Wall, Esq Patent Attorney and IEEE Computer Society chapter officer Panel Presentation Q&A With Speakers and Innovators Celebrating the Telephone Patent 12.30pm - 1.15pm Lunch Networking Leaders and Luminaries Mingle with the Leaders, Luminaries, Students, Employees, Retirees, Guests, Presenters 1.30pm - 2.00pm Museum / Lab Tours Led by Melissa Knoll AT&T Archivist and Expert Docents 2.00pm - 2.30pm Wrap Up / Networking Festive and celebratory gathering around "The Spirit of Communications" (Golden Boy). Photos and dessert. Communications Society, Computer Society, AP-S, Future Networks Agenda: Agenda 8:30am - 10am Registration / Museum Tour Meet and Greet Students, Members, Retirees, Guests 10am - 12.30pm Auditorium Program Session Presenters Include but are not limited to: Melissa Knoll AT&T Historian - the Invention of the Telephone Nadine Patterson - Producer HipCinema & docu-drama - Lewis Latimer Kit August - IEEE Computer Society Region 1 / 2 Chapters Coordinator, Antennas and Propagation Society Region 1 Chapters Coordinator Eamon J Wall, Esq Patent Attorney and Computer Society Chapter Officer Panel Presentation Q&A With Speakers and Innovators Celebrating the Telephone Patent 12.30pm - 1.15pm Lunch Networking Leaders and Luminaries Mingle with the Leaders, Luminaries, Students, Employees, Retirees, Guests, Presenters 1.30pm - 2.00pm Museum / Lab Tours Led by Melissa Knoll AT&T Archivist and Expert Docents 2.00pm - 2.30pm Wrap Up / Networking Festive and celebratory gathering around "The Spirit of Communications" (Golden Boy). Photos and dessert. Celebrating: 150 years Bell Inventor & Latimer Draftsman Telephone Patent, 80 years Computer Society AT&T Labs, 200 South Laurel Ave, Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Special Presentation by Vasanth Rajendran (Amazon, USA) Hosted by the Future Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) Working Group Date/Time: Thursday, 19 February 2025 @ 12:00 UTC (12 PM GMT) Topic: Autonomous Retail Agents and the SAFE-AGENT-L Framework: Engineering Legal-Safe, Explainable Generative AI for Large-Scale Autonomous Systems Abstract: Next-generation autonomous generative AI systems depend on continuous, low-latency, and highly reliable communication among distributed models, services, and agents to enable real-time decision making at scale. This talk introduces the SAFE-AGENT-L governance and system-design framework for building safe, accountable, and explainable AI-driven retail agents, with explicit focus on the bidirectional relationship between these agents and the underlying communication networks. This presentation examines the concrete requirements that large-scale autonomous agent systems impose on communication networks, including ultra-low-latency coordination, reliable and ordered message delivery, context propagation, distributed observability, and resilience to partial failures. It also discusses how real-world network characteristics such as variable bandwidth, latency spikes, packet loss, and asynchronous communication have shaped the design of safety controls, policy enforcement, and explainability mechanisms within the SAFE-AGENT-L framework. Drawing from applied experience with large-scale generative AI systems and network-mediated workflows, the talk shares lessons that directly inform the design of AI-native future networks, including agent-to-agent communication patterns, adaptive routing of AI control signals, network-supported auditability, and trustworthy automation. The session concludes with implications and recommendations for next-generation communication networks that natively support safe and scalable autonomous AI systems. Speaker: [] Vasanth Rajendran is an engineering leader at Amazon specializing in large-scale artificial intelligence systems and generative AI. He leads cross functional engineering and science teams building production deployed multimodal and generative systems that power retail discovery, personalization, and automated content generation for hundreds of millions of customers worldwide. His work focuses on autonomous AI systems, applied machine learning, multimodal reasoning, and responsible AI deployment at scale. Vasanth is an IEEE Senior Member and a Sigma Xi member, and an active contributor to the global AI research community. He has authored multiple peer reviewed publications and regularly serves as a reviewer, session chair, and invited speaker across IEEE and leading AI venues. Brochure (PDF): (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AUB9Vjzu2IIlyh5NVjaonqBcD46li9Kl/view) Co-sponsored by: Future Networks Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AIML) Working Group Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/522074